The 20 most downloaded songs ever

All 20 of these songs were released in the last 40 months, which makes sense. This is the period in which digital song sales have exploded. The oldest song on the list is "Apologize" by Timbaland featuring OneRepublic, which was released in April 2007. The newest is "TiK ToK," which was released in October 2009.
Surprisingly, four of the top 20 digital sellers failed to reach #1 on the weekly Digital Songs sales chart. That simply means there was never a week when the hit was the best-selling download in the country. These songs are Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours," Taylor Swift's "Love Story," Katy Perry's "Hot N Cold" and "Need You Now."
Seven of the top 20 digital sellers failed to reach #1 on Billboard's Hot 100, which combines digital sales and radio airplay points. These smashes are the four songs listed above plus Train's "Hey, Soul Sister," Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" and Miley Cyrus' "Party In The U.S.A."
Here are the top 20 songs in digital history, as measured by Nielsen/SoundScan. The songs are ranked by their sales totals as of this week. I show where the songs peaked on the Hot 100. I also indicate the songs that won Grammys and/or received Grammy nominations for Record or Song of the Year.




1. The Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling," 6,049,000.
2. Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, "Low," 5,640,000.
3. Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis, 5,616,000. "Just Dance.
4. The Black Eyed Peas, "Boom Boom Pow," 5,517,000.
5. Lady Gaga, "Poker Face," 5,451,000.
6. Jason Mraz, "I'm Yours," 5,267,000.
7. Ke$ha, "TiK ToK," 5,078,000.
8. Timbaland featuring OneRepublic, "Apologize," 4,747,000.
9. Taylor Swift, "Love Story," 4,654,000.
10. Flo Rida, "Right Round," 4,594,000.
11. Coldplay, "Viva La Vida," 4,588,000.
12. Soulja Boy Tell'Em, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)," 4,520,000.
13. Katy Perry, "Hot N Cold," 4,461,000.
14. Train, "Hey, Soul Sister," 4,311,000.
15. Beyonce, "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," 4,166,000.
16. Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance," 4,154,000.
17. Kanye West, "Stronger," 4,106,000.
18. Miley Cyrus, "Party In The U.S.A.," 4,105,000.
19. Lady Antebellum, "Need You Now," 4,028,000.
20. Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love," 4,026,000.


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