Lil Nas X’s “Industry Baby” Tops Billboard Hot 100, Jack Harlow Celebrates his first number 1 song.
Jack Harlow earns his first number 1 Billboard Hot 100 song. A few months ago, Jack Harlow assisted Lil Nas X on a surprise collaboration called “Industry Baby“. The song was released with an official NSFW music video, in which Lil Nas was dancing nak*d with other cellmates in the prison. The Kanye West-produced track which debuted at #2 on Billboard Hot 100, has now peaked as it grabs the top spot on the chart this week.
.@LilNasX & @jackharlow‘s “Industry Baby” officially hits No. 1 on this week’s #Hot100.
It earns Lil Nas X his third career No. 1 (after “Old Town Road” and “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”) and Harlow his first.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) October 18, 2021
The milestone earned Jack Harlow his first ever number 1 song on the Hot 100, and the Kentucky artist celebrate it with a post on his Social Media. “My first number one. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t see this coming while I was writing my verse. Thank you for having me @lilnasx. This song is something I am gonna be proud to be a part of for the rest of my life. As for what’s next…buckle up…,” he wrote.
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“According to MRC Data, ‘Industry Baby’ reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Oct. 23) with 64 million radio airplay listener impressions (up 10%), 23.2 million U.S. streaming (down 1%), and 34,300 downloads (up 564%) in the week of Oct. 14. The song gives Lil Nas X his third Hot 100 No. 1 after “Old Town Road,” with Billy Ray Cyrus, and “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” while Harlow gets his first.
Lil Nas X also responded to Jack Harlow’s post and said, “thank u for being part of this!!. thank u for being cool with me doing me. it means the world brother. can’t wait for the world to see more of what you can do! much love.”
thank u for being part of this!!. thank u for being cool with me doing me. it means the world brother. can’t wait for the world to see more of what you can do! much love
— MONTERO 🦋 (@LilNasX) October 18, 2021
IT TOOK A FEW MONTHS BUT WE HERE! THANK U EVERYBODY! INDUSTRY BABY IS THE NUMBER 1 SONG IN THE WORLD! LESSSSSGOOOOOO! pic.twitter.com/Ns3DZFh1ZV
— MONTERO 🦋 (@LilNasX) October 18, 2021
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The track appeared on Lil Nas X’s latest album “MONTERO“, and it second number 1 song from the project, after the title track “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)“. The duo also performed the song at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.