We've been asking for it and we've finally gotten it...maybe: a shakeup on the Billboard Digital Downloads chart.
Just not at the top. Meghan Trainor and "All About That Bass" continued its streak at the top of the chart and Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" remains at no. 2. Not by much however. "Bass" saw a 20 percent drop in sales, finishing the week with 202,000 copies downloaded. "Shake It Off" dropped below 200,000 copies for the first time, settling with 188,000 copies sold. Here's where the new blood comes in.
If anyone's going to mess with Swift's spot at the top, it might as well be One Direction (and "I Knew You Were Trouble"(?) inspiration Harry Styles). The boy band debuted the new single from its forthcoming album, "Steal My Girl," which sold 186,000 copies and came in at no. 3. The question is whether it can gain steam next week. Stay tuned and find out. Carrie Underwood also released a new single, albeit it sold far fewer copies than Direction wrangled. "Something In The Water" sold 125,000 downloads and came in at no. 4.
One more surprise before we get back to last week's trends: Maroon 5 saw a huge jump for "Animals" (an 121 percent jump) thanks to both an appearance on Saturday Night Live and because of the song's new controversial video. The track sold 115,000 copies and took the no. 5 spot.
"Bang Bang"-the hit single from Ariana Grande, Jessie J and Nicki Minaj-had been stuck at no. 3 for six weeks...but now it's back to no. 6 (maybe for three weeks?). For now the track settles for 106,000 downloads. Iggy Azalea's "Black Widow" remains behind it at no. 7, having sold 89,000 copies.
Tove Lo's "Habits (Stay High)" had a rough second week, dropping 19 percent in sales and four spots to no. 8 while moving just 88,000 downloads. Jason Aldean had two tracks in the Top 10 last week but both fell out this week. However, his new single "Just Getting' Started" debuts at no. 9 with 86,000 downloads sold. Jason Derulo rounds out the Top 10 this week with his single "Trumpets," which moved 78,000 copies.
