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Here Are the Artists With the Most Digital Song Sales No. 1s in the 21st Century

Here are the artists with the most Digital Song Sales chart number ones in the 21st century.

By the late 1990s and early 2000s, however, singles — which had evolved from 7-inch vinyl to cassettes and CDs — were disappearing from the marketplace, as labels began holding back song releases to entice consumers to buy (more expensive) full albums instead. While streaming has since taken over as the most accepted currency of on-demand song consumption — and vinyl, cassette and CD singles are again among consumer offerings — paid downloads remain a part of the Hot 100’s formula 20 years on. Brendon Urie, 2019 “Call It What You Want,” 2017 “Gorgeous,” 2017 “…Ready for It?,” 2017 “Look What You Made Me Do,” 2017 “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker),” with Zayn, 2016-17 “Bad Blood,” feat.

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