One week after seeing his nine-week reign at No. 1 with breakout hit “Ordinary” interrupted by “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters, Alex Warren is back atop the Billboard Hot 100 this week once again.

“Ordinary” resumes its dominance for a milestone 10th week on the chart Aug. 23, helped in large part by a duet performance of the smash with country superstar Luke Combs — which the two delivered at Chicago’s Lollapalooza festival in July, and which they delivered to streaming services on Aug. 8. It also reigns on the Songs of the Summer chart for a 12th week, the chart’s entire run for 2025 thus far.

Is it a surprising 10-week No. 1? And does it feel right as the likely Song of the Summer? Billboard staffers discuss these questions and more below.

1. Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” reaching the 10

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