Thursday, August 28, 2008

T.I. MAKES HISTORY | BREAKS BILLBOARD RECORD


T.I. set the record for the biggest move on the BillBoard Hot 100 chart as his new joint Whatever U Like moved from the 71st spot to number 1. The previous record, 64th to number 1, was held by Maroon 5’s Makes Me Wonder. The single will also open at number 1 on the Hot Digital Songs charts as it sold 205,000 downloads, the best opening week ever by a rapper since records were started in 2003.

Whatever U Like is T.I.’s first number one spot on the charts and is currently doing well at radio as it moved from number 33 to the 20th spot on the Hot 100 Airplay chart plus moving from 13th to 8th on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.

In related news, the recently leaked track, SLU (Swagger Like Us) which features Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and Kanye West (who also produced the track) has since created huge buzz for the upcoming Paper Trail LP which hits shelves September 9th.