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Top-selling digital songs in the U.S. 2018
Top-selling digital songs in the United States in 2018 (in thousands)
by Amy Watson,
last edited
Jul 22, 2019
The statistic above presents the top-selling digital songs in the United States in 2018. "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran was downloaded 1.3 million times that year and was thus the best-selling digital song of 2018, followed by "God's Plan" by Drake with over 1.05 million downloads.
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by Amy Watson,
last edited
Jul 22, 2019
The statistic above presents the top-selling digital songs in the United States in 2018. "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran was downloaded 1.3 million times that year and was thus the best-selling digital song of 2018, followed by "God's Plan" by Drake with over 1.05 million downloads.
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