![]() ![]() 6) “Down with the Sickness” by Disturbed (No. It was the fourth most downloaded track ahead of Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time” (No. A cover of the song, recorded by Hawaiian musician Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, actually ranked higher in the nineties. Judy Garland had three within the top-15 lead by “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” (No. Goode” was No.1 followed by Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” and Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five.”īillie Holiday had four of the top-15 tunes downloaded from the forties. The fifties top three were an eclectic mix of rhythm and blues, country and jazz. The Rolling Stones had five of the top-15 downloads. 39).Īlthough the sixties berthed some of the greatest rock track of all time, Etta James’ “At Last” and Louie Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” secured the top two spots. Other Queen hits sold strongly including “Bohemian Rhapsody” (No. Only Queen’s “We Will Rock You” cracked the top-5. Jackson’s domination continues in the ’70s where four of the top-5 downloads were either his tracks recorded as a solo artist or with Jackson 5. 5) and Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” (No. The only non-Jackson songs in the top-10 were Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” (No. He did however rack up 10 of the top-15 downloads overall. Ironically, the artist that owned the decade, Michael Jackson, didn’t get the top slot. The most downloaded track from any other decade is Journey’s eighties classic “Don’t Stop Believin’” which was downloaded 711,000 times. Predictably, the tracks recorded in the last decade have been purchased at far greater volumes than those of the decades before. The top downloaded track of the past year was Flo Rida’s “Right Round.” It has been downloaded 3.69 million times trailed closely by the Black Eyed Peas “Boom Boom Pow” at 3.67 million. Each of these tracks was the top downloaded for its respective decade, according to Nielsen SoundScan data tear-to-date ending July 26, 2009. Goode,” Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin,’” and Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” on someone’s iPod. It wouldn’t be that strange to see Chuck Berry’s “Johnnie B. ![]()
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