Roddy Ricch's 'The Box' Tops Billboard Hot 100 For Third Week; Eminem, Juice WRLD's 'Godzilla' Roars In at No. 3

Welcome to the This Week in Billboard News podcast, where Jordyn Rolling, Billboard News host and producer, and Gary Trust, Billboard senior director of charts, dive into the week's biggest music news stories. This week, delve into Roddy Ricch's rise, as the rapper spends a fi

During his Billboard cover shoot, Roddy Ricch took some time to play Fishing For Answers, as he shared his favorite Kobe Bryant memory, discussed the inspiration behind his chart-topping single “The Box,” and more.Pulling questions out of a fish bowl, Ricch is asked to share his best memory of Kobe Bryan, to which he names the time when the basketball star scored 81 points in a game. “Me and my grandpa watched that game together,” he says.

Roddy Ricch's "The Box" spends a fifth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.Plus, Tones and I's "Dance Monkey" ascends to the Hot 100's top five, rising from No.

Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” has gained massive popularity since the release of Roddy’s debut album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial. It’s spent a total of four weeks sitting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and even sparked a slew of viral memes around the song’s “EHH-ERR” sound. Genius recently sat down with 30 Roc and Dat Boi Squeeze, the producers of the hit single, to break down how it all came together.

Meek Mill penned "Letter to Nipsey" with Roddy Ricch especially for the Nipsey Hussle tribute performance at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards. Following the show, the song debuted at No.

Roddy Ricch tops Billboard's Hot 100 Songwriters chart (dated Feb. 8) for a third week.He boasts five songwriting credits on the Billboard Hot 100, all on songs on which he has artist billing, led by "The Box," which spends a fourth week at No.

Roddy Ricch's "The Box" logs a fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.Meanwhile, Maroon 5's "Memories," at No.

Roddy Ricch’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a third nonconsecutive week, while Billie Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? vaults back into the top three after Eilish’s big night at the Grammy Awards.The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S.

Roddy Ricch returns to the top spot on the Billboard 200 with his debut album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial. According to Billboard, his third nonconsecutive week at No. 1 racked up a little under 95,000 album-equivalent units. Streams helped Ricch leapfrog back to the top, as 92,000 SEA units comprise the bulk of his units.

Toronto-based producer and DJ Ryan Hemsworth shared a 4-track project on Saturday, Roddy Ricch Remixes, adding his dancefloor-ready touch to tracks like "Roll Dice'" and "Racks in the Middle."

The wins continue to pile up for Roddy Ricch in 2020. The Compton native invaded the East Coast on Wednesday (Jan. 29), where he brought his No. 1 hit "The Box" to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, serving as the night's musical guest. 

Stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before: Eccentric young rapper signs with major label; Writes catchy song based on borrowed beat; Inspires memes on Instagram and viral videos on TikTok; Lands on chart; Hits No. 1; Stays on top; Week after week, after week, after week. Sound familiar?

Roddy Ricch kicked off 2020 by beating out the likes of Justin Bieber for the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100—and it turns out that his hit single, “The Box,” was the last song he made for his debut album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial.

The atmosphere was hot when the producer Samuel Gloade, known by his moniker 30 Roc, concocted the beat for the eventual Roddy Ricch hit “The Box." Literally. “The studio was like 80 degrees because the A/C went out,” he explains, speaking to Billboard from his Atlanta-area studio.

Roddy Ricch rules Billboard's Hot 100 Songwriters chart (dated Jan. 25) for a second week, as the rapper tallies six songs on the Billboard Hot 100, led by smash single "The Box" at No.

After another heated battle on the charts this week, Selena Gomez comes away victorious with her third album, Rare. The pop star moved 112,000 equivalent album units of her latest album, according to Billboard, enough to edge out Roddy Ricch’s Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial (110,000 units) to land at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Roddy Ricch's "The Box" spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.Meanwhile, Future's "Life Is Good," featuring Drake, launches on the Hot 100 at No.

What does Roddy Ricch's "The Box" have in common with past smashes by Frankie Avalon, KC and The Sunshine Band and Michael Bolton? In what makes for an eclectic sonic grouping, the track joins the tradition of hits that became the first new No. 1 of a decade in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Just one week after Roddy Ricch engaged in a heated chart battle with Justin Bieber to secure the No. 1 slot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, he finds himself in another close race with a pop superstar. This time, it’s Selena Gomez, whose third album, Rare, will be competing with Roddy’s Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial for the top slot on this week’s Billboard 200 albums chart.

30Roc (real name Samuel Gloade) hits No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Producers chart (dated Jan. 18) for the first time, thanks to Roddy Ricch's "The Box," which he solely produced and co-wrote. "The Box" tops the Billboard Hot 100, rising from No. 3