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.
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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.
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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)
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#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)
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#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)
