Ella Mai’s ‘Little Things’ Scores Top 10 Debut on Billboard’s R&B Digital Song Sales Chart
Songs from Ella Mai‘s surprise EP, 3, is seeing traction on multiple Billboard charts. In fact, all three tracks have debuted on Billboard.
The sentimental “Little Things” opens at No. 6 on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart, marking Mai’s ninth top 10 hit.
Here’s an overview of Ella Mai’s top 10 hits on Billboard’s R&B Digital Song Sales chart:
- “Boo’d Up,” No. 1 for eight weeks (2018)
- “Trip,” No. 1 for six weeks (2018)
- “Don’t Waste My Time,” Usher featuring Ella Mai, No. 2 peak (2019)
- “Whatchamacallit” featuring Chris Brown, No. 3 peak (2018)
- “Not Another Love Song,” No. 4 peak (2020)
- “Keeps On Fallin’,” Babyface & Ella Mai, No. 5 peak (2022)
- “Little Things,” No. 6 peak so far (2024)
- “Gut Feeling” featuring H.E.R., No. 8 peak (2018)
- “Everything” featuring John Legend, No. 10 peak (2018)
Elsewhere on Billboard, “Little Things” debuts at No. 15 on the Hot R&B Songs chart, which tracks the week’s most popular R&B songs, ranked by streaming activity, radio airplay audience impressions and sales data.
Further, the CeeLo Green-sampled “One Of These” appears at No. 20, and “Hearts On Deck” follows at No. 21 on the Hot R&B Songs chart. Mai now has 24 total entries on the chart, with seven top 10 hits and two No. 1s (“Boo’d Up” and “Trip“).
Ella Mai released her 3 EP on her 30th birthday (Nov. 3) as a treat to her fans who have been awaiting new music. “My 30th birthday gift to you all. 3 songs. november 3rd. one of my favourite numbers. i’ve missed you all, three times over,” Mai wrote in a social media post.
3 follows Mai’s 2022 sophomore album, Heart On My Sleeve. The album, which debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart, included features from Lucky Daye, Latto, and Roddy Ricch.
Mai returned in 2023 with a deluxe edition of Heart On My Sleeve, which included three bonus tracks: “2 O’Clock,” “This Is” and “Our Song.”
While Mai hasn’t announced a new album yet, press materials state her next chapter “captures her artistic growth with a cohesive theme of love and self-awareness, blending her signature R&B style with intimate, expressive songwriting.”
Listen to “Little Things” by Ella Mai below.