2024 was not the best year for hip hop so far, so Eminem is back to show how it’s done.
Overall, only six songs sold over 500 units in one week this year. We are talking across all genres, not just hip hop. These genres are, more specifically, girl pop, country, hip hop, and a genre-bending TikTok sensation, for lack of a better word.
“Houdini”, with 534,000 units sold in its first week, is the third song on this ranking, right behind two Post Malone collaborations (with Taylor Swift and with Morgan Wallen). It is rated above “Million Dollar Baby” and “Please Please Please”. Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” closes the list with 510,000 units moved in one week. That’s it. No other songs managed to sell over half a million units in a week since the beginning of 2024.
1. Taylor Swift — “Fortnight” (feat. Post Malone) 755 thousand
2. Post Malone & Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help” 633 thousand
3. Eminem — “Houdini” 534 thousand
4. Tommy Richman — “Million Dollar Baby” 534 thousand
5. Sabrina Carpenter — “Please Please Please” 520 thousand
6. Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us” 510 thousand
