Lorde 'Royals' reigns supreme on Billboard Hot 100 for fifth week in a row; Imagine Dragons, OneRepublic Debut in Top 10 as 'Blurred Lines' falls out [VIDEOS]

By Carolyn Menyes c.menyes@gmail.com | Oct 30, 2013 03:31 PM EDT

Lorde's reign is unstoppable. The 16-year-old New Zealander has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a fifth straight week with her genre-bending, music critiquing Pure Heroine single "Royals." According to Billboard, digital sales and increased radio play helped to get the track to No. 1 for yet another frame.

"Royals" is absolutely slaying the music industry right now. The track tops the Digital Sales Chart (222,000 downloads), Radio Songs, On-Demand Songs, Adult Pop Songs and Hot Rock Songs. It seems like no matter where one turns, there "Royals" will be, helping to make the crossover hit unstoppable.

The top five spots on the Billboard Hot 100 remain the same as last week, with Katy Perry's "Roar" sticking at No. 2, Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" at No. 3, Avicii's "Wake Me Up!" at No. 4 and Drake's "Hold On, We're Going Home" at No. 5.

There are slight shakeups in the next two spots, with musical monsters Jay Z (and Justin Timberlake) and Lady Gaga rebounding. "Holy Grail," the lead single from Hova's latest record Magna Carta Holy Grail rises two spots to No. 6 and Gaga's "Applause" receives an encore at the No. 7 spot after falling to No. 9 last week.

Unlike previous weeks, where the tracks featured in the top 10 remained stagnant, two new songs shot into the spotlight this week. OneRepublic can boast the No. 8 spot with "Counting Stars," the third single from the band's third studio album Native.

Another newcomer to the top 10 arrives at No. 9. Imagine Dragons, who were once unstoppable with their hit "Radioactive," come back to the top part of the Hot 100 with "Demons."

As Imagine Dragons and One Republic arrive in the top 10, that means Robin Thicke's 12-week No. 1 hit "Blurred Lines" falls out, alongside Eminem's "Rap God," which debuted at No. 7 last week.

Ylvis' parody song "The Fox" falls four spots to No. 10, rounding out the top 10.

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