Zara Larsson’s resurgent 2026 provides one other milestone, because the Swedish pop star’s “Midnight Solar” rises three locations to No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart (dated June 27).
Larsson lands her second chief on the checklist, every week after her and PinkPantheress’ “Stateside” reached the highest spot. She turns into the primary artist ever to put up two preliminary No. 1s in consecutive weeks, relationship to the chart’s October 1992 begin.
In the meantime, solely two acts beforehand claimed their first two Pop Airplay No. 1s back-to-back general. In December 2003, OutKast’s “Hey Ya!” started a nine-week command, which ended when the duo’s “The Manner You Transfer,” that includes Sleepy Brown, took over the next February for 3 weeks. In June 2014, Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy,” that includes Charli xcx, hit No. 1 for 3 weeks. Instantly after, Ariana Grande’s “Downside,” that includes Azalea, led for 2 weeks that July.
(Past acts’ first two Pop Airplay No. 1s, Mariah Carey, Halsey, Grande and Doja Cat have additionally changed themselves atop the chart with consecutive leaders; in contrast to Larsson, none notched two new No. 1s in a span of two weeks.)
In the meantime, Larsson charts 4 titles on Pop Airplay for a seventh week — she’s the one act to realize the feat this 12 months. Alongside “Midnight Solar” and “Stateside,” which dips to No. 2, Tyla’s “She Did It Once more,” that includes Larsson, climbs 29-27 for a brand new finest and 2016’s “Lush Life” holds at its No. 28 excessive.
“Midnight Solar” is the title monitor from Larsson’s fifth studio set, which peaked within the prime 5 on Prime Dance Albums and the highest 40 of the Billboard 200 in Might.
“For the primary time in a very long time, I’m on the Billboard charts. I’m reaching so many new heights 10 years into my profession, which is thrilling and a testomony to by no means giving up,” Larsson, Billboard’s 2026 Girls in Music Breakthrough award winner, not too long ago mused. “This modification actually got here with the creation of Midnight Solar. Generally I consider my profession like this automobile I’ve been sitting in. I’ve recognized the place we’ve been heading, however I’ve been within the again seat. With this album, I used to be like, ‘Guys, I really feel like I ought to drive.’ ”
All charts dated June 27 will replace on Billboard.com Tuesday, June 23.
