Top 10 Best Selling Songs Each Year (2010-2023)

29,271,072 views2 years ago Mar 14, 2021 Top 10 best selling songs each year worldwide according to International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) Positions are based on total units sold (sales+streaming) Note: Streaming was added to the formula in 2013 ALSO REMEMBER: This is NOT based on how many units songs are sold in TOTAL. It's based on units sold during a particular year. This means it's possible for songs to appear twice in consecutive years, if they are big enough ("Closer", "Shape Of You" for example). It also means that songs which are released/are big early in the year (January-April), have more time to rack up streams and sales, which means they have a higher chance of appearing on this list. Songs which are released/become big during July-October have a high chance of MISSING this list entirely, because the consumption is SPLIT between two years instead of a single year. This includes for example songs like "Starboy" (released in September) and "Shake It Off" (released in August), both of which missed this list.