{"id":4598,"date":"2025-06-03T06:43:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T06:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=4598"},"modified":"2025-06-03T06:43:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T06:43:44","slug":"alex-warrens-ordinary-hits-no-1-on-billboard-hot-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=4598","title":{"rendered":"Alex Warren\u2019s \u2018Ordinary\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<p>The singer-songwriter scores his first leader on the chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/alex-warren\/\">Alex Warren<\/a>\u2019s \u201cOrdinary\u201d ascends to No. 1 on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\">Billboard Hot 100<\/a>, becoming the singer-songwriter\u2019s first leader on the list. It rises from No. 4, after reaching a previous No. 2 best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warren becomes the first male soloist to earn an initial Hot 100 No. 1 this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOrdinary,\u201d the 1,181st No. 1 in the Hot 100\u2019s 66-year history, rose to the top of both the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-global-200\/\">Billboard Global 200<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-global-excl-us\/\">Billboard Global Excl. U.S.<\/a>&nbsp;charts in May. On the Hot 100, Warren charted one prior entry, \u201cBurning Down\u201d (No. 69 peak, last October). Concurrent with the coronation of \u201cOrdinary,\u201d he adds his second top 40 Hot 100 hit, as \u201cBloodline,\u201d with Jelly Roll, debuts at No. 32.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before concentrating on music full-time, Warren grew a following in Hype House, a group of TikTok content creators that frequently collaborated. He signed to Atlantic Records in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn my career, I have been so open with my friends who follow me,\u201d Warren, who co-authored \u201cOrdinary,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/alex-warren-burning-down-radio-january-2025-chartbreaker-interview-1235879331\/\">told&nbsp;<em>Billboard<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;earlier this year. \u201cThey know everything about me and we\u2019re so connected, and I love that. I\u2019m thinking of these people while I\u2019m writing these songs, because I\u2019m thinking about what I would want to hear if I was still going through that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u2ah9tWTkmk?si=ZKdDwXznbDgaUjIV\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Browse the full rundown of this week\u2019s top 10 below.<\/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, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts (dated June 7, 2025) will update on&nbsp;Billboard.com&nbsp;tomorrow, June 3. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: billboard.com<\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-4598\" data-postid=\"4598\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-4598 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The singer-songwriter scores his first leader on the chart. Alex Warren\u2019s \u201cOrdinary\u201d ascends to No. 1 on the&nbsp;Billboard Hot 100, becoming the singer-songwriter\u2019s first leader on the list. It rises from No. 4, after reaching a previous No. 2 best. 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