Pitbull's 'Give Me Everything' Powers to No. 1 on Hot 100
Pitbull unleashes his first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, to be released tomorrow (June 30) on Billboard.com, as "Give Me Everything," featuring Ne-Yo, AfroJack and Nayer, rises 2-1.
"Give" dips by 7% in digital sales to 187,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan, dropping 3-4 on Digital Songs. On Radio Songs, however, the track holds at No. 2 with a 6% uptick to 147 million in all-format audience, according to Nielsen BDS.
Pitbull claims his first Hot 100 leader seven years, two months and two weeks since first he first debuted, with "Culo," featuring Lil Jon, the week of April 24, 2004. The Miami rapper's journey to his first Hot 100 No. 1 is the longest for a solo male since Lil Wayne waited eight years, nine months and three weeks between his first chart visit in 1999 and the five-week topper "Lollipop," featuring Static Major, 2008.
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AfroJack and Nayer also celebrate their first trips to the Hot 100 summit, while Ne-Yo takes up his second residence in the chart's penthouse, after reigning with debut entry "So Sick" in 2006.
The coronation of "Give" ends a 19-week Hot 100 reign by lead female artists - the second-longest in the chart's history - as Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" drops to No. 2 after seven weeks on top (the longest stay at the Hot 100's apex this year). "Deep" increases by 3% in airplay to 158 million audience impressions, spending a fifth week atop Radio Songs, but slides by 9% in downloads to 170,000, and holding at No. 5 on Digital Songs.
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I've only had two hours of sleep but when I saw this article I freakin' lit up and did a fanboy squee that is reminiscent of when I saw Katy's Teenage Dream (single) jump to the summit last year.
I'm so happy!!!