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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Top TikTok Billboard Top 50 Again, While Akon & Aphex Twin Make Moves

Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Maps" rules on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart for a third week, while Akon and Aphex Twin rise.

Initially, the top clips using the song were from Akon himself, but the tune – released Oct. 4 after being teased on the platform previously – has since spread to hundreds of thousands of usages by other creators, ranging from sports-related videos, uploads about positivity and friendship, general-topic content and more. Released in 2001 as part of Aphex Twin’s album Drukqs, its latest rise is tied to the “subtle foreshadowing” trend where users post clips of misfortune with what’s to come stitched in throughout the video. Premiered in March, the song has exploded in popularity on TikTok due to a trend that’s usually presented as a photo collage meant to “sum up” the person represented, whether it’s themselves, a family member or a friend.

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