{"id":113398,"date":"2018-05-29T23:46:52","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T03:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=113398"},"modified":"2018-05-30T10:06:41","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T14:06:41","slug":"weezers-africa-cover-rockets-top-10-us-itunes-sales-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2018\/05\/29\/weezers-africa-cover-rockets-top-10-us-itunes-sales-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"Weezer&#8217;s &#8220;Africa&#8221; Cover Reaches #1 On US iTunes Sales Chart (Update)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Update:<\/b> The owner of the @weezerafrica Twitter account was evidently not the only fan interested in a Weezer cover of Toto&#8217;s &#8220;Africa.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The fan-demanded cover, which launched Tuesday, reached #1 on the US iTunes sales chart Wednesday morning.  It occupies that spot as of 10:05AM ET.<\/p>\n<p>Weezer&#8217;s version of the classic dethroned Shawn Mendes&#8217; &#8220;In My Blood,&#8221; which had ruled for the past few days.<br \/>\n====<\/p>\n<p>Responding to a long-standing request from fans (including the @weezerafrica Twitter account), Weezer finally released a cover of Toto&#8217;s &#8220;Africa.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The recording is, predictably, generating interest from the music market.<\/p>\n<p>Weezer&#8217;s &#8220;Africa&#8221; is #9 on the all-genre US iTunes sales chart as of press time at 11:40PM ET Tuesday.  It is #2 on the YouTube Trending Chart.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to a positive reaction from fans, the cover received a seal of approval from Toto.  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