Tate McRae, Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan & More: Highlights of This Week’s Billboard Charts

Tuesday is new Billboard chart day each week! As all charts update each Tuesday, here’s a look at highlights of the latest rankings, dated Oct. 31 and reflecting the Oct. 16-22 measurement week, according to data tracker Luminate.

Among this week’s chart stars are Tate McRae, Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, Zach Bryan and Lana Del Rey.

Thanks to new releases, multiple stars are at career-high ranks, led by McRae, who claims her highest Billboard Hot 100 placement as a lead act as “Housewife” debuts at No. 2. The song also arrives as her second No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S.

Roan matches her Hot 100 best as “Expectations,” with Olivia Rodrigo, bounds 63-3. The song surges following the Oct. 15 release of its remix and video, adding Roan. It was originally released in June by Rodrigo only on her album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.

Plus, Del Rey ties her top Hot 100 showing as Bryan’s “Lies,” on which she’s featured, launches at No. 4. It’s her third top 10, following her featured role on Taylor Swift’s “Snow on the Beach” in 2022 and her own “Summertime Sadness,” with Cedric Gervais (No. 6, 2013).

“Lies” is from Bryan’s Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs, which starts as his fifth No. 1 on Top Country Albums, Top Rock Albums and Americana/Folk Albums.

Read on for more key highlights from this week’s Billboard charts below.

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• Ella Langley

  “Choosin’ Texas” rebounds for a record-extending 25th week atop the Hot 100. Concurrently, parent album Dandelion becomes just the third album by a woman to have generated four Country Airplay leaders, as “Loving Life Again” hits No. 1 at the format.

• Bruno Mars

  “I Just Might” extends its run for the most weeks at No. 1 — 33 — on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs since the chart became the genre’s singular songs list in October 1958.

• KATSEYE

  

  The group earns its second — and top-charting — top 10 on the Pop Airplay chart as “Animal” climbs three spots to No. 8. Last December, KATSEYE hit No. 9 with “Gabriela.”

• PLAVE

  EP Hyperdrive becomes the act’s first No. 1 on both Top Album Sales and World Albums.

• FONTAINES D.C.

  The band achieves its first No. 1 on both Independent Albums and Vinyl Albums with Dopamine Chamber.

• A20 LITE

  The group shines in the top 10 of both Billboard global charts with its first single, “Neon.”

• Weezer feat. Wednesday

  

  “We Might as Well Be Strangers” marks the bands’ respective ninth and first No. 1 on Alternative Airplay.

• Karol G with Drake

  “Ahi” hits No. 1 on Latin Airplay, where it’s the stars’ respective 23rd and third song to lead.

• Evan Taylor feat. Dave Koz

  “Skate On” glides to the top of Smooth Jazz Airplay, marking Taylor’s first and genre veteran Koz’s 12th No. 1, respectively.

• Michael Jackson

  With this week’s charts dated Oct. 31, Jackson’s “Thriller” is up to lucky No. 13 on Digital Song Sales. Consumers likewise treated themselves to Staind’s “Ghosts” (No. 21) and Tame Impala and JENNIE’s “Dracula” (No. 22). Also getting a boo-st: Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers’ “Monster Mash” (No. 25).