Ella Mai‘s current focus track “Little Things” is making major moves on Billboard.
The devotional anthem rises from No. 6 to No. 1 on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart in its second week. It’s Mai’s third No. 1 on this chart and her first of the 2020s decade.
She previously topped the chart in 2018 with her smash hits “Boo’d Up” and “Trip,” which spent eight and six weeks at No. 1, respectively.
“Little Things” is the closing track on Mai’s three-track surprise EP, 3, which she released on her 30th birthday (Nov. 3). The mini project’s other tracks, “Hearts On Deck” and “One of These,” have also impacted Billboard this week.
The soulful “Hearts On Deck” debuts at No. 2 on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart, while “One of These” opens at No. 3. In other words, Mai currently occupies the first three spots on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart.
Elsewhere on Billboard, “Little Things” jumps from No. 15 to No. 7 on Hot R&B Songs, while “One Of These” claims the No. 15 spot (last week: No. 20) and “Hearts On Deck” climbs to No. 18 (last week: No. 21).
“Little Things” is looking to make an impact on the coveted Billboard Hot 100 chart — if sales, streaming and/or radio airplay activity continue to heighten.
The song has debuted at No. 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, which tracks the week’s most popular current songs across all genres below No. 100, ranked by streaming activity data, radio airplay impressions and sales data.
Mai’s 3 EP should hold over fans as they await her third album, which has yet to be officially announced. In 2022, the London native released her sophomore album, Heart On My Sleeve. The project was placed No. 10 on Rated R&B’s 30 Best R&B Albums of 2022 list.
“By sitting with her feelings, picking up wisdom from past musical loves, and factoring in astounding production, it becomes increasingly clear that Mai didn’t have a sophomore stumble,” wrote Antwane Folk.
