Over on the Digital Songs chart, Katy Perry's "Roar" holds at No. 1 for a fourth week, selling another 373,000 downloads (down 17%). Current Billboard magazine cover star Lorde flies 8-2 with her breakthrough single "Royals" as it moves 225,000 (up 34%).

Avicii's "Wake Me Up!" zooms 6-3 with 197,000 (up 12%), while Eminem's "Berzerk" slides 2-4 with 187,000 (down 48%) in its second week.

Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," featuring Pharrell and T.I., drops 3-5 with 168,000 (down 31%) while Lady Gaga's "Applause" falls 4-6 with 160,000 (down 25%). Perry and Lady Gaga both decline this week, following handsome gains a week ago in the wake of their performances on the MTV Video Music Awards (Aug. 25).

Jay Z's "Holy Grail," featuring Timberlake, is steady at No. 7 with 159,000 (down 7%), and Lana Del Rey & Cedric Gervais' "Summertime Sadness" rises 11-8 with 127,000 (though it's down by 2% in sales).

Drake's "Hold On, We're Going Home," featuring Majid Jordan, rises one slot to No. 9 with nearly 127,000 (down 10%), and Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" falls 5-10 with 116,000 (down 42%). The latter song will likely make a gain next week, following consumer reaction to its official music video, which premiered Sept. 9.

Digital track sales this past week totaled 22.3 million downloads, down 1% compared with last week (22.6 million) and down 4% stacked next to the comparable week of 2012 (23.3 million). Year-to-date track sales are at 910.3 million, down 3% compared with the same total at this point last year (939.6 million).

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Over on the Digital Songs chart, Katy Perry's "Roar" holds at No. 1 for a fourth week, selling another 373,000 downloads (down 17%). Current Billboard magazine cover star Lorde flies 8-2 with her breakthrough single "Royals" as it moves 225,000 (up 34%).

Avicii's "Wake Me Up!" zooms 6-3 with 197,000 (up 12%), while Eminem's "Berzerk" slides 2-4 with 187,000 (down 48%) in its second week.

Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," featuring Pharrell and T.I., drops 3-5 with 168,000 (down 31%) while Lady Gaga's "Applause" falls 4-6 with 160,000 (down 25%). Perry and Lady Gaga both decline this week, following handsome gains a week ago in the wake of their performances on the MTV Video Music Awards (Aug. 25).

Jay Z's "Holy Grail," featuring Timberlake, is steady at No. 7 with 159,000 (down 7%), and Lana Del Rey & Cedric Gervais' "Summertime Sadness" rises 11-8 with 127,000 (though it's down by 2% in sales).

Drake's "Hold On, We're Going Home," featuring Majid Jordan, rises one slot to No. 9 with nearly 127,000 (down 10%), and Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" falls 5-10 with 116,000 (down 42%). The latter song will likely make a gain next week, following consumer reaction to its official music video, which premiered Sept. 9.

373k Better than I predicted

116,000 for WB!

407,000 already

Buy Billboard magazine, the promo

Nice

1,770,000 for Roar. 2x next week

Katy.

Total = 1,770,000 copies.

Great numbers for Katy

Wrecking Ball slayage next week

Yass Lorde

omg Katy's going DOUBLE Platinum next week

#8

Katy

Miley

"Current Billboard magazine cover star Lorde flies 8-2 with her breakthrough single "Royals" as it moves 225,000 (up 34%)."

Proud of ha

Katy double platinum next week

Wrecking Ball coming for gold next week

Queen Katy