Despite breaking all sorts of YouTube records, Tekashi 6ix9ine's back-from-prison smash "GOOBA" will not finish number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Instead, that honor went to the Ariana Grande featuring Justin Bieber track "Stuck With U."
6ix9ine is claiming Grande's label whipped out the credit card[s] to propel "Stuck With U" to the top.
[Instagram post not found]"You can buy number ones on Billboard," 6ix9ine said on IG. "Last Thursday, Ariana submitted 60,000 units last second. With an investigation, we found this. They purchased half of those [units] with six credit cards. We when asked where were those six credit cards linked to, Billboard said we can't disclose that information ... you got caught cheating red-handed. You can buy number ones."
In addition to accepting Grande's shady downloads, 6ix9ine claims Billboard also "disqualified" at least 20 million of "GOOBA"'s streams, and if they hadn't he would have still finished number one.
6ix9ine doesn't address why Doja Cat's and Nicki Minaj's track "Say So" was number two. Grande fans are accusing 6ix9ine of his own shady chart manipulation:
BILLBOARD ONLY COUNTED 30M STREAMS FOR 6IX9INE BECAUSE HE WAS USING BOTS pic.twitter.com/iRPnKdqf3g
— ARIANA SHADY FACTS (@spillaristea) May 18, 2020
In Hits Daily Double's accounting, "GOOBA" is number one, with "Stuck With You" down at number 6.
Update: Grande has played the woman card in response:
"To anybody that is displeased with their placement on the chart this week or who is spending their time racking their brain thinking of as many ways as they can to discredit hardworking women (and only the women for some reason.....), i ask u to take a moment to humble yourself. Be grateful you’re even here. that people want to listen to u at all. it’s a blessed position to be in."