Taylor Swift absolutely dominated the Billboard 200 this week and she managed to top the Digital Downloads chart as well, although it took far less effort. "Blank Space" became the third track from 1989 to earn the "most downloaded" title (along with "Shake It Off" and "Out Of The Woods"), as the song moved 155,000 downloads, and that's not counting the nearly 1.3 million people who got the track along with the album.
Meghan Trainor has been on top of the Downloads chart with "All About That Bass" four times and Swift has been the only performer thus far to knock her off. The songstress settles at no. 2 this week, having sold 133,000 units of her hit single. Every track in the Top 10 this week that wasn't a debut saw a decrease in sales, including no. 3 "Animals" by Maroon 5, which sold 110,000 copies. Hozier and "Take Me To Church" fell the most, losing 20 percent of sales and falling form no. 2 to no. 4. The track's success (it sold 105,000 copies tis week) has been largely attributed to its appearance in a Beats headphones commercial with LeBron James. Tove Lo and "Habits (Stay High)" continued the downward sales trend, settling at no. 5 with 79,000 units moved.
Nicki Minaj makes a solid debut at no. 6 with her single "Only," which moved 76,000 copies in its first week. It helps that she's got assistance from Drake, Chris Brown and Lil Wayne on the single. Imagine Dragons dropped a new single of its own, "I Bet My Life," which took the no. 7 spot right behind Minaj while selling 74,000 copies.
Swift is back at no. 8 with another debut in the Top 10, as "Style" also sold around 74,000 colors. Jason Derulo took the fall for the new tracks on the list, as "Trumpets" falls to no. 9 after selling 72,000 downloads. Rounding off this week's Top 10 after a lengthy stay on the list is "Bang Bang," the single featuring Minaj, Jessie J and Ariana Grande—which may be making its last stand on the list with 71,000 downloads.
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