Chart Check [Hot 100]: Kehlani’s ‘Folded’ Becomes the First Top 20 Hit of Her Career

Kehlani continues to unfold good chart news thanks to her R&B smash ‘Folded.’

‘Folded’ hopped to #18 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100. Here are the numbers that powered the placement.

Digital downloads ≈ 800 sold

Streams ≈ 11.1 million U.S.-based streams

Radio airplay ≈ 25.1 million audience impressions

Already logged as a milestone hit in the R&B diva’s logs after becoming her first solo top 40 hit, ‘Folded’ – now at 16 weeks of being printed on the Hot 100 – is also the longest-charting solo smash of her career to date.

The latter personal record was previously held by 2016’s ‘Gangsta‘ which peaked at #41 in 2016 and held onto the chart for 12 weeks.

On Tuesday (October 7), Billboard reported ‘Folded’ ascended to #18 on the Hot 100 – not only marking a first-time visit to the all-genre chart’s top 20 for ‘Lani but also making the Khris Riddick-Tynes-produced song her overall highest-charting hit to date.

It eclipses the Cardi B-led ‘Safe‘ (#26 peak) as the titleholder.

Beyond a handsome response at radio, the ongoing success of ‘Folded’ is due in great part to a series of well-received remixes (see: ‘unFolded‘ and the Mario mix) as well as a viral social media challenged tapped into by the likes of Brandy and JoJo.

As fans congratulate Kehlani for her latest milestone achievement, look below to see who joins her in the top 20 of the updated TGJ Hot 100 recap ‘Chart Check.’