DEAD at how despite the debuts of Problem and Stars, and the big rises of Fancy and Me and My Broken Heart, we STILL have only 7 songs selling 100k last week.
That's the 7th week this year to accomplish that dubious feat - which ties it with the last 4 years combined.
Overall weekly sales were also down 5% from last week and 9% from last year...
"Problem" features Azalea, who herself jumps from No. 6 to No. 2 with her own song, "Fancy," featuring Charli XCX. "Fancy" sold 222,000 downloads (up 104 percent)
3 by Britney Spears debuted at #1 with 255k and small airplay.
It obviously debuted in a week when sales were lower and the formula has been changed since then, giving streaming much more influence on chart placement.
It obviously debuted in a week when sales were lower and the formula has been changed since then, giving streaming much more influence on chart placement.
Top 10 debut weeks of the digital era:
636,000, Right Round
623,000, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
557,000, Roar
521,000, Boyfriend
493,000, Payphone
465,000, Boom Boom Pow
448,000, Born This Way
438,000, Problem
418,000, Crack A Bottle
416,000, I Knew You Were Trouble.
