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Tommy Richman “Million Dollar Baby”

Music · 2024 · Notable

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A TikTok-teased single debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Clip · BeechBoyz TV on YouTube
Clip · TikTok
Clip · Tommy Richman on YouTube
Clip · Tommy Richman on YouTube
Tommy Richman “Million Dollar Baby”: cover art
Wikipedia (non-free, fair use)
Richman
Variety
Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Official Music Video)
Tommy Richman on YouTube
Tommy Richman
The Hollywood Reporter
Tommy Richman talks about his incredible musical journey
Associated Press via Gulf Today
Tommy Richman in 2025; a CC BY 4.0 video still credited to Industry Plants.
Industry Plants / Wikimedia Commons
Chartbreaker, Tommy Richman photographed on May 23, 2024 in Los Angeles
Billboard

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Numbers

US radio audience impressions, opening tracking week
302K
As of May 2, 2024 · Audio · Variety
Observed peak date
Week of May 11, 2024
Apr 26 ’24 to Week of May 11, 2024
Platforms
5
Started on Audio
Origin
Mixed
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • Sound or audio memePrimary
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Underdog
  • Controversy

How it spread

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Richman teased the song on TikTok, then released it on April 26. It debuted at No. 2 on the Hot 100 and later topped the Global 200. Fans reused the sound while label ads and paid creator campaigns supported its spread.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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Timeline (16)

  1. April 2024

    Tommy Richman precursor · Apr 13 ’24

    Richman posted a studio snippet of Million Dollar Baby to TikTok.[1][2]

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  2. Tommy Richman / ISO Supremacy / PULSE Records seed · Apr 26 ’24

    Richman released the full song and a VHS mix that retained the teaser’s distorted bass.[3][2][4][5]

  3. Billboard press · Apr 29 ’24

    Billboard profiled Richman after his TikTok teaser spread and the single reached streaming services.[6]

  1. platform jump · May 9 ’24

  2. observed peak · Week of May 11, 2024

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Origin
Mixed
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
US radio audience impressions, opening tracking week
302K
As of May 2, 2024 · Audio · Variety
Evidence
Grade A

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