will she be the first non-new pop girl to be #1 since "Stronger"??

Airplay
15. RIHANNA – Diamonds: 74.737 (+ 1.017)
16. KE$HA – Die Young: 70.204 (+ 2.424) ▲

iTunes
#2 Die Young
#7 Diamonds

On-Demand
#27 Die Young
#35 Diamonds

Seems so.

Radio is paying him dust, however. It's not certain whether he'll go number one or not. I would very much like for him to, but OMN is outdoing him more than 2:1 in radio impressions, which is more than enough for them to be ahead.

OMN seems to have this week and next week on lock... If the digital gap can't widen any... The streaming gap is already shrinking.

2. Die Young

Now it's less likely we'll get a new single before the album.

That would've been too much tbh. It'll be at its peak in sales/radio just for the album's release (Xmas #1 for second time, anyone?). Second single at top of 2013.

do you think she has a chance to dethrone PSY on iTunes?

I know, I'm being unrealistic. I just hate Die Young.

I think she will. Looks like another #1 for her.

Well, I'd look at it this way. It's better that she doesn't officially rush out a single before album release so that she doesn't end up with a "You Da One" type situation.

Funny enough it grew on me a couple weeks ago.

From a label perspective, I would do a countdown for her (not with 4 songs like Taylor though). 2 would be sufficient for her, maybe 3.

They definitely shouldn't release another official single though. DY is doing exactly what it was designed to do.

Yeah, they did the countdown with Cannibal with "Sleazy," "Cannibal" and "Blow".

The impact, where is Born This Way on iTunes umichgrad?

839.

Back to top 5:

5 Fun. - Some Nights

Born This Way #839? Amazing

Now:

4 Fun. - Some Nights

Maroon 5 are at 0.6000 at the moment and decreasing. If Psy will be able to keep that lead for the whole next week, I think that he has that #1 in the bag. I still hope that he can do it before Ke$ha takes the top spot with 'Die Young'.

Psy still getting green updates and M5 red update , you can't give up Psy