Sidhu Moose Wala and AP Dhillon Land New Entries on the Billlboard Canadian Charts
The late Sidhu Moose Wala returns to the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 with new single 'Attach' hitting No. 40, while Dhillon's major label debut 'The Brownprint' lands a strong entry on the Canadian Albums chart at No. 26.
It's a big week for Punjabi music on the Canadian charts, with new debuts from two of its biggest stars.
The late Sidhu Moose Wala has a new song debuting on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. "Attach," made with producer and close friend Steel Banglez and featuring U.K. rapper Fredo, arrives at No. 40. The music video for the single features some of the final new footage of Moose Wala, and has racked up 21 million views in under two weeks.
Banglez told the BBC that he made the track with Moose Wala in 2021, but has been waiting until the timing felt right to release it. Even now, it feels surreal. "It’s been on my laptop for so long. Maybe it'll hit me in a couple of weeks," he said.
The relaxed track finds Moose Wala rapping over a pitched-up vocal and a crisp trap beat, and is accompanied by a video that is all about fun: Moose Wala and Banglez hang out, eat cereal and candy, and play a game of basketball. It closes with a voice memo from Moose Wala, where he speaks about working with people he respects and his close relationship to Banglez.
The song marks the latest posthumous release for Moose Wala, who has been continuing to make a mark on Punjabi music — and its rise in Canada — even after his death in 2022. Earlier this year, he charted with Sunny Malton collab "410."
AP Dhillon, who earlier this year paid tribute to Moose Wala during his Coachella set, is also hitting the charts this week. His new album The Brownprint has debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, his highest placement on that chart. Lead single "Old Money" is also climbing back up the Canadian Hot 100, rising from No. 99 to No. 83.
Those chart achievements are good news for Dhillon, whose Victoria-area home came under gunfire this month. The Brownprint marks the artist's first album with Republic Records, where he is the first-ever India-born singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer of Punjabi lineage to sign with the label.
Dhillon moved to Canada in 2015, and has grown to become one of Punjabi music's biggest stars. "Republic Records always saw the vision,” Dhillon said in a statement to Billboard when he announced the signing. With promising chart placements this week, it seems like the vision is becoming a reality.
Elsewhere on the charts, Shaboozey holds strong at No. 1 on the Canadian Hot 100 with "A Bar Song (Tipsy)."
It's a good week for Canadian artists. Drake notches two new debuts, "Circadian Rhythm" at No. 46 and "No Face" at No. 50. Shawn Mendes' "Why Why Why" moves up, 59-53, and Josh Ross' "Single Again" climbs 93-84.
On the Albums Chart, Sabrina Carpenter scores her second week at No. 1, Linkin Park's Papercuts re-enters at No. 44 amidst the band's comeback and new singer controversy, and Oasis' classic What's The Story, Morning Glory? enters the chart at No. 75 as the U.K. duo plot a 2025 return. Canadian pop-rockers Marianas Trench debut a new album, Haven, at No. 87.
Check out the full charts here.
