Karan Aujla and Ikky Debut in the Top 10 of the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 With ‘At Peace’
The new track makes a strong debut at No. 8 this week. Plus, a big week for K-pop on the charts with three new debuts from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack.
Karan Aujla 'At Peace' video.
Karan Aujla is back in the top 10.
His new track “At Peace” with producer and frequent collaborator Ikky debuts at No. 8 on the Canadian Hot 100 this week, dated July 12. The Punjabi hip-hop track was released on June 26 with a visual effects-heavy music video that racked up over five million views on YouTube in its first day. It currently has more than 27 million views. With a catchy and hard-hitting beat courtesy of Ikky and Take a Daytrip and eye-catching visuals, it's easy to see why the track has been on repeat for so many listeners.
“At Peace” is the B.C.-based artist's second top 10 entry on his home country's Hot 100 chart after “Wavy” peaked at No. 7 last year. It’s not the first time Aujla and Ikky have seen chart success together either. Back in March, they teamed up with OneRepublic and Disha Patani for “Tell Me,” a collaboration that debuted at No. 54 on the Canadian Hot 100 in March. Their joint album Making Memories also debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart back in 2023, a pivotal moment in what Billboard Canada then termed the Punjabi Wave.
Aujla is having a good year on the chart. He also landed “Courtside” on the Canadian Hot 100 this year, which peaked at No. 28. It currently spends its eight week on the chart, rising from No. 87 to 73.
K-pop continues to have a big moment on the charts for a second consecutive week off the back of the popularity of the Kpop Demon Hunters soundtrack, which debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 and Canadian Albums chart last week.
Three new songs from the animated Netflix series' soundtrack debut on the Canadian Hot 100 this week: “Free” by Rumi, JINU, EJAE & Andrew Choi at No. 55, “Takedown” by HUNTR/X, EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami at No. 61 and “Takedown” by JEONGYEON, JIHYO and CHAEYOUNG at No. 83.
Fellow K-pop artist ROSÉ also debuts a new track this week, as her collaboration “On My Mind” with Alex Warren debuts at No. 60. They're respectively holding steady in the top 10, with Warren's "Ordinary" extending his run at No. 1 on the chart and ROSÉ and Bruno Mars' "APT." at No. 9.
Several other tracks are new to the Canadian Hot 100 this week:
- Lorde’s “Shapeshifter” enters at No. 79 following the release of her album Virgin
- Don Toliver bows in at No. 82 with “FWU"
- Ella Langly and HARDY enter at No. 87 with “Never Met Anyone Like You”
- PinkPantheress’ “Illegal” debuts at No. 88 following its virality on TikTok
- KATSEYE land a third entry on the chart with “Gameboy”
- Lewis Capaldi debuts “Survive” at No. 92
- BigXThaPlug and Shaboozey land their hip-hop/country fusion “Home” at No. 94
Check out the full Canadian Hot 100 chart here and Canadian Albums chart here.
