21 Savage & Summer Walker’s ‘Prove’ Moves to No. 1 on Rhythmic Airplay Chart
Among the highlights, Walker nabs her first No. 1 at the format while the song completes one of the four longest climbs to the top.
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21 Savage and Summer Walker’s latest collaboration, “Prove It,” wraps a nearly five-month journey to No. 1 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart date Nov. 2. The single, released through Slaughter Gang/Epic Records, advances from No. 2 as it became the most-played song on U.S. monitored rhythmic radio stations in the tracking week of Oct. 18 – 24, according to Luminate.
“Prove It” jumped 7% in plays in the latest tracking week compared with the prior frame. It ousts Megan Thee Stallion’s “Mamushi,” featuring Yuki Chiba, from the top spot, with the former champ sliding to No. 4 after a 14% reduction in plays.
In capturing the top spot on its 20th chart week, “Prove It” ties for the second-longest run to the summit on Rhythmic Airplay since the list launched in 1992. The single matches the treks of Kid Cudi’s “Day ‘N’ Nite” (2009) and Miguel’s “Sky Walker,” featuring Travis Scott (2018), while all three trail TLC’s “Waterfalls,” which needed 24 weeks to obtain the No. 1 spot in 1995.
Thanks to “Prove It,” 21 Savage banks his eighth champ on the Rhythmic Airplay chart and third of 2024. Here’s a review of his chart-topping collection on the radio ranking:
Song Title, Artist (if other than 21 Savage), Weeks at No. 1, Date Reached No. 1
- “Rockstar,” Post Malone featuring 21 Savage, six, Nov. 11, 2017
- “A Lot,” two, April 20, 2019
- “Jimmy Cooks,” Drake featuring 21 Savage, one, Oct. 8, 2022
- “Rich Flex,” with Drake, two, Jan. 28, 2023
- “Creepin’,” with Metro Boomin & The Weeknd, three, Feb. 11, 2023
- “Surround Sound,” JID featuring 21 Savage & Baby Tate, one, March 9, 2024
- “Redrum,” two, April 27, 2024
- “Prove It,” with Summer Walker, one, Nov. 2, 2024
Walker achieves her first Rhythmic Airplay leader with her seventh visit to the list. Her previous best was also through a team-up with 21 Savage: “Good Good,” also with Usher, reached a No. 2 high in October 2023.
Elsewhere, “Prove It” slips 4-3 from its peak on the plays-based Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay following a 4% decline in weekly spins. It holds at No. 5 on the audience-based R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, after having reached No. 4, and sheds 2% in format audience to claim 11.5 million for the tracking week. Weighing the rhythmic gains with R&B/hip-hop losses, the net result is still positive: “Prove It” pushes 29-27 on the all-genre Radio Songs chart with a 1% audience gain to 22 million in weekly listenership.
“Prove It” appears on 21 Savage’s latest studio album, American Dream. The set, released in January, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, giving the rapper his fourth consecutive chart-topper.
