For the second consecutive month, Jack Black’s catchy tune “Steve’s Lava Chicken,” featured in A Minecraft Movie, has claimed the top spot on Billboard’s Top Movie Songs chart, as reported by Tunefind, a subsidiary of Songtradr. The song continues to resonate with audiences, maintaining its No. 1 position in the May 2025 survey.
Chart Dynamics
The rankings for the Top Movie Songs chart are meticulously calculated using a blend of song and film data provided by Tunefind, combined with sales and streaming metrics tracked by Luminate during the relevant period. This month’s chart reflects new releases from the past three months, showcasing the evolving landscape of movie soundtracks.
<p“Steve’s Lava Chicken” made an impressive debut on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the shortest song ever to enter the chart when it premiered on the May 3-dated list. The track gained significant traction as part of the soundtrack for the Minecraft film, which hit theaters on April 4.
In May 2025 alone, the song amassed an impressive 29.6 million official on-demand streams in the U.S. and sold 4,000 downloads, according to Luminate. It maintained a presence on the Hot 100 for three weeks, peaking at No. 78 on May 3, and currently ranks at No. 25 on the latest Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart as of June 28.
Rising Competition
“Steve’s Lava Chicken” faces competition from Creedence Clearwater Revival’s classic “Bad Moon Rising,” which debuts at No. 2 after being featured in Final Destination Bloodlines. This latest installment of the Final Destination franchise premiered on May 16 and has brought renewed attention to the 1969 hit, which previously peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100.
In May 2025, “Bad Moon Rising” garnered 10.7 million streams and 1,000 downloads, bolstered by its inclusion in the film, which also features songs from notable artists such as Johnny Cash, Kelly Clarkson, and The Isley Brothers.
Completing the top four are tracks from two other May releases: Starship’s “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” from Thunderbolts* and a fresh rendition of “Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride” by Iam Tongi and the Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus from Lilo & Stitch.
Remarkably, the current top 10 chart features songs from ten distinct movies, marking a first since the chart’s inception in September of the previous year.
Here’s a look at the full top 10:
- 1. “Steve’s Lava Chicken,” Jack Black, A Minecraft Movie
- 2. “Bad Moon Rising,” Creedence Clearwater Revival, Final Destination Bloodlines
- 3. “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” Starship, Thunderbolts*
- 4. “Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride,” Iam Tongi & Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus, Lilo & Stitch
- 5. “Mary Jane’s Last Dance,” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Electric State
- 6. “Call On Me,” Eric Prydz, Warfare
- 7. “Healing,” FLETCHER, Drop
- 8. “Cherry-Coloured Funk,” Cocteau Twins, Death of a Unicorn
- 9. “Casual,” Chappell Roan, Novocaine
- 10. “I Lied to You,” Miles Caton, Sinners
