Selena Gomez’s New Top 10 Smash Marks New Territory For Her

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco debut “Bluest Flame” as a top five hit on three Billboard dance ... More charts, while their joint album starts strong across the board. Los Angeles, CA - January 03: Actress Selena Gomez, left, and actor Benny Blanco during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers at Arena in Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Selena Gomez has charted dozens of hits and released multiple bestselling albums throughout her long and successful music career. For her latest project, she tried something new: she brought her partner Benny Blanco into the studio with her for a special release. The couple’s joint full-length I Said I Love You First arrives this week on the Billboard rankings, and it opens in lofty positions across the board. While the album hasn’t spun off a runaway smash just yet, several of the tracks featured on the effort manage to debut on important tallies — and one, in particular, helps the pair reach new territory.
“Bluest Flame” Gives Selena Gomez a Top Five Hit
“Bluest Flame” is just one of half a dozen tracks from I Said I Love You First that appear on the charts this week in America. Billboard has categorized the track as a dance tune, and that genre classification helps it reach multiple rosters connected specifically to that style of music. The track – so far not a single – opens inside the top five on three separate tallies: Dance Digital Song Sales, Dance Streaming Songs, and the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs charts.
But perhaps its most notable placement comes on a recently-introduced list that combines elements of both pop and dance.
Selena Gomez’s First Win on Billboard’s New Chart
Billboard only launched the Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart a few months ago. The ranking focuses on the most popular tunes that blend pop hooks with danceable beats — but only by artists not typically labeled as electronic acts. Sales, streaming data, and radio play are all used to determine a title’s placement.
This week, “Bluest Flame” arrives at No. 4 on the chart. It’s the only debut on the tally this frame. The single is an initial win for both Gomez and Blanco as it becomes a full-fledged smash.