Burger King released a fun commercial that boosted the sales of Mark Morrison’s 21-year-old hit “Return Of The Mack” all the way to #20 on this week’s R&B/Hip Hop singles chart.
Chris Blue won season 12 of NBC’s The Voice Tuesday (May 23) and his debut single “Money On You” entered into the R&B/Hip Hop single sales chart this week at #3. As Childish Gambino’s funkafied single “Redbone” gains massive popularity, it has finally landed a place in the Top 10 while DJ Khaled and crew keep the “I’m The One” momentum going at #1.
Return of the Mac N’ Cheetos
It was just in March when Black Twitter was buzzing about the anniversary of Mark Morrison’s 1996 hit single “Return of the Mack” and now a few months later, the song has hit the charts at #20 thanks to Burger King’s latest commercial advertising their deep-fried Mac N’ Cheetos product.
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“Return of the Mack” saw a whopping 519% increase in sales: 11,138 units sold compared to 1,800 last week. To date, the song has sold just over half a million units (586,873).
The commercial features The Burger King’s head superimposed on Morrison’s from the original music video, while Chester Cheeto grooves in the background.
Perhaps Morrison’s single “My Life 2.0” featuring Tory Lanez and Rick Ross will also see a little jump?
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NBC’s The Voice Champ Chris Blue Debuts Big With “Money On You”
Chris Blue won NBC’s The Voice on behalf of Team Alicia Keys and his debut single “Money On You” is already doing numbers. The song sits at #3, right in between Bruno Mars’ “That’s What I Like” (#2) and Kendrick Lamar’s “HUMBLE.” (#4).
“Money On You” has pushed over 52,000 units during its first week of release while various songs he’s recorded while performing on the show, such as his duet with Alicia Keys singing Prince’s “Diamonds & Pearls,” trail not too far behind.
Childish Gambino’s “Redbone” Enters Top 10
After nearly a month on the charts, Childish Gambino’s “Redbone” has broken into the Top 10 at #8. The funk-inspired single, which was a featured song in Jordan Peele’s film Get Out, saw an increase in sales by 28%, selling a cool 24,185 units.
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Jordan Peele explained to HipHopDX exclusively why choosing that song for the opening scene of Get Out was the one.
The Top 10 R&B/Hip Hop Single Sales For Week Ending 05/25/2017
#1. DJ Khaled f. Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber, Quavo & Chance the Rapper – “I’m The One” – 80,193 (408,313)
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#2. Bruno Mars – “That’s What I Like” – 53,518 (1,195,080)
#3. Chris Blue – “Money On You” – 52,704
#4. Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.” – 49,620 (495,021)
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#5. Post Malone f. Quavo — “Congratulations” – 32,575 (425,827)
#6. Future — “Mask Off” — 31,276 (396,592)
#7. Kyle f. Lil Yachty – “iSpy” — 25,466 (664,596)
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#8. Childish Gambino — “Redbone” — 22,404 (260,609)
#9. Bruno Mars – “24K Magic” – 19,709 (1,514,456)
#10. Lil Uzi Vert — “XO Tour Llif3” — 19,033 (174,826)
