Clairo Rules TikTok Billboard Top 50 Chart With ‘Juna’
Clairo’s “Juna” leaps to No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart in its second week on the survey, becoming Clairo’s first ruler via the Aug. 3-dated tally.
The TikTok Billboard Top 50 is a weekly ranking of the most popular songs on TikTok in the United States based on creations, video views and user engagement. The latest chart reflects activity July 22-28. Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50.
“Juna” was released July 12 alongside the premiere of Clairo’s third album Charm, earning significant gains since then thanks to its TikTok virality.
The dominant trends using the song feature responses to the prompts “you make me wanna” or “you know me,” both building off portions of the tune’s lyrics.
“Juna” scores a 70% jump in official U.S. streams in the week ending July 25 to 3.4 million listens, according to Luminate. As a result, it debuts at No. 27 on Billboard’s Hot Rock & Alternative Songs survey dated Aug. 3.
The song reigns on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 over Blood Orange’s “Champagne Coast,” which falls to No. 2 after ruling for a week. Another former leader, 10-week No. 1 Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby,” drops 2-3, the song’s first time below No. 2 since its debut in May.
One other song joins “Juna” in the top five for the first time: Charli XCX’s “Apple,” which vaults 10-4 in its third week on the chart. Featured on the singer’s album Brat, it has leapt up multiple charts in recent weeks via a TikTok dance trend, one that concurrently helps it to a new peak of No. 4 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (5.9 million streams, up 40%).
A more recent viral upload using “Apple” and its dance came from Kerry Washington, whose video featuring the caption “If Kamala is BRAT, I’m BRAT,” referencing U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ hopeful presidential candidacy and its adoption of the Brat motif. To date, the clip boasts 4 million views.
Further down the TikTok Billboard Top 50, the top debut of the week comes from Croquet Club, whose “Summer” starts at No. 23. “Summer” was released in 2016 and has enjoyed a boost in profile with usages in recent sports content on TikTok, including footage from the 2024 Summer Olympics.
See the full TikTok Billboard Top 50 here. You can also tune in each Friday to SiriusXM’s TikTok Radio (channel 4) to hear the premiere of the chart’s top 10 countdown at 3 p.m. ET, with reruns heard throughout the week.
Kevin Rutherford
Billboard
