List of most downloaded songs in the United Kingdom

"Happy" by Pharrell Williams is the most-downloaded single in the UK

A music download is the transfer of music as a digital file from a provider (such as iTunes) to a device capable of playing it; legal sales of music downloads have been monitored and charted in the United Kingdom since 2004. As of 9 September 2014, the UK's most downloaded song of all time is "Happy" by Pharrell Williams, which topped both the UK Singles Downloads Chart and UK Singles Chart.[1]

The first single to sell 1 million downloads in the UK was "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas[2] and "Someone Like You" by Adele is the best-selling download by a female artist.[1] The best-selling song not to top the UK Singles Chart is "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera, whilst the best-selling song not to top the Download Chart is "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem featuring Rihanna, which peaked at number two.[1]

Most downloaded songs

No. Artist Song Record label Year Peak
position
Copies sold[lower-alpha 1]
1 Pharrell Williams "Happy" Sony 2013 1 1,800,000+
2 Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams "Blurred Lines" Universal 2013 1 1,620,000+
3 Adele "Someone Like You" Beggars 2011 1 1,570,000+
4 Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger" Universal 2011 2 1,500,000+
5 Gotye featuring Kimbra "Somebody That I Used to Know" Universal 2012 1 1,470,000+
6 Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams "Get Lucky" Sony 2013 1 1,400,000+
7 The Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling" Universal 2009 1 1,350,000+
8 Avicii "Wake Me Up!" Universal 2013 1 1,340,000+
9 Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris "We Found Love" Universal 2011 1 1,337,000+
10 Kings of Leon "Sex on Fire" Sony BMG 2008 1 1,293,000+
11 Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" Universal 2012 1 1,264,000+
12 Bruno Mars "Just the Way You Are (Amazing)" Warner 2010 1 1,247,000+
13 Psy "Gangnam Style" Universal 2012 1 1,229,000+
14 LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem" Universal 2011 1 1,229,000+
15 Jessie J featuring B.o.B "Price Tag" Universal 2011 1 1,188,000+
16 Eminem featuring Rihanna "Love the Way You Lie" Universal 2010 1 1,173,000+
17 David Guetta featuring Sia "Titanium" EMI 2012 1 1,158,000+
18 Lady Gaga "Poker Face" Warner 2009 1 1,131,000+
19 Passenger "Let Her Go" Nettwerk 2012 1 1,114,000+
20 Rihanna "Only Girl (In the World)" Universal 2010 1 1,103,000+
21 fun. featuring Janelle Monáe "We Are Young" Warner 2012 1 1,095,000+
22 Kings of Leon "Use Somebody" Sony BMG 2008 2 1,068,000+
23 James Arthur "Impossible" Sony 2012 1 1,053,000+
24 Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne "Rather Be" Warner 2014 1 1,053,000+
25 Ed Sheeran "The A Team" Warner 2011 3 1,053,000
26 Snow Patrol "Chasing Cars" Universal 2006 6 1,023,000
27 Rihanna "Diamonds" Universal 2012 1 1,006,000
28 Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith "La La La" Universal 2013 1 1,000,000+
29 Katy Perry "Firework" EMI 2010 3 1,000,000+
30 Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer "Give Me Everything" Sony 2011 1 1,000,000+
31 Adele "Rolling in the Deep" Beggars 2011 2 1,000,000+
32 Journey "Don't Stop Believin'" Sony 1981 6 1,000,000
33 Lady Gaga "Bad Romance" Universal 2009 1 1,000,000
35 Katy Perry "Roar" Universal 2013 1 990,000
36 Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin "Don't You Worry Child" Universal 2012 1 980,000
37 LMFAO "Sexy and I Know It" Universal 2011 5 974,000
38 Nicki Minaj "Starships" Universal 2012 2 967,000
39 CeeLo Green "Forget You" Warner 2010 1 963,000
40 Bruno Mars "Grenade" Warner 2011 1 949,000
  1. As of 2014[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Copsey, Rob (9 September 2014). "Pharrell's Happy now the UK's most downloaded track of all time". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. Kaufman, Gil (14 September 2011). "Adele, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber Land New Guinness Records". MTV. Viacom International Inc. Retrieved April 26, 2015.

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