List of best-selling singles
Best-selling digital singles -- 15 million digital copies or more
Table:
Artist
Single
Released
Sales
(in millions)
Source

Ed Sheeran
"Shape of You"
2017
41.5[b]
[106][107]

Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee
"Despacito"
2017
36.1[b]
[106][107]

The Chainsmokers and Coldplay
"Something Just like This"
2017
21.5[b]
[106][107]

Ed Sheeran
"Perfect"
2017
21.4[b]
[106][107]

Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
"See You Again"
2015
20.9[b]
[108]

The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey
"Closer"
2016
20.7[b]
[109][106]

Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
"Uptown Funk"
2014
20[b]
[108]

Ed Sheeran
"Thinking Out Loud"
2014
19.5[b]
[108]

Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug
"Havana"
2017
19[b]
[106][107]

Carly Rae Jepsen
"Call Me Maybe"
2011
18
[110]

Drake
"God's Plan"
2018
15.3[b]
[107]

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Edward Christopher Sheeran , MBE ( /ˈʃɪərən/ ; born 17 February 1991 ) is an English singer , songwriter , record producer , and actor . In early 2011 , Sheeran independently released the extended play , No . 5 Collaborations Project . After signing with Asylum Records , his debut album , + ( pronounced plus ) , was released in September 2011 and topped the UK Albums Chart . It contained his first hit single The A Team . In 2012 , Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act . Sheeran 's second studio album , x ( pronounced multiply ) , was released in June 2014 . It was named the second-best-selling album worldwide of 2015 . In the same year , x won Album of the Year at the 2015 Brit Awards , and he received the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year from the British Academy of Songwriters , Composers and Authors . A single from x , Thinking Out Loud , earned him the 2016 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance . Sheeran 's third album , ÷ ( pronounced divide ) , was released in March 2017 , and was the best-selling album worldwide of 2017 . The first two singles from the album , Shape of You and Castle on the Hill , broke records in a number of countries by debuting in the top two positions of the charts .
Shape of You is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran . It was released as a digital download on 6 January 2017 as one of the double lead singles from his third studio album ÷ ( 2017 ) , along with Castle on the Hill . The dancehall-infused pop song was written by Ed Sheeran , Steve Mac and Johnny McDaid . Due to its interpolation of No Scrubs by TLC , Kandi Burruss , Tameka Tiny Cottle , and Kevin She'kspere Briggs are also credited as writers . The song was produced by Sheeran and Mac . Shape of You peaked at number-one on the singles charts of 34 countries , including the US Billboard Hot 100 ( later becoming the best performing song of 2017 ) , as well as the UK , Australian and Canadian singles charts . It stayed at number one for a record-tying 16 consecutive weeks on the Canadian Hot 100 , as well as 14 non-consecutive weeks on the UK Singles Chart , and 12 non-consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 . On 10 December 2018 , the song became the first song to hit 2 billion streams and the most streamed song on Spotify . It was also the most-streamed song of the decade on Spotify with 2.4 billion streams by December 2019 . It was the best-selling song of 2017 and the decade in the UK . Shape of You was the best selling-song of 2017 and the best selling digital song worldwide , with combined sales and track-equivalent streams of 26.6 million units according to IFPI . In 2018 , it sold an additionally 14.9 million copies and made a second appearance in the Billboard Year-End , at No .
Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero ( born April 15 , 1978 ) , known by his stage name Luis Fonsi , is a Puerto Rican singer , songwriter and actor . He is known for multiple songs , one of them being Despacito , featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee . Luis Fonsi received his first Latin Grammy Award nominations in Record of the Year category and won Song of the Year thanks to the song Aquí Estoy Yo . The song also won three Billboard Latin Music Awards . Despacito became Fonsi 's biggest success winning four Latin Grammy Awards , seven Billboard Latin Music Awards , five Billboard Music Awards and received three Grammy Awards nominations . He also won one Latin American Music Award for Échame la Culpa with Demi Lovato . As of 2018 , he has broken six Guinness World Records and sold more than 11 million records with Despacito . As of February 2020 , Despacito is the most-watched YouTube video of all time , with over 6.6 billion views .
