Katy Perry ruled the Billboard digital singles roost again last week, as her recent smash "Roar" was the most downloaded song for the third time in a row. The week also featured a hot debut, plus an overall boost for Miley Cyrus, who now has two songs in the Top 10: "We Can't Stop" and "Wrecking Ball," her new single.
WHAT'S NEW
Eminem might not have had the traction to pass Katy Perry for the top spot, but the debut of his new single "Berzerk" sold 362,000 and placed no. 2. His last single, "Not Afraid," sold 372,000 during its first week in 2010.
STAYING PUT
Perry once again "stayed put" at the no. 1 spot, selling 448,000 downloads last week. "Roar" saw a spike in sales after Perry's VMA performance, bringing its three-week total to nearly 1.4 million downloads. It's not lonely at the top.
MOVING UP
We found it interesting last week how Lady Gaga saw a significant slip in downloads for "Applause" after a week, but she's sticking now, having moved up to no. 4 with 213,000 downloads. Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball" is in its second week, but got incomplete numbers during its debut after being out less than half the week. New numbers make it the biggest improver, jumping eight spots to no. 5. Drake's "Hold On, We're Going Home" made a comeback to the Top 10, grabbing the last spot.
HEADING DOWN
Robin Thicke lost downloads for the fourth straight week, but "Blurred Lines" has been on the Top 10 for so long, we doubt the no. 3 finish last week concerns him. Avicii's "Wake Me Up" and Jay Z's "Holy Grail" lost three spots, finishing at nos. 6 and 7 respectively. Lorde's "Royals" stayed strong for an up-and-comer, stalling its fall at no. 8. "We Can't Stop" dropped two spots to no. 9, but we're sure Miley doesn't mind now that she has two tracks in the Top 10.
