Chart Highlights: Jason Derulo Jumps to No. 1 on Pop Songs With ‘Want to Want Me’
Derulo dominates with his fourth leader on the chart. Plus, new No. 1s for Rihanna, X Ambassadors, Kenny Chesney & more.
Chart Highlights offers a sneak peek at a select group of Billboard charts every Monday. (All charts below, dated June 27, are based on radio airplay except for Dance Club Songs, which is based on reports submitted by a panel of DJs.) Find out the top songs, Greatest Gainers and debuts on the surveys listed below.
All our charts are refreshed on Billboard.com and Billboardbiz every Thursday and appear in the next issue of Billboard magazine.
Pop Songs
*** No. 1 (1 week)*** “Want To Want Me” Jason Derulo
Jason Derulo celebrates his fourth Pop Songs No. 1, as “Want to Want Me” rises 2-1. He previously reigned at the format with his debut hit “Whatcha Say” (four weeks at No. 1) in 2009; follow-up “In My Head” led for two weeks in 2010; and “Talk Dirty” (featuring 2 Chainz) spent a week on top last year.
Debut/Greatest Gainer No. 19 “Can’t Feel My Face” The Weeknd
Debut No. 34 “Post To Be” Omarion Featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko
Debut No. 37 “Should’ve Been Us” Tori Kelly
Dance Club Songs
*** No. 1 (1 week)*** “B**** Better Have My Money” Rihanna
Greatest Gainer No. 6 “Pretty Girls” Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea
Debut No. 43 “What Makes Your” Heartbeat Faster Barry Harris
Debut No. 45 “Fire Under My Feet” Leona Lewis
Debut No. 49 “I Just Go” Aiden Leslie
Dance/Mix Show Airplay
*** No. 1 (3 weeks)*** “You Know You Like It” DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge
Debut No. 26 “Waiting For Love” Avicii
Debut No. 37 “Let You Go” The Chainsmokers Featuring Great Good Fine OK
Debut No. 40 “Years & Years “King”
Adult Pop Songs
*** No. 1 (6 weeks)*** “Shut Up And Dance” WALK THE MOON
Greatest Gainer No. 9 “Bad Blood” Taylor Swift
Debut No. 34 “Shots” Imagine Dragons
Debut No. 36 “You Know You Like It” DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge
Debut No. 39 “Worth It” Fifth Harmony Featuring Kid Ink
Debut No. 40 “Beautiful Life” Nick Fradiani
Adult Contemporary
*** No. 1 (15 weeks)*** “Thinking Out Loud” Ed Sheeran
Greatest Gainer No. 7 “Shut Up And Dance” WALK THE MOON
Debut No. 29 “Talking Body” Tove Lo
Debut No. 30 “Today Today Today” James Taylor
The folk-rock legend charts his first Adult Contemporary entry since 2009 (and his 39th total) as “Today Today Today” bows at No. 30. Taylor has now ranked on the list in each decade starting in the ’70s. He arrived with the No. 7-peaking “Fire and Rain” in 1970, marking his first of 24 top 10s, five of which have hit No. 1. His latest single previews his new album, Before This World, due tomorrow (June 16). The set also includes his buzzy ode to his hometown Boston Red Sox, “Angels of Fenway,” which he unveiled at Fenway Park in a live performance on May 3.
Rhythmic Songs
*** No. 1 (4 weeks)*** “See You Again” Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth
Debut/Greatest Gainer No. 23 “Can’t Feel My Face” The Weeknd
Debut No. 37 “My Way” Fetty Wap
Debut No. 38 “Flex (Ooh Ooh Ooh)” Rich Homie Quan
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
*** No. 1 (10 weeks)*** “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” The Weeknd
Greatest Gainer No. 13 “My Way” Fetty Wap
Debut No. 47 “Nasty Freestyle” T-Wayne
Debut No. 49 “We In Da City” Young Dro
Debut No. 50 “Cha Cha” D.R.A.M.
