13 Things to Know About the Billboard Charts This Week: #MannequinChallenge Helps Move 'Black Beatles' to No. 1 on Hot 100
Rae Sremmurd's "Black Beatles," featuring Gucci Mane, blasts 9-1 on the Billboard Hot 100, dethroning The Chainsmokers' "Closer," featuring Halsey, after 12 weeks on top. Meanwhile, Britney Spears' new "Slumber Party" remix, featuring Tinashe, jumped to No. 1 on the Billboard + Twitter Trending 140 real-time chart, Alicia Keys' new album Here debuts at No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" jumps to No. 1 on the LyricFind U.S. and Global Charts after his death at age 82.
Here are 13 things you need to know about the Billboard charts this week (dated Nov. 26):
1. Rae Sremmurd rockets from No. 9 to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Black Beatles," featuring Gucci Mane, the first Hot 100 leader for both acts. Click here to read the full article.
2. Leonard Cohen's signature song "Hallelujah" leads both the LyricFind U.S. and Global charts, as it debuts at No. 1 on each survey. Click here to read the full article.
3. Alicia Keys' first studio album in four years, Here, bows at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Click here to read the full article.
4. Bon Jovi is the top musical act in the U.S., re-entering the Billboard Artist 100 chart at No. 1, marking the famed rock band's first week at the summit. Click here to read the full article.
5. Cole Swindell's "Middle of a Memory" charges 2-1 in its 28th week on Billboard's Country Airplay chart. Click here to read the full article.
6. Britney Spears' "Slumber Party," featuring Tinashe, rocketed to the top of the Billboard + Twitter Trending 140 real-time chart thanks to buzz generated from the song’s music video release. Click here to read the full article.
7. Farruko gets his fourth No. 1 on the Latin Airplay chart, as "Chillax," featuring Ky-Mani Marley, flies 6-1 in its 20th charting frame. Click here to read the full article.
8. Disturbed notches its seventh No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart and fourth in a row, as "Open Your Eyes" rises 3-1. Click here to read the full article.
9. Olly Murs scores his fourth consecutive U.K. No. 1 album as 24 HRS enters at the top. He's now tied with One Direction for the most U.K. chart-topping albums among X Factor alumni. Click here to read the full article.
10. VaShawn Mitchell earns his first No. 1 on Top Gospel Albums with Secret Place: Live in South Africa. Click here to read the full article.
11. Childish Gambino debuts at No. 2 on the Billboard + Twitter Top Tracks chart with "Me and Your Mama." Click here to read the full article.
12. Mother Love Bone makes its first Billboard chart appearance since 1993, entering the Top Rock Albums chart (and other rankings) with new retrospective On Earth as It Is: The Complete Works. Click here to read the full article.
13. Hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest is heading for its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart in more than 20 years. Click here to read the full article.