Megan Thee Stallion nabs her fifth No. 1 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart as “Mamushi,” featuring Yuki Chiba, captures the crown on the list dated Oct. 26. Despite a 4% drop in plays for the week compared to the week prior, “Mamushi” became the most played song on U.S. monitored rhythmic radio stations in the tracking week of Oct. 11 – 17, according to Luminate.
As “Mamushi” ascends, it knocks Jordan Adetunji’s “Kehlani” from the top spot after a three-week reign. The former champ slides to No. 5 after a 12% drop in plays for the week.
Thanks to “Mamushi,” Megan Thee Stallion secures her fifth Rhythmic Airplay leader, now part of this collection:
- “Hot Girl Summer,” with Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign, one week at No. 1, beginning Oct. 26, 2019
- “Savage,” featuring Beyoncé, two, May 30, 2020
- “WAP,” Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion, one, Sept. 26, 2020
- “Body,” one, Feb. 13, 2021
- “Mamushi,” featuring Yuki Chiba, one (to date), Oct. 26, 2024
Featured artist Yuki Chiba — a Japanese rapper, singer and songwriter — achieves his first No. 1 on Rhythmic Airplay through his first appearance on the list.
“Mamushi” appears on the Grammy Award winner’s latest album, Megan, which was released in June. The song proved a fan-favorite upon release, as the second-highest-streamed track (7.3 million clicks) from the album in its debut week. The track improved 40% to 10.3 million official U.S. streams in its second week, further suggesting viability. With strong streaming support, the tune became the album’s fourth single in July.
Elsewhere, “Mamushi” backtracks 5-6 on the plays-based Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart after two weeks anchoring the top five. There, the single suffers a 4% setback in plays for the week. Likewise, a one-spot reverse also occurs on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (6-7) and Rap Airplay (4-5), shedding 6% in audience impressions, to 9.6 million, on the former and 3% on the latter.
