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THE BALLSTREET JOURNAL

May 19, 2025

Davey Dee and the REPUBLIC Collective deliver another major milestone for Drake this week, as “NOKIA” (OVO/Santa Anna) officially becomes his 33rd #1 record. The track gained an impressive 760 spins, securing its place at the top of the chart. It’s currently #3 at Spotify U.S. Drake’s presence in the Top 10 doesn’t stop there—he’s also climbing with “SOMEBODY LOVES ME” f/PARTYNEXTDOOR, which is now inside the Top 10. That track is well-positioned to become his 34th #1. Meanwhile, Lil Tecca’s “Dark Thoughts” is building strong momentum, moving up to #5 this week with a 690-spin increase, making it the #2 greatest gainer overall. It is also approaching the Top 10 at Spotify U.S.

Fridayy’s collaboration with Chris Brown, “One Call Away,” also continues its upward trajectory. The track sees another week of triple-digit gains and moves up to #22. Elsewhere, GELO breaks into the Top 25 with “Can You Please” (Def Jam), which tacks on an additional 240 spins to its total.

Interscope Capitol's Dixie Tipton is also making waves this week with two Kendrick Lamar records sitting inside the Top 5. “luther” w/SZA (pgLang) holds strong at #3, while “peekaboo” f/AZ Chike rises to #4 with a gain of 610 spins. The momentum behind “peekaboo” suggests that it could be the next record to top the chart. Dixie is also celebrating a Top 10 breakthrough with Leon Thomas’ “MUTT” (EZMNY/Motown), which climbs three positions and gains nearly 600 spins. Meanwhile, Playboi Carti & The Weeknd’s “RATHER LIE” enters the Top 15 this week and picks up an additional 100 spins.

Over at Epic, Rick Sackheim and Dontay are just shy of a debut this week with Mariah the Scientist’s “Burning Blue” (Buckles Laboratories). The record ends the week at #41 but is already showing signs of breaking through, as it’s currently sitting at #39 on the building chart and Top 10 at Shazam U.S. The duo is also launching Tyla’s “Bliss” this week. All signs point to it being one of the week’s Most Added tracks, so expect strong early momentum there.

James White and the Columbia team celebrate a key milestone this week as Tyler, the Creator’s “Like Him” f/Lola Young officially enters the Top 10 after 13 weeks of steady movement. Also on Columbia’s board is Jessie Murph’s “Blue Strips,” which debuts at #32. The track, which recently impacted at Top 40, gains nearly 400 spins in its first full week.

Angelo Scrobe and the PULSE/Concord team post solid gains with Tommy Richman’s “ACTIN UP.” The record adds over 310 spins this week and holds firm at #18.

Meanwhile, In2une’s Dale Connone and Ken Lucek continue to drive momentum for Bad Bunny’s “EoO” (Rimas). The track increases by 510 spins and keeps adding new stations.

And RCA’s Lori G just misses a Top 20 entry with kwn’s “Worst Behavior” f/Kehlani. The track climbs to #21 this week and posts another strong triple-digit spin gain.

Biggest Increase

  • Drake, “NOKIA” (OVO/Santa Anna/Republic)
  • Lil Tecca, “Dark Thoughts” (Republic)
  • Kendrick Lamar, “peekaboo” (pgLang/Interscope/ICLG)
  • Leon Thomas, “MUTT” (EZMNY/Motown/ICLG)
  • Kendrick Lamar & SZA, “luther” (pgLang/Interscope/ICLG)

Buzz Records

  • Mariah the Scientist, “Burning Blue” (Buckles Laboratories/Epic)
  • Jessie Murph, “Blue Strips” (Columbia)
  • BIA, “We on Go” (Epic)
  • Ayra Starr, “Gimme Dat” (Mavin/Republic)
  • Tyla, “Bliss” (Epic)