What Khalid Songs Made Him So Successful? | Billboard Explains

Khalid’s newest album, ‘Sincere,’ dropped and we’re rewinding time and taking you back to where it all started. What hits did Khalid release that made him so successful? Keep watching to find out!

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Khalid just dropped his new album ‘Sincere’ and to celebrate we’re looking back at some of his impressive chart achievements. This is Billboard Explains: Khalid’s Massive Chart Success. Khalid made his Billboard chart debut in 2016 with “Location.” It spent five weeks at No. 2 on the Hot R&B Songs chart and became his first Billboard Hot 100 hit, peaking at No. 16. His follow-up single “Young Dumb and Broke” was also a hit, topping the Hot R&B Songs chart for 11 weeks and getting up to No. 18 on the Hot 100. Both songs appeared on his debut album, ‘American Teen,’ which ruled the Top R&B Albums chart for 18 weeks and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. Soon after, Khalid racked up his first three Hot 100 top 10 hits thanks to a series of collabs. He teamed up with Logic and Alessia Cara on “1-800-273-8255,” which reached No. 3 in 2017. The next year, his duet with Normani, “Love Lies,” got to No. 9, and in 2019, he joined forces with Benny Blanco and Halsey on “Eastside,” another No. 9 hit. The same year, Khalid added two more top 10s with his single “Better,” which peaked at No. 8, and “Talk” racing to the No. 3 spot. The two songs were from Khalid’s sophomore album ‘Free Spirit,’ which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

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