Mark Morrison’s ‘The Equalizer’ Synch Leads Top TV Songs Chart

Mark Morrison’s “Return of the Mack” snags top honors on Billboard’s Top TV Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), for May 2024, appearing at No. 1 after a synch in The Equalizer.

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 May 2024.

“Return of the Mack” can be heard in the eighth episode of the CBS drama’s fourth season; it premiered May 5.

In May 2024, the song earned 17.9 million official on-demand U.S. streams and sold 3,000 downloads, according to Luminate.

“Return of the Mack” was a No. 2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for Morrison in 1997, peaking in June of that year.

The song previously crowned Top TV Songs in November 2015 when it received a synch in Netflix’s Master of None.

“Return of the Mack” reigns over Brandi Carlile’s “The Story,” which places at No. 2 after being heard in the third season premiere of MAX’s Hacks on May 2.

“The Story,” Carlile’s breakthrough hit (it peaked at No. 3 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart in 2007), accrued 2.1 million streams and 2,000 downloads in May 2024.

Amazon Prime Video’s newly premiered miniseries Maxton Hall boasts a strong start on Top TV Songs in its first appearance, ranking at Nos. 5 and 7 with Amber Run’s “I Found” and SYML’s “Where’s My Love,” respectively. The German-language series premiered each of its six episodes on May 9.

“I Found” earned 4.3 million streams and 1,000 downloads in May 2024, while “Where’s My Love” received 9.2 million steams.

See the full top 10 below, also featuring music from The Veil, Welcome to Wrexham, Pretty Little Liars and Clarkson’s Farm.

Rank, Song, Artist, Show (Network)
1. “Return of the Mack,” Mark Morrison, The Equalizer (CBS)
2. “The Story,” Brandi Carlile, Hacks (MAX)
3. “Angel,” Massive Attack, The Veil (FX)
4. “Black Betty,” Ram Jam, Welcome to Wrexham (FX)
5. “I Found,” Amber Run, Maxton Hall (Amazon Prime Video)
6. “School’s Out,” Alice Cooper, Pretty Little Liars (Freeform)
7. “Where’s My Love,” SYML, Maxton Hall (Amazon Prime Video)
8. “Fire for You,” Cannons, Pretty Little Liars (Freeform)
9. “Golden Brown,” The Stranglers, Clarkson’s Farm (Amazon Prime Video)
10. “Voices Carry,” ‘Til Tuesday, Pretty Little Liars (Freeform)