6ix9ine’s
‘FEFE’Debuts
6ix9ine’s “FEFE” (featuring
Nicki Minaj and Murda
Beatz) debuts at No. 3 on
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
The track is 6ix9ine’s
second top 10 — following
“Gummo,” a No. 5 hit in
December 2017 — and
producer Murda Beatz’s
first as an artist. For Minaj,
“FEFE” is her 28th top 10,
and she leaps ahead of
Beyoncé and Mariah
Carey (each with 27) for the
third-most top 10s among
women. Aretha Franklin
(52) leads all women, with
Janet Jackson (31) in
second place.
“FEFE” starts strong
due to its status as the
second-most-streamed
song in the United States
in the tracking week
ending July 26, according
to Nielsen Music, with
45.7 million clicks. It also
sold 24,000 downloads
in the same window, the
sixth-best showing among
all tracks.
Moreover, “FEFE” starts
at No. 4 on the Billboard
Hot 100, the first of two
new top 10s. Tyga’s “Taste”
(featuring Oset) also
enters the tier with a 13-10
climb as its weekly streams
rise 8 percent to cross
30 million. On Hot R&B/
Hip-Hop Songs, the track
holds at No. 9 for a second
week.
Elsewhere, Ciara earns
her fifth top 10 hit on the
Hot R&B Songs chart,
which launched in 2012, as
“Level Up” debuts at No. 7
after its first full week of
tracking. The tune, released
July 18, jumps 5-1 on R&B
Digital Song Sales (17,000
downloads) and starts at
No. 22 on R&B Streaming
Songs (5.2 million clicks).
“Up” coincided with the
singer’s Level Up Challenge,
which attracted celebrities
including Chris Pratt, Kelly
Clarkson and Serena
Williams. —Trevor AndersonData for week of 08.04.2018 Go to BILLBOARD.COM/BIZ for complete chart data^69