Calm Down, Selena Gomez has set a rare record on Billboard charts
Calm Down first secured its position at the top of the US Afrobeats Songs chart on the list released on September 10, 2022. Photo: dailyO
Selena Gomez released her single on August 25, 2023 after a really long break, and the song is already setting records on the Billboard, and now has hit a new rare record.
What
Selena Gomez has accomplished a noteworthy feat on the Billboard charts but it is not for her recent release, but rather the one which she released last year. Yes, we are talking about the hit song that has made even uncle-aunties of India dance to its tunes at weddings, Calm Down.
.@heisrema and @selenagomez's "Calm Down" becomes the first song in history to spend an entire year at #1 on the Billboard US Afrobeats Songs chart (52 weeks). pic.twitter.com/N4rFWC5mjJ
— chart data (@chartdata) August 28, 2023
What is the record?
Gomez's song Calm Down is still maintaining its position at No 1 on Billboard's US Afrobeats Songs chart, which ranks the most popular Afrobeats tracks in the US. This hit, led by African musician Rema, has been the top track for a significant amount of time and shows no signs of giving up its position.
At the moment, the song has spent 52 weeks (or ONE YEAR) at the No 1 spot on the chart, making it one of the few songs in history to remain at the top of any Billboard chart for a whole year.
- It joins the list of the only six tracks to reach this highest position on this chart since its introduction in early 2022 - Ckay's Love Nwantiti, Fireboy DML's Peru, Tems' Free Mind, Wizkid, Justin Bieber, and Tems' Essence, as well as Burna Boy's Last Last.
- Calm Down first secured its position at the top of the US Afrobeats Songs chart on the list released on September 10, 2022. Since that time, no other song has succeeded in surpassing it, establishing its undisputed dominance week after week.
Indian chartbeat
Calm Down has not only dominated the US Afrobeats but the song also continues to be a hit globally, including in India. Overall, the song has crossed 1 billion streams on Spotify.
At one point, the song reached as high as No 3 on the Hot 100 chart, and it currently holds the No 6 position on the all-encompassing list of the most popularly streamed songs in the United States.