Billboard200 and US Digital Songs Charts (week ending January 26th, 2014)

Grammy nominees album debuts at #2 selling much more than predicted 40.000 copies. A Great Big World debuts at #4 with "Is There Anybody Out There?". On digital songs, Katy Perry holds strong at #1, while Jason Derulo and Pharrell Williams shoot up to #2 and #3.

EU Airplay (20/01/14 - 26/01/14)

Avicii is on top of EU airplay with his latest single "Hey Brother" with almost 700m impact. Pharrell Williams is getting closer to the top spot, tho, with a healthy 11% increase in impacts. Shakira/Rihanna collaboration "Can't Remember To Forget You" is percentage wise biggest gainer of the week with 97% increase of plays and 35% increase in impact.

US Airplay Update (25/01/14 - 31/01/14)

Check out the latest update on US radio airplay.

Swedish music industry is 5% up in 2013

Sweden music industry scores a 5% growth in 2013 with total revenue of 991.2m SEK (around 154m dollars). Just like in Norway, streaming services are the biggest part of total revenue in Sweden as well. Streaming services grew by more than 30% and generated 705.9m SEK (106m $) which means they represent 71.2% of the total music industry revenue and 95.6% of total digital revenue.

UK Airplay (20/01/14 - 26/01/14)

Pharrell Williams may have dropped to #2 on Official UK Charts but he still rules UK radio with big lead in both, plays and impact over Avicii, who is #2 with "Hey Brother". Biggest seller of last week, Clean Bandit is #4 on radio airplay and the future sales for A Great Big World collaboration with Christina Aguilera seem certain after "Say Something" shoots up radio play with 133% increase in number of plays and 1163% in impact.

UK Singles and Album Sales (19/01/14 - 25/01/14)

Clean Bandit claims his first UK's single #1 with "Rather Be", a collaboration with talented Jess Glynne. The Vamps enter at #3 with their new single "Wild Heart" and Neon Jungle are a new entry at #4. Ellie Goulding returns to #1 on albums section with "Halcyon" and pushes Bruce Springsteen to #2. Beyonce is #3 and new entry from Sophie Ellis-Bextor "Wanderlust" debuts at #4.

Australia: Streaming services causing digital sales drop

The Music Network reports that Australian digital market has suffered a significant decline right at the beginning of 2014. Since this time last year, Australian market has been under the influence of streaming services and with the latest launch of Beats streaming service the effect is visible.

German market scores growth in 2013

German music industry scored an increase in music market revenue in 2013. Data for 2013 show a modest 1% growth on year-on-year basis. Total revenue from digital and physical sales and streaming in 2013 was 1.45 billion euros ( 1.96 billion dollars).

Streams and downloads dominate Norway's growth

IFPI reports that Norwegian music market revenue has increased by 11% in 2013. Total revenue in 2013 in Norway was 603 million NOK (around 98 million dollars*) compared to 545 million NOK (around 88 million dollars*) in 2012.

Street Pulse (Tuesday, January 21st, 2014)

StreetPulse charts are based on total sales on the first day of release, Tuesday. Click 'read more' for complete top50.

Digital sales rising, physicals declining in Canada

Canadian music market scores positive results in digital sales area on year-on-year comparison. Digital singles scored 116.1 million sales in 2013 which is a 2% increase comparing to 2012, when sales were 114.3 million.

February 1, 2014

US Airplay Update (25/01/14 - 31/01/14)

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Position/Artist/Song
Audience
1. OneRepublic - Counting Stars
 190.298 (- 0.147)
2. Pitbull - Timber (feat. Ke$ha)
 169.992 (- 0.503)
3. Eminem - The Monster (feat. Rihanna)
 155.013 (- 2.555)
HOT4. Katy Perry - Dark Horse
 148.378 (+ 3.414)
HOT5. Lorde - Team
 127.614 (+ 2.588)
6. Ellie Goulding - Burn
 127.605 (+ 1.042)
7. One Direction - Story Of My Life
 119.124 (+ 1.180)
8. Passenger - Let Her Go
 116.590 (+ 1.034)
9. Avicii - Wake Me Up
 113.397 (- 0.966)
10. Lorde - Royals
 112.733 (- 1.425)
11. A Great Big World - Say Something (with C. Aguilera)
 112.292 (+ 1.363)
12. Imagine Dragons - Demons
 103.436 (- 1.683)
13. Bastille - Pompeii
 94.172 (+ 1.620)
14. Zedd - Stay The Night (feat. H. Williams)
 89.573 (- 1.422)
15. Beyoncé - Drunk In Love (feat. Jay Z)
 82.253 (+ 1.486)
16. Drake - Hold On We're, Going Home
 81.721 (- 1.231)
17. Kid Ink - Show Me (feat. Chris Brown)
 75.117 (+ 0.756)
18. Lady Gaga - Do What U Want (feat. R. Kelly)
 69.091 (- 3.178)
19. Luke Bryan - Drink A Beer
 68.860 (+ 0.255)
20. Katy Perry - Roar
 68.278 (- 0.992)

