YoungBoy By no means Broke Once more makes historical past on the Billboard Sizzling 100 (dated Might 6), as he turns into the youngest artist within the chart’s historical past to tally 100 profession Sizzling 100 hits.
The rapper provides his a centesimal whole entry as “Large Truck” rolls in at No. 100. The tune, launched through By no means Broke Once more/Motown/Capitol Data, debuts with 6.6 million official U.S. streams April 21-27, in keeping with Luminate. It’s on YoungBoy By no means Broke Once more’s new album Don’t Attempt This at House, which debuts at No. 5 on the most recent Billboard 200 with 60,000 equal album models, marking his 14th high 10.
YoungBoy is the thirteenth act the Sizzling 100’s practically 65-year historical past to chart 100 or extra entries, and the latest member of the membership since Lil Child joined in April 2022. Earlier than that, Justin Bieber reached the milestone in 2021, after Chris Brown, Future and Taylor Swift in 2020.
At 23 years, six months and two weeks previous, YoungBoy is, aptly, the youngest artist to ever rating 100 entries on the time of attaining the feat. Lil Child beforehand held the distinction, then at 27 years, 4 months and two weeks. Bieber was the youngest earlier than Lil Child (27 years, 4 months and three weeks), as he surpassed Drake (28 years, 11 months and two weeks, in 2015).
Right here’s an up to date have a look at the 13 acts with 100 or extra profession entries on the Sizzling 100, which started on Aug. 4, 1958.
Whole Billboard Sizzling 100 Hits:
294, Drake
207, Glee Forged
189, Taylor Swift
184, Lil Wayne
161, Future
141, Kanye West
134, Lil Child
128, Nicki Minaj
114, Chris Brown
109, Elvis Presley
105, Jay-Z
105, Justin Bieber
100, YoungBoy By no means Broke Once more
As for who’s subsequent in line after YoungBoy for the distinction: Eminem (at present at 95 Sizzling 100 entries), The Weeknd (93), James Brown (91), Travis Scott (89), Lil Uzi Vert (86), Beyoncé, Younger Thug (81 every), 21 Savage (79) and Juice WRLD (77).
Of YoungBoy’s 100 whole entries, 12 have reached the highest 40 and one has hit the highest 10: “Bandit,” with Juice WRLD, peaked at No. 10 in 2019. YoungBoy first appeared on the Sizzling 100 dated Sept. 2, 2017, when his monitor “Untouchable” debuted and peaked at No. 95. He reached the highest 40 for the primary time in his fourth go to, with “Exterior Immediately” in February 2018 (No. 31 peak).
Elvis Presley, whose profession predates the Sizzling 100’s 1958 launch, was the primary artist to attain 100 hits on the survey. He reached the milestone in 1975 with “T-R-O-U-B-L-E,” which peaked at No. 35.
Whereas it’s uncommon for artists to chart triple-digit entries on the Sizzling 100, it’s turn into a extra common prevalence for the reason that rating started together with streaming figures (which make up the chart’s information combine with radio airplay and gross sales). As such, sure acts have been capable of obtain excessive totals of Sizzling 100 hits after releasing high-profile albums. The mannequin contrasts with prior many years, when acts typically promoted one single at a time within the physical-only market and on radio. That shift in consumption helps clarify why artists have been capable of enhance their profession entry and high 10 totals over brief spans in recent times.