I did say last week that songs usually had big climbs in On-Demand streaming on the album release week! I wasn't expecting Suit & Tie to go all the way to #1 though.
As 'Thrift Shop' returns for a fifth total week at No. 1, Pitbull and Christina Aguilera enter the top 10 and Bruno Mars and P!nk crown Radio Songs and Digital Songs, respectively...
1 Thrift Shop 234000 + 187000 + 251000 = 672000
2 Harlem Shake 114000 + 8000 + 533000 = 655000
3 Suit & Tie
4 When I Was Your Man
5 Stay
6 Just Give Me a Reason 241000 + 78000 + 75000 = 394000
7 Started from the Bottom
8 Feel This Moment 138000 + 105000 + 56000 = 299000
9 Love Me
10 I Knew You Were Trouble
All Rihanna has to do is release on Spotify and she has herself another number 1. Her sales are consistently strong, her airplay is rapidly increasing and she has strong video views. Especially with Shop, and Shake decreasing. Suit & Tie only rebounded because of release week. The battle will soon be between Bruno and Rihanna. So Rihanna has a great shot.
side note: what's up with all these songs that have words that start with the letter 'S'. Harlem Shake, Thrift Shop, Suit & Tie, Stay, and Scream & Shout. Remind's me of last year when the letter 'W' was pretty popular; We Are Young, We Found Love, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, What Makes You Beautiful and Where Have You Been.