Don't forget the physical single era of the 1990s (yes I am older than most of you), when LeAnn Rimes "How Do I Live (#2-4 weeks, 1997-98) and Tag Team's "Whoomp There It Is" (#2-7weeks 1993) each sold between 3.5 and 4 million physical singles. In my opinion, each physical single should equal two digital downloads, due to the increased price of the single (cassette or CD, usually between $3.50 and $4 unless on sale, and $7 to $8 for "maxi-singles"), and the effort of having to drive to the local music store to purchase the single. I really wish the certifications for physical singles from 1988 on were doubled, as the biggest songs of that era sold about half in physical singles what today's biggest hits sell as digital downloads.
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Originally posted by umichgrad07
Here is a list of the best-selling #2-peaking hits of the decade:
SONG, EST. SALES (millions)
DYNAMITE, 6.6
NEED YOU NOW, 6.3
BAD ROMANCE, 5.5
PAYPHONE, 5.5
I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE, 5.0
GANGNAM STYLE, 4.9
AIRPLANES, 4.8
LIGHTS, 4.3
REPLAY, 4.1
BOYFRIEND, 3.5
WE CAN'T STOP, 3.3
GET LUCKY, 3.3
BEDROCK, 3.2
WIDE AWAKE, 3.1
F**KIN' PERFECT, 3.1
MIRRORS, 3.0
DIE YOUNG, 2.8
DRUNK IN LOVE, 1.3
BEST SONG EVER, 1.3
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