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Stats: US Top 10 best selling digital songs by year (2005-2016)
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US Top 10 best selling digital songs by year (2005-2016)
These are the top 10 best selling digital songs by year since 2005 until 2016 (so far) in the US according to Soundscan
Let's look at the rise and fall of Digital music in the last 12 years
2016: (so far)
01 - 2.35 - CAN'T STOP THE FEELING - Justin Timberlake
02 - 2.19 - MY HOUSE - Flo Rida
03 - 2.07 - 7 YEARS - Lukas Graham
04 - 1.95 - ONE DANCE - Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla
05 - 1.92 - CLOSER - The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey
06 - 1.81 - STRESSED OUT - twenty one pilots
07 - 1.78 - LOVE YOURSELF - Justin Bieber
08 - 1.73 - WORK - Rihanna feat. Drake
09 - 1.72 - DON'T LET ME DOWN - The Chainsmokers feat. Daya
10 - 1.70 - CHEAP THRILLS - Sia feat. Sean Paul
2015:
1 Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk!" 5,529,000
2 Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud" 3,976,000
3 Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, "See You Again" 3,801,000
4 Adele, "Hello" 3,712,000
5 Maroon 5, "Sugar" 3,343,000
6 Walk the Moon, "Shut Up and Dance" 2,986,000
7 Fetty Wap, "Trap Queen" 2,730,000
8 OMI, "Cheerleader" 2,698,000
9 The Weekend, "The Hills" 2,586,000
10 Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood" 2,580,000
2014:
1 PHARRELL WILLIAMS HAPPY 6,455,000
2 JOHN LEGEND ALL OF ME 4,674,000
3 KATY PERRY FEAT. JUICY J DARK HORSE 4,430,000
4 MEGHAN TRAINOR ALL ABOUT THAT BASS 4,357,000
5 IGGY AZALEA FEAT. CHARLI XCX FANCY 3,974,000
6 JASON DERULO FEAT. 2 CHAINZ TALK DIRTY 3,959,000
7 DJ SNAKE & LIL JON TURN DOWN FOR WHAT 3,449,000
8 TAYLOR SWIFT SHAKE IT OFF 3,431,000
9 IDINA MENZEL LET IT GO 3,370,000
10 SAM SMITH STAY WITH ME 3,340.000
2013:
01 - 6,498,000 - BLURRED LINES - Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell
02 - 6,148,000 - THRIFT SHOP - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz
03 - 5,496,000 - RADIOACTIVE - Imagine Dragons
04 - 4,691,000 - CRUISE - Florida Georgia Line
05 - 4,415,000 - ROYALS - Lorde
06 - 4,410,000 - ROAR - Katy Perry
07 - 4,321,000 - JUST GIVE ME A REASON - P!nk feat. Nate Ruess
08 - 4,260,000 - CAN'T HOLD US - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton
09 - 3,928,000 - WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN - Bruno Mars
10 - 3,854,000 - STAY - Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko
2012:
1 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW / GOTYE FT. KIMBRA 6,801,000
2 CALL ME MAYBE / CARLY RAE JEPSEN 6,472,000
3 WE ARE YOUNG / FUN. FT. JANELLE MONAE 5,948,000
4 PAYPHONE / MAROON 5 FT. WIZ KHALIFA 4,757,000
5 STARSHIPS / NICKI MINAJ 3,979,000
6 WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL / ONE DIRECTION 3,881,000
7 SOME NIGHTS / FUN. 3,839,000
8 STRONGER / KELLY CLARKSON 3,823,000
9 GANGNAM STYLE / PSY 3,592,000
10 ONE MORE NIGHT / MAROON 5 3,461,000
2011:
1 Rolling In the Deep/ Adele 5,813,000
2 Party Rock Anthem/ LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & G 5,468,000
3 E.T./ Katy Perry 4,829,000
4 Moves Like Jagger/ Maroon 5 feat Christina Aguilera 4,111,000
5 Give Me Everything/ Pitbull feat Ne-yo,Afrojack 3,875,000
6 Pumped Up Kicks/ Foster the People 3,843,000
7 Someone Like You/ Adele 3,750,000
8 F**k You (Forget You)/ Cee Lo Green 3,724,000
9 Super Bass/ Nicki Minaj 3,608,000
10. Born This Way/ Lady Gaga 3,476,000
2010:
1 California Gurls/ Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg 4,398,000
2 Hey, Soul Sister/ Train 4,314,000
3 Love The Way You Lie/ Eminem feat. Rihanna 4,245,000
4 Dynamite/ Taio Cruz 4,083,000
5 Airplanes/ B.o.B. feat. Hayley Williams 4,004,000
6 OMG/ Usher feat. Will.i.am 3,763,000
7 Not Afraid/ Eminem 3,414,000
8 Just The Way You Are/ Bruno Mars 3,276,000
9 Break Your Heart/ Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris 3,245,000
10. Need You Now/ Lady Antebellum 3,182,000
2009:
1 Boom Boom Pow/ Black Eyed Peas 4,762,000
2 I Gotta Feeling/ Black Eyed Peas 4,426,000
3 Poker Face/ Lady Gaga 4,381,000
4 Right Round/ Flo Rida feat. Ke$ha 4,135,000
5 Just Dance/ Lady Gaga feat. Colby O’Donis 3,200,000
6 Party In The U.S.A./ Miley Cyrus 3,165,000
7 Down/ Jan Sean feat. Lil Wayne 3,052,000
8 Gives You Hell/ All-American Rejects 2,880,000
9 Fireflies/ Owl City 2,748,000
10. Whatcha Say/ Jason Derulo 2,712,000
2008
1 Bleeding Love/ Leona Lewis 3,420,000
2 Lollipop/ Lil Wayne Feat. Static Major 3,161,000
3 Low/ Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain 2,979,000
4 I Kissed A Girl/ Katy Perry 2,977,000
5 Viva La Vida/ Coldplay 2,914,000
6 Disturbia/ Rihanna 2,766,000
7 Whatever You Like/ T.I. 2,682,000
