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\n\tMyles Smith<\/a> earns his first No. 1 on a Billboard<\/em> songs chart, ruling the Alternative Airplay<\/a> tally dated Sept. 28 with \u201cStargazing.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe song became Smith\u2019s first Alternative Airplay entry when it debuted in June. The British singer-songwriter is the first act to reign in a first appearance this year and the first since Bad Omens<\/a> with \u201cJust Pretend\u201d in September 2023.<\/p>\n \n\tSmith is also the first artist to score a first Alternative Airplay No. 1 in 2024.<\/p>\n \n\tSmith scores the second straight Alternative Airplay leader for RCA Records, after Cage the Elephant<\/a>\u2019s \u201cRainbow\u201d ruled for two weeks. It\u2019s the first time that a label has linked two consecutive No. 1s since April 2021, when MG<\/a>K<\/a> and blackbear<\/a>\u2019s \u201cMy Ex\u2019s Best Friend\u201d led for two weeks, followed by Imagine Dragons<\/a>\u2019 \u201cFollow You,\u201d both via Interscope Records.<\/p>\n \n\tRCA last led in succession with three titles in December 2014-March 2015: \u201cSomething From Nothing\u201d by Foo Fighters, \u201cCigarette Daydreams\u201d by Cage the Elephant and \u201cShut Up and Dance\u201d by Walk the Moon.<\/p>\n \n\tConcurrently, \u201cStargazing\u201d jumps into the top 10 of Adult Alternative Airplay<\/a> (12-8) to become Smith\u2019s first top 10, also on his first try. On the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay<\/a> chart, it bullets at its No. 3 high with 5.1 million audience impressions, up 5%, in the week ending Sept. 19, according to Luminate.<\/p>\n \n\tA multi-format radio hit, \u201cStargazing\u201d also lifts 18-16 on Adult Pop Airplay<\/a> and 26-24 on Pop Airplay<\/a>, both new best ranks.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cStargazing\u201d ranks at No. 6 on the latest multimetric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs<\/a> chart. In addition to its radio airplay, it earned 8.3 million official U.S. streams and sold 2,000 downloads in the week ending Sept. 19.<\/p>\n