Mark Morrison’s ‘Return of the Mack’ Rules Top TV Songs Chart for Second Time in 2024

19 September, 2024

For the second time in 2024, Mark Morrison’s “Return of the Mack” reigns on Billboard’s Top TV Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), this time following its synch in the first season of Apple TV+’s Time Bandits.

Rankings for the Top TV Songs chart are based on song and show data provided by Tunefind and ranked using a formula blending that data with sales and streaming information tracked by Luminate during the corresponding period of August 2024.

“Return of the Mack” can be heard in the eighth episode of Time Bandits, which premiered on Aug. 14 (as did episode seven). It earned 19.5 million official on-demand U.S. streams and 2,000 downloads in August 2024, according to Luminate.

“Return of the Mack” previously ruled Top TV Songs this year when it was heard in an episode of The Equalizer in May. It also led the November 2015 survey via a synch in Master of None.

The song was Morrison’s breakthrough in America, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1997.

In all, Time Bandits boasts three appearances on the 10-song Top TV Songs ranking. The Cardigans’ “Lovefool” and Spice Girls’ “Wannabe,” both also featured in episode eight, rank at Nos. 6 and 7, respectively; “Lovefool” earned 12.1 million streams and 1,000 downloads in August, while “Wannabe” racked up 8.7 million streams and 1,000 downloads.

The success of Time Bandits on the chart comes despite its recent cancellation by Apple TV+; after one season, its final episodes aired Aug. 21.

Kaos is the other top performer on the latest Top TV Songs ranking, with songs heard in the Netflix series’ first season (all of which premiered Aug. 29) taking Nos. 2 and 3.

Rupert Holmes’ “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” appears at No. 2 via 7.2 million streams and 1,000 downloads, while Dire Straits’ “Money for Nothing” is at No. 3 thanks to 6.4 million streams and 2,000 downloads.

See the full top 10, also featuring music from Reasonable Doubt, The Umbrella Academy and Industry, below.

Rank, Song, Artist, Show (Network)

“Return of the Mack,” Mark Morrison, Time Bandits (Apple TV+)
“Escape (The Pina Colada Song),” Rupert Holmes, Kaos (Netflix)
“Money for Nothing,” Dire Straits, Kaos (Netflix)
“Sativa,” Jhene Aiko feat. Swae Lee, Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)
“This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody),” Talking Heads, The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
“Lovefool,” The Cardigans, Time Bandits (Apple TV+)
“Wannabe,” Spice Girls, Time Bandits (Apple TV+)
“C.R.E.A.M.,” Wu-Tang Clan, Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)
“Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money),” Pet Shop Boys, Industry (HBO)
“Ambitionz Az a Ridah,” 2Pac, Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)