Chart News: Biggest-selling songs to miss the Top Ten on the Hot 100

brianc33616

I can start off with three:

AWOLNATION -- Sail, Peak #17, sales of over 5 million downloads
The Band Perry -- If I Die Young, Peak #14, sales 4.5-5 million downloads
Zac Brown Band -- Chicken Fried, Peak # 20, sales 4-4.5 million downloads

Optimus

DWUW- 2M WW

Pirate Aaron

Blown Away - 2.5 mil, peaked at #20.

Theus

Misery Business - Paramore (2.475.000) • (08/06/2014) #26
Crushcrushcrush - Paramore (1.375.000) • (08/06/2014) #55
That's What You Get - Paramore (1.235.000) • (08/06/2014) #66
Decode - Paramore (1.400.000) • (08/06/2014) #33
Skinny Love - Birdy (412.000) • (02/27/2014) Failed to chart and it was send to radio only this year.

ToxDuris

23 by Mike Will.

Nux

Same Love. It peaked at #11 and sold 2M+ in the US.

Guernica

Quote:

Originally posted by Pirate Aaron

I know it's a top 10 hit, but Before He Cheats sold 4mil copies, while peaking at #8 and being released at a time where single sales weren't huge.

then what was the point of this comment

Yarotska

Quote:

Originally posted by Pirate Aaron

I know it's a top 10 hit, but Before He Cheats sold 4mil copies, while peaking at #8 and being released at a time where single sales weren't huge.

No

seanttz

Quote:

Originally posted by Pirate Aaron

I know it's a top 10 hit, but Before He Cheats sold 4mil copies, while peaking at #8 and being released at a time where single sales weren't huge.

I know it's a top 10 hit but Stay sold 4mil copies, while peaking at #3 and being released at a time where single sales were falling

Kanji

Sail had the longevity our faves could literally only dream of

SebaMonster

I think Moment 4 Life sold close to 2M in the US.

Teen Idle

Shake It Out, #72 in the US but Platinum.

Yarotska

Cher Lloyd's Want U Back sold 2M in the US, didn't it?

highwind44029

Chicken Fried sold that much?

It's kind of a bop tho.

QueenLellow

Girl On Fire (by Alicia Keys) sold more than 2.9 million copies in the US and more than 5,5 million worldwide. #11 Hot 100

GoneHome

Phillip Phillips - "Gone, Gone, Gone"
Peak: #24
Sales: 2.1M+ US

Hunter_13

Our Song peaked at like 16 and has sold 3.1M

Mariah4life

the songs you guys mentioned dont feel big so

Fanik

Love u like a love song

Starstruck.

Give Your Heart A Break #16 2.1M