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Lorde Has the No. 1 Song in America

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 30: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE/SPECIAL RATES APPLY) Lorde visits
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 30: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE/SPECIAL RATES APPLY) Lorde visits “The Elvis Duran Z100 Morning Show†at Z100 Studio on September 30, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images) Photo: Rob Kim/2013 Getty Images

She did it! The 16-year-old from New Zealand did it. “Royals†is so popular on the radio that it has dethroned Miley’s naked breakup anthem. Lorde is the youngest artist to have a No. 1 since 1987 (that was Tiffany, with “I Think We’re Alone Nowâ€). Anyway, celebrate by not throwing your hands up in the air and/or not caring at all. It is what Lorde would want.

Lorde Has the No. 1 Song in America