Lorde's debut single 'Royals' tops Katy Perry 'Roar,' Miley Cyrus 'Wrecking Ball' in familiar week on the Hot 100, while 'MMLP2' rapper Eminem debuts with new song 'Rap God'

By Carolyn Menyes (c.menyes@gmail.com) | Oct 23, 2013 03:08 PM EDT

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Lorde's reign on the Hot 100 cannot be stopped, or so it seems. The 16-year-old New Zealander's debut single "Royals" comes in at No. 1 in the US for the fourth week in a row, according to Billboard.

"Royals" comes in strongly this week, topping radio play and subscription streaming. After several weeks, Lorde falls from the top of the Digital Singles chart, though she still sold 256,000 copies.

Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus continue to flip positions underneath Lorde. Last week's No. 3 "Roar" moves up a spot to No. 2, while Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" falls back down to No. 3. The neck and neck tie between Cyrus and Perry follows each single topping the Hot 100 for two weeks.

The No. 4 song in the country, "Wake Me Up!" by Avicii, holds for the third week in a row. The country/EDM song is followed by two more stagnant tracks, Drake's "Hold On, We're Coming Home" and Ylvis' "The Fox," which come in at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively.

The lone debut on the Hot 100 -- which knocked Lana Del Rey's "Summertime Sadness" out of the top 10 - is Eminem's second "MMLP2" track "Rap God." Slim Shady was the one to finally bump Lorde from the No. 1 Digital Singles chart, selling 270,000 copies of his single. This isn't the first time a new song from Eminem debuted in the top 10 this year. The lead "MMLP2" single, "Berzerk" peaked at No. 3 upon its highly anticipated debut.

Nos. 8 through 10 contain more familiar fare, albeit old hits falling off the charts. Jay Z and Justin Timberlake's No. 4 peaking "Holy Grail" falls one spot to No. 8 and is followed by Lady Gaga's "Applause" and Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines, at Nos. 9 and 10, respectively.

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