Mills 446 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 In anticipation of the nearing 12th anniversary of the iTunes store this month (and therefore the 12th anniversary of the digital era of music), let's take a look at the best-selling digital songs since the start of the shift of music consumption from purchasing physical singles to digital tracks.Nielsen Music's biggest-selling digital songs of all time (2004-present):Rank / Peak / Title (Year of Release) / Artist / RTD sales (as of week ending)1 / 1. I Gotta Feeling (2009) - The Black Eyed Peas - 8.67 million (4/5/15)2 / 2. Rolling In The Deep (2011) - Adele - 8.34 million (4/5/15)3 / 3. Party Rock Anthem (2011) - LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & Goonrock - 8.03 million (4/5/15)4 / 4 Somebody That I Used To Know (2012) - Gotye feat. Kimbra - 7.84 million (4/5/15)5 / 5. Thrift Shop (2012) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - 7.74 million (4/5/15)6 / 6. Radioactive (2012) - Imagine Dragons - 7.66 million (4/5/15) 7 / 5. Call Me Maybe (2012) - Carly Rae Jepsen - 7.55 million (4/5/15)8 / 8. Blurred Lines (2013) - Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell, T.I. - 7.38 million (4/5/15)9 / 9. Cruise (2012) - Florida Georgia Line - 7.24 million (4/5/15)10 / 2. Poker Face (2008) - Lady Gaga - 7.21 million (4/5/15) Bubbling Under:11 / 1. Low (2007) - Flo Rida ft. T-Pain - 7 million (6/1/14)12 / 2. Just Dance (2008) - Lady Gaga ft. Colby O'Donis - 6.98 million (4/5/15)13 / 13. Happy (2013) - Pharrell Williams - 6.89 million (4/5/15)14 / 2. I’m Yours (2008) - Jason Mraz - 6.84 million (4/27/14)15 / 10. We Are Young (2011) - Fun ft. Janelle Monae - 6.83 million (12/29/13)16 / 3. Boom Boom Pow (2009) - The Black Eyed Peas - 6.82 million (4/5/15)17 / 14. Firework (2010) - Katy Perry - 6.80 million (1/25/15)18 / 6. Tik Tok (2009) - Kesha - 6.668 million (5/11/14)19 / 19. Lose Yourself (2002) - Eminem - 6.53 million (4/5/15)20 / 17. Moves Like Jagger (2011) - Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - 6.5 million (4/5/15)Timeline of the reported best-selling digital single of all time record since 2004Year established / Title (Year of Release) / Artist / Record-setting sales / Week ending2004 - Hey Ya! (2003) - OutKast - 400,000 - 10/24/042005 - Let’s Get It Started (2004) - The Black Eyed Peas - 500,000 - 2/20/052005 - Boulevard of Broken Dreams (2004) - Green Day - 820,000 - 9/4/052005 - Hollaback Girl (2005) - Gwen Stefani - 1,000,000 - 10/2/052006 - Bad Day (2005) - Daniel Powter - 1,690,814 - 7/16/062007 - SexyBack (2006) - Justin Timberlake - 2,470,000 - 11/4/072007 - Crank That (2007) - Soulja Boy - 2,909,000 - 12/30/072008 - Low (2007) - Flo Rida ft. T-Pain - 3,605,364 - 4/13/082010 - I Gotta Feeling (2009) - The Black Eyed Peas - 5,561,000 - 4/25/10Timeline of the reported 2nd best-selling digital single of all time record since 2006Year established / Title (Year of Release) / Artist / Record-setting sales / Week ending2006 - Gold Digger (2005) - Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx - 1,100,000 - 1/1/062007 - SexyBack (2006) - Justin Timberlake - 2,202,061 - 5/20/072007 - How To Save A Life (2006) - The Fray - 2,400,000 - 11/4/072008 - Low (2007) - Flo Rida ft. T-Pain - 3,478,705 - 3/30/082008 - Crank That (2007) - Soulja Boy - 3,562,274 - 4/13/082008 - Apologize (2007) - Timbaland ft. OneRepublic - 3,860,000 - 10/12/082009 - Just Dance (2008) - Lady Gaga - 4,358,382 - 7/19/092009 - I’m Yours (2008) - Jason Mraz - 4,390,000 - 8/9/092009 - Just Dance (2008) - Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis - 4,480,000 - 8/30/092009 - I’m Yours (2008) - Jason Mraz - 4,490,000 - 9/6/092009 - Just Dance (2008) - Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis - 4,540,000 - 9/13/092009 - I’m Yours (2008) - Jason Mraz - 4,650,000 - 11/15/092009 - Just Dance (2008) - Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis - 4,690,000 - 12/13/092010 - I Gotta Feeling (2009) - The Black Eyed Peas - 5,310,000 - 3/21/102010 - Low (2007) - Flo Rida ft. T-Pain - 5,536,000 - 4/25/102010 - Just Dance (2008) - Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis - 5,737,984 - 10/3/102011 - Poker Face (2008) - Lady Gaga - 6,452,000 - 12/4/112012 - Rolling In The Deep (2011) - Adele - 6,680,000 - 2/26/12About Nielsen Music:Popularly known as SoundScan, it’s the leading music sales measurement company which collects and tracks over-the-counter record sales at music retail stores, both in-store and digitally, and is the official source of Billboard for their record popularity charts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LePetitGAGABLover 21,234 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Buy Just Dance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloody 64,631 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Congrats Poker Face. Her 2 debut songs being in the top 20 is such an achievement. If JD reaches 7 million we all know what will happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haroon 49,685 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I can see Happy kicking Poker Face out of the Top 10 in the near future because it's way more recent and still going Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LePetitGAGABLover 21,234 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Congrats Poker Face. Her 2 debut songs being in the top 20 is such an achievement. If JD reaches 7 million we all know what will happen. Here's your 500th like. Congrats Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloody 64,631 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Here's your 500th like. Congrats LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fame Romance 10,517 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Congrats Poker Face. Her 2 debut songs being in the top 20 is such an achievement. If JD reaches 7 million we all know what will happen. Jewels N Drugs? Lol jk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaga Monster 13,001 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Slay GGD Presidential Elections Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AM98GJ 3,086 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Wooooooooow Queeeeeeeeeen But Poker Face is in a precarious position A huge smash could knock it out of the top 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaMyBlood95 9,808 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Poker Face slaying dem I so wish JD to reach 7 million sales so it would make Gaga the first female ever with two singles above +7M sales Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emvee 7,571 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Wtf is Cruise doing in that top 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladey Gagz 2,512 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Cruise, Party Rock and STIUTK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPokeHerFace 2,564 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Poker Face slaying dem I so wish JD to reach 7 million sales so it would make Gaga the first female ever with two singles above +7M sales she would actually be the first and only artist with 2 songs that have over 7 million sales. Her competition as of now is Pharrell Williams and the Black Eyed Peas, but she's the closest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaMyBlood95 9,808 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 she would actually be the first and only artist with 2 songs that have over 7 million sales. Her competition as of now is Pharrell Williams and the Black Eyed Peas, but she's the closest. I don't count Pharell on BL because he's a feature As for Black Eyed Peas, well they will hardly get that song to 7M, it's only 6.66 and it's not like they have some promo in the future.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Adrenaline 1,518 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 9 / 9. Cruise (2012) - Florida Georgia Line - 7.24 million (4/5/15) I will not accept that It's much more fun to have hizophrenia... u never get lonely Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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