Today’s thread is brought to you by the numbers 1, 6 and 188K.
Zayn debuts a second single into the top 10 of the Hot 100 with his collaboration with Taylor Swift – “I Don’t Wanna Life Forever (Fifty Shades of Darker)”. The song debuts at the top of the sales chart with 188K and 5th on the Hot 100. One factor that prevented it from debuting higher was that it was held off the number one streaming platform, Spotify. It is there now, so expect those streaming numbers to soar.
Rae Sremmurd’s “Black Beatles” tops the Hot 100 for an 8th week while the entire top 5 stands firm. Two songs debut in the top 10 this week and that hasn’t happened since Zayn topped the chart earlier this week with “Pillowtalk”. J. Cole has the other debut in the top 10 as he holds spots 1 through 7 on the on-demand chart. Voice coach Adam’s band Maroon 5 takes over the top of the radio chart.
1 (1) Rae Sremmurd “Black Beatles” f. Gucci Mane 61K (-13%); 32.7M streams [#1] (-14%); 92M AI (+6%)
2 (2) The Weeknd “Starboy” featuring Daft Punk 58K (-4%), 25.6M streams (-17%), 113M AI (-6%)
3 (3) The Chainsmokers “Closer” feauring Halsey 38K (-12%), 19.9M streams (-8%), 125M AI (-7%)
4 (4) Bruno Mars “24 Magic”
5 (5) Ariana Grande “Side to Side” featuring Nikki Minaj
6 (NEW) Zayn and Taylor Swift “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades of Darker)” 188K [#1], 3.5M streams, 39M AI
7 (NEW) J. Cole “Deja Vu” 30K, 26.9M streams, 26.9M on-demand [#1]
8 (6) Zay Hilfigerrr & Zaylon McCall “Juju on That Beat (TZ Anthem)”
9 (8) DJ Snake “Let Me Love You” featuring Justin Beiber
10 (7) Maroon 5 “Don’t Wanna Know” featuring Kendrick Lamar 126M AI [#1] (+6%)
Hits publishes a top 50 SPS chart for 2016 with Pentatonix at 23rd, One Direction at 39th and Carrie Underwood at 42nd.
