8/15 Chart Highlights: Robin Thicke's 10 Week Reign; The Civil Wars Debut #1

The first eleven notches in the Hot 100 hold their positions this week with no movement, giving Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" its tenth week at leading the chart. "Lines" is the first song to maintain a ten week #1 run since Rihanna's "We Found Love" in 2011/2012. The stale chart is expecting shifts next week after Lady Gaga's "Applause" and Katy Perry's "Roar" gain momentum and receive a full week's worth of chart reading, specifically from digital downloads, which chart ends Sunday. As far as the current download numbers, "Applause" is speculated to sell 200,000 to 250,000 copies, while "Roar" may reach a number as high as 450,000. "Roar" debuted this week at #85 thanks to airplay.

HOT 100 top 10
1. Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell     "Blurred Lines"
2. Miley Cyrus                                                             "We Can't Stop"
3. Imagine Dragons                                                   "Radioactive"
4. Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams           "Get Lucky"
5. Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake                  "Holy Grail"

6. Anna Kendrick                                                        "Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone)"
7. Bruno Mars                                                              "Treasure"
8. Zedd featuring Foxes                                           "Clarity"
9. Capital Cities                                                            "Safe and Sound"
10. Maroon 5                                                                 "Love Somebody"

The Civil Wars debuted their self-titled album this week atop the Billboard 200, giving the duo their first #1 on the chart. Other top ten debuts include Now 47, Asking Alexandria's From Death to Destiny, and Tye Tribbett's Greater Than. Imagine Dragons' Night Visions moves its way back into the top ten this week, after falling to #11 in the previous week.

BILLBOARD 200 top 10
1. The Civil Wars                           The Civil Wars
2. Various Artists                         Now 47
3. Robin Thicke                             Blurred Lines
4. Jay Z                                             Magna Carta...Holy Grail
5. Asking Alexandria                  From Death To Destiny
6. Soundtrack                                Teen Beach Movie
7. Imagine Dragons                     Night Visions
8. Five Finger Death Punch     The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The
                                                             Righteous Side Of Hell: Volume 1
9. Tye Tribbett                              Greater Than
10. Florida Georgia Line           Here's To The Good Times