Tell us if this one sounds familiar: Pharrell Williams and "Happy" was the most downloaded song in America last week. Of course it does. Williams and his hit, the best selling track of 2014, have topped the Digital Downloads chart for eight straight weeks.
This week might indicate that Williams and his domination of the downloads chart may be near its end. "Happy" dropped under 300,000 downloads for the first time in that eight-week run (284,000 sold last week), marking a drop of 12 percent in sales. Compare that with the no. 2 song, "All of Me" by John Legend, which has held down the second spot for five weeks now, and has seen rises in sales for each of those week. Legend sold 228,000 downloads last week, leaving him "only" 56,000 behind Williams. That's doable, but it may be a few weeks before "Happy" falls.
Jason Derulo made a return to the no. 3 spot, although he's not in any spot to challenge Williams or Legend. "Talk Dirty" actually saw a slight drop in sales as it collected 156,000 downloads. Idina Menzel was the performer dropping back to replace "Talk Dirty," as her track from the Frozen soundtrack, "Let It Go" fell to 154,000 downloads this week.
Katy Perry stayed at no. 5 this week, but saw a 12 percent boost in sales for her single "Dark Horse," which came in just a hair short of 154,000 downloads. Aloe Blacc might want to contact Beats headphones for another commercial, as his "The Man" faced the biggest drop in downloads this week (16 percent). The song moved 106,000 units.
Lil Jon and DJ Snake held steady at no. 7, only experiencing a small drop in sales. The pair's hit "Turn Down For What" sold 96,000 downloads last week. The big winner for the week was Luke Bryan, whose track "Play It Again" rose 40 percent in sales, moving 88,000 downloads. The performer played the song at last weekend's ACM Awards. We'll see if he can keep sales up for next week. Had "This Is How We Roll" by Florida Georgia Line stuck around for another week, it would have been Bryan's second appearance on the list.
Bastille and The Chainsmokers round out the list, each dropping one place from last week. The former sold 85,000 copies and settled at no. 9. Meanwhile, "#Selfie" fell to no. 10 with 79,000 downloads moved.
