Country music may have put two performers on top of the Billboard 200 this week but unfortunately it can't claim the same for the Digital Downloads charts, as Taylor Swift has "officially" switched over to pop. However she's certainly brought her sales tendencies with her.
Swift became the first performer since...Taylor Swift...to feature two songs at the respective nos. 1 and 2 spots on the Digital Downloads chart. The first is her new song "Out of The Woods," which dropped last week. Although that drop didn't attract nearly as many downloads at its predecessor did, 196,000 downloads sold and the no. 1 spot can't feel bad. "Shake It Off" continues to stick around however and even saw a rise in sales thanks to the new attention for Swift. The track sold 178,000 copies.
Meghan Trainor has been in a clash for the no. 1 spot with Swift for more than two months now but it seems she'll have to settle with the latter's dominance. Still, "Shake It Off" sold 148,000 copies and remained at no. 3. That's a 12 percent drop from last week, but music fans will feel a tad better to know that's the most dramatic fall of the week.
Other songs, such as Maroon 5's "Animals"—which took no. 4—actually saw slight upticks this week. Maroon 5 sold 117,000 copies of its single, up 3 percent from last week. "Bang Bang"—the smash featuring Jessie J, Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande—also got a 2 percent raise and took the no. 5 spot with 96,000 downloads moved.
Tove Lo had the opposite economic impact, as her single "Habits (Stay High)" fell 3 percent and sold a few downloads less than "Bang Bang," landing her the no. 6 spot. Jason Derulo continues to rise slowly with his most recent single, "Trumpets," which sold 86,000 copies and placed at no. 7. Iggy Azalea hangs around with "Black Widow," which moves 73,000 copies and stays at no. 8.
Sam Smith makes his reemergence on the Digital Downloads chart a week after coming back to the Billboard 200. His single "I'm Not The Only One" jumps from no. 13 to no. 9 after moving 73,000 copies. Jeremih manages to hold the no. 10 spot for second week, falling to 72,000 downloads sold.
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