Machine Gun Kelly Controls Half Of The Entire Alternative Songs Chart!
In just the past few years, musician Machine Gun Kelly has made the switch from hip-hop to rock, and while many artists might see some of their fans fall away and move on, as those two styles aren’t often associated with one another, the transition hasn’t just gone well, it’s helped the man behind the new No. 1 album in the U.S., Tickets to My Downfall, rule like never before.
On this week’s edition of Billboard’s Hot Alternative Songs chart, Machine Gun Kelly completely dominates, occupying half of all the spots on the 25-rung tally. The former rapper places 12 tracks from his new full-length on the list, easily making him the king of the roster this time around.
Impressively, Machine Gun Kelly claims ownership over half of all the spots inside the top 10, though he doesn’t quite climb all the way to the peak position. Up first among the bunch of hits is “My Ex’s Best Friend” with Blackbear, which lifts to No. 3. Not far behind that cut comes another collaboration, “Forget Me Too,” which features Halsey. That title debuts at No. 5.
Further down inside the top 10, “Bloody Valentine” improves to No. 6 while “Drunk Face” and “All I Know” with Trippie Redd open at Nos. 8 and 10, respectively.
All but two of Machine Gun Kelly’s dozen charting cuts on this week’s Hot Alternative Songs ranking are new to the tally, with only “My Ex’s Best Friend” and “Bloody Valentine” having already spent some time on the rather new roster.
Machine Gun Kelly’s performance on the Hot Alternative Songs chart is similar to his showing on this week’s Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ranking, where he doesn’t quite own half of all the real estate (as there are 50 rungs), but he does claim more spaces than anyone else.
Below is a look at where all of Machine Gun Kelly’s 12 tracks rank on this week’s Hot Alternative Songs chart.
No. 3 – “My Ex’s Best Friend” with Blackbear
No. 5 – “Forget Me Too” with Halsey
No. 6 – “Bloody Valentine”
No. 8 – “Drunk Face”
No. 10 – “All I Know (ft. Trippie Redd)”
No. 13 – “Kiss Kiss”
No. 14 – “Title Track”
No. 15 – “Lonely”
No. 16 – “Concert For Aliens”
No. 19 – “Nothing Inside (ft. Iann Dior)”
No. 20 – “Play This When I’m Gone”
No. 25 – “Jawbreaker”
HEADLINES
MACHINE GUN KELLY IS #19 ON BILLBOARD’S ARTIST 100 THIS WEEK
MY EX’S BEST FRIEND’ HAS NOW HAD OVER 153 MILLION COMBINED STREAMS
BLOODY VALENTINE HAS HAD 184 MILLION COMBINED GLOBAL STREAMS
FORGET ME TOO HAS HAD 28 MILLION
TICKETS TO MY DOWNFALL HAS HAD OVER 554 MILLION COMBINED STREAMS TWO WEEKS AFTER RELEASE
BLOODY VALENTINE IS #1 AT ALTERNATIVE RADIO
TICKETS TO MY DOWNFALL IS THE NO.1 BILLBOARD ROCK ALBUM & NO.1 BILLBOARD ALT ALBUM
NO.6 ALBUM ON THE BILLBOARD TOP 200
THE ALBUM ALSO MAKES UP 12 OF THE TOP 45 BILLBOARD HOT ROCK AND ALT CHARTS
NO.4 ON SPOTIFY’S TOP 50 ALBUMS – US
NO.5 ALBUM ON SPOTIFY’S GLOBAL TOP 50 ALBUMS
MY EX’S BEST FRIEND IS NO.40 IN BILLBOARDS GLOBAL 200 CHARTS
IS NO.22 IN SPOTIFY’S TOP 50 SONGS – US & FORGET ME TOO IS NO.39
MY EX’S BEST FRIEND HAS MOVED UP 4 PLACES IN ‘TODAY’S TOP HITS’ AND IS NOW AT #15
& #3 IN APPLE MUSIC’S ‘TODAY’S HITS’
FORGET ME TOO WAS ADDED TO APPLE MUSIC’S TOP 100 GLOBAL (#92) & TOP 100 US (#79)
BODY BAG IS NO.2 IN ‘ROCK THIS’ (4.5M)
SPOTIFY MONTHLY LISTENERS AT 18.73 MILLION, UP BY 3.5% W.O.W
FULL LIST OF CURRENT BILLBOARD CHART POSITIONS
Ex’s – #5 on Hot Rock & Alternative songs
BV – #7 on Hot Rock & Alternative songs
Forget me too – #8 on Hot Rock & Alternative songs
Drunk Face – #15 on Hot Rock & Alternative songs
All I know – #26 on Hot Rock & Alternative songs
Lonely – #32 on Hot Rock & Alternative songs
Kiss Kiss – #34 on Hot Rock & Alternative songs
Nothing Inside – #36 on Hot Rock & Alternative songs
Title track – #38 on Hot Rock & Alternative songs
Play this when I’m gone – #41 on Hot Rock & Alternative songs
Jawbreaker – #44 on Hot Rock & Alternative songs
Body bag – #45 on Hot Rock & Alternative songs
Billboard Hot 100
#50 – ex’s
#90 – bv
#96 – forget me too
Top Rock Albums
#1 – tickets to my downfall
Top Alternative Albums
#1 – tickets to my downfall
Artist 100
#19 – MGK
Streaming Songs
#23 – ex’s
On Demand Streaming Songs
#23 – ex’s
Global 200
#40 – ex’s
#111 – forget me too
#125 – bloody valentine
