In terms of overall Hot 100 chart points, "Timber" narrowly claims the top rung over "Horse," finishing first by a mere 2% margin.
"Lines" and "Roar," in fact, are separated by just a 3.3% difference in overall chart points.
While it reigns for a second frame, "Ball" deflates by 50% in overall Hot 100 chart points. As Perry's "Roar" (2-2) is down by 8%, the songs are separated by just 2% in points.
The Hot 100 race between "Royals" and "Roar" wasn't as close as last week, when their respective points totals were separated by a less than 1% margin.
What clinches its sustained residence in the Hot 100's penthouse this week, however, is a now-rarely-influential chart component: physical singles sales. That sales sum is enough to keep "Born" at the Hot 100's apex in a close race with the runner-up, Katy Perry's "E.T.," featuring Kanye West, which pushes 3-2.
"S&M" displaces Katy Perry's "E.T.," featuring Kanye West (No. 2), after three weeks atop the Hot 100. [~2%* difference.]
"Deep" pushes Katy Perry's "E.T.," featuring Kanye West, to No. 2 on the Hot 100, after five weeks on top. [~3.5%* difference.]
Firework v. Grenade probably had some close weeks.
Love This Way You Lie v. Teenage Dream [0.5%* Katy lead without streaming which accounting for almost nothing at the time.]
What other close weeks do we know of where Katy was gypped?
Possible scenarios:
1.Katy never gets a Grammy
2. Katy keeps getting noms
3.Grammys are waiting for her to break the record for most noms without wins and finally lets her have her Grammy
Katy's base is always dead.
