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Last week we wept and gnashed our teeth at the long-running lack of diversity on the Digital Downloads charts and the music gods responded to our prayers. There were huge shifts of direction in this week's Top 10. -
SURPRISE: 'Happy' and Pharrell Williams Still on Top
WARNING: If you hate banality and environments where things never change, don't read the following summary of last week's Digital Downloads chart. The first five spots all remained exactly the same as last week. Exactly. The. Same. -
Pharrell Williams Still on Top for Digital Downloads
The lead-up to Easter weekend didn't bring much new music to the Digital Downloads charts, but it did greatly improve the sales of tracks by those who were already there. Nearly every performer in the Top 10 saw a boost in downloads. -
Frozen Sells Most Copies Yet, Topping Billboard 200 for 11th Week
It's finally warming up in our little corner of New York, but the album sales climate remains Frozen. -
Junk Mail: Jason Derulo's "Talk Dirty" Album Review Performed Via Email
Music Times writers share an office area of roughly 45 sq. ft, which makes having face-to-face conversations totally impossible. Junk Mail is these millenials attempt to discuss and review the week's hottest album releases... without needing to look at each other. This week: Ryan Book, Caitlin Carter, Joey DeGroot and Carolyn Menyes email back and forth about Jason Derulo's "Talk Dirty". -
Pharrell Williams and 'Happy' Continue Digital Downloads Domination
The slow sales that plagued the Billboard 200 this week didn't avoid the Digital Downloads chart either, although totals weren't nearly as painful for digital tracks. A new name came into play, but the top four tracks will be familiar to our readers. -
Pharrell Williams Still on Top, but John Legend Approacheth
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. -
'Happy' Tops Digital Downloads Chart for Seventh Week Running
The Billboard 200 was slow on sales last week, and the trend continues over on the Digital Downloads chart as well. There were no new tracks featured in the Top 10 last week, and of the returnees, only two managed to see an increase in downloads. -
Pharrell Williams Tops Digital Downloads Chart Sixth Straight Week
Much like the Billboard 200 chart, the top spots on the Digital Downloads chart continue to be dominated by familiar faces. -
Pharrell Williams and 'Happy' Continue to Dominate Digital Downloads Chart
The Billboard 200 didn't let a knew album get to its top place this week, so there's no reason why we should expect the Digital Downloads chart to do anything different. -
Pharrell Williams Doubles Downloads of No. 2 Spot on Digital Downloads Chart with 'Happy'
Two headlines dominate the Top 10 of this week's Billboard Digital Downloads chart. One involves Pharrell Williams domination of downloads, and the other is the emergence of two new tracks in the Top 10. -
Pharrell Williams and 'Happy' Dominate Digital Downloads Chart
The Billboard 200 was awash with debut albums this week, but things largely remained the same over on the Digital Downloads chart. Although every track in the Top 10 is the same as last week, there was some shuffling. -
Pharrell Williams and 'Happy' Top Digital Downloads Chart for Second Week
This week was pretty boring on the Digital Downloads charts, as the top five songs remained exactly the same as last week. Among those top five there was a huge divergence in those who gained versus those who lost however. -
Pharrell Williams 'Happy' to Top Digital Downloads Chart
Things are looking optimistic for America, as Pharrell Williams' track "Happy" rose to the top of the Billboard Digital Downloads chart last week (not that a song named "Sad" was ever at the top). Williams got a continued boost from radio play, Beats commercials, DVD sales of Despicable Me 2, The NBA All-Star Game...just about everything. The track jumped 31 percent in sales and moved 329,000. -
The Sales Potential of The 'One Direction Effect'
It's always great as a performer to get a huge act to collaborate with you, as it amplifies both attention and sales for your wares. One Direction is among a few acts that surpass basic stardom, and can maneuver its massive fan base into supporting other performers via simple social media interactions. Several acts have experienced what's being called the "One Direction" effect in the last year.
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