Chart Highlights: Avicii, Neon Trees, John Legend Enter Top 10

As expected,  Lorde's latest hit "Team" summits the CDS Music Chart Hot 50 for a third straight frame. The track holds at the summit courtesy of a nearly 5% hike in terms of overall points this week. That translates to a total of 99 spins this week (+5). That was just enough to secure the penthouse for another week, barely above the 97 points scored by the #2 ranking track. As noted multiple times, Lorde's "Royals" (her first top 10 single/entry) previously peaked at #8 on the CDS Music Chart Hot 50. It's also worth noting that "Team" topped the list in its 20th week on the chart. That would have tied for "Longest Climb to #1" if this event had happened back in 2013 (with Ellie Goulding's "Figure 8"), but OneRepublic's "Counting Stars" recently completed a 24 week journey to the top slot just a few weeks ago. Follow up single , "Glory and Gore" flies 89-56 on the extender chart, elevating over 50% in spins this week.

Katy Perry's "Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J)" holds at it's #2 high point for a third straight frame in its 32nd week on the chart. Two weeks ago, the track completed the second longest run to a peak position in my chart's history. Recently Krewella's "Live For the Night" took 32 weeks to reach it's peak position of #9 just over 2 months ago. It recently exited the Hot 50 just 2 months after reaching #9 (week #40). If "Horse" reaches #1 next week it will set the record for the longest climb to a peak, as well as set a new record for longest climb to #1.

Disclosure's breakout hit "Latch (feat. Sam Smith)" moves 6-3 on the tally. This week it elevates 12% from 82 to 92 spins. In the week prior, it jumped over 8%. The week before that it jumped approximately 65%. During this frame, it looked like the track could have been close to reaching #1, but that dream never came to fruition. It is possible that the track will reach #1 next week, given its 3 position rise this week.

Lady Gaga's "G.U.Y." slides 3-4 on this week's chart. It previously reached a new peak in week #14 (the track is currently in week #15). The track is Lady Gaga's 5th top 5 single to date. "Applause", "Do What U Want (feat. R. Kelly)" and "Venus" all peaked at #1, and "Mary Jane Holland" peaked at #3. Additionally, Gaga's other top 10s include: "MANiCURE" which peaked at #7 , "Sexxx Dreams" which reached #8 and "Aura" which previously stopped at #10. That's the most top 10 entries from the same album in history.

Shakira's "Empire" dips 4-5 this week. It recently spent a 4th and final non-consecutive week at #1. To date the track has spent 9 weeks within the top 5. It has collected about 450 points to date, suggesting that the track will end it's run with over 800 points in the bank. That should be a solid improvement over the final numbers for "Can't Remember to Forget You" (the singer's previous single) which started out strong but collapsed somewhat quickly. The latter track only spent 2 weeks within the top 3 (both at #3).

OneRepublic's "Counting Stars" slides to its lowest position since the final week of November 2013 by dropping 5-6. It had an incredible streak of 11 non-consecutive weeks at #2 and 2 consecutive weeks at #1. The track previously spent 20 straight weeks in the top 5, and logs a 23rd consecutive week in the top 10 during this frame. That's the longest run since Lady Gaga's 11 week leader "Applause" logged 26 consecutive weeks (1/2 a year) in the top 10 starting with the chart dated August 22nd (its debut week). "Applause" spent 23 of those 26 weeks in the top 5 and 19 of those in the top 3 (16 in the top 2). "Stars" on the other hand has spent 23 weeks in the top 10 (so far), 20 in the top 5, 15 in the top 3 and 13 in the top 2. At the rate it is dropping, it should close it's top 10 run with 27 weeks in the region, a new record.

John Legend's "All Of Me" bounds 11-7 on this week's tally, to a brand new peak in week #10. It gains heavily due to the large boost it saw in terms of radio airplay in the United States. Additionally, it benefits from the growth of its Tiësto Birthday Treatment Remix at US radio, and its inclusion on the CDS Music Chart playlist for the first time (previously only spins stemming from the original version of the song were counted toward the song's overall chart position). At this point, the track should be able to worm itself into at least the top 5 by the end of its run.

Avicii's "Hey Brother" storms into the upper region for the first time in its 2 month run, by bumping 12-8. The track becomes Avicii's 2nd top 10 single this week. "Wake Me Up (feat. Aloe Blacc)" previously reached as high as #6 back in 2013. It ended 2013 as the #44 best performing single of the year, and eventually closed with a total just south of 900 points, enough to close as the #40 best selling single of all time. "Hey Brother" has scored just under 150 points overall.

Neon Trees rocket 35-9 with "First Things First", gaining by over 170% in overall chart points. It grows from 32 points to 78 points, despite not being officially released as a single. The track benefits heavily from the release of the track's parent album Pop Psychology this past Tuesday to digital and physical retailers. At this point it has a good chance at reaching the top position of the chart at some point during its chart run.

To round out the upper tier, Clean Bandit's worldwide dance anthem "Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne)" dips 9-10, despite gaining in points. This week it grows due to a rapidly growing airplay presence on several US radio stations across the country. Expect this track to keep growing strong! If you haven't heard it (US listeners/readers might not have), this worldwide sensation is bringing people back to the dance floor.

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