Here is a list of best-selling songs in the US (four million and above) that did not reach #1 on the Hot 100.

*Songs in red were released before the digital era.

Est. sales (million), Artist(s), Song, Peak
7.0, Imagine Dragons, Radioactive, 3

6.9, Jason Mraz, I'm Yours, 6
6.7, Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly, Cruise, 5
6.6, Taio Cruz, Dynamite, 2
6.4, Train, Hey, Soul Sister, 3
6.3, Lady Antebellum, Need You Now, 2
6.1, CeeLo Green, F**k You!, 2
6.1, Journey, Don't Stop Believin, 9*

5.8, Timbaland featuring OneRepublic, Apologize, 2
5.7, Taylor Swift, Love Story, 4
5.5, Katy Perry, Hot N Cold, 3
5.5, Lady Gaga, Bad Romance, 2
5.4, Miley Cyrus, Party In The USA, 2
5.4, Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa, Payphone, 2
5.3, Foster The People, Pumped Up Kicks, 3
5.0, AWOLNATION, Sail, 17
5.0, Fun., Some Nights, 3
5.0, Phillip Phillips, Home, 6
5.0, Taylor Swift, I Knew You Were Trouble., 2

4.8, PSY, Gangnam Style, 2
4.8, The Band Perry, If I Die Young, 14
4.8, B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore, Airplanes, 2
4.8, Nicki Minaj, Super Bass, 3
4.7, OneRepublic, Counting Stars, 2
4.6, One Direction, What Makes You Beautiful, 4
4.5, The Lumineers, Ho Hey, 3
4.5, Taylor Swift, You Belong With Me, 2
4.4, The Fray, How to Save a Life, 3
4.4, All-American Rejects, Gives You Hell, 4
4.4, Nicki Minaj, Starships, 5
4.3, Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne, Let It Rock, 5
4.3, Nickelback, Rockstar, 6
4.3, Ellie Goulding, Lights, 2
4.2, Usher featuring Pitbull, DJ Got Us Fallin In Love Again, 4
4.2, Kanye West, Heartless, 2
4.2, Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko, Stay, 3
4.2, Avicii, Wake Me Up!, 4
4.1, Iyaz, Replay, 2
4.1, Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull, I Like It, 4
4.1, Kings of Leon, Use Somebody, 4
4.1, Zac Brown Band, Chicken Fried, 20
4.1, Nelly, Just A Dream, 3
4.1, MIA, Paper Planes, 4
4.0, Jason Aldean featuring Ludacris, Dirt Road Anthem, 7
4.0, Jason Mraz, I Won't Give Up, 8
4.0, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, DID NOT CHART*
4.0, Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, Look At Me Now, 6
4.0, Flo Rida, Good Feeling, 3
4.0, Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats, 8

Radioactive sold 7 million?

Super Bass should be higher than that by now.

5.5, Katy Perry, Hot N Cold

Huge

5.5, Katy Perry, Hot N Cold, 3

This deserved #1 so much more than LFN or POM

It might be close to 4.9 at best. We don't have the exact figures since its sales haven't leaked in almost a year.

I never understood the appeal of "Rockstar" and "Use Somebody" to be honest. They're both annoying in my opinion. I'm surprised they sold so much.

4 million but didnt chart? SLAY

Taylor slaying

IKYWT. shouldn't even be on this list

I'll forever be pressed that it missed the #1

"Stay"

A MESS that the viral video streaming era started during it's slayage.

4.0, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, DID NOT CHART*

Wait, how is it possible that a 4 million selling track didn't even chart on Hot 100?

Radioactive should have been #1 for 10 weeks

It was never released as a single when the album was released in 1993. However, the track gained popularity in the mid-2000s due to heavy use in movies and television shows. It never sold enough per week to enter the Hot 100.

YBWM deserved the #1 more than IKYWT so I'm more pressed about that

Although Love Story should've been ha first #1

These are sales are EXTREMELY impressive then.

Israel, Queen of Pop

This list makes me so sad
Nice work umich, as always