Leon Thomas checks off a chart milestone as his breakthrough single, “Mutt,” roars into the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (dated April 5), jumping 37-10. The song, a steady gainer in recent weeks, enjoys an added boost on the chart, which blends streaming, radio airplay and sales data, in the first chart week since its remix with Chris Brown dropped on March 21.
For the tracking week of March 21 – 27, “Mutt,” released on EZMNY/Motown/ICLG, earned 12.6 million official U.S. streams, up 63% from 7.7 million in the previous week, according to Luminate. Thanks to the haul, the track re-enters the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart at No. 8, eclipsing its previous No. 17 best rank, from two weeks ago. Shifting to the sales market, “Mutt” pounces 11-5 on R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales for its first week at the summit, with 2,000 downloads in the tracking period, up 113%.
All versions of the song are combined into one entry for data tracking and chart purposes. As the original version of “Mutt” generated more streaming and overall activity than the remix, Brown is not added as a featured artist to the song on streaming and “Hot” charts, but is added to the sales-specific charts, where the remix outperformed the original.
In the radio world, “Mutt” registered 12.4 million audience impressions across all formats for the week, up 28% from last week’s 9.7 million count. Three formats continue to provide most of its radio support: It pushes 8-7 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart following a 10% increase in plays for the tracking week compared with the week prior, jumps 18-15 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (up 18%) and holds at No. 38 for a second week on Rhythmic Airplay (though up 42%).
With across-the-board improvements, “Mutt” wins the week’s Streaming Gainer, Airplay Gainer and Sales Gainer awards on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for the largest increases in each metric. It’s the first song to score the triple play since Eminem’s “Houdini” took all three on the chart dated July 27, 2024.
Elsewhere, “Mutt” climbs 5-3 on the Hot R&B Songs chart and leaps 77-28 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, giving Thomas his top 40 visit on the latter list.
“Mutt” is the title track to Thomas’ second studio album, which was released in September 2024. Thanks to its namesake’s success, Mutt springs 25-10 on the Top R&B Albums chart and debuts at No. 33 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 12,000 equivalent album units in the tracking week, its first time breaking the five-figure mark.
