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After waiting an excruciatingly long time, SZA has finally landed her first Hot 100 No. 1 with the mega-hit “Kill Bill” has finally reached the top of the Hot 100 chart. This is the first time the R&B and pop star has attained the coveted No. 1 spot, despite coming incredibly close over the past few months.
This week, the tune jumps from No. 4, where it ranked last week, to the summit on the Hot 100. It makes the notable move thanks largely to the release of a new remix featuring Doja Cat.
All versions of the song are lumped together into one charting entity, and it has become common practice for superstars to re-release their hits with new features to renew interest. Despite the success of the remix, Doja Cat is not listed on the Hot 100 chart as the remix did not account for the majority of the song’s overall consumption during the tracking week. Nonetheless, the updated take on the single has helped “Kill Bill” gain across almost all the significant metrics that feed into the Hot 100.
The song rose one spot from No. 3 to No. 2 on the Radio Songs chart, with 86.5 million radio airplay audience impressions last week, according to Billboard. “Kill Bill” also soared from No. 4 to No. 3 on the Streaming Songs ranking, with 28.3 million streams. Sales accounted for the largest percentage gain week-over-week, with the tune improving from No. 36 to No. 8 on Digital Song Sales, selling 5,000 downloads, though that’s not often a large enough quantity for a cut to hit the penthouse.
“Kill Bill” spent eight weeks at its previous high point of No. 2 earlier this year, missing out on the top spot time and time again. This week, SZA replaces Morgan Wallen at No. 1 with “Kill Bill,” as his current single “Last Night” dipped just a bit. One week back, Drake attempted to dethrone the country artist with his new single “Search & Rescue,” but failed to do so by only one spot.
The remixed take marks the second time SZA and Cat have worked together on a hit single. Cat recruited SZA for her song “Kiss Me More,” which stalled at No. 3 on the Hot 100 and won the pair their first Grammys.
“Kill Bill” is the latest single from SZA’s highly anticipated sophomore album SOS, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart upon its release. It has gone on to become one of the most popular titles of 2023, comfortably sitting at No. 3 on the ranking of the most-consumed albums and EPs in America this week.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/04/24/sza-charts-her-first-hot-100-no-1-single-with-kill-bill/