Songs by Benson Boone, Sabrina Carpenter and Teddy Swims lead the top 3
THE IFPI (International Federation of Phone Industry) It released the global ranking of the best selling singles of 2024, considering the total consumption of paid and free streaming tracks, as well as individual downloads. The highlight was “Beautiful Things”from Benson Boonethat occupied the 1st placefollowed by “Espresso”from Sabrina Carpenterand “Lose Control”from Teddy Swims.
THE IFPI Global Single Award It is granted to the artist with the most consumed single in the world throughout the year, accounting for all the versions and remixes of the track. This year’s list brought rising namesreflecting the strength of new artists in the music industry.
IFPI Global Ranking 2024 – The 20 best selling singles
Position | Artist | Music | Equivalent of paid streamings (billions) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Benson Boone | Beautiful Things | 2.11 |
2 | Sabrina Carpenter | Espresso | 1.79 |
3 | Teddy Swims | Lose control | 1.70 |
4 | Billie Eilish | Birds of a Feather | 1.52 |
5 | Shabozey | A Bar Song (Tipsy) | 1.51 |
6 | Hozier | Too Sweet | 1.35 |
7 | Post Malone Feat. Morgan Wallen | I HAD SOME HELP | 1.33 |
8 | Kendrick Lamar | Not like US | 1.28 |
9 | Taylor Swift | Cruel summer | 1.17 |
10 | Noah Kahan | Stick Season | 1.14 |
11 | Chappell Roan | Good Luck, babe! | 1.12 |
12 | Sabrina Carpenter | Please please please | 1.12 |
13 | Tommy Richman | Million Dollar Baby | 1.11 |
14 | Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars | Die with a smile | 1.08 |
15 | Arts | I Like the Way You Kiss Me | 1.03 |
16 | Zach Bryan Feat. KACEY MUSGRAVES | I Remember Everything | 1.02 |
17 | Rosé & Bruno Mars | Apt. | 1.00 |
18 | Tate mcrae | Greedy | 0.99 |
19 | FLOYYMENOR & CRIS MJ | Cat Only | 0.98 |
20 | Ariana Grande | We can be friends (wait for your love) | 0.93 |
IFPI Declaration
The CEO of IFPI, Victoria Oakleyhighlighted the growth of new artists in the global ranking:
We are very happy to introduce IFPI Global Single Award to Benson Boone. As a rising artist on the global scenario, this is an impressive feat. Congratulations to Benson, your team and Warner Records for this amazing achievement.
She also stressed the importance of the new talents on the list:
It’s fantastic to see so many names shining in IFPI Global Singles Chart. This reflects as emerging artists, in partnership with their record labels, are achieving international success.
About IFPI Global Single Chart
IFPI’s ranking accounts for all the versions and remixes of a track, as well as free and free streamings and streamings. The methodology was adjusted in 2024 to better reflect the influence of subscription streams in different regions, making this year’s results not directly comparable to those of previous years.
Source: Rollingstone

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