World Digital Song Sales
The World Digital Song Sales chart is a weekly record chart compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published by Billboard magazine launched with the issue of January 23, 2010. The chart ranks the 25 best-selling international digital singles in the United States. The recording of Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Hawaiian singer-songwriter and musician Israel Kamakawiwoʻole has dominated the chart for most of its existence, with a total of 336 weeks at the top spot, and appearing in all the 551 weekly issues of the chart, as of the issue dated August 1, 2020, including a 116-week stretch at number one from the chart's inception until April 2012. Another notable chart-topper is Gangnam Style by Psy which stands in second place for weeks at number one, with a total of 50 weeks between 2012 and 2014, and third in total weeks on the chart, with 349. Over the years many K-pop artists appeared on the chart with some reaching the top position, most notably BTS, which has the record for most number one singles, followed by another K-pop group, Blackpink, which has 6 number one singles on the chart.
List of number-one songs
Issue date | Song | Artist | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 116 | ||
"Zou Bisou Bisou" | Jessica Paré | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 1 | ||
"Ai Se Eu Te Pego" | Michel Teló | 4 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 12 | ||
"Gangnam Style" | PSY | 36 | ||
"Gentleman" | PSY | 7 | ||
"Gangnam Style" | PSY | 12 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 9 | ||
"Gangnam Style" | Psy | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 8 | ||
"Gangnam Style" | Psy | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 23 | ||
"Hangover" | Psy featuring Snoop Dogg | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 14 | ||
"I Am the Best" | 2NE1 | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 7 | ||
"Good Boy" | GD X Taeyang | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 8 | ||
"I Am the Best" | 2NE1 | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 12 | ||
"Loser" | Big Bang | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 4 | ||
"Bang Bang Bang" | Big Bang | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 1 | ||
"Lava" | Kuana Torres Kahele & Napua Greig | 6 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 1 | ||
"Let's Not Fall in Love" | Big Bang | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 16 | ||
"Daddy" | Psy featuring CL | 3 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 18 | ||
"There Will Be Time" | Mumford & Sons x Baaba Maal | 1 | ||
"Fire" | BTS | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 4 | ||
"Monster" | Exo | 2 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 7 | ||
"Boombayah" | Blackpink | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 1 | ||
"Lotto" | Exo | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 6 | ||
"Blood Sweat & Tears" | BTS | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 2 | ||
"Playing with Fire" | Blackpink | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 2 | ||
"We Know the Way" | Opetaia Foa'i & Lin-Manuel Miranda | 9 | ||
"Goodbye" | 2NE1 | 1 | ||
"We Know the Way" | Opetaia Foa'i & Lin-Manuel Miranda | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 1 | ||
"Spring Day" | BTS | 1 | ||
"Not Today" | BTS | 1 | ||
"We Know the Way" | Opetaia Foa'i & Lin-Manuel Miranda | 11 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 5 | ||
"As If It's Your Last" | Blackpink | 2 | ||
"We Know the Way" | Opetaia Foa'i & Lin-Manuel Miranda | 6 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 1 | ||
"We Know the Way" | Opetaia Foa'i & Lin-Manuel Miranda | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 1 | ||
"We Know the Way" | Opetaia Foa'i & Lin-Manuel Miranda | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 1 | ||
"DNA" | BTS | 2 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 4 | ||
"Likey" | Twice | 2 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 1 | ||
"DNA" | BTS | 1 | ||
"Mic Drop" | BTS featuring Desiigner | 13 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 1 | ||
"Daydream" | J-Hope | 1 | ||
"Flower Road" | Big Bang | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 2 | ||
"Don't Leave Me" | BTS | 2 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 5 | ||
"Fake Love" | BTS | 4 | ||
"Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" | Blackpink | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 9 | ||
"Idol" | BTS featuring Nicki Minaj | 6 | ||
"La Vie en rose" | Lady Gaga | 1 | ||
"Fake Love" | BTS | 1 | ||
"Checklist" | Normani x Calvin Harris featuring WizKid | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 1 | ||
"Pop/Stars" | K/DA | 1 | Chart references for "Pop/Stars": | |
"2! 3! " | BTS | 1 | ||
"Solo" | Jennie | 1 | ||
"Simon Says" | NCT 127 | 1 | ||
"RBB " | Red Velvet | 1 | ||
"Love Shot" | Exo | 3 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 3 | ||
"Face My Fears" | Utada Hikaru & Skrillex | 4 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 2 | ||
"Crown" | TXT | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 3 | ||
"Deutschland" | Rammstein | 1 | ||
"Kill This Love" | Blackpink | 1 | ||
"Boy with Luv" | BTS | 8 | ||
"Dream Glow" | BTS & Charli XCX | 1 | ||
"A Brand New Day" | BTS & Zara Larsson | 1 | ||
"All Night" | BTS & Juice Wrld | 1 | ||
"Heartbeat" | BTS | 1 | ||
"Lights" | BTS | 1 | ||
"Circle of Life / Nants' Ingonyama" | Lindiwe Mkhize & Lebo M. | 1 | Chart references for "Circle of Life / Nants' Ingonyama": | |
"Brown Skin Girl" | Beyoncé, Saint Jhn & WizKid featuring Blue Ivy Carter | 3 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 6 | ||
"Feel Special" | Twice | 1 | ||
"Chicken Noodle Soup" | J-Hope featuring Becky G | 1 | ||
"Jopping" | SuperM | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 1 | ||
"Make It Right" | BTS featuring Lauv | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 1 | ||
"Make It Right" | BTS featuring Lauv | 2 | ||
"Hip" | Mamamoo | 1 | ||
"Ahimsa" | U2 & A. R. Rahman | 1 | ||
"Obsession" | Exo | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 1 | ||
"365" | Loona | 1 | ||
"" | Red Velvet | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 1 | ||
"Winter Flower" | Younha featuring RM | 1 | ||
"Wolf Totem" | The Hu featuring Jacoby Shaddix | 1 | ||
"Black Swan" | BTS | 3 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 2 | ||
"On" | BTS | 3 | ||
"From Zero" | Monsta X | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 6 | ||
"Eight" | IU featuring Suga | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 2 | ||
"Daechwita" | Agust D | 1 | ||
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 3 | ||
"Stay Gold" | BTS | 1 | ||
"How You Like That" | Blackpink | 2 | ||
"Your Eyes Tell" | BTS | 1 | ||
"How You Like That" | Blackpink | 1 |
Records
Songs with most weeks at number one
Songs with most total weeks on the chart
Artists with most number-one singles
Rank | Artist | Count | Songs | |
1 | BTS | 21 songs | "Fire" "Blood Sweat & Tears" "Spring Day" "Not Today" "DNA" "Mic Drop" "Don't Leave Me" "Fake Love" "Idol" "2! 3! " "Boy with Luv" "Dream Glow" "A Brand New Day" "All Night" "Heartbeat" "Lights" "Make It Right" "Black Swan" "On" "Stay Gold" "Your Eyes Tell" | |
2 | Blackpink | 6 songs | "Boombayah" "Playing with Fire" "As If It's Your Last" "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" "Kill This Love" "How You Like That" | |
3 | Psy | 4 songs | "Gangnam Style" "Gentleman" "Hangover" "Daddy" | |
3 | Big Bang | 4 songs | "Loser" "Bang Bang Bang" "Let's Not Fall in Love" "Flower Road" | |
3 | Exo | 4 songs | "Monster" "Lotto" "Love Shot" "Obsession" |