{"id":3497,"date":"2022-10-24T19:47:44","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T19:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=3497"},"modified":"2022-10-24T19:47:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T19:47:44","slug":"sam-smith-kim-petras-unholy-hits-no-1-on-billboard-hot-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=3497","title":{"rendered":"Sam Smith &#038; Kim Petras\u2018 \u2019Unholy\u2019 Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot\u00a0100"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script>\r\nif( document.getElementById( \"builder-styles-css\" ) ) document.getElementById( \"builder-styles-css\" ).insertAdjacentHTML( \"beforebegin\", \"<link rel='stylesheet' href='https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/wp-content\/themes\/themify-music\/themify\/themify-builder\/css\/themify-builder-style.css' type='text\/css' \/>\" );\r\n<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plus, Lil Baby debuts three songs in the top 10 from his new Billboard 200 No. 1 album, &#8216;It&#8217;s Only Me.&#8217;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/sam-smith\/\">Sam Smith<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/kim-petras\/\">Kim Petras<\/a>\u2018 \u201cUnholy\u201d ascends to No. 1 on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\">Billboard Hot 100<\/a>&nbsp;songs chart, marking each artist\u2019s first leader on the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/lil-baby\/\">Lil Baby<\/a>&nbsp;launches three songs in the Hot 100\u2019s top 10 \u2013 \u201cCalifornia Breeze\u201d; \u201cForever,\u201d featuring Fridayy; and \u201cReal Spill\u201d \u2013 at Nos. 4, 8 and 10, respectively, upping his count to 13 career top 10s. All three tracks are from his new album&nbsp;<em>It\u2019s Only Me<\/em>, which&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/lil-baby-its-only-me-billboard-200-chart-no-1-1235159892\/\">bounds in at No. 1<\/a>&nbsp;on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-200\/\">Billboard 200<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated Oct. 29, 2022) will update on&nbsp;Billboard.com&nbsp;tomorrow (Oct. 25). For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uq9gPaIzbe8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnholy,\u201d released on EMI\/Capitol Records, tallied 25.3 million streams (up 9%), 21.5 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 40%) and 19,000 downloads sold (up 60%, aided by 69-cent sale-pricing, as well as the release of live and instrumental versions and Disclosure and Acraze remixes) in the Oct. 14-20 tracking week, according to Luminate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The single tops the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/streaming-songs\">Streaming Songs<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/digital-song-sales\/\">Digital Song Sales<\/a>\u00a0charts for a fourth week each and jumps 44-25 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/radio-songs\/\">Radio Songs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnholy\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/steve-lacy-bad-habit-hot-100-sam-smith-kim-petras-glorilla-cardi-b-1235149114\/\">debuted<\/a>&nbsp;at No. 3 on the Oct. 8-dated Hot 100 and spent its next two weeks each at No. 2 prior to its coronation, as it becomes the 1,143rd No. 1 in the Hot 100\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/hot-100-64-years-fun-facts-ricky-nelson-lizzo-1235122282\/\">64-year history<\/a>. It was released Sept. 22, after Smith and Petras began teasing the single on TikTok in August, and its official video premiered Sept. 30. As&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/music\/news\/sam-smith-album-gloria-emotional-sexual-spiritual-liberation-1235406051\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;Oct. 17, the song will appear on Smith\u2019s forthcoming fourth LP,&nbsp;<em>Gloria<\/em>, due Jan. 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Smith &amp; Petras\u2019 First No. 1 Each<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith and Petras each top the Hot 100 for the first time, Smith with their 20th entry on the chart and Petras with her first. Smith had previously reached a No. 2 top peak with \u201cStay With Me\u201d in 2014, among seven total top 10s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnholy\u201d dethrones Steve Lacy\u2019s \u201cBad Habit\u201d after the latter led the Hot 100 the last&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/steve-lacy-bad-habit-doja-cat-vegas-hot-100-top-10-1235156993\/\">three weeks<\/a>. \u201cI love you, Steve Lacy \u2013 I think \u2018Bad Habit\u2019 is a great song \u2013 but move out of the way!