Post Malone Breaks A Tie With Himself As His Country Era Continues

Post Malone rises on the Hot 100 this week alongside Morgan Wallen, as the latter country star dominates Billboard’s list of the biggest songs in America. Their second collaboration, “I Ain’t Coming Back,” jumps 10 spaces to No. 15 as Wallen’s new album, I’m the Problem, arrives at No. 1 with the largest debut of the year.

Wallen fills dozens of spaces on the tally, with a number of his pre-released tunes skyrocketing, while many others appear for the first time. As “I Ain’t Coming Back” lifts, “I Had Some Help” — which first brought Malone and Wallen together — declines, but still manages to find room on the ranking. That’s no easy feat during this packed week, and it ensures the tune continues to move up in Malone’s discography.

“I Had Some Help” Lives on the Hot 100

The duet drops six spaces to No. 19 on the current edition of the Hot 100. The track, a former leader, has now spent 54 weeks on the list of the most consumed tracks throughout the United States. It currently stands as Malone’s second-longest-charting title ever on the competitive tally.

Post Malone Breaks a Tie With Himself

Just last week, “I Had Some Help” was tied with “Sunflower,” Malone’s collaboration with Swae Lee, for the honor of being his second-longest-running Hot 100 win. Both tracks were locked with 53 stays on the roster, but now his first major country hit has pushed past that mark for good, nudging “Sunflower” to third place.

Can Post Malone Match His Best Showing?

Whether “I Had Some Help” will be able to match Malone’s all-time best showing is difficult to predict. That honor belongs to “Circles,” which spent 61 weeks somewhere on the chart. “I Had Some Help” is still going strong, but it’s flirting with falling off the ranking, as Billboard has a rule that states after a full year, tracks must rank above No. 25 or else they are removed — usually for good.

The Wallen duet needs another seven weeks to match “Circles,” which seems like a lofty goal, but certainly not an impossible one — especially as the Hot 100 becomes less competitive in a week or two, once I’m the Problem and its many album tracks begin to fade.