This week on the R&B/Hip Hop single sales chart, Rae Sremmurd remains at #1 for “Black Beatles” while Bruno Mars debuts at #2 with his single “24K Magic.” Elsewhere this week, Eminem’s “Infinite,” from his 1996 album of the same name, lands at #9 and lastly, A Tribe Called Quest’s “We The People….” slips from #7 to #39 following a 70% plummet in sales.
Rae Sremmurd’s “Black Beatles” Stays At #1
Rae Sremmurd’s popular single “Black Beatles” remains at #1 this week, selling 137,591 units during the seven days leading to November 24 as the #MannequinChallenge clings onto people’s timelines. Last month, Nicki Minaj released her own freestyle over the Mike WiLL Made-It beat called “Black Barbies.”
Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic” Debuts At #2
Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic,” the lead single from the singer’s third studio album of the same name, comes in at #2 this week, selling 78,669 units. In a review of the album, HipHopDX awarded 24K Magic a 4.3 out of 5, with writer Carl Lamarre saying: “Because of Bruno’s new album, vintage R&B has a pulse in 2016.”
The Weeknd Slips To #3
The Weeknd’s single “Starboy,” featuring Daft Punk, falls one place to #3 this week following an 11% decrease in sales. The cut sold 74,607 units in this sales cycle, taking its total sales since debuting on the charts to 740,699 copies.
The Top 10 R&B/Hip Hop Single Sales For Week Ending 11/24/2016
#1. Rae Sremmurd – “Black Beatles” – 137,591 (570,669)
#2. Bruno Mars – “24K Magic” – 78,669 (485,106)
#3. The Weeknd f. Daft Punk – “Starboy” – 74,607 (740,699)
#4. Drake – “Fake Love” – 37,812 (186,884)
#5. D.R.A.M. f. Lil Yachty – “BROCCOLI” – 36,414 (808,112)
#6. Amine – “Caroline” – 36,195 (230,824)
#7. Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall – “Juju On That Beat (TZ Anthem)” – 35,670 (304,152)
#8. Machine Gun Kelly f. Camila Cabello – “Bad Things” – 29,579 (96,256)
#9. Eminem – “Infinite” – 27,652 (27,652)
#10. Rihanna – “Love On The Brain” – 24,747 (247,353)
To view last week’s Hip Hop Single Sales report, click here.
damn so black beatles barely went gold? LOL i saw cats claimin it was the no 1 song in the world and shit, figured it would be atleast muilti plat
Theyre idiots, No one really cared for the song until it became the mannequin challenge song. Im glad it did, but so many people didnt care for Rae up until then.