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Lorde’s ‘Ribs’ Finally Debuts on Hot 100, 12 Years After Release
Lorde's "Ribs" makes its Billboard Hot 100 debut after fans played and sang along to it at her April Washington Square event.
The fan-beloved 'Pure Heroine' non-single finally makes its chart bow, following a viral singalong moment at a planned NYC Lorde live appearance. The appearance was canceled and the crowd dispersed by police mandate before Lorde showed up, but the fans assembled still managed to have a singalong moment to “Ribs” first, which drew a ton of attention on social media. In 2020, the nostalgic song achieved TikTok virality due in large part to millennials feeling wistful while stuck at home during the pandemic, and in the weeks before the recent bump, the song was still regularly pulling official on-demand U.S. stream counts in the low two millions, according to Luminate — weekly numbers superior to even “Royals,” Lorde’s seven-week Hot 100 No.
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