Billboard's top ten singles for 2013 ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS, sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and streaming activity data provided by online music sources:
1. Thrift Shop - Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis
2. Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke
3. Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
4. Harlem Shake - Bauer
5. Can't Hold Us - Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis
6. Mirrors - Justin Timberlake
7. Just Give Me A Reason - Pink
8. When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars
9. Cruise - Florida Georgia Line
10. Roar - Katy Perry
While it's an interesting list, it also goes to show how Billboard has truly screwed up their charts. Where's "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk, arguably the biggest song of the summer next to "Blurred Lines"?
ReplyDeleteHow is "Harlem Shake" on the list? Oh that's right, because Billboard now counts EVERY youtube video view that uses that song.
The hubby and I used to wait with great anticipation for the Year-End issue to come out. Now, due to Billboard's constant "tinkering", they've made the year end charts a bit of a joke.