Following the
thread about average #1 album sales by year, I thought it'd be interesting to open one about digital songs number one hits using SoundScan data starting from 2005
2005: 50,713
Highest week: September 17, Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - "Gold Digger" (80,684)
Lowest week: December 31, Mariah Carey - "Don't Forget About Us" (39,088)
2006: 116,989
Highest week: June 17, Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - "Hips Don't Lie" (266,664)
Lowest week: January 7, D4L - "Laffy Taffy" (54,155)
2007: 168,968
Highest week: January 13, Fergie - "Fergalicious" (294,797)
Lowest week: January 27, Beyoncé - "Irreplaceable" (98,251)
2008: 204,731
Highest week: January 12, Flo Rida feat. T-Pain - "Low" (467,149)
Lowest week: August 16, Rihanna - "Disturbia" (138,949)
2009: 244,000
Highest week: February 28, Flo Rida - "Right Round" (636,000)
Lowest week: January 3, Beyoncé - "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (149,000)
2010: 259,096
Highest week: January 9, Ke$ha - TiK ToK (610,000)
Lowest week: April 3, Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris - "Break Your Heart" (176,000)
2011: 262,358
Highest week: January 9, Bruno Mars - "Grenade" (559,000)
Lowest week: December 24, LMFAO - "Sexy and I Know It" (149,000)
2012: 299,327
Highest week: September 1, Taylor Swift - "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" (623,000)
Lowest week: December 1, Rihanna - "Diamonds" (171,000)
2013: 322,212
Highest week: January 12, Taylor Swift - "I Knew You Were Trouble" (582,000)
Lowest week: November 23, A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera - "Say Something" (189,000)
2014 (so far): 292,313
Highest week: March 22, Pharrell Williams - "Happy" (490,000)
Lowest week: August 2, Jason Aldean - "Burnin' It Down" (184,000)