Eminem and Rihanna 'The Monster' tops Billboard Hot 100 for second week as 'Timber' comes up close [VIDEOS]

By Carolyn Menyes c.menyes@gmail.com | Dec 18, 2013 02:38 PM EST

It's a familiar week on the Billboard Hot 100. For the second week in a row, Eminem and Rihanna's second collaboration "The Monster" sits at the chart's peak, as Pitbull and Ke$ha's party-friendly anthem "Timber" comes up right behind them.

"The Monster" is living up to its big name by dominating all the charts. Eminem and Rihanna lead Radio Songs with 143 million listeners, leads on-demand songs and it hotly in demand for both streaming and digital sales. "The Monster" sold 175,000 copies last week and notched a No. 3 spot.

But, it seems as though Pitbull and Ke$ha are coming in. Their country-twinged drinking anthem "Timber" was the lead gainer for radio airplay and is making a rise on radio, streaming and leads "The Monster" in digital sales (187,000 copies at No. 2). It's not as though "The Monster" is losing chart points, but "Timber" is making all the best effort to try and displace the "Love The Way You Lie" follow up.

The top three of the Hot 100 remains stagnant this week, with OneRepublic's "Counting Stars" clocking in at No. 3 for a second week.

In a largely familiar chart week with only one re-entry in the top 10, the big story of the week is the rise of A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera's heartbreaking duet "Say Something." The track blasted up four spots to No. 4, returning to the top of the Digital Songs chart by selling 233,000 copies and gaining in both streams and radio plays.

Meanwhile, Lorde's former nine week topper "Royals" continues to fall down the charts, slipping from No. 4 to No. 5.

Since there are no debuts in the top 10, the chart remains familiar fare. Imagine Dragons' "Demons" and Avicii's "Wake Me Up!" did a little switcheroo and now sit at Nos. 6 and 7, respectively. Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" tumbles down to No. 8 and Passenger's "Let Her Go" remains strong at No. 9.

The only "new" song in the top 10 is One Direction's "Story Of My Life," which returns to the top 10 at the final spot after slipping to 11 last week.

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