Alysa Liu's Olympic performance boosts Donna Summer's "MacArthur Park" to #1

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Alysa Liu's Olympic performance propelled Donna Summer's "MacArthur Park" to the #1 spot on Billboard's Dance Digital Song Sales chart. Streams of the song surged dramatically following Liu's gold medal win, with sales increasing by 575% and Spotify streams soaring over 1200% in the 24 hours after her skate. This marks Summer's fourth posthumous #1 hit. "MacArthur Park," written by Jimmy Webb, has a long history of chart success, with multiple artists covering the song since its original release in 1967.


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