Top 10 tracks

TOP 10 TRACKS: It was one of those up-and-down weeks—album sales were up 3% (and 6% over the same week last year) while track sales were down a percentage point (and -4% vs. a year ago at this point). The slight singles slippage is manifested on the big board right from the top, as Katy Perry dropped 17% from last week’s ginormous 448k, though 373k ain’t anything to sneeze at, and Eminem experienced the inevitable second-week plummet from his sizzling 363k debut week (-48%). Likewise, Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” went down in its third week—but that was before her video hit with sledgehammer impact, so she’ll be right back. Two other young stars defied the overall trend, as Lorde steamrolled all the way to #2 from #8 with an adrenaline-pumping +34%, vaulting Avicii, who went #6-3 on a +12%. To borrow Chick Hearn’s coinage, both are high-fly acts.

1. Katy Perry, “Roar” – 373k
2. Lorde, “Royals” – 225k
3. Avicii, “Wake Me Up” – 197k
4. Eminem, “Berzerk” – 187k
5. Robin Thicke, “Blurred Lines” – 168k
6. Lady Gaga, “Applause” – 160k
7. Jay Z f/Justin Timberlake, “Holy Grail” – 159k
8. Lana Del Rey, “Summertime Sadness”
– 127k
9. Drake f/Majid Jordan, “Hold On, We're Going Home” – 127k
10. Miley Cyrus, “Wrecking Ball” – 116k

The highest-charting debut was Coldplay’s “Atlas” from Republic’s Hunger Games Pt. Dieu soundtrack, with nearly 45k, landing the epic ballad at #29. (9/12a)