Bruno Mars scored the only two singles to sell more than 10 million digital downloads in 2011, according to new IFPI figures.

 

The body’s Digital Music Report 2012 - which takes into account 12-month sales to November 2011 - shows that the singer’s Just The Way You Are sold 12.5 million units across the globe, whilst Mars’ Grenade shifted 10.2 million in the year.

 

According to IFPI data*, the world’s top-selling digital singles of 2011 were:

 

Bruno Mars – Just The Way You Are (12.5m)

Bruno Mars – Grenade (10.2m)

LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem (9.7m)

Jennifer Lopez – On The Floor (8.4m)

Adele – Rolling In The Deep (8.2m)

Lady Gaga – Born This Way (8.2m)

Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer – Give Me Everything (8.2m)

Black Eyed Peas – The Time (Dirty Bit) (7.3m)

Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger (7.0m)

Bruno Mars – The Lazy Song (6.5m)

 

* Source: IFPI, 12 months to November 2011. Sales are rounded. Combines all versions of the same song.

 

 

Source: MW

Bruno Mars is so overrated :rolleyes: 12 million people actually bought JTWYA in 2011 -_- Rant over, great to see LMFAO doing very well and Lady GaGa's selling over 8 million despite her album not doing as well as expected

This list looks a bit odd, how the hell is Just The Way You Are 4.3 million ahead of Rolling In The Deep?

This list looks a bit odd, how the hell is Just The Way You Are 4.3 million ahead of Rolling In The Deep?

 

Yeah I thought that, I realise its from November to November but Rolling In The Deep sold over 5 million copies in the US and almost a million in the UK, I can't see how it only sold 2 million copies the rest of the world when I thought it was the best selling single worldwide last year...strange. And where's Some Like You? Surely its sold over 6.5million?

I had no idea Bruno Mars was THAT big. I do like most of his songs but that's a tad over-the-top. Silly music-buying world.

Disappointing proof that mediocrity still seems to capture some people...... Bruno Mars would make a slice of white bread seem exciting.

I told you he's way too overrated :( :P

This list looks a bit odd, how the hell is Just The Way You Are 4.3 million ahead of Rolling In The Deep?

 

it was pretty massive worldwide wasn't it? I know Rolling In The Deep was too, but this sold constantly throughout 2011 as well

 

Edited January 24, 201213 yr by C.W

it was pretty massive worldwide wasn't it? I know Rolling In The Deep was too, but this sold constantly throughout 2011 as well

 

But it would have 'lost' a pretty big chunk of its total sales in 2010 (although the fact this is another 'end of year' chart that runs from fecking November to November (that makes NO sense, how is it the biggest seller of 2011 if that includes a month of 2010 and excludes a month of actual 2011 :arrr:) could explain it I guess).

 

Like Cowboystyle said, RITD sold >6.5m in the US and UK alone in that timeframe AFAIA and I find it hard to believe it sold less than 2 million in the rest of the world with how massive it was everywhere.

Edited January 24, 201213 yr by Bré

Bre is right, the list doesn't look right, and doesn't correlate with other the other figures we got at the end of last year...

 

I assume they did this chart from December-November, because that's how they do it for the year-end Hot 100 chart in the US.