To the victor goes the spoils. Or, in the case of the nominees for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards, to the nominees go the spoils. Every one of the five tracks nominated for the Oscar—"Glory" by John Legend and Common, "Everything Is Awesome" by The Lonely Island and Tegan & Sara, "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" by Glen Campbell, "Grateful" performed by Rita Ora and "Lost Stars" performed by Adam Levine—all saw boosts in downloads following their nods last week, rising a total of 102 percent between them according to Billboard.
"Glory" was the biggest winner, even though it was perhaps the most well-known of the tracks beforehand. Selma has certainly been in the headlines recently, not only for its critical acclaim but also for the outrage incurred when its cast and director went unrecognized at these very nominations. The press did well for the song however, which saw an 158 percent increased in downloads. More than 27,000 people picked up "Glory" last week, getting it to no. 92 on the Hot 100.
Although "Glory" may have been the winner for overall sales, the song with the highest increase in overall sales was Campbell's "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from his documentary I'll Be Me, jumping up 211 percent over the last week. Granted, that still only adds up to just more than 1,000 total sales (but it's a great song and worth checking out).
"Grateful"—the track performed by Rita Ora and written by Diane Warren for the film Beyond The Lights—was in a similar position, having risen by 154 percent in sales (but failing to top 1,000 overall sales). "Lost Stars" and "Everything Is Awesome" had higher sales bases to begin with but still got slight boosts. "Stars" (by Gregg Alexander for Begin Again) jumped 17 percent to 5,000 in sales while "Awesome" rose 26 percent to 4,000 downloads.
