There are a few slight alterations to the R&B/Hip Hop single sales chart this week with the biggest change coming from Fetty Wap. The Paterson, New Jersey rapper’s single, “679,” jumped from #5 to #3, overtaking both The Weeknd and Macklemore. Elsewhere, the R&B/Hip Hop single sales in general took a hit as just two songs within the Top 20 found themselves experiencing an increase in sales. Lastly, two of Fetty Wap’s biggest singles (“Trap Queen,” “My Way”) found themselves outside of the Top 10 for the second week in a row.
The Weeknd Remains At #1 With “The Hills”
Despite a 5% drop in sales, The Weeknd remained atop of the chart this week with his single “The Hills.” The Canadian singer sold 104,651 units of the track during the seven days leading to October 1, taking the cut’s total sales since its official release to 1,587,701 units.
Drake’s “Hotline Bling” Goes Gold
Drake’s “Hotline Bling (Cha Cha Remix)” remains at #2 for the third week in a row. The single sold 101,431 units during the seven days leading to October 1, meaning it has now reached gold status with a total of 564,185 copies sold since its official release.
Fetty Wap’s “679” Jumps To #3
Fetty Wap’s “679” was one of just two singles to experience an increase in sales within the Top 20 on this week’s R&B/Hip Hop sales chart. The cut saw a 4% bump in sales, selling a total of 69,459 units during the seven days leading to October 1.
Top 10 R&B/Hip Hop Single Sales For Week Ending 10/01/2015
#1. The Weeknd – “The Hills” – 104,651 (1,587,701)
#2. Drake – “Hotline Bling (Cha Cha Remix)” – 101,431 (564,185)
#3. Fetty Wap f. Remy Boyz – “679” – 69,459 (944,749)
#4. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Downtown” – 68,475 (395,487)
#5. The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face” – 57,669 (1,801,640)
#6. Silentó – “Watch Me” – 52,834 (1,813,342)
#7. Drake & Future – “Jumpman” – 34,220 (74,842)
#8. iHeart Memphis – “Hit The Quan” – 29,670 (307,188)
#9. Fetty Wap – “RGF Island” – 26,493 (82,687)
#10. Drake – “Right Hand” – 25,677 (157,985)
To view last week’s Hip Hop single sales, click here.
Guys. Gold is a formal certification. A song doesn’t “go gold” (or platinum, etc) once it hits a certain sales threshold. It needs to be formally certified with the RIAA.
Moreover, RIAA certifies singles based on sales + streams. A unit is equal to 1 sale or 100 streams.
Case-in-point: The Hills is already triple platinum, even though it hasn’t even hit 2 million sales, let alone 3 million.
Don’t think about too much.
Must be fake sales. Who cares about Drake? And that Nae Nae song is garbage. Damn. Black people make garbage music.
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Note to hiphopdx.com this is how you’re suppose to report sales. The week sales then the total sales. No one cares about streams.