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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Top 10 tracks

TOP 10 TRACKS OF THE WEEK: Not even Baauer could outsell Macklemore & Ryan Lewis in the latest weekly sales competition, as “Thrift Shop” broke 400k for the first time. Elsewhere, Rihanna enjoyed a 358% week-over-week Grammy bump, as did Bruno Mars (+36%), Justin Timberlake (+67%), The Lumineers (+31%) and Mumford & Sons (+70%).

1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “Thrift Shop” – 412k
2. Rihanna f/Mikky Ekko, “Stay” – 306k
3. Baauer, “Harlem Shake” – 262k
4. Bruno Mars, “When I Was Your Man” – 217k
5. Justin Timberlake f/Jay-Z, “Suit & Tie” – 210k
5. Taylor Swift, “I Knew You Were Trouble” – 158k
6. The Lumineers, “Ho Hey” – 192k
7. Mumford & Sons I Will Wait 177,496
8. Drake, “Started From the Bottom” – 168,055
9. Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors” – 163,094
10. will.i.am f/Britney Spears, “Scream & Shout” – 158k

The biggest debut by far was One Direction’s latest, “One Way or Another,” which moved 107k in its first week, putting the track at #16. (2/21a)

 
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