Chart Highlights: "Timber" Hits Top 5

Lady Gaga holds at #1 with "Do What U Want (feat. R. Kelly)" sporting a noteworthy increase to 101 plays (+5). To date it has spent 4 non-consecutive weeks perched in the top position of the chart. The performance on SNL helped the song experience a boost, while the performance on the AMAs boosted  the song yet again. Lady Gaga just won 4 awards at this year's CDS Music Chart Awards.

"The Monster (feat. Rihanna)" by Eminem bounds 3-2 fueled by an increase to 91 spins (+5). It is Rihanna's 10th top 10 hit and could possibly be her 5th #1 single if it reaches the top position. It is also Eminem's best performing single (beating "Berzerk" in week #1). "Berzerk" reached #9 in its 10th week while "The Monster (feat. Rihanna)" opened at #8. This single just won the "Best Collaboration" award at the CDS Music Chart Awards, while "Berzerk" scooped "Best Rap Recording".

Lady Gaga's "Applause" slides 2-3. It experiences a 5 spin dip (83), to notch it's lowest recorded spin week in a 16 week run .To date the song has picked up near 800 points which puts it among the 20 best performers of the year. It will likely finish with a strong 980+ points by the end of the year (due to the added week of January 2nd, 2014 as part of the 2013 year) for a top 10 finish. It will likely reach 1300+ points by the end of its run.

Pitbull reaches the top 5 with "Timber (feat. Ke$ha)" as it flies 8-4. It had a particularly strong week and benefited heavily from the release of the music video, the performance of the song at the AMAs and the release of its parent album Meltdown EP. This easily beats all other Pitbull songs to grace the list and is behind only one Ke$ha song to reach the list (in terms of peak position). "Die Young" reached #3 around the same time last year .

Lady Gaga's "Venus" slides 4-5. It previously blasted 42-1 and quickly fell from the top of the chart. It slides to 78 spins this week. This is an incredible hold for the song which had a huge decline in week 3 and 4. It set multiple records including "Biggest Chart Move, "Biggest Jump to #1" (up 41 positions), and "Biggest Non-Opening Week Spins" beating "Applause" (106) and "Do What U Want (feat. R. Kelly)" (126).

OneRepublic inches 7-6 with "Counting Stars. It became the group's first ever top 10 smash. It tallies 76 spins this week. The outcome of the song is much better looking than the group's previous charting single "If I Lose Myself" which peaked at #42 and dropped from the list just a few weeks after hitting the list. The group just won "Band of the Year" at this year's CDS Music Chart Awards.

Vita Chambers falls 5-7 with former #3 peaking "What If?". It slides to 75 spins (-3) this week. Her previous singles "Masquerade" and "Fix You" reached #2 and #1 respectively. The song should ride its way to a 800+ point finish. Vita just won the "Best New Artist" award at the CDS Music Chart Awards.

Avicii moves 10-8 with "Wake Me Up (feat. Aloe Blacc)". It reached the top 10 in a very long 15 week span. Its most recent position pattern was 13-12-11-10. The song (which started off poorly) has built incredibly and moved up over 30 positions since debuting 15 weeks ago.

Avril Lavigne slides 6-9 with five time runner up song "Rock N Roll". It manages to score 70 spins (-4). The song's overall outcome is looking fairly good. To date it has banked near 900 points and has held very well. It will easily rank within the top 10 of the year based on its current patterns. It will also pass 1000 within the next month. To date it has spent 18 straight weeks in the top after a #13 opening. This is approaching the record for "Most Weeks in the Top 10" which is currently held by 2 different Rihanna songs.

Lady Gaga descends 9-10 with "Mary Jane Holland". The song's overall prospects are completely up in the air and it really depends whether or not it continues to drop down the list. It previously opened at #5 just two weeks ago as the chart's "Hot Shot Debut". It is Lady Gaga's biggest non #1 hit in terms of position.