By Gary Trust, New York | December 04, 2013 2:33 PM EST
 

Due to renewed viral activity, the ballad dethrones Lorde's "Royals" after a nine-week reign. Plus, new No. 1s for Pitbull and Avicii, while A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera reach the Hot 100's top 10

Thanks to the viral explosion of a new parody video of the song, Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" returns to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. The song halts the command of Lorde's "Royals" after nine weeks.

Meanwhile, Pitbull's "Timber," featuring Ke$ha, and Avicii's "Wake Me Up!" take over atop the Digital Songs and Radio Songs charts, respectively, and A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera soar into the Hot 100's top 10 with their duet "Say Something."

As we do each Wednesday, let's look deeper into all the numbers.

With top Streaming Gainer honors, "Ball" (3-1) reclaims the Hot 100's top rung for a third total week after "Royals" had ruled for nine frames. "Ball" first topped the chart in the two weeks (Sept. 28, Oct. 5), following the premiere of its official video, prior to Lorde's coronation. The song scores a ninth week at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart with a 137% increase to 18.6 million U.S. streams last week, according to Nielsen BDS.

Spurring the gain? The breakout popularity of the song's parody video, which features its original audio, by YouTuber Stephen Kardynal. The comedian has posted several videos on his channel of him lip-synching hits by female pop stars to unsuspecting viewers on Chatroulette (the video chat service which links random users). In his take on "Ball," the shaggy-haired Kardynal parodies nearly every part of the original's video, complete with him in (almost just) his birthday suit. Viewers' reactions on the left side of the screen enhance the clip's merriment.