1 as any other song to assume pole position on the chart in the last ten months.
It’s undoubtedly one of the singular pop singles of 2016, a song everyone engaged with pop culture will still associate with the year decades from now, and as deserving a Hot 100 No. First and foremost, it’s a great song: As Billboard‘s Jason Lipshutz wrote last week, “‘Black Beatles’ is a bizarre, alluring and absolutely inspired concoction, one that cleverly places itself within pop lore without being overly referential or irreverent.
2 with Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop” in 2013.īut the moment of triumph shouldn’t just be contained to those actually responsible for the song - the rest of us should be pretty pumped, too. 14 high as a guest rapper on Mario‘s 2009 single “Break Up.” More surprisingly, it’s the first time that superproducer Mike Will Made-It has reached the summit: Despite being one of the most seemingly Top 40-omnipresent producers of the ’10s, the hip-hop innovator had never gotten past runner-up on the Hot 100, reaching No. 16 with “No Type” in late 2014 - and it’s also long-esteemed ATLien Gucci Mane‘s first trip to the top, easily besting his previous No. 1 - Rae Sremmurd previously peaked at No. It’s the relatively green hip-hop duo’s first Hot 100 No. The chart topping is a major achievement for all involved. Rae Sremmurd's 'Black Beatles' Blasts to No.