Ask Billboard: Who Has the Most Million-Selling Downloads?
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WHO HAS THE MOST MILLION-SELLING DOWNLOADS?
Hi Gary,
I read in the last "Ask Billboard" that Katy Perry has the most 4 million-selling digital songs (five) but I have no idea who has the most 1 million-selling downloads. I'm sure that Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga have quite a few.
Could you please post a list of the top 10 artists with the most million-selling downloaded songs?
Thanks very much,
Theodore Richert
Seattle, Washington
Hi Theodore,
You're correct about Swift and Gaga having notched multiple million-selling downloads.
But, who leads the list for the most such tracks?
After combing through Nielsen SoundScan's archives, here is a look at the artists (including lead and featured billings) who have tallied the most million-selling downloaded songs in the digital era:
Total million-selling downloads, artist, top-seller (in millions)
24, Lil Wayne, "Lollipop" (4.3)
19, Rihanna, "Love the Way You Lie" (5.1)
17, Eminem, "Love the Way You Lie" (5.1)
15, T-Pain, "Low" (6)
14, Taylor Swift, "Love Story" (5.1)
12, the Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling" (7.5, the all-time best-selling download)
10, Britney Spears, "Womanizer" (3.2)
9, Beyonce, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (4.7)
9, Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You" (2.5)
9, Ke$ha, "TiK ToK" (6)
9, Lady Gaga, "Poker Face" (6.4)
9, Ludacris, "Break Your Heart" (3.5)
http://www.billboard.com/#/column/ch...05379792.story