The top-selling digital song in the United States in 2021 was 'Butter' by BTS, with almost 1.9 million sales that year. 'Fancy Like' by Walker Hayes ranked second with nearly 500 thousand sales, followed by BTS again with their song 'Permission To Dance" (404 thousand sales). Altogether, BTS have four songs ranking in the Top10 digital song sales in the United States in that year, with previous year's leading song 'Dynamite' still in sixth position.
Top-selling digital songs in the United States in 2021
(in thousands)
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Billboard. (January 7, 2022). Top-selling digital songs in the United States in 2021 (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189287/top-selling-digital-songs-in-the-united-states-in-2010/
Billboard. "Top-selling digital songs in the United States in 2021 (in thousands)." Chart. January 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189287/top-selling-digital-songs-in-the-united-states-in-2010/
Billboard. (2022). Top-selling digital songs in the United States in 2021 (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189287/top-selling-digital-songs-in-the-united-states-in-2010/
Billboard. "Top-selling Digital Songs in The United States in 2021 (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189287/top-selling-digital-songs-in-the-united-states-in-2010/
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