A month and a half after it debuted at #4 on the chart, Rihanna’s “FourFiveSeconds” has officially broken the Platinum sales milestone. Just below the top spot Kanye West’s “All Day” officially premiers at #2, just a few hundred units away from claiming #1 for himself.
Lower down the list The Weeknd falls to #3, Empire has a couple hits on the chart, and Drake’s single “Energy” falls out of the Top 10 all together.
“FourFiveSeconds” Stays On Top
After more than a month on the charts, “FourFiveSeconds” has finally surpassed a million sales. With another 140,000 singles pushed over the last sales period, the Rihanna, Kanye, and Paul McCartney collaboration has now clocked more than 1,102,020 purchases since its release earlier this year.
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The latest weekly sales number show a ten percent dip in sales from last week but enough to just barely hold on at #1.
Kanye’s “All Day” Nearly Grabs #1
Less than three hundred units from overtaking his other hit on the chart, Kanye West’s “All Day” sold a total of 140,049 singles in its first week on the digital Hip Hop and R&B best seller list. The track features Theophilus London, Paul McCartney, and Allan Kingdom and is the latest preview from Ye’s upcoming So Help Me Godrecord.
The Weeknd Drops To #3
Despite an only 4 percent drop in weekly sales, The Weeknd was displaced from his #2 spot this week thanks to another 99,079 purchases of his 50 Shades of Grey single “Earned It.” The song has now sold a total of 748,937 since it debuted in December.
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Top 10 R&B/Hip Hop Single Sales For Week Ending 03/08/2015
#1. Rihanna & Kanye West & Paul McCartney – “FourFiveSeconds” – 140,335 (1,102,020)
#2. Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Paul McCartney, & Allan Kingdom – 140,049 (140,049)
#3. The Weeknd – “Earned It” – 99,079 (748,937)
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#4. Empire Cast feat. Estelle & Jussie Smollett – 93,855 (93,855)
#5. Flo Rida feat. Sage The Gemini – “GDFR” – 86,194 (842,524)
#6. Empire Cast feat. Jussie Smollett – “You’re So Beautiful” – 71,514 (126,568)
#7. Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne – “Truffle Butter” – 64,297 (439,019)
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#8. Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen” – 59,237 (267,088)
#9. Ne-Yo feat. Juicy J – “She Knows” – 55,019 (569,852)
#10. Natalie La Rose feat. Jeremih – “Somebody” – 50,194 (289,382)