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Rihanna’s “Work” Was New York’s Best-Selling Single; Many “ANTI” Tracks on Sales Chart

Based on sales during the January 29-February 4 tracking week, Rihanna’s “Work (featuring Drake)” slips to #3 on the Digital Songs chart. It sold 155,725 weekly US copies (for 281,830 total), while ZAYN’s “PILLOWTALK” and Drake’s “Summer Sixteen” moved 267,260 and 214,677, respectively.

It does, however, rank as the week’s #1 single in America’s #1 market.

According to Nielsen Music, “Work” led New York, NY with 27,740 US sales (+32%).

“Work” also bested its overall #3 ranking in Honolulu, HI (#2, 913, 62%) and Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands (#2, 423, +28%). It was least comparatively popular in Evansville, IN (#16, 115, -8%).

“Work” is one of many “ANTI” tracks to appear on this week’s Nielsen Digital Songs chart, which ranks America’s 200 best-selling digital singles. The others are as follows:

28) Needed Me – 28,781
40) Sex With Me – 22,541
51) Kiss It Better – 17,67
64) Consideration ft. SZA – 14,718
82) Love On The Brain – 13,035
105) Pose – 10,785
115) Same Ol’ Mistakes – 9,943
117) Desperado – 9,864
121) Yeah, I Said It – 9,544
144) Close To You – 7,902
149) Higher – 7,690
154) Woo – 7,492
198) Goodnight Gotham – 5,871

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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