Nicki Minaj & Lil Uzi Vert’s ‘Everybody’ Tops Rhythmic & Rap Airplay Charts

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The rappers’ third collaborative single becomes their first joint effort to rule either airplay chart.

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There’s a double celebration on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay and Rap Airplay charts as Nicki Minaj’s “Everybody,” featuring Lil Uzi Vert crowns both lists, dated Feb. 17. The track, which samples Junior Senior’s 2003 dance hit “Move Your Feet,” is the rappers’ third collaborative single but first champ on either list.

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On Rhythmic Airplay, “Everybody” jumps from No. 3 to the top slot after an 11% gain in plays for the week of Feb. 2-8 that made it the most-played song on U.S. monitored rhythmic radio stations in that span, according to Luminate. With the ascension, Minaj captures her 12th No. 1 on the list and ties Beyoncé for the second-most among women in the chart’s history. Rihanna claims first place in that race, with 17 leaders.

Here’s an updated list of the acts with the most No. 1s on the Rhythmic Airplay chart, which launched in 1992.

  • 39, Drake
  • 17, Rihanna
  • 13, Chris Brown
  • 13, Bruno Mars
  • 13, The Weeknd
  • 13, Usher
  • 12, Beyoncé
  • 12, Lil Wayne
  • 12, Nicki Minaj
  • 11, Doja Cat
  • 10, Post Malone

Featured act Lil Uzi Vert, meanwhile, gets their second Rhythmic Airplay No. 1, after their featured spot on Migos’ “Bad and Boujee,” which reigned for two weeks in 2017.

Switching to the Rap Airplay chart, “Everybody” rises from the runner-up spot with a 5% jump in audience in the Feb. 2-8 tracking window. As is the case on Rhythmic Airplay, “Everybody” evicts Jack Harlow’s smash hit “Lovin on Me,” from the summit. Harlow’s hit led for six weeks on Rhythmic Airplay and seven weeks on Rap Airplay, and slips to No. 2 on both lists. On the former, it sheds 7% in weekly plays, while losing 3% in audience on the latter.

Thanks to “Everybody,” Minaj achieves her ninth No. 1 on Rap Airplay, extending her record for the most chart-toppers among women. She moves to two ahead of runner-up Cardi B, who has seven leaders.

Here’s a refreshed rundown of the artists with the most No. 1s on Rap Airplay:

  • 43, Drake
  • 13, Lil Wayne
  • 10, Ye (Kanye West)
  • 9, Jay-Z
  • 9, Nicki Minaj
  • 7, 50 Cent
  • 7, Cardi B
  • 7, T.I.

For Lil Uzi Vert, meanwhile, “Everybody” puts a third Rap Airplay champ on their ledger. They previously reached No. 1 through a featured role on Migos’ six-week champ “Bad and Boujee” in 2017 and their own “Just Wanna Rock,” a four-week leader in 2023.

“Everybody” appears on Minaj’s latest studio album, Pink Friday 2, which was released last December. The track is the third collaborative single from Minaj and Lil Uzi Vert, following two previous Uzi-led hits with Minaj in the featured spot: “The Way Life Goes” peaked at No. 13 on Rhythmic Airplay and No. 14 on Rap Airplay, while “Endless Fashion” hit No. 10 on Rhythmic Airplay and No. 14 on Rap Airplay last year.

Elsewhere, “Everybody” wins a second week at No. 1 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay through a 3% improvement in plays. It also inches 18-17 on Pop Airplay from a 10% gain in plays on mainstream top-40 stations. Thanks to the favorable momentum across multiple formats, the single pushes 12-10 on the all-genre Radio Songs chart. There, it added 7% in listenership to reach 40 million audience impressions in the tracking week.

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