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\n\tIt\u2019s been a rocket ship shooting higher and higher up for Benson Boone<\/a> over the last 18 months, as the talented young singer-songwriter graduated to pop star status. After breaking out in 2024 with his runaway smash \u201cBeautiful Things\u201d \u2014 still in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100<\/a> in its 72nd week on the chart, after peaking at No. 2 over a year ago \u2014 Boone has already reached the chart\u2019s top 40 three more times, while also reaching No. 6 on the Billboard 200<\/a> with 2024 debut LP Fireworks & Rollerblades<\/em>, and scaling his live show up to arenas and near-headlining festival slots.<\/p>\n \n\tThis Friday (June 19), he attempts to keep the momentum going with sophomore LP American Heart<\/em>. The 10-track, half-hour new set is an extremely energetic set of pop-rock blasts that (appropriate to its title) sees him doubling down on his recent explorations into Springsteen-via-Killers heartland synth-rock. Advance singles \u201cSorry I\u2019m Here for Someone Else\u201d and \u201cMystical Magical\u201d \u2014 both of which have already reached the Hot 100\u2019s top 30 \u2014 are fairly indicative of Boone\u2019s overall direction with the set, upbeat and muscular and full of tiny production details that make the songs both immediately satisfying and worth diving into at length.<\/p>\n \n\tAll in all, American Heart<\/em> should add enough fuel to Boone\u2019s live set to keep him backflipping all through the summer and into the fall. Below, see how Billboard<\/em> ranks the 10 songs from the new LP, which is sure to be one a major factor on the charts in the weeks to come. <\/p>\n