It’s been some kind of 2024 for Post Malone . Nabbing a spot on the guest list for Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album (on the top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Levii’s Jeans”) in March would be year-defining accomplishment enough for 99% of artists, but he followed that up just a month later with an appearance on “Fortnight,” Hot 100-topping lead single for Taylor Swift’s blockbuster The Tortured Poets Department album. See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news And now, he’s got a third mega-collab that looks to be on its way to being his biggest yet: “I Had Some Help,” recorded with country superstar Morgan Wallen , debuts atop the Hot 100 this week with absurd first-week numbers in streams, sales and radio play — instantly leaping to the front of a historically crowded field on this week’s loaded chart.
This time, Post does it as the lead artist, as “Help” is set to be the advance single from his upcoming album, hyped as the hybrid hitmaker’s full pivot to country music. Does “Help” automatically make Country Post a successful endeavor? And will “I Had Some Help” buck current Hot 100 trends by holding atop the chart for some time to come? Billboard staffers discuss these questions and more below. 1.
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