Top ten US music of the week: Lil Nas X "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" tops Spotify and YouTube Music charts

Lil Nas X has become the most-streamed artist of last week in the US with his “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” single topping both Spotify and YouTube Music charts. The song’s popularity owes so much to its controversial video, which pissed off one part of the country and pleased the other part.

On Spotify’s top ten songs in the US, we see “Peaches” by Justin Beiber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon, drop to second place after leading the chart last week. Giveon also got his single “Heartbreak Anniversary” back into the top ten.

Additionally, Cardi B’s “Up” made a surprising return to the ranking as well. The artist also trended alongside Lil Nas X when the controversy over his Montero video extended to her.

At the time, to clear the air about her beliefs and religious inclination, she wrote: “Don’t confuse and compare my sexual confidence with anything that has to do with religion.Ya keep putting me in these tweets and I don’t play that shit .I have very strong faith in God and I don’t play with him neither.Leave me then fuck alone! [sic]”.

Don’t confuse and compare my sexual confidence with anything that has to do with religion.Ya keep putting me in these tweets and I don’t play that shit .I have very strong faith in God and I don’t play with him neither.Leave me then fuck alone!

— Cardi B (@iamcardib) March 29, 2021

Still on Spotify top ten US music of the week, Olivia Rodrigo’s chart-topping single “drivers license” has dropped to number 8 – the song was number 2 last week. The Weeknd also saw his dual-hit singles “Blinding Lights” and “Save Your Tears” leave the top ten. The singer had recently made the news for donating $1 million towards hunger relief in Ethiopia.

Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” featuring DaBabay had a good week that brought it back into the rankings, and so did Lil Jay and 6LACK’s collaborative single “Calling My Phone”. At the end of the week, here is how the US most popular song on Spotify was ranked:

10. Heartbreak Anniversary – Giveon

9. Levitating – Dua Lipa ft. DaBaby

8. drivers license – Olivia Rodrigo

7. Calling My Phone – Lil Jay & 6LACK

6. Leave The Door Open – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, & Silk Sonic

5. telepatia – Kali Uchis

4. Astronaut In The Ocean – Masked Wolf

3. Up – Cardi B

2. Peaches – Justin Beiber ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon

1. MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X

Several artists that missed out on Spotify’s top ten made it into YouTube Music, with Rod Wave getting two slots. The singer’s “SoulFly” album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, and it introduced several good singles.

Two of them – “Tombstone” and “Street Runner” – finished the week at number 2 and number 6 respectively on YouTube Music top ten US songs.

Pooh Shiesty’s “Back In Blood” with Lil Durk dropped from number 1 to 3, with Coi Leray’s “No More Parties” (also featuring Lil Durk) dropped to number 5 after being number 2 just last week.

Mooski’s “Track Star” moved two spots up to number 8 with “BeatBox 2” by SpottemGottem and Pooh Shiesty closing off the chart in 10th place. Justin Beiber’s “Peaches” was kicked off the chart, but Doja Cat’s “Streets” remained after several weeks of holding down its top-ten spot.

While Drake could not find a way back for his songs, he does appear on 9th placed “You’re Mines Still” as a featured artist on Yung Bleu’s single. See the complete list below:

10. BeatBox 2 – SpottemGottem ft. Pooh Shiesty

9. You’re Mines Still – Yung Bleu ft. Drake

8. Track Star – Mooski

7. Streets – Doja Cat

6. Street Runner – Rod Wave

5. No More Parties – Coi Leray ft. Lil Durk

4. Up – Cardi B

3. Back In Blood – Pooh Shiesty ft. Lil Durk

2. Tombstone – Rod Wave

1. MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X