New Zealand singer Lorde reaches No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at age 16 with “Royals.” The song stays at the top for nine weeks and also tops charts in other countries. Lorde makes history as an exceptionally young writer and performer of a U.S. No. 1 hit.
Lorde's song „Royals“ reached No. 1 on the alternative chart, making Lorde the first female solo artist to reach the top of that chart since Tracy Bonham did so in 1996 with „Mother Mother“, five months before Lorde was born.
