It takes a little while to compile music sales data from all around the world! So that’s why now, over three months into 2021, we finally have a list of the highest-selling tracks from last year, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
Most of these songs will be pretty familiar, since we played them almost non-stop to cheer us up during the worst year ever. First, let’s start with the Top 5:
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It’s crazy to see how “Blinding Lights” topped the list, even though it was technically released in 2019, and it continues to chart this year, too! The Weeknd is really making a case that he’s the new prince of pop, and this data only proves the point!
Going a little further, the smash hits continue in IFPI’s Top 10:
IFPI’s Best Selling Global Singles of 2020:
#1 Blinding Lights
#2 Dance Monkey
#3 The Box
#4 Roses
#5 Don’t Start Now
#6 Life Is Good
#7 Made to Love
#8 ROCKSTAR
#9 bad guy
#10 Dynamite— chart data (@chartdata) March 9, 2021
You might not know the 7th song, “Made to Love,” since it was an overseas success that didn’t quite translate to the USA. But it’s by a Chinese singer named Xiao Zhan, and his fans were really excited to see him make the Top 10!
International Recording Association IFPI’s 2020 global singles best-selling chart seventh is from Xiao Zhan’s “Light Spot”! ! ! This is the only Chinese-speaking male singer in the top ten since the establishment of the institution in 1933 for 88 years! pic.twitter.com/m0zfpzTTBy
— rachel (@rachel73048221) March 9, 2021
Based on Twitter Trends though, no fanbase was more happy to see their faves of the list than the legendary BTS Army.
Dynamite came out at the end of August. To be #10 on IFPI, especially with so little time is a big deal #DynamiteGlobalSingle
— Rafranz⁷ (@RafranzDavis) March 9, 2021
One thing is for sure: out of the millions of musicians that did their thing in 2020, these are the biggest hitmakers in the world! Which song in the Top 10 is YOUR favorite?
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