This Week’s Hottest Music

Chip Somodevilla—AFP

The music tearing up Billboard’s Hot 100 this week.

This Top 10 list is from the Billboard Hot 100 charts‚ a rundown of the week’s most popular songs in the U.S. across all genres. Billboard magazine was founded in 1894‚ and its charts are a source of information on the latest‚ hottest music. The rankings are based on radio airplay, audience impressions, sales data‚ and streaming activity data from online music sources.

1. “Royals” by Lorde

Peak Position: No. 1. Last Week: No. 1. Weeks on Chart: 19.
http://vimeo.com/66048540

2. “The Monster” by Eminem ft. Rihanna

Peak Position: No. 2. Last Week: No. 3. Weeks on Chart: 2.
http://vimeo.com/78020447

3. “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus

Peak Position: No. 1. Last Week: No. 2. Weeks on Chart: 12.
http://vimeo.com/76651326

4. “Roar” by Katy Perry

Peak Position: No. 1. Last Week: No. 4. Weeks on Chart: 14.
http://vimeo.com/74019894

5. “Wake Me Up!” by Avicii

Peak Position: No. 4. Last Week: No. 5. Weeks on Chart: 20.
http://vimeo.com/74199979

6. “Hold On, We’re Going Home” by Drake ft. Majid Jordan

Peak Position: No. 4. Last Week: No. 7. Weeks on Chart: 14.
http://vimeo.com/75317284

7. “Counting Stars” by OneRepublic

Peak Position: No. 7. Last Week: No. 9. Weeks on Chart: 21.
http://vimeo.com/68069825

8. “Dope” by Lady Gaga

Peak Position: No. 8. Last Week: -. Weeks on Chart: 1.

9. “Demons” by Imagine Dragons

Peak Position: No. 8. Last Week: No. 8. Weeks on Chart: 29.
http://vimeo.com/65672936

10. “Applause” by Lady Gaga

Peak Position: No. 4. Last Week: No. 10. Weeks on Chart: 13.
http://vimeo.com/72839227