Young MC Leads Top TV Songs Chart Via ‘Rookie’ Synch for ‘Bust a Move’

Kevin Rutherford
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Young MC’s 1989 top 10 hit “Bust a Move” is No. 1 on a Billboard chart in 2024, reaching the top spot on the Top TV Songs chart, presented by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), for February 2024.

Rankings for the Top TV Songs chart are based on song and show data provided by Tunefind and ranked using a formula blending that data with sales and streaming information tracked by Luminate during the corresponding period of February 2024.

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“Bust a Move,” which peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1989, sported a synch in ABC’s The Rookie, sending it to No. 1 on Top TV Songs after being heard in the second episode of the series’ sixth season on Feb. 27.

In February 2024, “Bust a Move” earned 3.2 million official on-demand U.S. streams and 1,000 downloads, according to Luminate.

“Bust a Move” reigns over Gordon Lightfoot’s “If You Could Read My Mind,” which bows at No. 2 following a synch in Amazon Prime Video’s The Grand Tour on Feb. 16. The track snagged 3.7 million streams and 2,000 downloads in February 2024.

Like “Bust a Move,” “If You Could Read My Mind” was a top 10 hit on the Hot 100 (as well as the first top 10 for both acts), albeit earlier, peaking at No. 5 in February 1971.

A pair of songs from HBO’s True Detective round out Top TV Songs’ top four in Mazzy Star’s “Into Dust” and The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout” at Nos. 3 and 4, respectively. The former was in episode four of the fourth season (Feb. 4), while the latter followed in episode six (Feb. 18).

“Into Dust” racked up 802,000 streams and 1,000 downloads in February 2024, while “Twist and Shout” boasted 6.4 million streams and 1,000 downloads.

They’re not the only True Detective synchs on the latest chart. The show also appears at No. 9 via Billie Eilish’s “Everybody Dies,” also from episode four, via 1.3 million streams.

See the full top 10, also featuring music from Will Trent, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and One Day, below.

Rank, Song, Artist, Show (Network)

  1. “Bust a Move,” Young MC, The Rookie (ABC)

  2. “If You Could Read My Mind,” Gordon Lightfoot, The Grand Tour (Amazon Prime Video)

  3. “Into Dust,” Mazzy Star, True Detective (HBO)

  4. “Twist and Shout,” The Beatles, True Detective (HBO)

  5. “Gimme Three Steps,” Lynyrd Skynyrd, Will Trent (ABC)

  6. “Sandstorm,” Darude, Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Amazon Prime Video)

  7. “This Is the Day,” The The, One Day (Netflix)

  8. “Love Ballad,” LTD, Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Amazon Prime Video)

  9. “Everybody Dies,” Billie Eilish, True Detective (HBO)

  10. “Feels Good,” Tony! Toni! Toné!, Will Trent (ABC)

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