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BREAKING NEWS: Will we finally have a debut at #1 this year?
We'll have a huge battle for the top this week. Lorde's "Royals" is still gaining on the chart (last week it moved 3-2), but will it be strong enough to block Sky Ferreira's "You're Not The One"? If Sky makes this achievement, it will be the first song to debut at #1 since P!nk's "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)", which spent 4 weeks at summit. Just another song debuted at #1, Madonna's comeback single, "Give Me All Your Luvin'", featuring Nicki Minaj & M.I.A., which spent 2 weeks atop. But what debuting atop means? "Blow" was #18 in 2012's year-end chart, and "Luvin'" was #57, Will Sky be able to be different? The answer is "yes". First, the song is not a comeback song; second, it's a different kind of pop song; and third, P!nk and Madonna are two of my favorite artists. Sky has also never charted before.
What can block Sky of debuting at #1: the song is not available for download yet, and I'm only listening to this song on youtube. But we can't forget that last week's number one, AFI's "17 Crimes", was #1 for 3 weeks only with youtube streams. Also, Lorde released her debut album, "Pure Heroine", today, which can make me feel "Royals" more that "One".
More informations: Expect jumps for "All Night", "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" and "Roar" this week.
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