Daft Punk, Will.i.am & Britney Spears Lead 2013 Mid-Year SoundScan Dance/Electronic Chart
Dance/electronic music's sales were focused more on song downloads this year, as eight EDM cuts moved more than a million each. That's equal to the number of million-selling EDM songs a year ago. 2013's top selling dance/electronic song is currently will.i.am & Britney Spears' "Scream & Shout," which has shifted
2.27 million. Icona Pop's "I Love It," featuring Charli XCX, is the year's second-largest dance/electronic song, with 2.02 million.''
Top Dance/Electronic Songs
Artist Title YTD Sales*
1 will.i.am & Britney Spears Scream & Shout 2,270,000
2 Icona Pop (ft. Charli XCX) I Love It 2,025,000
3 Pitbull (ft. Christina Aguilera) Feel This Moment 1,833,000
4 Baauer Harlem Shake 1,735,000
5 Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) Get Lucky 1,619,000
6 Swedish House Mafia (ft. John Martin) Don't You Worry Child 1,595,000
7 Calvin Harris (ft. Florence Welch) Sweet Nothing 1,216,000
8 PSY Gangnam Style 1,104,000
9 will.i.am (ft. Justin Bieber) #thatpower 996,000
10 Zedd (ft. Foxes) Clarity 945,000
*SOURCE: NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN,
year to date sales through the week ending
June 30, 2013
Top Dance/Electronic Albums
Artist Title YTD Sales*
1 Daft Punk Random Access Memories 614,000
2 Atoms for Peace Amok 100,000
3 Lindsey Stiring Lindsey Stirling 97,000
4 Skrillex Banagarng (EP) 87,000
5 Flo Rida Wild Ones 85,000
6 Skrillex Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites EP 75,000
7 Calvin Harris 18 Months 75,000
8 David Guetta Nothing But the Beat 68,000
9 Swedish House Mafia Until Now 67,000
10 will.i.am. #willpower 64,000
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