List of number-one digital songs of 2009 (U.S.)

The highest-selling digital singles in the United States are ranked in the Hot Digital Songs chart, published by Billboard magazine. The data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based on each single's weekly digital sales, which combines sales of different versions of a single for a summarized figure.

Chart history

Issue date Song Artist(s) Ref.(s) Weekly Sales
January 3 "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Beyoncé [1][2] 149,000
January 10 "Just Dance" Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Donis [3] 419,000
January 17 [4] 279,000
January 24 [5] 213,000
January 31 [6] 192,000
February 7 "My Life Would Suck Without You" Kelly Clarkson [7] 280,000
February 14 [8] 216,000
February 21 "Crack a Bottle" Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent [9] 418,000
February 28 "Right Round" Flo Rida featuring Ke$ha [10] 636,000
March 7 [11] 460,000
March 14 [12] 334,000
March 21 [13] 319,000
March 28 [14] 278,000
April 4 [15] 224,000
April 11 "Poker Face" Lady GaGa [16][17] 206,000
April 18 "Boom Boom Pow" The Black Eyed Peas [18][19] 465,000
April 25 [20] 335,000
May 2 [21] 259,000
May 9 [22] 226,000
May 16 [23] 212,000
May 23 [24] 215,000
May 30 [25] 205,000
June 6 [26] 240,000
June 13 [27] 220,000
June 20 [28] 205,000
June 27 "I Gotta Feeling" [29] 249,000
July 4 [30] 232,000
July 11 [31] 203,000
July 18 [32] 215,000
July 25 [33] 205,000
August 1 [34] 219,000
August 8 [35] 223,000
August 15 [36] 215,000
August 22 197,000
August 29 "Party in the U.S.A." Miley Cyrus 226,000
September 5 211,000
September 12 190,000
September 19 179,000
September 26 "I Gotta Feeling" Black Eyed Peas 179,000
October 3 "Empire State of Mind" Jay-Z and Alicia Keys [37] 205,000
October 10 "Party in the U.S.A." Miley Cyrus 182,000
October 17 177,000
October 24 "3" Britney Spears [38] 255,000
October 31 171,000
November 7 "Fireflies" "Owl City [39] 196,000
November 14 173,000
November 21 194,000
November 28 181,000
December 5 "Bad Romance" Lady GaGa [40] 209,000
December 12 212,000
December 19 202,000
December 26 [41] 183,000

See also

References

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