Saweetie’s ‘Nani’ Nabs No. 1 Spot on Rhythmic Airplay Chart

Saweetie enjoys a return to form on radio as her single “Nani” advances to No. 1 on Billboard ’s Rhythmic Airplay chart. The track, released on ICY/Warner Records, rises from the runner-up spot to lead the list dated Sept. 14 after it became the most-played song on U.S. monitored rhythmic radio stations in the tracking week of Aug. 30 – Sept. 5, according to Luminate. For its coronation, “Nani” improved 2% in plays compared to the previous tracking week.

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With “Nani,” Saweetie picks up the fourth Rhythmic Airplay champ of her career. The rapper first led in 2019 with the two-week leader “My Type” and added two more No. 1s in 2021, the Jhene Aiko-assisted “Back to the Streets” and Doja Cat-aided “Best Friend,” which each ruled for one week.

As “Nani” takes the throne, it unseats Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” after the latter commanded the chart for the last seven consecutive weeks, of a total 10 frames atop the ranking. (After its first three weeks atop Rhythmic Airplay, “Not Like Us” was knocked aside by Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby” and recaptured the top slot three weeks later.)

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Elsewhere, “Nani” extends its stay on the R&B/hip-hop radio formats. On Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay , “Nani” slides 18-23 in its 12th week on the list, after having reached a No. 14 best last month. With that result, “Nani” was Saweetie’s best showing on the list since “Best Friend” reached No. 9 in April 2021.

Likewise, on the audience-based R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, “Nani” backtracks 20-26 in its 13th frame and slips to 3.2 million in audience, a 24% drop after promotion efforts at the format have stopped in the last week. Still, the No. 20 result made for Saweetie’s highest placement since a feature on Kendra Jae’s “Seesaw” reached the same rank in November 2021; before that, “Best Friend” was the rapper’s highest mark with a No. 14 peak earlier that year.

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