Iggy Azalea was the basis for a controversial headline from Forbes magazine this week ("Hip Hop is Run By A White, Blonde, Australian Woman"). That might be a totally inaccurate statement, but she is running the Digital Downloads charts at the moment.
Azalea is a guest on Ariana Grande's "Problem," which has remained in the top spot for the third straight week after selling another 248,000 downloads (an increase from last week). Azalea's own track, "Fancy," is gaining ground rapidly however. The single rose in sales by 8 percent, totaling 234,000 downloads, well within striking range of the top spot. Stay tuned for next week.
The next two spots go to some usual suspects, albeit with a twist: John Legend and "All of Me" and Pharrell Williams' "Happy" came in at nos. 3 and 4 respectively, which is the reverse of last week. "All of Me" logged 158,000 downloads and Happy got "130,000" hits. Williams shouldn't worry however: "Happy" is still easily the bestselling single of 2014.
Lil Jon and DJ Snake remained at no. 5 with the philosophical query that is "Turn Down For What," which sold 121,000 downloads. Nico & Vinz were the biggest gainers on the chart this week, as rising single "Am I Wrong" sold 115,000 downloads, a 23 percent rise from last week (and a two-spot jump).
That song's dramatic jump in sales bumped two songs down on the list, although both saw increased numbers. No. 7 was Michael Jackson, who sold 110,000 copies of his single "Love Never Felt So Good" with help from Justin Timberlake. Jason Derulo makes his first appearance on this week's Top 10 with "Wiggle," which sold 109,000 downloads.
The only debut on this week's chart comes from 5 Seconds of Summer, who place at no. 9 with "Don't Stop," which sold 91,000 downloads in its first week. As mentioned before, Derulo makes a second appearance as his "Talk Dirty" remains at no. 10 for the second week, moving 85,000 downloads.
This week was excellent for digital downloads as only two of the tracks in this week's Top 10 saw drops in sales: "Happy" and "Turn Down For What."
