#ChartReport: The Ultimate Guide to Charts and Sales

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Biggest-selling digital song debuts by year of release:
Year / Title / Artist / Sales / Week Ending
2003 - Me Against The Music - Britney Spears ft. Madonna - 4,500 - 11/23/03
2004 - Vertigo - U2 - 30,000 - 10/3/04
2005 - Gold Digger - Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx - 80,500 - 9/4/05
2006 - SexyBack - Justin Timberlake - 250,000 - 8/27/06
2007 - Umbrella - Rihanna ft. Jay Z - 277,000 - 5/27/07
2008 - Live Your Life - T.I. ft. Rihanna - 335,000 - 10/5/08
2009 - Right Round - Flo Rida - 636,000 - 2/15/09
2010 - Not Afraid - Eminem - 379,000 - 5/9/10
2011 - Born This Way - Lady Gaga - 448,000 - 2/13/11
2012 - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift - 623,000 - 8/19/12 
2013 - Roar - Katy Perry - 557,024 - 8/18/13
2014 - Shake It Off - Taylor Swift - 554,000 - 8/24/14
2015 - All Day - Kanye West ft. Paul McCartney - 140,049 - 3/8/15

Timeline of the biggest digital song sales week of all time:
Year established / Title / Artist / Record-setting sales / Week Ending
2003 - Crazy In Love - Beyonce ft. Jay Z - 1,500 - 6/29/03
2003 - Fallen - Sarah McLachlan - 4,000 - 9/28/03
2003 - Hey Ya! - OutKast - 9,500 - 11/16/03
2003 - Hey Ya! - OutKast - 13,500 - 11/23/03
2003 - Hey Ya! - OutKast - 16,000 - 12/28/03 [weekly sales hit 2M+ for the 1st time]
2004 - D12 - My Band - 20,500 - 3/28/04
2004 - Vertigo - U2 - 30,000 - 10/3/04
2005 - Candy Shop - 50 Cent ft. Olivia - 40,000 - 2/6/05
2005 - Candy Shop - 50 Cent ft. Olivia - 55,500 - 2/20/05
2005 - Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani - 58,500 - 4/24/05
2005 - Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani - 61,500 - 5/8/05
2005 - Gold Digger - Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx - 80,500 - 9/4/05
2006 - Laffy Taffy - D4L - 175,000 - 1/1/06
2006 - Hips Don't Lie - Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean - 266,500 - 6/4/06
2006 - Fergalicious - Fergie - 295,000 - 12/31/06
2007 - Low - Flo Rida ft. T-Pain - 467,000 - 12/30/07
2009 - Right Round - Flo Rida - 636,000 - 2/15/09

Timeline of the biggest debut digital song sales week of all time:
Year established / Title / Artist / Record-setting sales / Week Ending
2003 - Crazy In Love - Beyonce ft. Jay Z - 1,500 - 6/29/03
2003 - Fallen - Sarah McLachlan - 4,000 - 9/28/03
2003 - Me Against The Music - Britney Spears ft. Madonna - 4,500 - 11/23/03
2004 - Sunrise - Norah Jones - 9,000 - 1/18/04
2004 - I Fought The Law - Green Day - 13,500 - 2/8/04
2004 - 1985 - Bowling for Soup - 15,500 - 9/5/04
2004 - Vertigo - U2 - 30,000 - 10/3/04
2005 - Candy Shop - 50 Cent ft. Olivia - 40,000 - 2/6/05
2005 - Gold Digger - Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx - 80,500 - 9/4/05
2006 - So Sick - Ne-Yo - 120,000 - 3/5/06
2006 - SOS - Rihanna - 169,500 - 4/30/06
2006 - SexyBack - Justin Timberlake - 250,000 - 8/27/06
2007 - Umbrella - Rihanna ft. Jay Z - 277,000 - 5/27/07
2008 - Touch My Body - Mariah Carey - 286,000 - 3/30/08
2008 - Live Your Life - T.I. ft. Rihanna - 335,000 - 10/5/08
2009 - Crack A Bottle - Eminem ft. Dr. Dre, 50 Cent - 418,000 - 2/8/09
2009 - Right Round - Flo Rida - 636,000 - 2/15/09

Timeline of the best-selling digital single of all time record:
Year established / Title (Year of Release) / Artist / Record-setting sales / Week Ending
2004 - Hey Ya! (2003) - OutKast - 268,000 - 4/18/04
2005 - Let’s Get It Started (2004) - The Black Eyed Peas - 500,000 - 2/20/05
2005 - Boulevard of Broken Dreams (2004) - Green Day - 820,000 - 9/4/05
2005 - Hollaback Girl (2005) - Gwen Stefani - 1,000,000 - 10/2/05
2006 - Bad Day (2005) - Daniel Powter - 1,690,814 - 7/16/06
2007 - SexyBack (2006) - Justin Timberlake - 2,470,000 - 11/4/07
2007 - Crank That (2007) - Soulja Boy - 2,909,000 - 12/30/07
2008 - Low (2007) - Flo Rida ft. T-Pain - 3,605,364 - 4/13/08
2010 - I Gotta Feeling (2009) - The Black Eyed Peas - 5,561,000 - 4/25/10