Kanye West’s Paul McCartney-assisted surprise single “Only One” took over the Top 10 Hip Hop & R&B singles chart this week at #1 despite being released midweek. Following another consecutive-weeks run at the top, Big Sean and E-40’s longterm hit fell back to #2 this week but is likely set to the break the platinum milestone next week nonetheless.
Lower down the list, Nicki Minaj’s “Only” is steady at #3 and a few once-dormant singles jump back onto the list including Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” and Pharrell’s “Happy.”
Kanye West & Paul McCartney Debut At #1
In just four days, Kanye West’s surprise New Year’s Eve single “Only One” jumped to the #1 spot with 124,737 singles sold. Beating out the runner-up single by a full 30,000 singles, Kanye’s latest is the first to be released from his upcoming album.
Big Sean Drops To #2, Set For Platinum Next Week
Big Sean and E-40’s “I Don’t F**k With You” has had a long run on the charts, from slowly climbing on early on to its most recent domination at #1. Now, at #2 in its 16th week on the charts and despite a 44% drop in sales from the previous holiday week’s inflated numbers, the single is on pace to break the platinum milestone next week. The Chicago-to-Cali connection sold another 94,713 units last week, leaving its most recent total count at 963,022.
Nicki Minaj’s “Only” Lands At #3
Fluctuating between the #3 and #2 spot over the last couple weeks, Nicki Minaj’s “Only” piled on another 79,596 sales most recently. After two-and-a-half months the Drake and Lil Wayne assisted Pinkprint standout has sold a total of 610,032 units.
Top 10 R&B/Hip Hop Single Sales For Week Ending 01/04/2015
#1. Kanye West feat. Paul McCartney – “Only One” 124,737 (124,737)
#2. Big Sean feat. E-40 – ”I Don’t F**k With You” – 94,713 (963,022)
#3. Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne – “Only” – 79,596 (610,032)
#4. Iggy Azalea feat. M0 – “Beg For It” – 71,278 (574,668)
#5. ILOVEMAKONNEN feat. Drake – “Tuesday” – 64,375 (849,190)
#6. Rae Sremmurd – “No Type” – 62,62,459 (562,632)
#7. John Legend – “All Of Me” – 60,464 (5,179,091)
#8. Usher feat. Juicy J – “I Don’t Mind” – 57,936 (292,442)
#9. Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX – “Fancy” – 56,671 (4,030,899)
#10. Pharrell Williams – “Happy” – 55,211 (6,620,029)
“The Chicago-to-Cali connection sold another 94,713 units last week, leaving its most recent total count at 963,022.”
Big Sean is from Detroit, not Chicago.
cant believe that kanye turd sold over 100k
GOOD Music got three songs in the Top 10. #GOODTakeover
Good for Nicki. She is a singles and ALBUMS artist. Iggy could never.
Being a Nicki fan I never understood why other fans constantly bring Iggy, Kim, or any other female rapper up. Everybody is trying to make their money and the most y’all can do is talk shit about another female trying to earn her keep. Keep that shit to yourself lmao even if Iggy never does she still got more money than your hating ass.
KANYE BOUGHT HIS OWN SINGeLs