This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Streaming Songs number-ones of 2013.
† | Indicates best-charting streaming song of 2013 [1] |
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Weekly Streams |
---|---|---|---|
January 19 | "Thrift Shop" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | 1.26 million |
January 26 | 1.46 million | ||
February 2 | 1.68 million | ||
February 9 | 1.86 million | ||
February 16 | 2 million | ||
February 23 | 2.1 million | ||
March 2 | "Harlem Shake" † | Baauer | 103 million [2] |
March 9 | 98 million [3] | ||
March 16 | 54 million [4] | ||
March 23 | 48 million [5] | ||
March 30 | 28 million [6] | ||
April 6 | 20 million [7] | ||
April 13 | 14 million [8] | ||
April 20 | 9.7 million [9] | ||
April 27 | "Gentleman" | PSY | 8.6 million [10] |
May 4 | 13.9 million [11] | ||
May 11 | "Thrift Shop" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | |
May 18 | |||
May 25 | "Gangnam Style" | PSY | |
June 1 | |||
June 8 | |||
June 15 | |||
June 22 | |||
June 29 | |||
July 6 | "We Can't Stop" | Miley Cyrus | 9.6 million [12] |
July 13 | 8 million [13] | ||
July 20 | 7.8 million [14] | ||
July 27 | 7.4 million [15] | ||
August 3 | 10.1 million [16] | ||
August 10 | 8.9 million [17] | ||
August 17 | 8.28 million [18] | ||
August 24 | 7.7 million [19] | ||
August 31 | 6.9 million [20] | ||
September 7 | 6.4 million [21] | ||
September 14 | 8.1 million [22] | ||
September 21 | "Roar" | Katy Perry | 12 million [23] |
September 28 | "Wrecking Ball" | Miley Cyrus | 36.5 million [24] |
October 5 | 14.3 million [25] | ||
October 12 | 11.8 million [26] | ||
October 19 | "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" | Ylvis | 12.4 million [27] |
October 26 | "Wrecking Ball" | Miley Cyrus | 13 million [28] |
November 2 | "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" | Ylvis | 10.9 million [29] |
November 9 | "Wrecking Ball" | Miley Cyrus | 8.9 million [30] |
November 16 | 8.6 million [31] | ||
November 23 | "Dope" | Lady Gaga | 8.2 million [32] |
November 30 | "Wrecking Ball" | Miley Cyrus | 8.7 million [33] |
December 7 | 7.8 million [34] | ||
December 14 | 18.6 million [35] | ||
December 21 | 8 million [36] | ||
December 28 | |||
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