Tyler, The Writer Earns First No. 1 on a Radio Chart With ‘Sticky’

There’s a “Sticky” state of affairs atop Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart, as Tyler, The Writer’s unmarried, which options GloRilla, Sexyy Crimson and Lil Wayne, climbs to No. 1 at the checklist dated Feb. 1.

The brand new champion is Tyler, The Writer’s first chief on a Billboard radio chart, greater than seven years after his maiden airplay access, “See You Once more,” that includes Kali Uchis, debuted on Rhythmic Airplay in 2017. (Tyler, The Writer made his general Billboard chart debut in Would possibly 2011 when his Goblin album arrived on a number of charts.)

The observe advances from the runner-up rank and used to be the most-played tune on U.S. panel-contributing rhythmic radio stations within the monitoring week of Jan. 17 – 23, in line with Luminate, with a 7% soar in performs when compared with the prior week.

“Sticky” knocks Kendrick Lamar’s “Squabble Up” from the Rhythmic Airplay throne after the latter’s two weeks in price.

With the brand new champ, Tyler, The Writer achieves his first No. 1 on Rhythmic Airplay along with his 6th charting identify at the radio rating. The one is well his maximum a hit on the layout, outdoing his prior profession perfect of No. 12 for “Dogtooth” in 2023.

GloRilla and Sexyy Crimson, in the meantime, land their 2d and 3rd leaders, respectively, on Rhythmic Airplay. The ladies proportion some other No. 1 collaboration, “Whatchu Kno About Me,” which reigned for 3 weeks starting remaining December. Along with that former champ, Sexyy Crimson additionally visited the summit when she and SZA featured on Drake’s “Wealthy Child Daddy,” a two-week No. 1 in December 2023.

For Lil Wayne, “Sticky” provides a thirteenth No. 1 to the rap legend’s ledger, shifting him right into a tie for the fifth-most leaders within the chart’s historical past. He suits Bruno Mars and Usher’s profession totals, and the trio trails handiest Drake (39), Rihanna (17) and Chris Brown and The Weeknd (14 each and every) amongst all acts for the reason that Rhythmic Airplay chart introduced in 1992.

In different places, “Sticky” repeats at its No. 8 height at the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, however progressed 8% in performs for the week. It reverses 5-4 on Rap Airplay, although it added 6% in overall target audience impressions right through the monitoring week.

“Sticky” seems on Tyler, The Writer’s newest studio album, CHROMAKOPIA, which dropped on Oct. 28, 2023. The set debuted at No. 1 at the Billboard 200 with the perfect first-week overall of the rapper/singer’s profession and crowned the chart for 3 weeks.