Dominic Fike Nets First No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay Chart With ‘Babydoll’
The song leads after being released in 2018.
Dominic Fike has achieved his first No. 1 ranking on Billboard's Pop Airplay chart with his 2018 song "Babydoll." The track climbed from No. 2 to the top spot on the Nov. 7 dated list. Originally released as part of his EP Don’t Forget About Me, Demos, "Babydoll" gained popularity in April when it became a top three hit on the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl.
U.S. charts. It also reached No. 10 on the all-genre, multimetric Billboard Hot 100 two weeks ago. Fike's song top the chart with a 1% increase in plays from Oct. 23-29, driven by support from stations such as KIIS-FM Los Angeles, KMVQ San Francisco, and KHKS Dallas. Throughout October, "Babydoll" amassed 800 million U.S. streams, 697 million in all-format radio airplay, and 11,000 in sales in the United States.
In the current age of catalog music's resurgence, "Babydoll" is the latest older hit to top Pop Airplay, following the success of Chappell Roan’s "Pink Pony Club" (2025), Taylor Swift’s "Cruel Summer" and Miguel’s "Sure Thing" (both in 2023). In a July 2025 digital issue cover story for Billboard Philippines, Fike reflected on "Babydoll's" resurgence, saying, "I was making [a new] album in upstate New York, and it was just me and, like, five dudes ... we were in a cabin in hoodies, drinking coffee."
"The initial shock of it was very chill ... and then I got to live out the reality of it happening, which was cool." Fike's third studio album, How To Quit Smoking, was released on October 30. All charts dated Nov. 7 will be updated on November 3 on Billboard.com.
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