World Digital Song Sales
The World Digital Song Sales chart is a weekly record chart compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published by "Billboard" magazine. The chart was established in 2010—it was one of 21 genre-specific song charts launched by "Billboard" that year—with the issue dated January 23, and ranks the 25 best-selling digital singles in the world music genre. The recording of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Hawaiian singer-songwriter and musician Israel Kamakawiwoʻole has dominated the ranking for most of its existence, with a total of 350 weeks at the top spot, appearing on all 599 weekly issues of the chart as of the issue dated July 3, 2021, including a 116-week stretch at number one from the chart's inception until April 2012. Another notable chart-topper is Psy's "Gangnam Style", which stands in second place for most weeks at number one with a total of 50 weeks between 2012 and 2014, and third overall for total weeks on the chart with 366. Over the years, many other K-pop artists appeared on the chart, with some reaching the top position, most notably BTS, who achieved a record 29 number-one singles, followed by girl group Blackpink, with seven number-one singles on the chart.
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Nielsen SoundScan
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World Digital Song Sales
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