Jack Harlow has denied both Beyoncé and Kanye West a No. 1 debut on the Billboard Hot 100.
Harlow has now spent six weeks atop the chart with his hit single “Lovin on Me,” which was first released in November.
The Kentucky rapper narrowly beat out Beyoncé’s surprise country single “Texas Hold ‘Em,” while Kanye and Ty Dolla $ign‘s “Carnival” debuted at No. 3.
Though Bey didn’t land the top spot on the Hot 100, she went straight to the top of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, becoming the first-ever Black artist to do so.
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Beyoncé’s chart achievement came after a spot of controversy, with some country stations refusing to play “Texas Hold ‘Em.”
A radio station in Oklahoma initially refused to play the song when requested by listeners but reversed their decision after online backlash.
In a statement, the station said: “I think we issued just a generic reply when we should have been more detailed. If someone emailed our country station and requested a Rolling Stones song we would have probably replied the same. Beyoncé is known for NOT being a country artist, so we just replied to that effect.
“But….we are actually excited that she has ‘crossed over’ to a new genre…We are big Beyoncé fans here and really hope it does well, as we like seeing new artists get into the format.”
Despite also missing out on the top spot, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign still made their presence felt on the Billboard Hot 100 as all 16 songs from Vultures 1 landed on the chart.
In addition to “Carnival,” “Fuk Sumn” (No. 23), “Back to Me” (No. 26), “Talking” (No. 30), “Burn” (No. 33), “Vultures” (No. 34) and “Stars” (No. 39) also cracked the top 50.
The album itself debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 despite a myriad of issues including its brief removal from streaming services and sample disputes.
The collaborative project earned 148,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, with 129,000 of that figure coming from streaming units (167.78 million on-demand streams in total), 18,000 from pure album sales and 1,000 from TEA (track equivalent album) units.
Kanye now has 11 No. 1 albums to his name. Only The Beatles (19), JAY-Z (14), Taylor Swift and Drake (13) have more.
