Taylor Swift "Blank Space" Ends 2014 Atop Hot 100 Above Mark Ronson, Sam Smith & Ed Sheeran [VIDEOS]

"Blank Space" easily took the No. 1 spot in the country again this week, according to Billboard. The single was pushed heavily atop the Digital Downloads chart thanks to Christmas iTunes gift cards, which surged the track to 503,000 copies downloaded. Add in some powerful radio play, and you got another hit on your hand.

Swift's reign atop the Hot 100 marks the 19th week in a row that women have crowned the Hot 100, thanks to the long-running Nos. 1 "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor and Swift's own "Shake It Off."

Major sales from Christmas gift cards helped move sales for most singles on the Hot 100 this week, including Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars's "Uptown Funk," which climbed one spot this week to No. 2. The single sold 432,000 copies and had a landmark 8.8 million streams this week, making a rise to No. 1 feel inevitable for the throwback anthem.

Beneath Swift and Ronson, Hozier's "Take Me to Church" fell to No. 3 this week after peaking at No. 2 for three weeks.

The top five singles are rounded out by Trainor. Her previous chart-topper "All About That Bass" rose from No. 10 to No. 5 this week. Coming about the previously unstoppable single was Trainor's second Title track, "Lips Are Movin'," which rose one spot to No. 4.

Familiar singles round out the Hot 100's top 10. Sam Smith's "I'm Not the Only One" maintained its No. 6 position this week, followed by Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" at No. 7, Maroon 5's "Animals" at No. 8 and Nick Jonas's "Jealous" at No. 10.

Sandwiched inbetween Maroon 5 and Jonas, Swift's "Shake It Off" returned to the top 10 this week, rising from No. 11 to No. 9.

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Taylor Swift, Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, Hozier, Meghan Trainor, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5, Nick Jonas