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iTunes Sells 10 Billion Songs

by M. Tye Comer, N.Y.  |   February 24, 2010 9:35 EST
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Apple's iTunes store sold its 10 billionth song on Wednesday (Feb. 24), thanks to massive sales of tracks by Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga and Coldplay.

 

Apple revealed that Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" is iTunes' all-time most-downloaded song, with "Boom Boom Pow" coming in at No. 3. Lady Gaga is the solo artist with the most songs in the top 25, with "Poker Face" (No. 2), "Just Dance" (No. 6) and "Bad Romance" (No. 22) all making the list. Other acts with tracks in the top 10 include Jason Mraz, Coldplay, Flo Rida, Taylor Swift, Leona Lewis and Ke$ha.

 

All of the top 25 tracks were released in the past five years (Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" is the newest) except for "Don't Stop Believin'" by classic rockers Journey, whose inclusion in popular TV shows "The Sopranos" and "Glee" helped the song reach No. 21 on the list.

 

But perhaps the real winner might be the person who actually bought the 10 billionth track -- they will recieve a $10,000 iTunes gift card.

 

Here's the Top 25 list of iTunes' most downloaded songs:

 

1.  Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling"
2.  Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
3.  Black Eyed Peas, "Boom Boom Pow"
4.  Jason Mraz, "I'm Yours"
5.  Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"
6.  Lady Gaga, "Just Dance"
7.  Flo Rida, "Low"
8.  Taylor Swift, "Love Story"
9.  Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"
10.  Ke$ha, "Tick Tock"
11.  Rihanna, "Disturbia"
12.  P!nk, "So What"
13.  Katy Perry "I Kissed a Girl"
14.   Beyonce, "Single Ladies"
15.  Katy Perry, "Hot N Cold"
16.  Kanye West, "Stronger"
17.  T.I. feat. Rihanna, "Live Your Life"
18.  Plain White T's, "Hey There Delilah"
19.  Flo Rida, "Right Round"
20.  Miley Cyrus, "Party in the U.S.A."
21.  Journey, "Don't Stop Believin'"
22.  Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
23.  Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"
24.  Owl City, "Fireflies"
25.  The Fray, "How to Save a Life"

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