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Rich The Kid’s “Plug Walk,” Lauv’s “I Like Me Better” Debut On Hot 100

This week’s new Hot 100 entries include songs by Rich The Kid and Lauv.

In addition to BlocBoy JB’s “Look Alive (featuring Drake)” (#6), songs from “Black Panther,” and Marshmello & Anne-Marie’s “FRIENDS” (#72), this week’s Billboard Hot 100 welcomes new arrivals from Rich The Kid and Lauv.

Rich The Kid’s “Plug Walk” earns #62 on this week’s edition of the Hot 100.

It enters the chart as “New Freezer (featuring Kendrick Lamar),” his first career Hot 100 entry, rises seven places to a new peak of #53.

After a lengthy tenure on the Bubbling Under Hot 100, Lauv’s “I Like Me Better” graduates to the actual chart this week. It takes #96.

The Hot 100 ranks songs from all genres based on combined activity from sales, streams and radio airplay.

Brian Cantor

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