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Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé's "Perfect" could top next week's Billboard Hot 100 (dated Dec. 23), fueled most heavily by a hefty first full week of sales for its new duet version.

 

"Perfect" was first released as a solo song by Sheeran on his album ÷ (Divide), which debuted atop the Billboard 200 dated March 25. Last Thursday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. ET, the new duet version was released, hours before the end of the sales and streaming tracking week. In the tracking week ending tonight, Dec. 7, the song should sell 160,000 or more downloads, according to preliminary data. Such a sum could be enough to propel "Perfect" past "Rockstar" and crown the Hot 100.

 

For chart purposes, both versions of "Perfect" will contribute to the song's singular listing on the Hot 100. Additionally, following the first full week of tracking for the duet version, which could account for two-thirds of the song's sales in the week, Beyoncé will be added on the Hot 100 as a credited artist on "Perfect."

 

Meanwhile, If "Perfect" tops the Hot 100, Sheeran would score his second leader on the list, after Divide lead single "Shape of You" debuted atop the chart dated Jan. 28 and reigned for 12 weeks.

 

Beyoncé would earn her sixth Hot 100 No. 1 as a soloist (in addition to four as a member of Destiny's Child) and her first in nine years, since "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" ruled for four weeks beginning Dec. 13, 2008. Since then, she rose as high as No. 2 with "Drunk in Love," featuring her husband, JAY-Z, in 2014.

 

Beyonce would also tally her third top 15 hit since October; she was similarly added to J Balvin and Willy William's "Mi Gente," helping the song soar to No. 3 in October, and is featured on Eminem's "Walk on Water," which debuted at its No. 14 peak on the Dec. 2-dated chart.

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8061807/ed-sheeran-beyonce-perfect-billboard-hot-100-projection

Edited December 7, 20178 yr by istan4badgalriri

Beyoncé would earn her sixth Hot 100 No. 1 as a soloist (in addition to four as a member of Destiny's Child) and her first in nine years, since "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" ruled for four weeks beginning Dec. 13, 2008. Since then, she rose as high as No. 2 with "Drunk in Love," featuring her husband in 2014.

 

We love a legend

 

Beyoncé's 10th #1. 

 

"If"

 

 

Get it Bey  

The way ATRL stays trying to erase the DC part of Bey's career but Billboard says NO and always mentions them

 

it will. She won

 

Congrats Ed!

Poor Camila..

I'm happy for Bey, but I still despise the song.

1 minute ago, aaronsmithjune1 said:

"If"

 

 

They need to hurry up with this chart, let Bey catch wind of this and pull her name off the song 

 

It will be her 10th 

Billboard stays crediting DC with Beyoncé but atrl will swear that it she doesn't have claim to those #1s 

 

Anyways get that 6th solo #1 and 10th #1 as a musical act 

Congrats Bey very smart move for your 6th #1.

 

It’s like she reads atrl to shut up the haters  

 

I can predict another number one around Coachella with another smash collab.

Edited December 7, 20178 yr by Trent W

Congratulations Ed and Beyoncé 

Her 10th no.1 

 

Congrats Bey & Ed!

Edited December 7, 20178 yr by QueenBeyoncé

20 years into her career and still notching #1s ????????  i was told Bey was irrelevant on the charts tho ????  what’s tea , girls ????

10 #1s. A legend

 

I've been waiting for this for years

Was Havana going #1 this week?

23 minutes ago, Rei said:

Congrats Ed!

 

Now I want her to scalp EVERYONE with a solo single in March/April. 

 Congrats to Beyoncé.  it's always good when a veteran is still reaching these heights.

42 minutes ago, istan4badgalriri said:

160,000

Is this combined or? 

Edited December 7, 20178 yr by QueenBeyoncé