8 I’m Yours/ Jason Mraz 2,655,000
9 No Air/ Jordin Sparks Duet w/ Chris Brown 2,612,000
10. So What/ Pink 2,590,000
2007
1 Crank That/ Soulja Boy Tell’Em 2,909,000
2 Hey There Delilah/ Plain White T’s 2,566,000
3 Big Girls Don’t Cry/ Fergie 2,525,000
4 Girlfriend/ Avril Lavigne 2,415,000
5 Apologize/ Timbaland feat. Onerepublic 2,371,000
6 Umbrella/ Rihanna 2,359,000
7 Stronger/ Kanye West 2,328,000
8 Sweet Escape/ Gwen Stefani 2,251,000
9 Glamorous/ Fergie feat. Ludacris 2,169,000
10. The Way I Are/ Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson 1,943,000
2006
1 Bad Day / Daniel Powter 2,015,594
2 Promiscuous / Nelly Furtado 1,709,274
3 Sexyback / Justin Timberlake 1,657,798
4 Crazy / Gnarls Barkley 1,629,467
5 You’re Beautiful / James Blunt 1,623,417
6 Over My Head (Cable Car) / Fray 1,570,207
7 How to Save a Life / Fray 1,559,704
8 Temperature / Sean Paul 1,533,362
9 Ridin’ / Chamillionaire 1,417,178
10. Hips Don’t Lie / Shakira 1,410,237
2005
1. Hollaback Girl / Gwen Stefani 1,171,672
2. Gold Digger / Kanye West 1,089,665
3. Beverly Hills / Weezer 961,988
4. Since U Been Gone / Kelly Clarkson 960,341
5. My Humps / Black Eyed Peas 917,807
6. Mr. Brightside / Killers 889,323
7. Sugar, We’re Goin Down / Fall Out Boy 830,835
8. Don’t Phunk with My… / Black Eyed Peas 815,753
9. You and Me / Lifehouse 808,991
10. Boulevard of Broken Dreams / Green Day 803,790
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2016 doing 06/07 numbers 
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Work highest selling song by a female this year 
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I never realized the margin of difference between 15 and 16 was so huge 
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2012 ha slayage 
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Quote:
Originally posted by NewRihannaStan
Work highest selling song by a female this year |
CT is getting ~10k more per week in sales, will pass it by year end prob
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"Cheap thrills" Soon to be the best selling song by a female this year.. YASS!
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Originally posted by Green
2016: (so far)
02 - 2.19 - MY HOUSE - Flo Rida
2013:
04 - 4,691,000 - CRUISE - Florida Georgia Line
2009:
4 Right Round/ Flo Rida feat. Ke$ha 4,135,000
2008
3 Low/ Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain 2,979,000
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The longevity. Joanne is SHOOK.
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Hollaback Girl / Gwen Stefani 1,171,672
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LEGEND
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Rihanna never truly shines in these lists because of her novemeber releases  it splits the sales.
Amazing that Work is the highest female selling song this year though!!
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Original Digital King Flo Rida
Gags really should have released Starstruck back then SMH.
+ death @ 2016 going down by 50 ****ing percent in just a year girl goodbye
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So it was actually Fergie who owned the singles department in 2007
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Originally posted by caleb.
The longevity. Joanne is SHOOK.
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MESS @ you counting Cruise as a Flo Rida song
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The DROP from 2015 to 2016
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The decline is so sad omg
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Originally posted by alexanderao
MESS @ you counting Cruise as a Flo Rida song |
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The decline is tragic but well streaming is the future.
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Who lied and said Formation was the best selling female single this year.
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The digital sales decline.
Good thing my fave Ariana is a streaming force. 
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Originally posted by caleb.
So it was actually Fergie who owned the singles department in 2007 |
Was there a dispute? Dutchess produced five consecutive multi-platinum hits, which was a first and only until Teenage Dream.
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2016 really showed out. There was at least a gradual decline before. Interesting to look at this and see an average 4-5 songs hit 4m+ and so many sleeper / slow burners. Especially when hooplah back then surrounded which pop girl etc. would debut with high digital numbers.
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