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ForbesDrake's "2 Hard 4 the Radio" rose from No. 2 to No. 1 on Billboard's Rhythmic Airplay chart. The move gives the rapper a record 45th leader on the ranking.
foodbusinessnews.netThe track from the twentieth-anniversary edition of B'Day opened behind Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean,' which held the top spot for a tenth week. It entered eight Billboard charts and reached the top 10 on five of them during the week of July 19, 2026.
app.buzzsumo.comThe 1984 album entered the Top Rock Albums chart at No. 14 and the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart at No. 16. It also reentered the Billboard 200 at No. 69 after the July 4 holiday. The title track reached new peaks on several song rankings.
ForbesBruno Mars's 'I Just Might' climbed to a new peak of No. 2 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. Alex Warren's 'Ordinary' blocked the top spot for a 37th week and became the third-longest-running No. 1 in the chart's history.
bleedingcool.comThe sports company released a short film and announced billboards in multiple cities hours before Argentina plays Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final. The campaign centers on Messi’s number 10 jersey and urges him to continue playing for the national team.
ForbesCreedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son” entered the Billboard Streaming Songs chart at No. 44 the week of July 19, 2026, the band’s first placement on the ranking. The track also reached new peaks on the Global 200 and returned to the Hot 100 and Rock Streaming Songs.
New York PostA billboard in Tehran shows President Trump's initials next to a reference to the late senator. The display appeared days after the senator's death and follows other Iranian public messages targeting the president.
Large billboards appeared in central Tehran this week showing President Trump and his family in coffins. The displays coincide with U.S. airstrikes on Iranian infrastructure and mixed signals on talks.
Washington ExaminerA billboard in Tehran showed President Trump lying in a coffin with text reading "We will kill Trump." The display also referenced the Minab elementary school strike that killed over 100 children.
sbs.com.auOpenArt AI is placing ads in AMC theaters and on billboards in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York this week. The campaign promotes its Director product and was created in-house using the tool.
fashionbombdaily.comMadonna appeared at the Knockdown Center on July 11, 2026, shortly before her album Confessions II reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts. nypost.com reported several other celebrity events in New York and the Hamptons that weekend.
ForbesThe single marks Aldean's 27th leader on Billboard's Country Airplay ranking. It moves him into sole possession of fourth place on the all-time list.
thelineofbestfit.comThe track marks the first Pop Airplay leader for both artists and makes Blackpink the fourth group in chart history with multiple members scoring solo No. 1s. Rosé previously topped the ranking in 2025.
rollingstone.comThe track tied for the seventh-longest run at No. 1 on the chart. It also holds the top spot on the Hot 100 for a 12th week and on Country Streaming Songs for a 26th week.
rollingstone.comThe track opens at No. 6 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Alternative Songs. It also reaches the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 30 while 'Homewrecker' climbs on several lists.
rollingstone.comAlex Warren's 'Ordinary' spent a 36th week at No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart as of July 11, 2026. Forbes reported the track now ties Maroon 5's 'Girls Like You' for the third-longest run in the chart's history.
The 2007 track climbed to No. 106 on the Billboard Global 200 and No. 120 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart. It has now spent 22 weeks on the Global 200 and 18 weeks on the worldwide-excluding-U.S. ranking.
ForbesThe compilation accumulated just under 9,750 equivalent units in the tracking week ending on or before July 6, 2026, with streaming driving nearly all consumption. It is the first Notorious B.I.G. release to reach 400 weeks on the chart.
nme.comThe track rose from No. 6 the prior week and now ranks as the second-highest-charting release by a K-pop-associated artist. It trails only Huntr/x’s “Golden” and surpasses Rosé and Bruno Mars’s “Apt.” at No. 4.
bleedingcool.comThe Toy Story 5 soundtrack entered three Billboard charts this week. It reached No. 1 on the Kid Albums tally and No. 2 on the Soundtracks list.
screenrant.comMadonna's Confessions II singles continue climbing radio charts. 'Love Sensation' reaches a new peak at No. 11 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay. The album follows her Grammy-winning Confessions on a Dance Floor.
forbes.comDon't Stop the Music rises to No. 106 on the Billboard Global 200 and No. 120 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. The track also returns to No. 7 on the Dance Streaming Songs chart.
forbes.comYou Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love holds the top spot on all relevant Billboard albums charts. One track rises while most others decline from their debut positions.
nme.comYou Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love opened with 485,000 equivalent units and 273,000 pure sales. It outperformed Guts on multiple charts and metrics.
app.buzzsumo.comThe K-pop group placed eighth on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart with its latest release. The track sold 2,000 copies in its first tracking week.
app.buzzsumo.comBTS song 'Come Over' reached No. 1 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart the week of June 29, 2026, marking the group's fourteenth leader and tying it with Rihanna. The track, previously limited to a vinyl edition of album Arirang, also topped the World Digital Song Sales chart…
nme.comBruno Mars's song 'I Just Might' has spent a 23rd week at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart. Forbes reported that the track now ranks as the fifth-longest-running leader in the chart's history.
ForbesThe Backstreet Boys return to Billboard radio rankings with a new track from an upcoming children's film soundtrack. The song enters at No. 19 on one adult chart and No. 40 on another.
foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.comThe track, written with Daniel Pemberton for Masters of the Universe, marks May's second solo entry on the chart and his third solo appearance on Billboard rock sales rankings.
