Rae Sremmurd's 'Black Beatles' Is Now The No. 1 Song In The Country

By Isha Thorpe

November 14, 2016

Clap for them! Rae Sremmurd's "Black Beatles" is officially the number one song in the entire country. 

Thanks to all of the Mannequin Challenge videos that feature the catchy song, the track shot up to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts -- counting both sales and streams. It dethroned The Chainsmokers' "Closer."

The song was already climbing the charts last week because of all of the dope challenges that were going viral. But when one of the original Beatles Paul McCartney did it himself, that took the track to a whole new level. 

"You do what you want in this world, and people either love you or hate you for it," Rae Sremmurd's Swae Lee said to Billboard when he learned about the song's new milestone. "Thanks to everyone that stands behind us." Slim Jxmmi added, "Unlock the swag, shoutout to the fans that supported 'Black Beatles.'"

Keep winning. 

Love those Black Beatles #PaulMcCartney #MannequinChallenge #BlackBeatles #RaeSremmurd

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