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XXXTentacion’s “Sad!” Lands at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Following His Death

XXXTentacion's music spiked on streaming services after his fatal shooting in South Florida on June 18. That increased attention on the slain rapper's output is reflected in this week's Billboard Hot ...
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XXXTentacion’s No. 1 Hit Presents the Ultimate Music-Industry Test of the #MeToo Age

It’s the biggest leap to the top by a just-deceased artist ever. We don’t have that issue anymore. And the result—after a week of morbid curiosity coupled with genuine, rabid fandom—is a new Billboard ...
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XXXTentacion's song 'Sad!' tops Billboard Hot 100 chart after his death

LOS ANGELES -- A song by the late rapper XXXTentacion has topped the Billboard 100 chart a week after his death. The song "Sad!" moved from No. 52 to No. 1. That makes it the first posthumous No.1 ...
Sun Sentinel

XXXTentacion song ‘Sad!’ jumps to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 after his death

A week after his death, XXXTentacion has the top song in the country. The Broward County rapper’s single “Sad!” has risen from No. 52 to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the days since he was fatally ...
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XXXTentacion’s “Sad!” Surpasses 1 Billion Streams on Spotify

The late XXXTentacion's music continues to reach milestones. The South Florida rapper's popular track "Sad!" recently surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. "Sad!" was originally released on March 1, ...
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XXXTentacion Becomes First Lead Artist To Earn Posthumous #1 Single Since Notorious B.I.G.

XXXTentacion posthumously tops the Billboard Hot 100, as his single “Sad!” jumps from #52 to #1 for its first week atop the chart. The song, which had first peaked at #7 on March 31, reaches the ...