Katy Perry’s “Roar” single cover

Katy Perry and Lady Gaga engaged in a bloody cat fight on the Billboard Hot 100 during the last week but one Pop star had the sales to back up her claim to the summit. Emerging as the victor between the chart giants was Perry with her latest monster hit, “Roar”, which easily trumped the latter’s “Applause”.

“Roar” rocketed from #85 to #2 in its second week on the Hot 100 with 63 million audience impressions via radio (up 56%), 3.8 million streams and 910,000 plays via on-demand platforms. The record also garnered 557,000 downloads with the sixth largest sales week for a digital song in US history.

How did Gaga’s “Applause” compare to “Roar”? Well, the song debuted at #6 on the Hot 100 this week with an impressive yet relatively humble 218,000 downloads sold, 31 million audience impressions (up 97%) and 2.9 million streams. On the bright side, “Applause” will receive a major boost from the premiere of its accompanying video, which hit the airwaves earlier this week.

By thy the way, K. Michelle’s Rebellious Soul entered the Billboard 200 with 72,000 copies sold. See the leading releases in the top 10 of both Billboard 200 and the Billboard Hot 100 below:

Billboard 200

1. Luke Bryan - Crash My Party – 528,000 (debut)

2. K. Michelle – Rebellious Soul – 72,000 (debut)

3. Various Artists – Now 47 – 52,000 (total: 134,000)

4. Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines – 48,000 (total: 291,000)

5. The Civil Wars – The Civil Wars – 39,000 (total: 155,000)

6. Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail – 37,000 (total: 882,000)

7. Various Artists – Teen Beach Movie (soundtrack) – 33,000 (total: 200,000)

8. Florida Georgia Line – Here’s to the Good Times – 31,000 (total: 1.02 million)

9. Imagine Dragons – Night Visions – 27,000 (total: 1.32 million)

10. Five Finger Death Punch - The Wrong Side of Heaven & the Righteous Side of Hell: Volume 1 – 22,000 (total: 169,000)

Billboard Hot 100

1. Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines (Ft. T.I. & Pharrell)”

2. Katy Perry – “Roar”

3. Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”

4. Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive”

5. Jay-Z – “Holy Grail (Ft. Justin Timberlake)”

6. Lady Gaga – “Applause”

7. Daft Punk – “Get Lucky (Ft. Pharrell Williams)”

8. Bruno Mars – “Treasure”

9. Anna Kendrick – “Cups (Pitch Perfect’s When I’m Gone)”

10. Capital Cities – “Safe And Sound”

Listen to Watch the video for Gaga’s “Applause” below:

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