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Originally posted by alexanderao
#5. Pharrell - “Happy” - 53,075 (5,974,437)
6X PLATINUM next week!!
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Good, then maybe it will die a rapid death. Nevertheless, the song will reach 6.5 to 6.8 million by the end of the year, break 7 million by next spring, and peak at around 7.5 million.
I know it seems so strange that I feel sales/downloads should make up a plurality (maybe even a majority) of the points on Billboard's Hot 100, but I am rooting for a song well behind Happy in Sales but way ahead in Airplay and a little ahead in in Streaming to overtake Pharrell for the Hot 100 Song of the Year.
"Dark Horse" received points very early in the chart year, while, "All Of Me" is ahead now. Both songs have amazing longevity, but I am afraid their leads in Airplay and Streaming are too small to overtake Pharrell, who for some strange reason is outselling not only "Dark Horse", but also "All Of Me" now.