Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' Hits No. 1 On Hot 100
After two weeks at No. 2, the song rises to the top, dethroning Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse,' featuring Juicy J, after four weeks at the summit.
The "Happy" and "Horse" race to the top of the Hot 100 was close again this week. Last week, "Horse" won over "Happy" by a tight 5% overall points margin. This week, with "Happy" up by 26% and "Horse" up by 15%, the former crosses the finish line first with a similarly slim 4% lead.
Jason Derulo's "Talk Dirty," featuring 2 Chainz, logs a third week at No. 3 on the Hot 100.
John Legend leaps to his first Hot 100 top 10, as "All of Me" vaults 11-4.
Beyonce and featured artist/husband Jay Z hold at No. 5 with their No. 2-peaking "Drunk in Love."
In the second half of the Hot 100's top 10, Bastille's "Pompeii" rises 8-6 (a new peak) on the Hot 100 and leads Hot Rock Songs for a second week; Lorde's "Team" also reaches a new peak (9-7); A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera's "Say Something" falls to No. 8 from its No. 4 peak; OneRepublic's No. 2 hit "Counting Stars" descends 6-9; and Pitbull's former three-week No. 1 "Timber," featuring Ke$ha, slides 7-10.
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