The highest-selling digital singles in the United States are ranked in the Hot Digital Songs chart, published by Billboard magazine. The data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based on each single's weekly digital sales, which combines sales of different versions of a single for a summarized figure.
Indicates best-charting digital song of 2013 [1] |
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Weekly sales | Ref(s) |
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January 5 | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Bruno Mars | 226,000 | [2] [3] |
January 12 | "I Knew You Were Trouble" | Taylor Swift | 582,000 | [4] [5] |
January 19 | 326,000 | [6] [7] | ||
January 26 | "Thrift Shop" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | 279,000 | [8] [9] |
February 2 | 341,000 | [10] [11] | ||
February 9 | 357,000 | [12] [13] | ||
February 16 | 381,000 | [14] [15] | ||
February 23 | 389,000 | [16] [17] | ||
March 2 | 412,000 | [18] [19] | ||
March 9 | 363,000 | [20] [21] | ||
March 16 | 326,000 | [22] [23] | ||
March 23 | 306,000 | [24] [25] | ||
March 30 | 270,000 | [26] [27] | ||
April 6 | "Just Give Me a Reason" | Pink featuring Nate Ruess | 241,000 | [28] [29] |
April 13 | 286,000 | [30] [31] | ||
April 20 | "When I Was Your Man" | Bruno Mars | 340,000 | [32] [33] |
April 27 | "Just Give Me a Reason" | Pink featuring Nate Ruess | 283,000 | [34] [35] |
May 4 | 262,000 | [36] [37] | ||
May 11 | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | 259,000 | [38] [39] |
May 18 | 262,000 | [40] [41] | ||
May 25 | 241,000 | [42] [43] | ||
June 1 | 231,000 | [44] [45] | ||
June 8 | 212,000 | [46] [47] | ||
June 15 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell | 229,000 | [48] [49] |
June 22 | 315,000 | [50] [51] | ||
June 29 | 371,000 | [52] [53] | ||
July 6 | 424,000 | [54] [55] | ||
July 13 | 423,000 | [56] [57] | ||
July 20 | 423,000 | [58] [59] | ||
July 27 | 384,000 | [60] [61] | ||
August 3 | 340,000 | [62] [63] | ||
August 10 | "Best Song Ever" | One Direction | 322,000 | [64] [65] |
August 17 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell | 405,000 | [66] [67] |
August 24 | 346,000 | [68] [69] | ||
August 31 | "Roar" | Katy Perry | 557,000 | [70] [71] |
September 7 | 392,000 | [72] [73] | ||
September 14 | 448,000 | [74] [75] | ||
September 21 | 373,000 | [76] [77] | ||
September 28 | "Wrecking Ball" | Miley Cyrus | 477,000 | [78] [79] |
October 5 | "Royals" | Lorde | 307,000 | [80] [81] |
October 12 | 294,000 | [82] [83] | ||
October 19 | 309,000 | [84] [85] | ||
October 26 | 294,000 | [86] [87] | ||
November 2 | "Rap God" | Eminem | 270,000 | [88] [89] |
November 9 | "Royals" | Lorde | 222,000 | [90] [91] |
November 16 | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | 373,000 | [92] [93] |
November 23 | "Say Something" | A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera | 189,000 | [94] [95] |
November 30 | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | 243,000 | [96] [97] |
December 7 | 241,000 | [98] [99] | ||
December 14 | "Timber" | Pitbull featuring Kesha | 237,000 | [100] [101] |
December 21 | 193,000 | [102] [103] | ||
December 28 | "Say Something" | A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera | 233,000 | [104] [105] |
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