Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Hiss’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 (2024)

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Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hiss” lunges onto the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart at No. 1. The rapper notches her third leader with the debut of the diss track, following two in 2020: “Savage,” with Beyoncé, for a week that May, and Cardi B’s “WAP,” on which Megan Thee Stallion is featured, for four weeks beginning that August.

Plus, singer-songwriter Benson Boone scores his first Hot 100 top 10, as “Beautiful Things” bounds from No. 15 to No. 8 in its second week on the survey.

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The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts (dated Feb. 10, 2024) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Feb. 6. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

“Hiss” was released on Hot Girl Productions. (Megan Thee Stallion signed an agreement with Warner Music Group, with Roc Nation continuing to be involved in managing her, as announced Feb. 2.) The song starts as the 1,163rd No. 1 in the Hot 100’s 65-year archives, and the 75th to debut at the summit.

“Hiss” launches with 29.2 million first-week streams, 2.9 million radio airplay audience impressions and 104,000 downloads sold Jan. 26-Feb. 1, according to Luminate. In addition to the original version’s clean and explicit options released Jan. 26, an instrumental version and clean and explicit “chopped ‘n screwed” mixes arrived Jan. 31.

The single soars in atop both the Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales charts. Megan Thee Stallion adds her fourth leader on the former, following “Savage” (one week at No. 1), “WAP” (10 weeks) and “Body” (one), all in 2020. She also lands her fourth No. 1 on the latter, after “Savage” (three weeks) and her Cardi B collabs “WAP” (two) and “Bongos” (one, last September).

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“Hiss” concurrently opens atop the and Hot Rap Songs charts, which use the same methodology as the Hot 100, marking Megan Thee Stallion’s third No. 1 on each ranking. “Savage” and “WAP” ruled Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for a respective two and 10 weeks and Hot Rap Songs for three and eight frames, respectively.

Jack Harlow’s “Lovin on Me” dips to No. 2 on the Hot 100, following a career-best four weeks at No. 1, while adding a third week atop the Radio Songs chart (75.9 million, up 3%). It leads Rap Airplay for a seventh week and Rhythmic Airplay for a sixth frame and ascends to No. 1 on Pop Airplay, where it’s Harlow’s second leader, after “Industry Baby,” with Lil Nas X, for one week in November 2021; “Lovin on Me” also topped Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay for two weeks beginning in January.

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Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” falls 2-3 on the Hot 100, following four nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in October; Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” holds at its No. 4 high; and Tate McRae’s “Greedy” drops to No. 5 from its No. 3 best.

Zach Bryan’s “I Remember Everything,” featuring Kacey Musgraves, backtracks 5-6 on the Hot 100, after it reigned for a week upon its debut last September. It tops the multimetric and Hot Rock Songs charts for a 23rd week each and Hot Country Songs for a 19th frame.

Doja Cat’s “Agora Hills” is steady at its No. 7 Hot 100 high.

Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” jumps 15-8 on the Hot 100, becoming his first top 10. The song surges with 18.5 million streams (up 18%), 800,000 million in airplay audience (up 393%) and 8,000 sold (up 21%).

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The 21-year-old Monroe, Wash., native previously charted two Hot 100 entries, each for one week: “Ghost Town” (No. 100, November 2021) and “In the Stars” (No. 82, May 2022). Notably, “Beautiful Things,” released on Night Street Records/Warner Records, becomes the first Hot 100 top 10 for the Night Street imprint, which Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds helms in partnership with Warner. (Imagine Dragons has tallied five Hot 100 top 10s.)

Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, 21 Savage’s “Redrum” rises 10-9, two weeks after it debuted at No. 5, and SZA’s “Snooze” descends 9-10, after reaching No. 2, as it leads the multimetric chart for a 28th week.

Again, for all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on Billboard’s social accounts, and all charts (dated Feb. 10), including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh on Billboard.com tomorrow (Feb. 6).

Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.

Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Hiss’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 (2024)

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Did Hiss go number 1 on Billboard? ›

“Hiss” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week — Megan Thee Stallion's first No. 1 since 2021, and her first without a credited co-collaborator. On a scale from 1-10, how big a deal do you think this debut is for the rapper?

Is hiss on billboard top 100? ›

Megan Thee Stallion Is 'So Grateful' for 'Hiss' Debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Meg joins Nicki Minaj as the only women rappers to debut multiple hits atop the chart.

How long did Hiss stay number 1? ›

“Hiss” launched at No. 1 on the Hot 100 in early February. It became one of the first new wins of the year, and it was a big story when the track managed to surpass initial expectations and debut atop the competitive tally. Now, just three weeks later, it's fallen outside of the top 40 entirely.

Did Hiss debut #1? ›

Commercially, the song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Megan Thee Stallion's third number-one single as well as her first as a solo artist.

Did Megan Thee Stallion go number 1? ›

Megan dropped her debut studio album, 'Good News,' in November 2020, and it reached No. 2, with single “Body” making it to No. 12. “Savage,” off EP 'Suga,' became her first Hot 100 No. 1, reaching the summit in March 2020. Her feature on Cardi B's “WAP” also topped the chart in August that year.

Who has been #1 on Billboard? ›

The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits among all acts in the chart's history, with 20.

What is Megan Thee Stallion's biggest song? ›

The most popular song on MEGAN by Megan Thee Stallion is “HISS” with a total of 1.7M page views.

What is the highest debut of Hiss? ›

Megan Thee Stallion's “Hiss” opens atop the Billboard Global 200 with 39.6 million streams and 99,000 sold worldwide Jan. 26-Feb. 1. (In addition to the original version's clean and explicit options released Jan.

Why did Megan release Hiss? ›

Megan Thee Stallion Feels “Hiss” Was A Cathartic Release, Calls New Album A “Renewal/Rebirth” Megan Thee Stallion is opening up about her mental health journey, considering her chart-topping, unofficial diss track “Hiss” to be a cathartic release.

Who wrote Megan Hiss? ›

What number is Hiss on a billboard? ›

Megan Thee Stallion's 'Hiss' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 : r/popheads.

What was Hiss convicted of? ›

The verdict? Guilty on two counts of perjury. Alger Hiss (pictured), a well-educated and well-connected former government lawyer and State Department official who helped create the United Nations in the aftermath of World War II, was headed to prison in Atlanta for lying to a federal grand jury.

Who is Megan Dissing in Hiss? ›

Megan Thee Stallion released her biting song “Hiss” on Friday — a punchy diss track that takes aim at the haters and critics she's encountered throughout her career. She mentioned Mariah Carey and Kris Jenner in jest on the track, while appearing to make pointed references to Drake and her ex-boyfriend, Tory Lanez.

Will Hiss go number 1? ›

“Hiss” launches to No. 1 with 29 million streams, nearly 3 million radio airplay audience impressions and 104,000 downloads sold, according to Luminate. The song also entered at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart.

How many units did Hiss sell? ›

'Hiss' by Megan Thee Stallion has now sold over 200k RIAA units in the US.

What number is hiss on a billboard? ›

Megan Thee Stallion's “Hiss” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. With the launch, she becomes the first female rapper in a lead role to start atop the tally. Meanwhile, Tate McRae's “Greedy” rebounds for a fourth week atop the Billboard Global Excl.

How is hiss doing on the chart? ›

“Hiss” is also an instant winner on the all-genre Digital Song Sales chart, where it sold just under 94,200 digital copies, according to Luminate. The track similarly launches at No. 1 on both the Streaming Songs and Billboard Global 200 charts.

What was the first #1 Billboard hit? ›

The first number-one song of the Billboard Hot 100 was "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson, on August 4, 1958.

What is the all time No 1 Billboard song? ›

Top 10 songs of all time (1958–2021)
RankSingleYear(s) released
1."Blinding Lights"2019
2."The Twist"1960, 1961 ( re )
3."Smooth"1999
4."Mack the Knife"1959
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