“‘HEAT WAVES’ IS THE #1 SONG IN THE WORLD”- BILLBOARD GLASS ANIMALS “HEAT WAVES” CAPTURES #1 ON BILLBOARD HOT 100 FOR SECOND WEEK IN A ROW HITS #1 ON BILLBOARD’S RADIO SONGS CHART & GLOBAL EXCL. U.S. CHART FOR FIRST TIME IN BAND’S HISTORY |
| Download Press Assets HERE Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” has reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart for the second week in a row.The news comes after last week’s record-breaking 59 week steady climb up the chart to the #1 position. The song also captures #1 on Billboard‘s Radio Songs Chart and Global Excl. U.S. Chart for the first time. This adds to the band’s numerous #1’s, including Billboard Global 200 Chart (third week in a row), Top 40 Radio Chart, Alternative Radio Chart & Hot AC Radio Chart (a first in the band’s career), Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart, Apple Music Alternative Top Songs Chart,and more (see full list below). The song has broken numerous records and maintained its longevity through numerous platforms and support from fans and channels across the industry. In addition to Glass Animals’ recent success, frontman Dave Bayley co-wrote and co-produced Florence + The Machine’s newest single “My Love”, adding to his already impressive list of collaborations with other artists. See all the incredible record breaking stats below: “HEAT WAVES” HISTORIC #1’s: ● RIAA Triple Platinum in the US ● Over 3 billion streams globally ● Over 1.3 billion streams on Spotify alone ● #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart for 2 weeks ● #1 on Billboard’s Global 200 Chart for 3 weeks ● #1 on Billboard’s Global Excl. U.S. Chart ● #1 on Billboard’s Radio Songs Chart ● #1 on Top 40 Radio Chart ● #1 on Billboard’s Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart for 25 weeks ● #1 on Spotify’s US Top 50 Chart ● #1 on Spotify’s Global Top 50 Chart ● #1 on Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits Playlist ● #1 on Spotify’s Daily Top 200 Chart ● #1 on Apple Music US Alternative Genre Top Songs Chart ● #1 on Alternative Radio Chart ● #1 on Hot AC Radio Chart ● #5 on Shazam Global Chart HISTORIC STATS ON “HEAT WAVES”: As reported via Billboard HERE & HERE ● “Heat Waves” hits #1 after 59 weeks on the Hot 100 Chart (two weeks in a row) – breaking the previous 35-week record set by Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” in December 2019. ● “Heat Waves” is the first song by a British group to have topped the Hot 100 for multiple weeks in just over 25 years, since Spice Girls’ “Wannabe” led for four weeks in 1997. ● “Heat Waves” is the first song to top #1 spot on both Hot 100 and Alternative Airplay since Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” in 2019. It is 1 of only 10 songs ever to top both the Hot 100 and Alternative Airplay Chart in the 33 years that the charts have co-existed. ● “Heat Waves” is the 15th Alternative Airplay #1 to have led the all-genre Radio Songs Chart over the 31 years that the charts have coexisted, a feat that just 4% of all Alternative Airplay leaders have achieved. ● “Heat Waves,” written and produced by Dave Bayley, has made Glass Animals the first group to hit #1 on Hot 100 with a song solely written and produced by one of its members since Boston’s “Amanda” in 1986, written and produced by Tom Scholz. The song is the first #1 on the Top 40 Chart written by one writer since Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect”. ● “Heat Waves” is the first song to debut at 100 on Hot 100 and climb to #1 on the chart since “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth in 2015. ● Glass Animals is the only British alternative band unaccompanied by another act to hit #1 on Global 200 Chart. ● “Heat Waves” is the first #1 from a British group unaccompanied by another act since Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” in 2008. ● “Heat Waves” is the longest rise to #1 as a British band/act since Lewis Capaldi’s “Someone You Loved” hit #1 after 24 weeks in 2019. ● Glass Animals is the second artist with the word “Glass” in their name to hit #1 on Hot 100 since Looking Glass’ “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)” in 1972. ● “Heat Waves” is the first song with the word “Heat” in its title to hit #1 on Hot 100. Mims previously had the word “Hot” in the #1 “This is Why I’m Hot” in 2007. ● Only 20 titles have ever spent 60 or more weeks on the Hot 100 overall, regardless of peak position – out of around 30,000 entries in the chart’s archives. COMING UP IN 2022: ● Band is nominated for Best New Artist at 2022 GRAMMY® Awards ● Band is back in the US continuing their Dreamland Tour – see dates here ● Festival performances at The Governors Ball, Lighting In A Bottle, BUKU, CRSSD Festival, Osheaga Music and Arts Festival, Reading Festival, Leeds Festival, and more ● More new music & collaborations |