In a remarkable feat, Rod Wave achieves his second top 10 placement this year on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with the sensational track “Call Your Friends” storming in at No. 7 on the September 2 ranking. The song, freshly released under Alamo Records, will be featured on the rapper’s upcoming album, Nostalgia, set to drop on September 15.
During its inaugural tracking week of August 18-24, “Call Your Friends” secured an impressive 13.9 million official U.S. streams, as reported by Luminate, propelling it to an impressive No. 4 debut on the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart. The track’s ascent on the multimetric chart is primarily driven by streams, with a minimal contribution from track sales and 2,000 radio audience impressions. Notably, “Call Your Friends” is not actively being promoted to radio stations as a single, unlike the rapper’s previous release, “Fight the Feeling,” which occupies that role.
With “Call Your Friends,” Rod Wave chalks up his eighth top 10 achievement on the esteemed Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, displaying unwavering consistency by securing this milestone every year since 2020. Let’s take a look at his impressive collection of top-10 hits:
Song Title, Artist (if other than Rod Wave), Peak Position, Peak Date
“Rags2Riches,” featuring ATR Son Son, No. 7, August 22, 2020
“Tombstone,” No. 5, April 10, 2021
“Street Runner,” No. 9, April 10, 2021
“By Your Side,” No. 10, December 11, 2021
“Cold December,” No. 9, February 5, 2022
“Alone,” No. 7, August 27, 2022
“Fight the Feeling,” No. 7, April 15, 2023
“Call Your Friends,” No. 7, September 2, 2023
Furthermore, “Call Your Friends” skyrockets to No. 6 on the Hot Rap Songs chart, illustrating its widespread appeal, and makes the highest debut on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 at an impressive No. 26.
Nostalgia, the upcoming album by Rod Wave, aims to further extend his remarkable streak of top-10 achievements on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, now incredibly spanning across five consecutive projects. This extraordinary run began with Ghetto Gospel (No. 10 in 2018) and continued with Pray 4 Love (No. 2, 2019), SoulFly (No. 1, 2021), Beautiful Mind (No. 1, 2022), and Jupiter’s Diary: 7 Day Theory (No. 9, 2022).
