'Empire' is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart

Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 is Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance," followed by Owl City's "Fireflies" at No. 3, Jason DeRulo's "Whatcha Say" at No. 4 and Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" at No. 5.

Rounding out the top tier are Iyaz's "Replay" at No. 6, David Guetta and Akon's "Sexy Chick" at No. 7, Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" at No. 8, Britney Spears's "3" at No. 9 and Jay Sean's "Down" at No. 10.

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