Hip Hop Single Sales This Week: Big Sean, ILOVEMAKONNEN, Nicki Minaj

by Jay Balfour

Big Sean has the #1 song on the chart and Nicki Minaj's new single jumps to #3.

Big Sean’s “I Don’t F**k With You” eclipsed Drake andILOVEMAKONNEN at #1 with last week’s sales, knocking the OVO collaboration down to #2 in the process. Meanwhile, Nicki Minaj pushed her own song farther down the list as her Skylar Greyfeaturing single climbed to #3 in its second week on the chart.

Meanwhile, Meek Mill and Boosie Badazz debut at #10 with their new single “FYM” as Eminem’s “Detroit Vs. Everybody” posse cut fell 34 spots to #43 after debuting at #9 last week.

Big Sean & E-40 Reach #1

After ten weeks on the Hip Hop/R&B singles chart, Big Sean & E-40’s “I Don’t F**k With You” finally reached the summit, knocking ILOVEMAKONNEN and Drake’s “Tuesday” to #2 in the process.

Big Sean’s latest single sold a total of 67,174 last week, bringing it close to the half a million total sold mark at 438,712. The final push to the top was helped by a four percent sales jump (as ILOVEMAKONNEN’s “Tuesday” sold 10% less than the week before as well).

Nicki Minaj’s “Bed Of Lies” Has A 265% Sales Spike

Leading up to their live performance of the song at the AMA’s on Sunday (November 23), Nicki Minaj and Skylar Grey’s new single “Bed Of Lies” jumped from #23 to #3 in the span of a single week. The single sold 265% more than its first week on the chart and managed to sell a total of 63,313 in just two weeks on the list.

Meek Mill & Boosie Badazz Debut At #10

Even though the track was released with Meek Mill still behind bars, the Philadelphia rapper’s collaboration with Boosie Badazz debuted at #10 on the singles chart in its first week of official retail availability. “FYM” sold a total of 23,274 units last week.

Top 10 R&B/Hip Hop Single Sales For Week Ending 11/23/2014

#1. Big Sean feat. E-40 - “I Don’t F**k With You” - 67,174 (438,712)

#2. ILOVEMAKONNEN feat. Drake - “Tuesday” - 61,941 (472,585)

#3. Nicki Minaj feat. Skylar Grey - “Bed Of Lies” - 49,692 (63,313)

#4. Iggy Azalea feat. M0 - “Beg For It” - 48,082 (183,394)

#5. Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne - “Only” - 42,016 (220,646)

#6.  Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora - “Black Widow” - 35,463 (1,927,797)

#7. Rae Sremmurd - “No Type” - 35,412 (249,466)

#8. Jeremih feat. YG - “Don’t Tell ‘Em” - 33,769 (1,252,175)

#9. Bobby Shmurda - “Hot Boy” - 26,455 (584,325)

#10. Meek Mill feat. Boosie Badazz - “FYM” - 23,274 (23,286)

Last Week's Sales