310babii’s ‘Soak City’ Hits No. 1 on Rhythmic & Rap Airplay Charts

27 March, 2024

310babii’s “Soak City” douses the competition on two Billboard charts as it takes the throne on both Rhythmic Airplay and Rap Airplay. The new radio champ advances from the runner-up slot on both rankings to rule the lists dated March 30 and gives the rapper, who solely wrote the song, his first No. 1s on any Billboard charts.

“Soak City” rises from No. 2 on Rhythmic Airplay after a 5% increase in plays that made it the most played song on U.S.-monitored rhythmic radio stations in the tracking week of March 15-21, according to Luminate. WHTP-FM, in Portland, Maine, led the way, with 140 plays, while three stations – WHZT-FM (Greenville, S.C.), KPHW-FM (Honolulu, Hawaii) and KHTN-FM (Modesto, Calif.) – shared second place after each registered 134 plays.

“Soak City” first caught viral attention through TikTok with the squabble dance, which soon became further popularized as multiple NFL players, including the Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce and Houston Texans’ C.J. Stroud, performed versions of it as an end-zone celebration. Thanks to the growth, the song reached a No. 17 peak on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart in November.

The viral buzz fueled momentum for a radio campaign, and “Soak City” landed on Rhythmic Airplay in late November. In reaching the summit in its 19th week, it ties for the fourth-longest wait to the top spot in the chart’s 31-year history.

Here’s a review of the songs that required the most weeks to attain the No. 1 rank on Rhythmic Airplay:

Weeks to No. 1, Song Title, Artist, Date Reached No. 1

24, “Waterfalls,” TLC, Aug. 5, 1995
20, “Day ‘N’ Nite,” Kid Cudi, May 23, 2009
20, “Sky Walker,” Miguel featuring Travis Scott, Feb. 3, 2018
19, “Don’t Let Go (Love),” En Vogue, Feb. 15, 1997
19, “Work Out,” J. Cole, Dec. 31, 2011
19, “Soak City,” 310babii, March 30, 2024

On Rap Airplay, “Soak City” steps 2-1 following a 4% improvement in audience in the latest tracking week. As with its Rhythmic Airplay rise, patience was rewarded – “Soak City” leads in its 17th week, becoming the 14th of 217 No. 1s to need at least that much time to complete a chart-topping trek.

If the dual radio coronations weren’t enough, “Soak City” is already looking to expand to a third radio ranking soon. The track climbs 3-2 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, where it added 11% more plays in the most recent tracking window.