Eminem's "The Monster" Closes in on Lorde's No. 1 "Royals"

Lorde's "Royals" remains atop the charts once again, holding on to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for a seventh consecutive week. But "The Monster" is coming for her.

According to Nielsen SoundScan, "Royals" sold 186,000 copies this past week and is still No. 1 on the Radio Songs charts.

By comparison, Eminem and Rihanna's "Monster" rises one spot to No. 2, just behind the 16-year-old phenom's breakthrough hit.

"Monster" sold 150,000 copies and soared to No. 7 on the Streaming Songs chart. According to Billboard, "Royals" is down by 3% in the overall Hot 100 rankings, while "Monster" is up 3%.

Top 10 on Billboard:
01. Lorde - "Royals" [=]
02. Eminem - "The Monster" (featuring Rihanna) [+1]
03. Miley Cyrus - "Wrecking Ball" [-1]
04. Katy Perry - "Roar" [=]
05. Avicii - "Wake Me Up" (featuring Aloe Blacc) [=]
06. Drake - "Hold On, We're Going Home" (featuring Majid Jordan) [+1]
07. OneRepublic - "Counting Stars" [+2]
08. Lady Gaga - "Dope" [NEW]
09. Imagine Dragons - "Demons" [-1]
10. Lady Gaga - "Applause" [=]