Rihanna's 'Work' Still At Number One, While Kelly Clarkson Hits The Top Ten

Kelly Clarkson performs at Mandalay Bay Events Center at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, NV on August 15, 2015.

Rihanna’s Drake collaborative single “Work” tops the Hot 100 this week for a third consecutive frame, and it is poised to stay there for a little while. The lead Anti single originally debuted at number nine, and from there it has grown every week (or remained at number one, as there is nowhere else to go but down). The track is also helping keep the album alive, as this week it is standing at number three on the Billboard 200.

Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself” is steady at number two, but apparently it is pretty far behind Rihanna’s latest chart-topper. “Yourself” is the third official single from the Canadian pop star’s sixth album, Purpose, and it is his third career number one hit. The song was an international smash before it caught on here in the States, but now that it has, fans can’t seem to get enough of it.

At number three this week is Twenty One Pilots and their breakout smash, “Stressed Out”. The song, and its accompanying album Blurryface, have both become surprise hits with unexpected longevity. The album was originally released back in May, when it debuted atop the albums chart. Since then, it has continued to sell well week after week, and for a while it looked as though “Out” would make it to number one one the Hot 100, but it has been blocked time and time again, and after reaching the runner up position, it now looks like that might be its peak.

Rising one position, Flo Rida’s “My House” is now on the inside of the top five. Before this week, it had only made it as high as number five, but the track is growing. “House” switches positions with Justin Bieber’s “Sorry”, which was the second number one from Purpose. It has thus far spent its entire charting life within the top ten, and it will likely stick around for some time to come, as it is proving to be one of the biggest pop hits this year (even though it was officially released later in 2015).

Just four weeks ago, former One Direction member Zayn’s debut solo single “Pillowtalk” started its charting life atop the Hot 100, becoming just the twenty fifth track to do so in history. Since then, the song has bounced around the top ten, never leaving the territory, but also never reclaiming its throne. This week, it is at number six. Immediately behind him is rapper G-Eazy and singer Bebe Rexha. Their hit, “Me, Myself, & I” is a non-mover at number seven.

New at number eight this week is Kelly Clarkson and her latest smash, “Piece By Piece”. The song is the title track from her latest number one album, and it serves as the third official single. The pop singer performed the track on American Idol about a week ago, and the stripped down reworking was so emotionally charged that she had to stop several times to compose herself. A video of the performance went viral, and people have been buying and streaming the track ever since. With a new, piano-driven version of the track available, the song enters the chart at number eight.

European band Lukas Graham (yes, that’s the name of the group) has captured its first top ten this week by moving their song “7 Years” to number nine. The song has already become a smash in plenty of other countries around the world, and now it is getting its due here in America. Rounding out the top ten this week is DNCE’s debut hit “Cake By The Ocean”. The Joe Jonas-lead new group is enjoying real success with the dance-rock track, which has now spent several weeks within the region.