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- Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen. “Bohemian Rhapsody” is one of the world’s greatest rock songs to date. Many fans and critics interpret the song as Freddie Mercury’s way of coming out.
- Billie Jean – Michael Jackson. The king of pop has many popular songs, but one of the best is “Billie Jean.” This classic song tells the story of how an insane woman claimed that Michael Jackson was the father of her baby.
- Changes – 2Pac. If you’re into political hip hop, then this might be a good song to put on your playlist. “Changes” talks about racial issues, violence, homelessness, and poverty.
- Wonderwall – Oasis. Whether you’re singing karaoke or just love Britpop, “Wonderwall” is the perfect song. The lead singer states that it’s a song about an imaginary friend who saves the narrator.
- 2003-2006: Legal Digital Sales Pop Up
- 2007-2008: The First Blockbusters
- 2009-2010: Ringtones Collapse But Downloads Go Global
- 2011-2012: The Market Peak
- 2013-2015: The Beginning of The End
- 2016-Now: China Fill Up An Empty Room
- Most Downloaded Songs of All-Time
We tend to believe that Japan was late to the party of digital sales. In truth, ringtones took off there earlier there than anywhere else. A song released as early as in 2004 went on to sell in excess of 5 million units through downloads and ringtones in this country alone. This song is no other than meme track Dragostea Din Tei by Romanian group O...
Over 300 million ringtones were sold in the US in every year from 2006 to 2009. Then, they collapsed. Downloads peaked later and lasted longer, topping 1 billion from 2008 to 2015. Songs lucky enough to have been strong at the good moment managed to sell bucketloads in both formats. This is when we meet our first blockbusters. We kick with late 200...
Also released in 2008 but mostly a hit during 2009, Lady Gaga‘s Poker Facewas arguably the biggest bomb to emerge during the digital era up to that point, cracking 10 million sales in a year only. It went on to sell 9.07 million in the US, well past a million in both the UK and Japan, and 2.5 million in South Korea. While its sales were unbeatable ...
By 2011, markets late to the digital sales had at last embraced it, sending even more songs to incredible numbers. Of course, the year was marked by the out of the world success of Adele. Her album 21 became the biggest record of the millennium, but singles also did wonders. In the UK (1.68 million), Australia (710,000) or Italy (240,000), Someone ...
From 2013, the market started to go down. One may think that 1.26 billion US downloads compared to 1.34 billion the year before isn’t that much of a deal. But as mentioned previously, downloads used to sell in large amount for several years. A big hit in 2010, when the market was at 1.17 billion sales for the year, enjoyed a market worth 4.97 billi...
And then Chinese platforms started to sell downloads! So far, 5 songs topped 15 million sales in China. The first was I Really Want to Love This World by Hua Chenyu. Released in December 2019, the track topped 23 million sales this week. Only a few days later, in December 30, 2019, Wang Yibo‘s No Sense came out, selling 17.59 million to date. Exact...
1. 2011 – LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock – Party Rock Anthem[Sorry for Party Rocking] – 20,950,000 2. 2011 – Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera – Moves Like Jagger[Hands All Over] – 20,790,000 3. 2010 – Adele – Rolling In The Deep – 20,680,000 4. 2008 – Jason Mraz – I’m Yours[We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.] – 19,670,000 5. 2009 – Black Eyed ...
(fan-voted) top 100 most recognizable songs of all-time · Playlist · 100 songs · 5.7K likes.
Dec 27, 2018 · The folks at Digital Music News took the list a step further, compiling the top-selling artists of all-time, according to RIAA’s certified gold and platinum sales data. The Beatles top that list with 178 million certified units, followed by Garth Brooks, Elvis Presley, the Eagles, and Led Zeppelin
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Jan 23, 2023 · Here are the most well-known songs and the most popular songs of all time. 1. White Christmas-Bing Crosby. Watch this video on YouTube. The best-selling song in history is “White Christmas,” performed by American singer Bing Crosby (real name Harry Crosby).
