Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" Breaks First-Week Airplay Record

The single has the highest first-week plays total for a male artist in almost 20 years.

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Justin Bieber's new single, "Boyfriend," is sizing up to be a huge one for the 18-year-old Toronto native. It's estimated to move some 400,000 downloads in its first week and, oh right, it's already breaking records in radio land.

According to the Bieber Army, the song landed at number 20 on Billboard’s Mainstream Top 40 radio airplay chart this week. It was played a total of 3,961 times in its debut week on 129 of the 134 total reporting stations. This feat gives Bieber the highest first-week plays total for a male artist since the chart was implemented nearly 20 years ago.

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[via TheBieberArmy]

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