With ‘Burning Blue,’ Mariah The Scientist Finds Her First Radio Chart No. 1

Mariah The Scientist finds the winning formula on Billboard’s radio charts as her single “Burning Blue” tops Rhythmic Airplay, the singer-songwriter’s first No. 1 on any airplay ranking. The track, which arrived in May to immediate streaming and sales success, jumps from No. 3 to crown the list dated July 26.

“Burning Blue,” released on Buckles Laboratories/Epic Records, rises to No. 1 as the most-played song on U.S. panel-contributing rhythmic radio stations in the United States in the tracking week of July 11-17, according to Luminate. For its coronation week, the song surged 20% in plays compared to its prior week’s total. “Burning Blue” previews Mariah The Scientist’s upcoming album, Hearts Sold Separately, which arrives Aug. 22.

Thanks to the new champ, singer-songwriter Mariah The Scientist, born Mariah Buckles, captures the top slot with her second appearance on Rhythmic Airplay. Her first entry, “IDGAF,” with Tee Grizzley and Chris Brown, peaked at No. 19 in December 2023.

As the new champ shines atop Rhythmic Airplay, it wraps the two-week reign of Playboi Carti and The Weeknd’s “Timeless.”

Elsewhere, “Burning Blue” extends its hot streak on other Billboard radio charts. It rockets 8-2 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with a 29% week-over-week improvement in weekly plays and secures the Greatest Gainer honor, given each week to the song with the largest increase in play count. Additional support comes from the pop sector, where “Burning Blue” jumped 40% in weekly plays at mainstream top 40 radio stations and verges on a Pop Airplay chart breakthrough.

Thanks to that combination of support from different formats, “Burning Blue” debuts at No. 44 on the all-genre Radio Songs chart. There, it reached 15.8 million audience listenership for the tracking week, up 7% from last week’s total.