Pharrell Williams doubles Digital Downloads of John Legend and Jason Derulo with 'Happy'

Two headlines dominate the Top 10 of this week's Billboard Digital Downloads chart. One involves Pharrell Williams' domination of downloads, and the other is the emergence of two new tracks in the Top 10.

We're going to start with Williams, as he's at no. 1 with his track "Happy." Last week we reported that the track was the first since "Blurred Lines" to sell more than 400,000 copies in back-to-back weeks. Make it three weeks because Williams moved another 490,000 downloads, thanks no doubt to his performance at The Grammys. His total more than doubled the second place track in the Top 10.

John Legend didn't do too bad at no. 2 however, as his "All of Me" still saw a 6 percent jump in sales, moving 210,000 units. He took the place of Jason Derulo, who fell to no. 3 with "Talk Dirty." The track dropped 10 percent, to 195,000 downloads.

Idina Menzel and "Let It Go" was among the biggest gainers on the chart, as it saw a 42 percent jump in sales (185,000 downloads) after the Frozen track won the Oscar for Best Original Song. The huge increase only boosted the track one place to no. 4 however. Katy Perry fell to no. 5 with "Dark Horse with 182,000 downloads.

There was a significant drop off in total sales following no. 5. Bastille and "Pompeii" stayed at no. 6, but sales dropped to 117,000. Other returnees that saw drops in sales after last week were Aloe Blacc and "The Man," which moved 108,000 downloads, and Lorde's "Team," which fell to 90,000 in sales. It was a 10 percent drop for both of those tracks.

Two new tracks cracked into the second half of the Top 10, but they'll probably see rises in the next few weeks. Coldplay released a new single "Magic" from its forthcoming album Ghost Stories. The track debuted with 114,000 downloads. The Chainsmokers was the biggest jumper of the week, as its hit "#Selfie" continues to go viral. The track jumped from no. 20 to no. 10 with 88,000 downloads (a 64 percent jump). Let's see if they can keep that pace up heading into next week.

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Pharrell Williams, John Legend, Jason Derulo, Idina Menzel, Katy Perry, Bastille, Coldplay, Aloe Blacc, Lorde, The Chainsmokers
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