2025 is barely a quarter of the way through and it’s already apparent Doechii is the artist of the year.

Fresh from making history at the 67th GRAMMY Awards, the Southern rapstress (born Jaylah Hickmon) danced to her highest-charting hit yet on the Hot 100 with her ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’ breakout song ‘Denial Is a River’(#21 peak as of time reported).

Just weeks later she was christened ‘Woman of the Year‘ by Billboard – a crowning proving itself apt and well-deserved as she is seemingly en route to the biggest Billboard hit of her career to date.

 

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Amplified by a viral response on Tik Tok, the Sleepy Hollow-sampled version of ‘Anxiety’ featuring Doechii premiered on this week’s Hot 100 at #45 – marking the femcee’s highest debut ever.

The placement bests her previous personal titleholder: the #56 opening of 2024’s ‘Balloon‘ with Tyler, the Creator.

And though the Sleepy ‘Anxiety’ opening marked a milestone for Doechii overall, industry analysts are already predicting her solo version of the song is set to premiere right outside of the top 10 of next week’s Hot 100.

If the forecast rings true, it will not only mark her highest debut overall but also her inaugural top 20 placement on the all-genre chart.

Until we find out for sure, click here to revisit TGJ’s weekly Hot 100 recap ‘Chart Check‘ to see who else had a great week on the hitlist.

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