We've gotten used to huge tracks such as Pharrell William's "Happy" and Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" topping the Digital Downloads chart for weeks on end but now we've had four different tracks on top for the last four weeks. This one may stick around however.
"All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor once again saw a significant boost in sales, this time enough to put the vocalist on top. Although the song's first two weeks saw rises above 60 percent, the 17 percent gain it got this week was good enough to bring in 197,000 downloads.
Last week's no. 1, "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, fell to no. 2 after a 39 percent decrease in downloads. The track moved 141,000 copies. As that track counts all three vocalists as the main performer, Minaj becomes the first act with two headlining songs in the Top 3 since Taylor Swift did so in 2012. "Anaconda," the track that gained so much attention for its album art, finally gets some recognition for its music as the track sold 141,000 downloads in its first week.
The next three spots are stagnant since last week. Sam Smith and "Stay With Me" stay at no. 4 with 123,000 downloads, MAGIC! and "Ride" stay at no. 5 with 122,000 downloads, and Jason Aldean's "Burnin' It Down" remains at no. 6 with 107,000 downloads. All three tracks saw overall drops in sales from the previous week.
Azalea sees a flip in her songs this week, although the spots remains the same. Her new single "Black Widow" saw an increase of 6 percent in sales as it moved 106,000 downloads and took the no. 7 spot. The aforementioned "Fancy" was no. 7 last week, so it replaced "Black Widow" at no. 8 this week. The summer's most downloaded song thus far moved another 98,000 copies this week.
Sia and "Chandelier" came in at no. 10 after selling 91,000 downloads, but this week's biggest dropper was Maroon 5. Not only did "Maps" drop from no. 3 to no. 9 with a 31 percent decrease in sales, second single "It Was Always You" fell off the chart altogether this week.
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