{"id":4552,"date":"2026-10-22T06:07:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T06:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/?p=4552"},"modified":"2026-10-22T06:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T06:07:39","slug":"gunna-becomes-25th-artist-to-chart-100-billboard-hot-100-hits-with-pop-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/gunna-becomes-25th-artist-to-chart-100-billboard-hot-100-hits-with-pop-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunna Becomes 25th Artist to Chart 100 Billboard Hot 100 Hits With \u201cPop It\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gunna has reached another major career milestone, becoming the 25th artist in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to accumulate 100 chart entries. The rapper achieved the feat as his latest single, \u201cPop It,\u201d debuted at No. 55 on the chart dated October 24, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Released on October 9 through Atlantic Records, \u201cPop It\u201d marks Gunna\u2019s 100th career appearance on the prestigious U.S. singles chart, counting both his solo releases and collaborations with other artists.<\/p>\n<p>According to figures reported by Billboard, the track generated 4.6 million U.S. streams and 4.7 million radio airplay audience impressions during the October 9\u201315 tracking period. It also opened at No. 16 on the Rap Airplay chart, signalling an early impact at radio.<\/p>\n<p>A Decade of Growth on the Charts<\/p>\n<p>Gunna\u2019s journey to the milestone began with his early collaborations and gradually developed into a run of successful solo releases. His first Billboard Hot 100 entry came in 2018 as a featured artist on Lil Baby\u2019s \u201cLife Goes On,\u201d which also featured Lil Uzi Vert.<\/p>\n<p>Later that year, he scored a major breakthrough with \u201cDrip Too Hard,\u201d his collaboration with Lil Baby, which peaked at No. 4 on the Hot 100. He has since earned additional top 10 hits with records including \u201cLemonade,\u201d alongside Internet Money, Don Toliver and NAV; \u201cPushin P,\u201d with Future and Young Thug; and his solo hit \u201cFukumean.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gunna is the fourth artist to reach the 100-entry milestone in 2026, joining J. Cole, Ariana Grande and Rod Wave. Drake leads the all-time list with 407 entries, followed by Taylor Swift with 281 and Future with 246, according to the latest reported figures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPop It\u201d Sets Up His Next Album<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the chart achievement, \u201cPop It\u201d serves as the first single from Gunna\u2019s upcoming seventh studio album, Splurge. The release arrived alongside a music video featuring tennis star Coco Gauff, connecting the song\u2019s rollout with one of the biggest names in sports.<\/p>\n<p>The single also arrived as Gunna expanded his activities beyond recording, launching his own imprint, SB THE LABEL, with Atlantic Music Group behind the venture. The label\u2019s initial roster includes Atlanta artists Casper Bluff, Nechie and Dracc.<\/p>\n<p>With \u201cPop It\u201d adding another entry to his catalogue, Gunna\u2019s latest achievement highlights the longevity of his presence on the charts and the continued reach of his collaborations and solo music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gunna has reached another major career milestone, becoming the 25th artist in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to accumulate 100 chart entries. The rapper achieved the feat as his latest single, \u201cPop It,\u201d debuted at No. 55 on the chart dated October 24, 2026. Released on October 9 through Atlantic Records, \u201cPop It\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_ppma_block_editor_authors":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[160],"class_list":["post-4552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","author-urbanafrica"],"authors":[{"term_id":160,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"urbanafrica","display_name":"URBANAFRICA","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-FFB50F59-0D6C-491C-BACA-64123F72D056.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-FFB50F59-0D6C-491C-BACA-64123F72D056.jpg"},"author_category":"1","first_name":"Emmanuel","last_name":"I","user_url":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/","job_title":"","description":"Top journalist covering music, entertainment, arts, and culture, delivering breaking stories and deep insights that shape the global conversation."}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4552"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4554,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4552\/revisions\/4554"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4552"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=4552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}