08-07-2025
Royel Otis Lands First Billboard No. 1 With ‘Moody'
Royel Otis tops a Billboard chart for the first time as 'Moody' lifts a spot to No. 1 on the Adult Alternative Airplay tally dated July 12.
'Moody' exceeds the No. 2 peak of the duo's cover of Sophie Ellis-Bextor's 'Murder on the Dancefloor,' which hit No. 2 on Alternative Airplay in July 2024.
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Prior to 'Moody,' Royel Otis' high on Adult Alternative Airplay was notched via 'If Our Love Is Dead,' which reached No. 39 this January.
Royel Otis is the first act to score an initial No. 1 on Adult Alternative Airplay in 2025. James Bay last achieved the feat with 'Up All Night,' with The Lumineers and Noah Kahan, for a week last October.
Royel Otis — duo Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic, which formed Sydney, Australia, in 2019 — boasts two career top 10s on Alternative Airplay, with 'Murder on the Dancefloor' joined by the No. 10-peaking 'Sofa King,' last November.
'Moody' concurrently reaches a new No. 15 high on Alternative Airplay.
The track also ascends 16-14 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart with 2.4 million audience impressions, up 11%, in the week ending July 3, according to Luminate. The act's best there so far is 'Murder on the Dancefloor,' which rose to No. 5.
'Moody' is the lead single from Hickey, Royel Otis' second studio album, due Aug. 22. A second song from the project, 'Car,' was released in June.
All Billboard charts dated July 12 will update Tuesday, July 8, on
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