Top 20 best-selling digital singles of all time
Here are all of the best-selling digital singles of all time, with downloaded sales of at least 15 million copies.
While the list is not exclusive to the last decade, all of the top 20 digital singles have been released since 2011. Interestingly, while modern music is still available to purchase physically today and older tracks are available as digital downloads, the top physical singles (such as CDs and vinyls) with sales of at least 10 million copies were exclusively released in the 20th century, while the top digital singles with sales of at least 10 million copies were exclusively released in the 21st century.
This data is pulled from Wikipedia. See the full article here listing the best-selling single of all time, plus links to their sources.
1. Xiao Zhan – 光点 (Spotlight)
53.7 million sales
Released: 2020
2. Ed Sheeran – Shape of You
41.5 million sales
Released: 2017
3. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee – Despacito
36.1 million sales
Released: 2017
4. Rihanna & Drake – Work
32.5 million sales
Released: 2016
5. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay – Something Just Like This
21.5 million sales
Released: 2017
6. Ed Sheeran – Perfect
21.4 million sales
Released: 2017
7. Wiz Khalifa – See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth)
20.9 million sales
Released: 2015
8. The Chainsmokers & Halsey – Closer
20.7 million sales
Released: 2016
9. Adele – Rolling in the Deep
20.6 million sales
Released: 2011
10. Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)
20.0 million sales
Released: 2014
11. Billie Eilish – bad guy
19.5 million sales
Released: 2019
12. Ed Sheeran – Thinking out Loud
19.5 million sales
Released: 2014
13. Camila Cabello – Havana (feat. Young Thug)
19.0 million sales
Released: 2017
14. Lil Nas X – Old Town Road
18.4 million sales
Released: 2018
15. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
18.0 million sales
Released: 2011
16. Adele – Someone Like You
17.0 million sales
Released: 2011
17. Rihanna – Needed Me
17.0 million sales
Released: 20216
18. Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – Señorita
16.1 million sales
Released: 2019
19. Drake – God’s Plan
15.3 million sales
Released: 2018
20. Rihanna – Love On The Brain
15.0 million sales
Released: 2016