Originally posted by ToxDuris

They just added the singles downloaded from the preorders to the singles chart.

Originally posted by taylor__fan

If that it's true why didn't wrecking ball increased with bangerz pre-orders?
Bangerz is #8 when PRISM is #9

Originally posted by TheGeoKing

I mean if it's not an iTunes policy change then that is incredible how people around the world could all simultaneously purchase a 2 week old promo single and make it rise multiple positions with 40/50% increases within the time span of two hours and with no promo.

Originally posted by Alvajay

if it was really payola wouldn't they make her #1 like it makes no sense at all when people say it's payola

Originally posted by taylor__fan

Of course it's not payola, it's a glitch or it's real

Originally posted by Stunnah

Every single iTunes Store in the world certainly hasn't been hacked. It simply has to be real. The pre-order argument doesn't add up. Maybe people just like Katy?

Originally posted by Katy V.!

iTunes has been like this since yesterday, it stops updating and then we see the huge increases.
So last night's WoA and today's DH didn't happen THAT fast.

iTunes is probably working on its servers + this week releases are big (JT's album, Lorde, Katy + tons of others / regular traffic). She's still selling those copies and all these conspiracy theories are just stupid, just some technical difficulties. Not the first, not the last one.

Originally posted by Butters

Let's take a look at Japan

Dark Horse jumped 207 spots in Japan up to #20 in the past 8 hours even though it's 9 in the morning there.
Walking on Air is #7 although Roar never even cracked the top 10 there

It's true that people like Katy but a random spike like that is unheard of.

Originally posted by ChandlerBing

It was used in some Japanese commercial.