Jack Black’s “Steve’s Lava Chicken” debuts on two Billboard rock charts as The Minecraft Movie … More
A Minecraft Movie’s box office dominance continues, and now, it’s charting a musical win as well. The animated blockbuster, which is already one of the most successful releases of the year, appears on the Billboard rankings, as both the film’s standout single and its soundtrack have become commercial successes on their own.
Jack Black Scores a New Billboard Hit
Jack Black is one of the driving forces behind A Minecraft Movie’s appeal, and now he’s also one of its biggest musical success stories. The actor and musician earns a pair of Billboard chart appearances this week thanks to “Steve’s Lava Chicken,” a song featured prominently throughout the film.
The quirky cut opens at No. 21 on the Hot Rock Songs chart and also starts at No. 27 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs list — two of Billboard’s genre-specific rankings that highlight the most popular and most-consumed rock tunes in the U.S.
Jack Black and Tenacious D
The track marks Black’s first appearance on either of the rosters as a soloist. While he’s best known musically as one-half of Tenacious D, this is the first time he’s scored a hit under his own name. Tenacious D has made it to both rankings before, including with the band’s 2023 cover of Britney Spears’s “…Baby One More Time” and the 2023 release “Video Games,” both of which briefly appeared on the rock lists.
“Steve’s Lava Chicken” Is One of the Top New Rock Hits
“Steve’s Lava Chicken” earns one of the highest debuts this week on both the Hot Rock Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts. On both tallies, it starts as the fourth-highest-ranking new entrant. It trails only “Caramel” by Sleep Token and a pair of tracks from The Marías, “Back to Me” and “Nobody Knew.”
The Minecraft Soundtrack Joins the Billboard Roster
Beyond just the single, A Minecraft Movie’s full-length soundtrack is also performing well. This frame, the album debuts at No. 16 on Billboard’s Soundtracks chart. It is the only new arrival on that list this week. In the coming weeks, it could break into the top 10, especially as “Steve’s Lava Chicken” takes off.
A Minecraft Movie Continues Its Global Domination
The film has now spent back-to-back weekends as the No. 1 title in the U.S. and has grossed $570 million globally — a number that will almost certainly continue to grow by many millions before the feature finishes its theatrical run.
