“Shake” easily debuted there thanks to a half million in sales and 50 million YouTube plays in its first week out, but its reign atop the chart was almost noticeably brief compared to other recent number ones. Magic!’s “Rude” spent six straight weeks there before “Shake” knocked it out, and Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX’s “Fancy” spent seven. Swift’s sworn enemy Katy Perry spent four weeks at No. 1 at the beginning of the year with “Dark Horse,” while Pharrell’s colossal “Happy” held the position for an impressive 10 weeks. Even John Legend’s milquetoast “All of Me” held the spot for a week longer than “Shake.”
... But Lady Gaga was arguably the biggest female pop star in the world when she released Artpop, before “Applause” stalled out at No. 4 and people started talking about her in the past tense.
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“Shake”‘s inability to dominate the top spot like Magic! or Iggy could mean that Swift’s seemingly iron grip on the pop world is starting to slip. Or it could just mean that the lead single from her upcoming album 1989 isn’t the strongest one on the record. But either way, getting outperformed by a Canadian reggae band isn’t a good look for someone who’s supposed to be unbeatable right now.
“Shake” easily debuted there thanks to a half million in sales and 50 million YouTube plays in its first week out, but its reign atop the chart was almost noticeably brief compared to other recent number ones.
The song was released like 3 weeks ago, maybe she'll hit #1 later again
She's still #1 on iTunes, like
“Shake”‘s inability to dominate the top spot like Magic! or Iggy could mean that Swift’s seemingly iron grip on the pop world is starting to slip.
Did an ATRLer write this? Because ATRL is the only place in the world I've ever seen anyone else argue that having a #1 single is evidence that you're slipping.
they must be #TeamKaty because I'm sure Taylor will go back to #1 in the next weeks 