\u201d Petras&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/culture\/pride\/kim-petras-interview-unholy-if-jesus-was-a-rockstar-1235157349\/\">teased<\/a>&nbsp;as \u201cUnholy\u201d ranked at No. 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First, And \u2018Don\u2019t Want to Be the Last\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith and Petras are the first publicly non-binary and transgender soloists, respectively, to top the Hot 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI just really don\u2019t want to be the last,\u201d Petras\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/culture\/pride\/kim-petras-interview-unholy-if-jesus-was-a-rockstar-1235157349\/\">told\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em><\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s always been incredible and talented trans artists. I\u2019m just happy that Sam gave me the chance to shine here. It feels like people are finally ready for us to succeed, and that fills me with a lot of joy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith also recently&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/features\/sam-smith-billboard-cover-story-2022-interview-1235121939\/\">shared with&nbsp;<em>Billboard<\/em><\/a>, \u201cPeople understanding us\u2026 is just the best feeling in the world. Because there\u2019s nothing bad happening here, it\u2019s all love. No one\u2019s taking anything from anyone. People are just trying to live in their own skin on this earth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>No. 1 in Streams &amp; Sales for 4th Week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As \u201cUnholy\u201d leads both Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales for a fourth week each, all from its debut, it\u2019s the first title to top both tallies in its first four weeks on each list since Adele\u2019s \u201cHello\u201d also led both charts in its first four weeks on each survey in November-December 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Capitol, EMI Commands<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to \u201cUnholy,\u201d Capitol Records notches its first Hot 100 No. 1 since Lewis Capaldi\u2019s \u201cSomeone You Loved\u201d began a three-week reign on the chart dated Nov. 2, 1019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the EMI imprint appears atop the Hot 100 for the first time since EMF\u2019s \u201cUnbelivable\u201d led for a week in July 1991. (EMI also ruled the chart for a week in May 1991 via Roxette\u2019s \u201cJoyride.\u201d) EMI was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/universal-music-uk-relaunches-emi-records-rebecca-allen\/\">revived in 2020<\/a>&nbsp;and had since released two Hot 100 top 10s prior to \u201cUnholy,\u201d both by Elton John: \u201cCold Heart (Pnau Remix),\u201d with Dua Lipa (on Rocket\/EMI\/Mercury\/Interscope; No. 7 peak in January), and \u201cHold Me Closer,\u201d with Britney Spears (EMI\/Mercury\/Interscope; No. 6 debut and peak to-date, September).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Britain\u2019s Big Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Smith born in London, \u201cUnholy\u201d is the third Hot 100 No. 1 this year by a British act in a lead role, following Harry Styles\u2019 \u201cAs It Was\u201d and Glass Animals\u2019 \u201cHeat Waves.\u201d (Petras is from Germany.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022\u2019s trio of Hot 100 No. 1s by lead British acts marks the most in a year since 1989, when six such songs reigned (Phil Collins\u2019 \u201cTwo Hearts\u201d and \u201cAnother Day in Paradise\u201d; Mike + The Mechanics\u2019 \u201cThe Living Years\u201d; Fine Young Cannibals\u2019 \u201cShe Drives Me Crazy\u201d and \u201cGood Thing\u201d; and Simply Red\u2019s \u201cIf You Don\u2019t Know Me by Now\u201d). (With the \u201980s a strong period for British acts, a single-year record 13 such hits ruled in 1985.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rihanna at No. 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, another Hot 100 chart-topper plays into \u201cUnholy,\u201d as Rihanna receives a shout-out in the song\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/lyrics\/sam-smith-kim-petras-unholy-lyrics-1235152872\/\">lyrics<\/a>. Rihanna has scored 14 No. 1s, the third-most after The Beatles (20) and Mariah Carey (19).