Almost four months after their "Watch the Throne" album bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the superstar set by Jay-Z and Kanye West yields its first Hot 100 top 10, as
"Ni**as in Paris" roars 15-8 with Digital Gainer honors. The track bounds 17-5 on Digital Songs (113,000, up 68%) after the duo performed it on the 16th annual "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show," broadcast Nov. 29 on CBS.
"Paris" remains at No. 11 for a second week on Radio Songs (75 million, up 8%) after reaching a highpoint of No. 9 two weeks ago. The audience sum is a new weekly best, as the song spends a sixth week at No. 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and continues its growth at mainstream top 40 radio, bulleting at No. 31 on the Pop Songs airplay chart.
With the jump, "Throne" generates its first Hot 100 top 10 after "H*A*M" (included on the album after its January release) reached No. 29; "Otis," featuring the late Otis Redding, rose to No. 12; and, "Who Gon Stop Me" peaked at No. 44. The set has sold 1.1 million copies.
As "Paris" climbs, Jay-Z nets his 18th Hot 100 top 10, passing Lil Wayne and Ludacris (17 each) for the most top 10s among rappers in the chart's archives. West tallies his 14th top 10 with the advance.
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