Sales data from 1st January 2013 to 17th December 2013
1. “Blurred Lines” Robin Thicke ft. T.I. & Pharrell Williams – 11,553,000
2. “Get Lucky” Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams – 9,009,000
3. “Wake Me Up” Avicii – 8,449,000
4. “Thrift Shop” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz – 8,367,000*
5. “Just Give Me A Reason” P!nk ft. Nate Ruess – 7,507,000
6. “Roar” Katy Perry – 7,359,000
7. “Can’t Hold Us” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton – 6,576,000
8. “Scream and Shout” Will.I.Am ft. Britney Spears – 6,149,000*
9. “Radioactive” Imagine Dragons – 6,061,000*
10. “Stay” Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko – 5,848,000
11. “Mirrors” Justin Timberlake -5,615,000
12. “When I Was Your Man” Bruno Mars – 5,583,000
13. “Let Her Go” Passenger – 5,423,000
14. “Locked Out Of Heaven” Bruno Mars – 5,388,000*
15. “Ho Hey” The Lumineers – 5,178,000*
16. “Royals” Lorde – 4,929,000
17. “I Knew You Were Trouble” Taylor Swift – 4,596,000*
18. “Counting Stars” OneRepublic – 4,141,000
19. “I Love It” Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX – 4,060,000*
20. “Wrecking Ball” Miley Cyrus – 4,056,000
21. “We Can’t Stop” Miley Cyrus – 3,903,000
22. “Diamonds” Rihanna – 3,740,000*
23. “Applause” Lady GaGa – 3,734,000
24. “Don’t You Worry Child” Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin – 3,732,000*
25. “Treasure” Bruno Mars – 3,642,000
26. “Suit And Tie” Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z – 3,564,000
27. “Feel The Moment” Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera – 3,511,000
28. “Safe And Sound” Capital Cities – 3,377,000
29. “Try” P!nk – 3,268,000*
30. “La La La” Naughty Boy ft. Sam Smith – 3,060,000
31. “Holy Grail” Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake – 3,029,000
32. “Hold On We’re Going Home” Drake ft. Majid Jordan – 3,006,000
33. “Cruise” Florida Georgia Line ft. Nelly – 2,934,000*
34. “Burn” Ellie Goulding – 2,861,000
35. “I Need Your Love” Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding – 2,859,000
36. “Summertime Sadness” Lana Del Rey – 2,739,000
37. “The Monster” Eminem ft. Rihanna – 2,723,000
38. “Troublemaker” Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida – 2,698,000*
39. “Love Me Again” John Newman – 2,588,000
40. “Girl On Fire” Alicia Keys ft. Nicki Minaj – 2,515,000*
– Singles that have (*) next to the number were released in 2012 or earlier, so this figure doesn’t represent their total sales.