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January 31, 2014

US Airplay Update (24/01/14 - 30/01/14)

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Position/Artist/Song
Audience
1. Onerepublic – Counting Stars
 190.445 (- 0.169)
2. Pitbull – Timber (Feat. Ke$Ha)
 170.505 (- 0.301)
3. Eminem – The Monster (Feat. Rihanna)
 157.568 (- 2.884)
HOT4. Katy Perry – Dark Horse
 144.964 (+ 4.300)
5. Ellie Goulding – Burn
 126.563 (+ 1.042)
HOT6. Lorde – Team
 125.026 (+ 3.254)
7. One Direction – Story Of My Life
 117.944 (+ 1.523)
8. Passenger – Let Her Go
 115.556 (+ 0.042)
9. Avicii – Wake Me Up
 114.363 (- 0.199)
10. Lorde – Royals
 114.158 (- 0.095)
11. A Great Big World – Say Something (With C. Aguilera)
 110.929 (+ 1.280)
12. Imagine Dragons – Demons
 105.119 (- 1.295)
HOT13. Bastille – Pompeii
 92.552 (+ 2.458)
14. Zedd – Stay The Night (Feat. H. Williams)
 90.995 (- 1.042)
15. Drake – Hold On We’re, Going Home
 82.952 (- 0.028)
16. Beyoncé – Drunk In Love (Feat. Jay Z)
 80.767 (+ 2.518)
17. Kid Ink – Show Me (Feat. Chris Brown)
 74.361 (+ 1.258)
18. Lady Gaga – Do What U Want (Feat. R. Kelly)
 72.269 (- 2.949)
19. Katy Perry – Roar
 69.270 (+ 0.298)
20. Luke Bryan – Drink A Beer
 68.605 (+ 0.597)

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January 30, 2014

US Airplay Update (23/01/14 - 29/01/14)

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Position/Artist/Song
Audience
1. OneRepublic – Counting Stars
 190.614 (- 0.916)
2. Pitbull – Timber (feat. Ke$Ha)
 170.806 (- 0.221)
3. Eminem – The Monster (feat. Rihanna)
 160.452 (- 2.785)
HOT4. Katy Perry – Dark Horse
 140.664 (+ 4.521)
5. Ellie Goulding – Burn
 125.521 (+ 0.819)
HOT6. Lorde – Team
 121.772 (+ 3.281)
7. One Direction – Story Of My Life
 116.421 (+ 0.775)
8. Passenger – Let Her Go
 115.514 (- 0.198)
9. Avicii – Wake Me Up
 114.562 (- 0.842)
10. Lorde – Royals
 114.253 (- 1.748)
11. A Great Big World – Say Something (with C. Aguilera)
 109.649 (+ 0.879)
12. Imagine Dragons – Demons
 106.414 (- 2.022)
13. Zedd – Stay The Night (feat. H. Williams)
 92.037 (- 1.561)
14. Bastille – Pompeii
 90.094 (+ 1.849)
15. Drake – Hold On We’re, Going Home
 82.980 (- 1.801)
16. Beyoncé – Drunk In Love (feat. Jay Z)
 78.249 (+ 1.094)
17. Lady Gaga – Do What U Want (feat. R. Kelly)
 75.218 (- 2.878)
18. Kid Ink – Show Me (Feat. Chris Brown)
 73.103 (+ 0.833)
19. Katy Perry – Roar
 68.972 (+ 0.102)
20. Luke Bryan – Drink A Beer
 68.008 (+ 0.425)
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January 29, 2014

Billboard200 and US Digital Songs (week ending January 26th, 2014)

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As expected, the latest US charts are dominated by Grammy winners and nominees. Grammy nominees album debuts at #2 selling much more than predicted 40.000 copies. A Great Big World debuts at #4 with "Is There Anybody Out There?". Overall albums sales continue with low sales, this week it's 4% down compared to the last week and 13% less than the same week of 2013.

On digital songs, Katy Perry holds strong at #1, while Jason Derulo and Pharrell Williams shoot up to #2 and #3. Bastille rise to #6 with "Pompeii" and Idina Menzel is back in top10 with "Let It Go". Digital songs mark 2% decrease compared to the last week and 11% decrease compared to the same week of 2013.

These are available ranks and sales for albums and digital songs.
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EU Airplay (20/01/14 - 26/01/14)

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Avicii is on top of EU airplay with his latest single "Hey Brother" with almost 700m impact. Pharrell Williams is getting closer to the top spot, tho, with a healthy 11% increase in impacts. Shakira/Rihanna collaboration "Can't Remember To Forget You" is percentage wise biggest gainer of the week with 97% increase of plays and 35% increase in impact. They rise from #37 to #24. James Blunt's "Bonfire Heart" is second biggest gainer at #48 with 33% increase in both plays and impacts.

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