Bryson Tiller surprised fans with an early release of his sophomore albumTrue To Self after dropping a pack of three tracks. Two of them, “Somethin Tells Me” and “Get Mine” featuring Young Thug, have made significant impact to the R&B/Hip Hop single sales charts for the week ending on May 18.
Much like last week, however, DJ Khaled holds down the #1 spot with Justin Bieber, Quavo and Chance the Rapper for the summer time bop “I’m The One.” Calvin Harris managed to inch another hit into the top 10 debuting at #7 with “Rollin” featuring Future and Khalid while “Slide” featuring Frank Ocean and Migos hangs out at #8.
Kendrick Lamar, Quavo, Future and Calvin Harris all have more than one single on the chart this week.
Bryson Tiller’s “True To Self” Singles Enter The Charts
Bryson Tiller’sTrue To Self singles “Somethin’ Tells Me” and “Get Mine” featuring Young Thug have both entered the single sales charts at #29 (8,296 units) and #30 (7,690 units) respectively.
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After surprising fans a month early with the album, Tiller’s visual for “Somethin’ Tells Me” featuring an array of beautiful melanated women was also released.
His freshman project TRAPSOUL is actually still charting on the Billboard 200 at #63 with a 13 percent increase in sales from last week.
Double Dipping Top 10 Artists
Kendrick Lamar, Quavo, Future and Calvin Harris are playing no games on this week’s single sales chart as they all have more than one single holding down a top 10 position.
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Kendrick Lamar’s “HUMBLE.” sits at #3 and while “DNA.” secures #10. Although Future’s “Mask Off” dipped in sales by 13 percent, the popular single holds down #6 for the third week in a row and now he has another single with Calvin Harris and Khalid, making it his single song on the top 10 to do major numbers this week selling 24,185 units this week.
Migos’ Quavo takes the crown for the most singles trending on this week’s chart with his featured verse on DJ Khaled’s “I’m The One” sitting at #1, his cut with Post Malone “Congratulations” at #4 and the Calvin Harris created “Slide” featuring Frank Ocean.
The Notorious B.I.G. Charts For His Birthday
The late Notorious B.I.G.’s birthday passed this week on May 21, which saw an uptick in sales for his music.
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There was a 17 percent increase in sales for his 2007 Greatest Hits album on the Billboard 200 chart, plus additional sales for his popular cuts “Hypnotize” which entered at #49, “Juicy” at #57 and “Big Poppa” at #61.
Publicity surrounding the documentary, Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G, slated to air this summer on A&E will likely increase these sales a bit more.
The Top 10 R&B/Hip Hop Single Sales For Week Ending 05/18/2017
#1. DJ Khaled f. Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber, Quavo & Chance the Rapper – “I’m The One” – 77,152 (328,120)
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#2. Bruno Mars – “That’s What I Like” – 55,892 (1,141,562)
#3. Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.” – 55,052 (445,401)
#4.Post Malone f. Quavo — “Congratulations” – 33,657 (393,252)
#5. Kyle f. Lil Yachty – “iSpy” — 29,379 (639,130)
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#6. Future — “Mask Off” — 26,047 (365,316)
#7. Calvin Harris f. Future & Khalid — “Rollin” — 24,185 (111,797)
#8. Calvin Harris f. Frank Ocean & Migos — “Slide” — 23,180 (760,785)
#9. Lil Uzi Vert – “XO Tour Llif3” – 20,281 (160,505)
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#10. Kendrick Lamar — “DNA.” — 19,740 (190,863)
