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Billboard

Among the latest national chart leaders:

Songs

1. “Thrift Shop, ” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz

2. “Locked Out of Heaven,” Bruno Mars

3. “Scream & Shout,” will.i.am featuring Britney Spears

4. “Ho Hey,” The Lumineers

5. “I Knew You Were Trouble,” Taylor Swift

Albums

1. “All That Echoes,” Josh Groban

2. “Two Lanes of Freedom,” Tim McGraw

3. “Now 45,” Various Artists

4. “Babel,” Mumford and Sons

5. “Passione,” Andra Bocelli

Tours

Pollstar ranks top concert tours by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price in North America:

1. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band; $1,349,861; $91.48.

2. Justin Bieber; $1,232,436; $73.72.

3. Neil Young & Crazy Horse; $971,057; $96.38.

4. Dave Matthews Band; $967,758; $73.76.

5. The Who; $863,784; $85.57.

6. Leonard Cohen; $835,785; $100.33.

7. Rush; $723,749; $80.99.

8. Zac Brown Band; $654,765; $60.28.

iTunes

iTunes’ latest charts:

Songs

1. “Thrift Shop,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz

2. “My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up),” Fall Out Boy

3. “Scream & Shout,” will.i.am featuring Britney Spears

4. “When I Was Your Man,” Bruno Mars

5. “I Knew You Were Trouble,” Taylor Swift

6. “Ho Hey,” The Lumineers

7. “Daylight,” Maroon 5

8. “Suit & Tie,” Justin Timberlake featuring JAY-Z

9. “Don’t You Worry Child (Radio Edit),” Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin

10. “Locked Out of Heaven,” Bruno Mars

Albums

1. “Two Lanes of Freedom,” Tim McGraw

2. “Pitch Perfect (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),” Various Artists

3. “Babel,” Mumford & Sons

4. “The Lumineers,” The Lumineers

5. “All That Echoes,” Josh Groban

6. “Believe Acoustic,” Justin Bieber

7. “Some Nights,” Fun.

8. “Unorthodox Jukebox,” Bruno Mars

9. “No Love Lost,” Joe Budden

10. “The Heist,” Ryan Lewis, Macklemore

Spotify

The most streamed tracks in the U.S. on Spotify last week:

1. “Thrift Shop, ” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

2. “Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons

3. “Ho Hey,” The Lumineers

4. “(Expletive) Problems,” A$AP Rocky

5. “Scream & Shout,” will.i.am featuring Britney Spears

6. “It’s Time,” Imagine Dragons

7. “Don’t You Worry Child (Radio Edit),” Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin

8. “Sweet Nothing,” Calvin Harris

9. “Locked Out of Heaven,” Bruno Mars

10. “Little Talks,” Of Monsters and Men

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