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Billboard Hot 100 Singles (September 18-25, 2013)
Over on the Digital Songs chart, Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" soars from No. 10 to No. 1 with 477,000 downloads sold—the second-largest sales week of the year for a song. The track rises to the top with a 312% gain in the wake of its Sept. 9 music video premiere. Only one song this year has sold more in a week: Katy Perry's "Roar," which debuted at No. 1 with 557,000. This week, "Roar" slips from No. 1 to No. 2 with 331,000, down 11%.
Lorde's "Royals" is also pushed back one position, despite a sales gain of 17%. It falls 2-3 with 263,000. Avicii's "Wake Me Up!" is forced down as well, though it gains by 3%. It moves 3-4 with 202,000.
Lady Gaga's "Applause" rises 6-5 with 184,000 following the diva's performance of the track on ABC's "Good Morning America" (Sept. 9) and stopping by Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" (Sept. 11). Eminem's "Berzerk" slips 4-6 with 165,000 (down 12%). Jay Z's "Holy Grail," featuring Justin Timberlake, is steady at No. 7 with 146,000 (down 8%). Drake's "Hold On, We're Going Home," featuring Majid Jordan, rises one slot to No. 8 with 143,000 (up 13%).
Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," featuring Pharrell and T.I., descends four positions to No. 9 with 123,000 (down 27%). Rounding out the top 10 is Lana Del Rey & Cedric Gervais' "Summertime Sadness," moving 8-10 with 118,000 (down 7%).
Digital track sales this past week totaled 22.1 million downloads, down 1% compared with last week (22.3 million) and down 4% stacked next to the comparable week of 2012 (22.9 million). Year-to-date track sales are at 932.4 million, down 3% compared with the same total at this point last year (962.4 million).
http://www.billboard.com/biz/article...t-on-billboard
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