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Mar 4, 2014, 5:05 am
Update: While the original remains the preferred option, Clarissa Serna’s rendition of “Zombie” did enter the top 100.
#92 at press time, the recording had reached at least as high as #86 on the overall iTunes Single Sales chart.
Still a strong seller, The Cranberries’ “Zombie” is presently number 39.
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While it provides them with added urgency and motivation, fans of NBC’s “The Voice” do not need the incentive of an iTunes vote bonus to purchase the best contestant recordings. If they like a performance, they will part with the $1.29 needed to bring it into their collection.
Sometimes, however, their positive reaction is driven moreso by a song selection than the specific performance. Monday’s Blind Auditions episode produced one of those opportunities.
As if you did not see this headline coming from a mile away.
Thanks to an immense boost from pre-orders and an undeniably strong wave of initial interest, One Direction’s “Steal My Girl” quickly rocketed to #1 on the US iTunes Single Sales chart Monday .
Owing clear inspiration to Journey’s “Faithfully,” the track finds One Direction once again injecting classic rock and adult contemporary flavors into its sound.
An effort to craft a broader, more sustainable identity for the five-piece act, the direction, as the quick surge to #1 proves, is not at all curbing the enthusiasm of the group’s core fanbase.
Launches rarely get better than this one.
Shortly after its official release Monday, Ed Sheeran’s new tune “Sing” surged to the upper reaches of the iTunes Single Sales chart. At press time, it was number three behind only Pharrell’s “Happy” and John Legend’s “All of Me.”
And its impact is not restricted to the digital sales realm.
According to the weekly Mediabase report, “Sing” is also the most-added song at Top 40 radio. Its 51 adds at the format give it the edge over 5 Seconds of Summer’s red-hot “She Looks So Perfect,” which picked up 44 new stations this week.