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lacy\u2019s \u201cBad Habit\u201d descends to No. 2 on the Hot 100, with 47 million in airplay audience (up 9%), 20.5 million streams (up 2%) and 2,000 sold (down 1%). The track concurrently tops the multi-metric&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/rock-songs\">Hot Rock &amp; Alternative Songs<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-rock-songs\/\">Hot Rock Songs<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-alternative-songs\">Hot Alternative Songs<\/a>&nbsp;charts for a ninth week each and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/r-b-hip-hop-songs\">Hot R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Songs<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/r-and-b-songs\/\">Hot R&amp;B Songs<\/a>&nbsp;charts for an eighth frame each. It became the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/steve-lacy-bad-habit-tops-rb-hip-hop-songs-alternative-1235135263\/\">first song to rule all five rankings<\/a>&nbsp;(dating to October 2012, when&nbsp;<em>Billboard<\/em>\u2018s main genre-based song charts adopted the Hot 100\u2019s methodology).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Styles \u201cAs It Was\u201d holds at No. 3 on the Hot 100, after 15 weeks at No. 1 \u2013 the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/hot-100-songs-longest-leading-no-1s\/\">fourth-longest reign<\/a>&nbsp;in the chart\u2019s history. Still, the song, which debuted at No. 1 on the April 16-dated list, extends its record for the most weeks, 29, logged in the top three, encompassing its entire run on the chart so far. The track also adds a 10th week at No. 1 on Radio Songs (61.4 million in audience, up 1%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WyhU6Zb_fhY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Lil Baby debuts three songs on the Hot 100 in the top 10: \u201cCalifornia Breeze,\u201d \u201cForever,\u201d featuring Fridayy, and \u201cReal Spill,\u201d at Nos. 4, 8 and 10, respectively. Streaming almost entirely drives the songs\u2019 entrances, as they start at No. 2 (23.2 million streams), No. 3 (19.9 million) and No. 5 (19.1 million), respectively, on Streaming Songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lil Baby notches his 11th, 12th and 13th Hot 100 top 10s, with all three tracks from his album\u00a0<em>It\u2019s Only Me<\/em>, which soars in as his third Billboard 200 No. 1, with 216,000 equivalent album units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fridayy earns his first Hot 100 top 10, in his second appearance, following his featured turn (with Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z and John Legend) on DJ Khaled\u2019s \u201cGod Did\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/fridayy-first-billboard-chart-hit-dj-khaled-collab-god-did-1235135405\/\">No. 17, September<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Post Malone\u2019s \u201cI Like You (A Happier Song),\u201d featuring Doja Cat, dips 4-5 on the Hot 100, after reaching No. 3; OneRepublic\u2019s \u201cI Ain\u2019t Worried\u201d keeps at its No. 6 best; and Morgan Wallen\u2019s \u201cYou Proof\u201d drops to No. 7 from its No. 5 high, as it leads the multi-metric&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/country-songs\/\">Hot Country Songs<\/a>&nbsp;chart for a 10th week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elsewhere the Hot 100\u2019s top 10, Nicki Minaj\u2019s \u201cSuper Freaky Girl\u201d slips 8-9, after it opened atop the Aug. 27 chart, as it tops the multi-metric&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/rap-song\/\">Hot Rap Songs<\/a>&nbsp;tally for a 10th week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, for all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram and all charts (dated Oct. 29), including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh on&nbsp;Billboard.com&nbsp;tomorrow (Oct. 25).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: billboard.com<\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3497\" data-postid=\"3497\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3497 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus, Lil Baby debuts three songs in the top 10 from his new Billboard 200 No. 1 album, &#8216;It&#8217;s Only Me.&#8217; Sam Smith&nbsp;and&nbsp;Kim Petras\u2018 \u201cUnholy\u201d ascends to No. 1 on the&nbsp;Billboard Hot 100&nbsp;songs chart, marking each artist\u2019s first leader on the list. 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