Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP 2 may have dropped off nearly 75 percent since last week (it still sold more than 200,000 copies), but that only meant good things for sales of his individual tracks this week.
SHADY'S BACK. BACK AGAIN.
Eminem and "The Monster" dominated the Digital Downloads charts when the single first dropped two weeks ago. Last week, however, the song dropped off to no. 4 due to the iTunes "complete my album" feature. Now that albums sales have cooled down a little, buyers are going back to Eminem's strictly-singles. "Monster" saw a 62 percent jump in downloads, moving 243,000 copies.
BIG NAMES DROPPING
Coming it at no. 3 doesn't exactly merit "dropping off," but considering Lorde's "Royals" success so far, it's still worth noting. The track had topped the chart for nearly two months before Eminem and Great Big World got in the way. "Royals" sold 158,000 downloads, placing at no. 3.
Avicii and Katy Perry are seeing more dramatic drop-offs in sales however. But then again, they've stuck around an awfully long time for a single. The Swedish producer stuck at no. 6 with "Wake Me Up!" selling 119,000 downloads, and the pop star dropped two places to no. 7 with "Roar," which moved 117,000 copies.
Miley Cyrus got plenty of mileage out of "Wrecking Ball," but it looks like the track is about to drop out of the Top 10 finally. The song came in at no. 10 with 105,000 downloads last week.
BIG NAMES RISING
OneRepublic's single "Counting Stars" had been a little wishy-washy in terms of downloads, but it looks like it's here to stay. The track reached no. 2, it's highest place yet, including a 7 percent boost in sales (163,000 downloads).
Pitbull and Kesha doubled their placement, with "Timber" moving from no. 8 to no. 4 this week. The single also increased sales by 20 percent, finishing with 144,000 downloads.
Imagine Dragon's second single isn't a desperate follow-up to "Radioactive," either. "Demons" moved from no. 10 to no. 5, selling 17 percent more downloads (129,000).
OTHERS
Passenger has been hanging around the back of the Top 10 for a few weeks now, and it doesn't seem to be moving forward or backward, dramatically at least. "Let Her Go" stayed fairly steady this week, selling 113,000 downloads and sticking at no. 8. The only debut this week, The Voice contestant Matthew Schuler singing Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," came in at no. 9 with 106,000 downloads.
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