6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj suffer biggest ever fall for No 1 debut single as ‘Trollz’ drops 33 places in a week

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nicki Minaj and 6ix9ine’s song “Trollz” has suffered the biggest ever fall for a song to debut at No 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Just a week after the collaboration became only the 40th song to launch at the top spot in the US music chart, “Trollz” dropped 33 places to 34th position, with Chart Data reporting that this marked the biggest fall for a number one debut in the chart’s history. Many fans suggested that the trajectory of “Trollz”, which was a viral hit thanks to Minaj’s social media following, could be the new normal for tracks which received very little radio play, having sold the equivalent of 116,000 units, 36 million of which were streams, with only 1.2 million coming from radio. We make and break records.” In May, 6ix9ine, who also performs as Tekashi 6ix9ine, accused fellow singers Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande of purchasing thousands of copies of their single “Stuck With U” in order to beat his song “Gooba” to the top of the charts.