List of number-one Billboard Streaming Songs of 2013

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This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Streaming Songs number-ones of 2013.

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Chart history

Key
Dagger-14-plain.pngIndicates best-charting streaming song of 2013 [1]
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Weekly Streams
January 19"Thrift Shop" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz 1.26 million
January 261.46 million
February 21.68 million
February 91.86 million
February 162 million
February 232.1 million
March 2"Harlem Shake" Dagger-14-plain.png Baauer 103 million [2]
March 998 million [3]
March 1654 million [4]
March 2348 million [5]
March 3028 million [6]
April 620 million [7]
April 1314 million [8]
April 209.7 million [9]
April 27"Gentleman" PSY 8.6 million [10]
May 413.9 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 138 million [13]
July 207.8 million [14]
July 277.4 million [15]
August 310.1 million [16]
August 108.9 million [17]
August 178.28 million [18]
August 247.7 million [19]
August 316.9 million [20]
September 76.4 million [21]
September 148.1 million [22]
September 21"Roar" Katy Perry 12 million [23]
September 28"Wrecking Ball"Miley Cyrus36.5 million [24]
October 514.3 million [25]
October 1211.8 million [26]
October 19"The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" Ylvis 12.4 million [27]
October 26"Wrecking Ball"Miley Cyrus13 million [28]
November 2"The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)"Ylvis10.9 million [29]
November 9"Wrecking Ball"Miley Cyrus8.9 million [30]
November 168.6 million [31]
November 23"Dope" Lady Gaga 8.2 million [32]
November 30"Wrecking Ball"Miley Cyrus8.7 million [33]
December 77.8 million [34]
December 1418.6 million [35]
December 218 million [36]
December 28

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References

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  2. ↑ "Baauer's 'Harlem Shake' Debuts Atop Revamped Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Baauer's 'Harlem Shake' Tops Hot 100 for Second Week". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Baauer's 'Harlem Shake' Still Atop Hot 100, Although Lead Shrinks". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
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  6. ↑ "Baauer Tops Hot 100 for Fifth Week, Despite Continued Streaming Slide". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Return To Top Of Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Top Hot 100; Imagine Dragons, Ariana Grande Hit Top 10". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Bruno Mars Lands Fifth Hot 100 No. 1 With 'When I Was Your Man'". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  10. ↑ "P!nk Powers to No. 1 On Hot 100 With 'Just Give Me A Reason'". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
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  14. ↑ Trust, Gary. "Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' Leads Hot 100 For Fifth Week". Billboard.
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