The Notorious B.I.G. Leads Top TV Songs Chart After ‘The Boys’ Appearance

The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Hypnotize,” the late rapper’s first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997, is back atop a Billboard chart, as it reigns atop the Top TV Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), for June 2024 after a synch in Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys.

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 June 2024.

“Hypnotize,” which ruled the Hot 100 for three weeks in May 1997, can be heard in the second episode of The Boys’ fourth season, which premiered alongside the first and third episode of the season on June 13.

The song accumulated 15.1 million official on-demand U.S. streams and sold 2,000 downloads in June 2024, according to Luminate.

In all, The Boys charts three songs on the June 2024 Top TV Songs list. Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up,” like “Hypnotize” a past Hot 100 No. 1 (two weeks in March 1988), appears at No. 4 (5.8 million streams, 2,000 downloads) after being heard in the season premiere, while Talking Heads’ “Burning Down the House” (No. 9 on the Hot 100 in October 1983) ranks at No. 9 (3.1 million streams, 1,000 downloads) after a synch in the second episode.

But despite three appearances on the latest Top TV Songs chart, The Boys doesn’t boast the most entries for June 2024. That distinction goes to FX on Hulu’s The Bear, which lands four. Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” leads the group at No. 3 via 6.8 million streams and 1,000 downloads following its appearance in the sixth episode of the newly released third season, which premiered all together on June 26. James‘ “Laid,” The Smashing Pumpkins‘ “Disarm” and Kool & the Gang‘s “Get Down On It” follow at Nos. 6-8, respectively.

The top non-The Boys or –The Bear appearance goes to Imagine Dragons‘ “Whatever It Takes,” which ranks at No. 2 via 10 million streams and 1,000 downloads after a synch in the eighth episode of FX’s Welcome to Wrexham’s third season on June 13.

See the full chart, which also features music from Dark Matter, below.

Rank, Song, Artist, Show (Network)
1. “Hypnotize,” The Notorious B.I.G, The Boys (Amazon Prime Video)
2. “Whatever It Takes,” Imagine Dragons, Welcome to Wrexham (FX)
3. “Sabotage,” Beastie Boys, The Bear (Hulu/FX)
4. “Never Gonna Give You Up,” Rick Astley, The Boys (Amazon Prime Video)
5. “Sparks,” Coldplay, Dark Matter (Apple TV+)
6. “Laid,” James, The Bear (Hulu/FX)
7. “Disarm,” The Smashing Pumpkins, The Bear (Hulu/FX)
8. “Get Down On It,” Kool & the Gang, The Bear (Hulu/FX)
9. “Burning Down the House,” Talking Heads, The Boys (Amazon Prime Video)
10. “Two Weeks,” Fka twigs, Dark Matter (Apple TV+)