World Digital Song Sales

Established in 2010—its first issue was dated January 23[1]—as one of 21 genre-specific song charts launched by Billboard that year, it originally ranked the 25 best-selling digital singles in the World Music genre,[2] but was reduced to 15 entries in November 2021,[3] then 10 entries effective the issue dated October 28, 2023.

[4] Hawaiian singer-songwriter and musician Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's recording of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" was the first song to rank at number one on the chart.

It has dominated the ranking for most of its existence, spending 365 cumulative weeks at the top,[5] including a 116-week run at number one from the chart's inception[1] until April 2012.

[11] Over the years, many other K-pop artists have appeared on the chart, with some reaching the top position.

[13] The current number-one song on the chart, as of the issue dated February 15, 2025, is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole.

Since he first entered the World Digital Song Sales chart in 2013, Psy has achieved five number-one singles and spent 63 non-consecutive weeks atop the ranking.
2NE1 was the first K-Pop group to reach the number one spot with " I Am the Best " in 2014. [ 15 ]
Lin-Manuel Miranda collaborated with Opetaia Foa'i on "We Know the Way" which spent 29 non-consecutive weeks at number one.
BTS has the most number-one singles of any artist on the chart, with 37.
Blackpink has the most number-one singles for a female artist on the chart, with nine.