Following its opening-week sales of 557,000 last week, the sixth-largest digital total for a song in SoundScan history, "Roar" registers a not atypical backslide to a still lofty 392,000 (down 30%) and holds at No. 1 on Digital Songs. Its airplay, meanwhile, continues to build, as it rises 13-11 on Radio Songs (76 million, up 21%). On Streaming Songs, "Roar" regresses 4-5, although with a 24% increase to 4.7 million. It charges 12-4 with the top gain on On-Demand Songs (1.6 million, up 71%).
As forecast last week, "Roar" could still reach No. 1 on the Hot 100. Airplay, sales and streaming for "Lines" is eroding. As airplay and streaming for "Roar" rises (with its official video not yet released), strong sales going forward could still make it, to quote its lyrics, a champion on the Hot 100.
Despite its declines in airplay, sales and streaming, "Lines" manages to keep Perry's "Roar" out of the Hot 100 summit, with the latter song experiencing a second-week sales slide while gaining in airplay and streaming. ("Lines" and "Roar" are separated by a 13% difference in overall chart points, with "Lines" down by 8% and "Roar," 17%. Last week, "Lines" held just a 3% lead.)
What an exciting week ahead!
Unless it decreases like crazy
