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Who doesn't love hearing what their favorite artists are listening to? Throughout the first half of 2014, Billboard asked a handful of artists who they've been listening to this year. Here's what they had to say: -
Iggy Azalea, Charli XCX Maintain 'Fancy' Hot 100 Lead: Maroon 5's 'Maps' Lead Rockers to Top 10 [VIDEOS]
She's so "Fancy," but you already know that. Iggy Azalea alongside Charli XCX is dominating this summer with her hit single "Fancy." For the seventh week in a row, the lead The New Classic single has landed atop the Billboard Hot 100. -
Sam Smith Stays on Top with "Stay With Me," and 5 Seconds of Summer and Ariana Grande Debut Hot Tracks
This week was fairly stagnant atop the Digital Downloads charts, so we'll just get the Top 3 out of the way. Sam Smith spent a second week atop the charts with "Stay With Me," which sold 185,000 copes. Magic! and "Rude" stuck around at no. 2 with 180,000 downloads sold. Iggy Azalea also stayed at no. 3 with "Fancy," which sold 171,000 copies. -
Trey Songz Staves Off Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith; Robin Thicke Pulls Off Impressive Mathematical Accomplishment
Things have calmed down a little on the Billboard 200 after three straight weeks featuring new releases topping more than 150,000 in opening week sales. Trey Songz still managed to set a high bar with his new album Trigga, which sold 105,000 copies. -
Ed Sheeran 'x' Bests 5 Seconds Of Summer's Debut on UK Album Chart [VIDEOS]
Ed Sheeran can "multiply" his album successes in his homeland by two. After the "Sing" musician's new album x debuted at No. 1 in the UK last week with the fastest-moving numbers to date, he's now notched a second week atop the British album charts. -
Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea 'Problem' Lead UK Singles Chart with Streaming, Sales Combination
The No. 1 spot may have eluded Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea's "Problem" in the United States, but the lead single from the new album My Everything has debuted at the top of the charts in the U.K. -
Coldplay 'Ghost Stories' Leads UK Album Sales for 2014: Ellie Goulding, Sam Smith Sell High
It's been quite the spooky year for music in the United Kingdom. For the first half of 2014, Coldplay's chilling break up album Ghost Stories leads album sales overseas. -
Iggy Azalea is Super 'Fancy', No. 1 Spot on Hot 100 Breaks Female Rapper Record [VIDEOS]
Iggy Azalea is the female rapper who do dat... and by do dat we mean breaks Billboard Hot 100 chart records. This week, her Charli XCX-assisted single "Fancy" topped the U.S. charts for the sixth week in a row, setting the Australian musician up as the female rapper with the longest time at No. 1. -
Sam Smith Pulls An Iggy Azalea: Tops Digital Downloads Chart with 'Stay With Me,' Appears on Disclosure's 'Latch'
Sam Smith jumped three spots this week to take the Digital Downloads no. 1 spot, with his single "Stay With Me." -
Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith Prove British Man-Power on Top of Billboard 200
Who was ready to challenge the big sales of last week's releases from Lana Del Rey and Sam Smith? How about Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith? -
Iggy Azalea, Charli XCX Lead Another 'Fancy' Hot 100: Nico & Vinz, Sam Smith Break Top 5
2014 is turning out to have quite the "Fancy" summer. For the fifth week in a row, Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX's minimalist, sassy hit has topped the Billboard Hot 100. -
Magic! Makes Iggy Azalea and 'Fancy' Disappear from Digital Downloads Top 10
For the first time in seven weeks, the most downloaded song in the country doesn't feature Iggy Azalea. "Rude," the single from Magic! that's finally caught fire in the United States, only saw a 1 percent jump in sales from last week but that was enough to unseat the reigning "Fancy." The track sold 210,000 downloads.
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