MAGIC! may be keeping things "Rude" at the very tippy top of the Billboard Hot 100, but two new summer singles launched into the Top 10 this week, shaking up the charts for the first time in a while. As expected, the firey new single from super-trio Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj "Bang Bang" debuted near the top and body positive newcomer Meghan Trainor also made her way into the top of the pop charts with "All About That Bass."
For the fourth month in a row, Canadian pop reggae band MAGIC! is holding the No. 1 position on the Hot 100 with its breakthrough single "Rude." According to Billboard The band's month-long achievement comes largely thanks to a big radio push, with a chart-topping 169.2 million audience impressions. The radio push largely helped "Rude," because the sales of the song slipped 13 percent, leaving the band with just 134,000 digital downloads this week.
The formerly unstoppable single "Fancy" from Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX continues its chart decline this week as it swaps places with Sam Smith's "Stay With Me..." the former sliding to No. 3 as Smith rises to the second place chart spot.
Smith's rise comes thanks to 163 million radio impressions as well as a decent digital sales showing of 138,000. "Stay With Me" really shines thanks to its On-Demand streaming numbers, where Smith arrives at No. 1 with 3.2 million plays.
Beneath Smith and Azalea lies two stagnant singles, Nico & Vinz's "Am I Wrong" and Ariana Grande's "Problem," which sit at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively.
Grande is featured in the No. 6 spot as well, alongside Jessie J and Nicki Minaj as the smash hit "Bang Bang" debuts with 2014's highest slot to date. "Bang Bang" arrives on the charts in the sixth spot thanks to massive sales numbers. The track debuted at No. 1 on the Digital Downloads chart, with 230,000 copies sold. The song has yet to properly crack radio, but it's riding high on the power of streams, with 3 million plays.
"Bang Bang" isn't the only new single in the Top 10 this week... as previously mentioned pop newcomer Meghan Trainor's single "All About That Bass" rose to No. 8 this week thanks to the massive buzz around the body positive track. With a message about loving yourself regardless of your size, "All About That Bass" moved 169,000 copies this week (with a No. 2 spot on the Digital Downloads chart) and 8.2 million streams, with plenty of those coming from the pink and fun themed music video.
Between "Bang Bang" and "All About That Bass," Maroon 5's lead V single "Maps" slips one spot to No. 7.
The top of the charts is then rounded out by two familiar pop smashes: Sia's "Chandelier" at No. 9 and Disclosure's Sam Smith featuring single "Latch."
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