Sugar Sweet, the second single from Mariah Carey’s forthcoming 16th studio album Here for it All (release date September 26), continues to make its way up multiple Billboard charts.
The song, which features Shenseea and Kehlani, is not doing as well as previous singles from Carey’s catalogue. As a matter of fact, it is yet to crack the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Sugar Sweet improves from #31 to #29 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart in its 4th week, while on Mainstream R&B/Hip Hop Airplay, the song remains at #22 for a second week.
The song debuts at #37 on Rhythmic Top 40 Airplay, while it peaked at #8 on Hot R&B Songs a week ago.
Outside of the US, Sugar Sweet rose to #17 in New Zealand while it stalled at #41 on the UK Singles chart.
Incidentally, it was 35 years ago this very week that Mariah’s debut single Vision of Love, completed a 4-week run at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song, which was eventually certified platinum in the United States, began a string of hits for Carey throughout the 1990s.
Just in case you didn’t know, Mariah Carey sang background vocals on Brenda K Starr’s 1988 hit ballad
I Still Believe. Starr, who was signed to Columbia Records at the time, introduced Mariah to the label’s boss Tommy Mottola, who later signed her, and became her husband.
And still on the Rhythmic Top 40 Airplay chart, Sean Paul’s Ginger spices things up in the #20 position, while global chart-topper Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix, slides down from #17 to #12. It spent two weeks at #1 on that chart.
Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix, which was certified gold in New Zealand last week for sales and streaming equivalent of 15,000 units, remains at #27 on Billboard’s Pop Songs chart. It continues to lead the US Afrobeats Songs chart for an uninterrupted 15th week, while inching down from #28 to #29 on Mainstream R&B/Hip Hop Airplay.
Over on R&B/Hip Hop Digital Song Sales, the song steps up from #12 to #8, having peaked at #3, and on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, it makes gains moving up from #23 to #21. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song dips from #65 to #72, where it peaked at #44.
Moving now to the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, Legend by Bob Marley & the Wailers spreads its dominance to 294 non-consecutive weeks in the #1 spot.
Best of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection by Shaggy is firm at #2, while Sean Paul’s Dutty Classics Collection re-enters at #3.
World on Fire by Stick Figure is #4, Greatest Hits by UB40 is steady at #5, Dutty Rock by Sean Paul is #6, while
Wisdom and Set in Stone by Stick Figure are #7 and #8.
Collection: 50th State of Mind by Fiji The Artist is at #9 and Welcome to Jamrock by Damian Marley remains at #10.
More Reggae/Funk it Up by Ammoye and Samora remains at #1 on the Rebel Vibez Top 10 Canadian Reggae chart. Pressure by Gisto is #2, while Ready or Not by Jurney Star is #3. Meds by Chizzy Bashment featuring Kris Gee holds the #4 spot and Glen Washington takes the #5 spot.
Left with a Broken Heart by Sampalue spends a second week at the top of the Foundation Radio Network (New York) Reggae chart.
A Woman’s Touch by Richie Stephens darts from #11 to #8, Jamaica Love (Fly Again) by Mojo Morgan makes moves from #13 to #10, while In Our Sight by Skip Marley debuts at #27.
Other new entries are I’ll Make it With Your Love by The Bonner Brothers (28) and Rasta Girl by Jango Thriller at #30.
Veteran singer Rod Spence takes over the #1 spot on the South Florida Reggae chart with Smile, while Cool Me Down by Courtney John steps up from #12 to #9, and Ride Cowboy Ride by Wesrock glides from #14 to #10.
Come Jesus Come by Sherell Rose Green (22), I Don’t Wanna Know by Winchester T (23), and How Dem Fi Fight Reggae Music by Sizzla and Bounty Killer (24) are new entries.
