Robin Thicke’s ‘Blurred Lines’ album cover

Is Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines (Ft. T.I. & Pharrell)” a classic that will stand the test of time? It’s too soon to make such an assumption but there is no denying that the song is a monster hit. In fact, it has secured the crooner a spot in the history books as he replaces none other than diva Mariah Carey.

“Blurred Lines” has remained atop the Billboard Hot 100 for a stunning 9th frame as the longest-running #1 by a male solo act since Flo Rida’s “Low (Ft. T-Pain)” in 2008. The song also garnered 219.8 million audience impressions this week, overshadowing the 212.2 million attracted by Carey’s “We Belong Together” in July 2005 and ranking it as the biggest radio hit by any artist since the launch of the Billboard Radio Songs chart in December 1990.

Additionally, “Blurred Lines” sold another 405,000 downloads this week for a new total of 4.27 million downloads. That achievement has positioned the song as the second best-selling single of the year to date, behind only Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop (Ft. Wanz) with 5.77 million.

Wait, the good news doesn’t end there for Thicke. His Blurred Lines album has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and exceeded all expectations with the highest opening figure of his career. The set sold an impressive 177,000 copies, besting the 137,000 moved by his previous fastest-seller, Something Else, in October 2008.

See the other leading releases in the top 10 of both Billboard 200 and the Billboard Hot 100 below:

Billboard 200

1. Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines – 177,000 (debut)

2. Five Finger Death Punch – The Wrong Side of Heaven & the Righteous Side of Hell: Volume 1 – 112,000 (debut)

3. Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail – 62,000 (total: 797,000)

4. Tech N9n3 – Something Else – 58,000 (debut)

5. Backstreet Boys - In a World Like This – 48,000 (debut)

6. Various Artists – Teen Beach Movie (soundtrack) – 47K (total: 129,000)

7. Emblem3 – Nothing to Lose – 46,000 (debut)

8. Selena Gomez – Stars Dance – 31,000 (total: 128,000)

9. Kidz Bop Kids – Kidz Bop 24 – 28,000 (total: 138,000)

10. Florida Georgia Line – Here’s to the Good Times – 28,000 (total: 945,000)

Billboard Hot 100

1. Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines (Ft. T.I. & Pharrell)”

2. Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”

3. Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive”

4. Daft Punk – “Get Lucky (Ft. Pharrell Williams)”

5. Jay-Z – “Holy Grail (Ft. Justin Timberlake)”

6. Anna Kendrick – “Cups (Pitch Perfect’s When I’m Gone)”

7. Bruno Mars – “Treasure”

8. Zedd – “Clarity (Ft. Foxes)”

9. Capital Cities – “Safe And Sound”

10. Maroon 5 – “Love Somebody”

Watch the video for Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” below:

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