ForbesThe track from the 2014 album Xscape reaches a new peak on the Billboard Global 200 and appears on eight Billboard charts after the April release of the biopic Michael.
xxlmag.comThe album Iceman spent a third week at the top of the Billboard 200. The run brings Drake's career total to 40 weeks at No. 1, matching Adele's total on the chart.
ForbesThe Eagles track climbed to No. 128 on the Billboard Global 200 and reentered the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. at No. 189 this week.
ForbesHate That I Made You Love Me opens at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, Global Excl. U.S., Hot 100 and Digital Song Sales lists.
deadline.comThe 1983 single matches its five-week peak on the Billboard ranking while occupying 10 of the chart's 15 positions.
ForbesYouthanasia and Countdown to Extinction entered the Vinyl Albums ranking this week. The releases raised the band's total placements on the list to eight.
The GuardianBillboards and murals of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro are being painted over or dismantled across the country. Former allies have reduced public references to him following his removal from office five months ago.
Washington ExaminerA coalition of five progressive organizations began a two-day effort Tuesday to pressure Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to resign, citing disagreements over foreign policy and domestic priorities.
theconversation.comA Newspoll published by The Australian showed One Nation ahead of Labor for the first time in recent surveys, while former prime minister Julia Gillard condemned new billboards reviving the phrase 'Ditch the Witch'.
ForbesFour Michael Jackson singles reentered the Billboard R&B Streaming Songs chart this week. The late performer's catalog now occupies ten of the fifteen positions on the ranking.
ForbesThe track from the album Arirang matches the group's prior mark set by 'Dynamite' and blocks Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' from the top spot.
edmtunes.comThe track marks Jennie's first solo appearance on the chart and makes her the fourth K-pop solo female musician to reach it. The remix of Tame Impala's original single now appears on 20 Billboard charts.
ForbesThe track from his album Iceman marks Drake's fourth No. 1 on the chart, tying him with Ariana Grande for fourth-most leaders in the ranking's history.
ForbesTwo Michael Jackson tracks climbed to new highs while Drake debuted 22 songs this week. Fifteen Jackson songs appear on the current Billboard Global Excl. U.S. ranking.
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewThe track, the first single from her upcoming album Confessions II, marks Madonna’s first No. 1 on any Billboard radio airplay chart in 18 years.
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewThe Aliyah and Integration Ministry and the Jewish Agency will spend about 400,000 shekels on billboards and social media to seek information on the location of nine-year-old Haymanut Kasau, who has been missing since 2023. The campaign will include a cash reward for tips that le…
Business Insider reported that 91 songs have entered the Billboard Hot 100 in the top position since the chart began in 1958. Drake leads all artists with 10 such debuts.
ForbesMichael Jackson occupies the top four positions on the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs and R&B Streaming Songs charts. Eight of his songs appear in the top 10 on the R&B Streaming Songs chart.
zerohedge.comTwo billboards appeared in New York City, one promoting AI employees and one highlighting concerns about AI use of creative work. The displays reflect differing positions on artificial intelligence in employment and content creation.
ForbesThe track reaches 29 weeks at the top of the Adult Contemporary chart, surpassing a 2003 Uncle Kracker and Dobie Gray collaboration. It remains on eight Billboard charts after more than a year.
ForbesCountry singer Ella Langley occupies the first and second positions on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The placement marks the second consecutive week the artist has achieved the ranking.
forbes.comBruno Mars's single 'Risk It All' rose to No. 9 on Billboard's Radio Songs chart. The track marks his twenty-second top 10 entry on the ranking.
ForbesBillie Eilish's album Hit Me Hard and Soft returned to the Billboard 200 top 40 this week, marking 104 weeks on the chart. The re-entry follows the release of her concert film Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft, which has grossed more than $25 million.
ForbesTaylor Swift's 'The Fate of Ophelia' remains at No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart for the 12th nonconsecutive week. Alex Warren's song has prevented the track from reaching the top position.
ForbesOff the Wall climbed to new positions on five Billboard charts this week. The 1979 album rose on the Vinyl Albums, Top Album Sales, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and Billboard 200 lists.
The Billboard Hot 100 has recorded 49 songs that spent at least 10 weeks at the top position since the chart began in 1958. Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" holds the record with 22 total weeks at No. 1.
New York PostA group backed by Bill Ackman and Charles Schwab is running a six-figure advertising campaign in Washington to promote American Dream Accounts. The effort includes a mobile billboard that will drive through the city to inform workers without retirement plans.
usmagazine.comSabrina Carpenter enters Billboard's Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart for the first time with her collaboration "Bring Your Love" featuring Madonna. The track opens at No. 7 and also reaches No. 1 on the Dance Digital Song Sales chart.
deadline.comTwelve Michael Jackson tracks reached new peak positions on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts this week. Several additional songs also entered the rankings for the first time.
soompi.comJennie's collaboration "Dracula" with Tame Impala climbed from No. 39 to No. 29 on Billboard's Radio Songs chart. The move surpasses the previous peak of Lisa's "Priceless" with Maroon 5 at No. 35. The song now ranks as the fifth-highest charting release involving a K-pop soloist…
zimbio.comThe collaboration entered the Billboard chart at No. 9 after only a few hours of availability in the United States. Madonna earns her 11th top 10 on the tally while 'I Feel So Free' falls from No. 1 to No. 10. The tracks support her forthcoming album Confessions II, due later thi…