Adult R&B Songs
*** No. 1 (4 weeks)*** “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” The Weeknd
Greatest Gainer No. 5 “Fool’s Gold” Jill Scott
Debut No. 28 “Slow Motion” Trey Songz
Rap Airplay
*** No. 1 (9 weeks)*** “Trap Queen” Fetty Wap
Greatest Gainer No. 9 “My Way” Fetty Wap
Debut No. 23 “Nasty Freestyle” T-Wayne
Debut No. 25 “Make Sum Shake” Cool Amerika
Rock Airplay
*** No. 1 (6 weeks)*** “Dead Inside” Muse
Greatest Gainer No. 5 “Tear In My Heart” twenty one pilots
Debut No. 49 “2 Heads” Coleman Hell
Alternative Songs
*** No. 1 (1 week)***/Greatest Gainer “Renegades” X Ambassadors
Greatest Gainer No. 3 “Tear In My Heart” twenty one pilots
Debut No. 37 “2 Heads” Coleman Hell
Debut No. 40 “I’m In Love With My Life” PHASES
Adult Alternative Songs
*** No. 1 (1 week)*** “Sedona” Houndmouth
Greatest Gainer No. 12 “Renegades” X Ambassadors
Mainstream Rock Songs
*** No. 1 (6 weeks)*** “Failure” Breaking Benjamin
Greatest Gainer No. 12 “Footsteps” Pop Evil
Debut No. 36 “Dirty Diana” Shaman’s Harvest
Debut No. 37 “The Wolf” Mumford & Sons
Debut No. 38 “The Otherside” Red Sun Rising
Debut No. 40 “Could Have Been Me” The Struts
Country Airplay
*** No. 1 (1 week)*** “Wild Child” Kenny Chesney With Grace Potter
Chesney collects his 25th No. 1 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart, as “Wild Child,” with Grace Potter, rises 2-1. While Chesney remains in fourth place among acts with the most Country Airplay No. 1s in the chart’s 25-year history (dating to its Jan. 20, 1990 launch), he moves closer to the record for most leaders on the list. Here’s a recap of the artists with the most Country Airplay No. 1s: Tim McGraw (27), Alan Jackson, George Strait (26 each), Chesney (25), Brooks & Dunn, Toby Keith (20 each), Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton (19 each), Garth Brooks and Keith Urban (18 each). (Potter makes her first trip to No. 1.)
Greatest Gainer No. 26 “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” Keith Urban
Debut No. 50 “Anything Goes” Florida Georgia Line
Debut No. 57 “Tomorrow Tonight” Craig Campbell
Debut No. 59 “That Don’t Sound Like You” Lee Brice
Christian Airplay
*** No. 1 (2 weeks)*** “Shoulders” for KING & COUNTRY
Greatest Gainer No. 17 “Exhale” Plumb
Debut No. 39 “You Will Never Run” Rend Collective
Debut No. 47 “Storyteller” Morgan Harper Nichols
Gospel Airplay
*** No. 1 (2 weeks)*** “This Place” Tamela Mann
Greatest Gainer No. 14 “Gotta Have You” Jonathan McReynolds
Debut No. 27 “He Can Do It” Norman Hutchins
Debut No. 30 “It’s You (A Love Song)” Cheneta Jones Featuring Zacardi Cortez
Latin Airplay
*** No. 1 (9 weeks)*** “El Perdon” Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias
Greatest Gainer No. 4 “Nota de Amor” Wisin + Carlos Vives Featuring Daddy Yankee
Debut No. 42 “Lean On” Major Lazer & DJ Snake Featuring M0
Debut No. 50 “Vete Acostumbrando” Larry Hernandez
Regional Mexican Songs
*** No. 1 (5 weeks)*** “El Amor de Su Vida” Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda
Greatest Gainer No. 10 “A Lo Mejor” Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga
Latin Pop Songs
*** No. 1 (6 weeks)*** “El Perdon” Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias
Debut No. 34 “Cheerleader” OMI
Debut No. 37 “Formula de Amor” Ken-Y
Debut No. 40 “Bailando Dos Corazones” Chayanne
Greatest Gainer “Baddest Girl In Town” Pitbull Featuring Mohombi & Wisin
Tropical Songs
*** No. 1 (1 week)***/Greatest Gainer “Por Si No Te Vuelvo A Ver” Rolf Sanchez
Debut No. 35 “No Me Llamas” Gocho “El Lapiz de Platino”
Debut No. 39 “Entre Mi Vida y La Tuya” Fonseca
Debut No. 40 “La Prision” Mana