Illenium and Nina Nesbitt surge to No. 1 from No. 4 on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart (dated April 8) with “Luv Me a Little.”
Up 45% in plays March 24-30, as the survey’s Greatest Gainer, the track is drawing core-dance airplay on SiriusXM’s BPM, Music Choice’s Dance/EDM channel and iHeartRadio’s Evolution network, among other outlets, according to Luminate.
The track turns somber source material into a hit. Says Illenium, “This song’s about one-sided relationships and overinvesting in people who don’t give you that love back.”
Illenium, originally from Illinois, notches his fourth Dance/Mix Show Airplay No. 1. Nesbitt, from Scotland, leads the list for the first time.
Illenium’s three previous No. 1s, for a week each, on the chart: “Takeaway,” with The Chainsmokers and featuring Lennon Stella (November 2019); “Nightlight” (November 2020); and “Hearts on Fire,” with Dabin and LIGHTS (April 2021).
“Little” previews Illenium’s self-titled album, due April 28.
Other Hits To ‘Go Dancing’ To
As Illenium and Nesbitt’s “Love” crowns Dance/Mix Show Airplay, four other songs reach the top 10.
Frank Walker and Ella Henderson’s “I Go Dancing” bounds 11-4, marking the acts’ third and fourth top 10 each.
Taylor Swift’s “Lavender Haze” leaps 13-7, becoming her 10th top 10. “Anti-Hero,” the prior single from her latest album, Midnights, hit No. 3 in January, making the set her first with multiple top 10s since 1989, from 2014, generated five.
“Nothing in Common” becomes MOTi’s first Dance/Mix Show Airplay top 10, and featured artist’s Raphi second, jumping 19-9.
Plus, Icona Pop and Galantis up their top 10 counts to five and nine, respectively, as “I Want You” soars 25-10.
‘54’ From Bizarrap’s Studio
Meanwhile on Billboard’s streaming-, airplay- and sales-driven Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, Bizarrap and Arcangel’s “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 54” flies 15-8, marking the former’s third top 10 and the latter’s first. In its first full tracking week, the collaboration drew 3.2 million official U.S. streams.
Bizarrap’s “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” with Shakira, spends a 10th week at its No. 2 best on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs. The series’ “Vol. 52,” with Quevedo, hit No. 4 last August.
“Vol. 54” concurrently starts on Hot Latin Songs at No. 34. “Vol. 53” ruled the chart for five weeks beginning in January, after “Vol. 52” hit No. 9 in November.