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez ( born February 3 , 1977 ) , known professionally as Daddy Yankee , is a Puerto Rican singer , songwriter , rapper , actor and record producer . Ayala was born in Río Piedras , Puerto Rico , and was raised in the neighborhood of Villa Kennedy Housing Projects . Daddy Yankee is the artist who coined the word Reggaeton in 1994 to describe the new music genre that was emerging from Puerto Rico . He is known as the King of Reggaetón by music critics and fans alike . Ayala aspired to be a professional baseball player , and tried out for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball . Before he could be officially signed , he was hit by a stray round from an AK-47 rifle while taking a break from a studio recording session with reggaeton artist DJ Playero . Ayala spent roughly one and a half years recovering from the wound ; the bullet was never removed from his hip , and he credits the shooting incident with allowing him to focus entirely on a music career . In 2004 , Daddy Yankee released his international hit single Gasolina , which is credited with introducing Reggaeton to audiences worldwide , and making the music genre a global phenomenon . Since then , he has sold around 20 million records , making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists . Daddy Yankee 's album Barrio Fino made history when it became the top-selling Latin music album of the decade between 2000-2009 . In 2017 , Daddy Yankee , in collaboration with Latin pop singer Luis Fonsi , released the hit single Despacito . It became the first Spanish-language song to hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 since Macarena in 1996 .
Despacito ( American Spanish : [ despa'sito ] ; transl . Slowly ) is a song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee from Fonsi 's 2019 studio album Vida . On January 12 , 2017 , Universal Music Latin released Despacito and its music video , which shows both artists performing the song in La Perla neighborhood of Old San Juan , Puerto Rico and the local bar La Factoría . The song was written by Fonsi , Erika Ender , and Daddy Yankee , and was produced by Mauricio Rengifo and Andrés Torres . A remix version featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber was released on April 17 , 2017 , which helped to improve the song 's chart performance in numerous countries , including various number-one positions . Despacito has been widely credited by music journalists as being instrumental in popularizing Spanish-language pop music in the mainstream market again . The worldwide increase of Latin pop music consumption from 2017 onwards has been referred to as the 'Despacito ' effect . It is a reggaeton and Latin pop song composed in common time with lyrics about having a sexual relationship , performed in a smooth and romantic way . Commercially , the song topped the charts of 47 countries and reached the top 10 of six others , making it both Fonsi 's and Daddy Yankee 's most successful single to date . In the United States , it became the first song primarily in Spanish to top the Billboard Hot 100 since Macarena ( Bayside Boys Mix ) in 1996 , subsequently tying the longest-reigning number one on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time with 16 weeks , as well as becoming the longest-running number-one on the Hot Latin Songs chart with 56 weeks . It also became the first Latin song to receive a diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America . Internationally , it broke the record for most weeks at number one in Switzerland and Germany and became the longest-reigning foreign language number-one in the United Kingdom .
The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander Alex Pall and Andrew Drew Taggart . They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists . The EDM-pop duo achieved a breakthrough with their 2014 song # Selfie , which became a top twenty single in several countries . They have won a Grammy award , two American Music Awards , seven Billboard Music Awards and nine iHeartRadio Music Awards . According to Forbes 2019 list of highest paid celebrities , the Chainsmokers were the highest paid DJs , dethroning Calvin Harris after six years . Their debut EP , Bouquet , was released in October 2015 and featured the single Roses which reached the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . Do n't Let Me Down , featuring American singer Daya , became their first top-five single on the Billboard chart and won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording at the 59th awards ceremony . Their single Closer , featuring American singer-songwriter Halsey , became their first number-one single on the Billboard chart . The duo 's second EP , Collage , was released in November 2016 . Their debut studio album , Memories.Do Not Open , was released in April 2017 and topped the US Billboard 200 chart . Their second album , Sick Boy , was released in December 2018 .
Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1996 . Vocalist and pianist Chris Martin , guitarist Jonny Buckland , bassist Guy Berryman , and drummer Will Champion met at University College London and began playing music together from 1996 to 1998 , first calling themselves Pectoralz and then Starfish before finally changing their name to Coldplay . Creative director and former manager Phil Harvey is often referred to as the fifth member by the band . After changing their name to Coldplay , they recorded and released two EPs : Safety in 1998 and The Blue Room in 1999 . The latter was their first release on a major record label , after signing to Parlophone . Coldplay achieved worldwide fame with the release of the song Yellow in 2000 , followed in the same year by their debut album Parachutes , which was nominated for the Mercury Prize . The band 's second album , A Rush of Blood to the Head ( 2002 ) , was released to critical acclaim and won many awards , including NME 's Album of the Year . Their next release , X & Y , the best-selling album worldwide in 2005 , received mostly positive reviews , though some critics felt it was inferior to its predecessor . Their fourth studio album , Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends ( 2008 ) , the best-selling album worldwide of 2008 , was produced by Brian Eno and released to largely positive reviews , earning three Grammy Awards . In October 2011 , Coldplay released their fifth studio album , Mylo Xyloto , which topped the charts in over 34 countries , was the UK 's best-selling rock album of 2011 , and received moderately positive reviews . Their sixth album , Ghost Stories , released in 2014 , received mixed reviews and topped several national album charts . The following year the band released their seventh album , A Head Full of Dreams , which reached the top two in most major markets , but received generally mixed reviews .
Something Just Like This is a song by American electronic music duo The Chainsmokers and British rock band Coldplay . It was released on February 22 , 2017 as the second single from The Chainsmokers debut album , Memories.Do Not Open , and as the lead single from Coldplay 's tenth extended play Kaleidoscope EP . The song reached the top ten of many charts around the world , including number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and the Australian ARIA chart , and number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards . The song would be used by CBS for their coverage of the 2017 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament .
Perfect is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran from his third studio album , ÷ ( 2017 ) . After the album 's release , it charted at number four on the UK Singles Chart . On 21 August 2017 , Billboard announced that Perfect would be the fourth single from the album . The song was serviced to pop radio on 26 September 2017 as the third single from the album in the United States ( fourth overall ) . The song eventually reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 2017 . Perfect became the UK Christmas number-one song for 2017 and also peaked at number one in sixteen other countries , including Australia , Canada , Ireland and New Zealand . The second version of the single , titled Perfect Duet , with American singer Beyoncé was released on 1 December 2017 . Another duet with Italian singer Andrea Bocelli , titled Perfect Symphony , was released on 15 December 2017 . The song and its official music video received three nominations at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards .
Cameron Jibril Thomaz ( born September 8 , 1987 ) , known professionally as Wiz Khalifa , is an American rapper , singer , songwriter and actor . He released his debut album , Show and Prove , in 2006 , and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007 . His Eurodance-influenced single , Say Yeah , received urban radio airplay , charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Tracks charts in 2008 , becoming his first minor hit . Khalifa parted with Warner Bros. and released his second album , Deal or No Deal , in November 2009 . He released the mixtape Kush and Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010 ; he then signed with Atlantic Records . He is also well known for his debut single for Atlantic , Black and Yellow , which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . His debut album for the label , Rolling Papers , was released on March 29 , 2011 . He followed that album with O.N.I.F.C . on December 4 , 2012 , which was backed by the singles Work Hard , Play Hard and Remember You . Wiz released his fifth album Blacc Hollywood on August 18 , 2014 , backed by the lead single We Dem Boyz . In March 2015 , he released See You Again for the soundtrack of the film Furious 7 and the song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 non-consecutive weeks .
Charles Otto Puth Jr. ( /puːθ/ ; born December 2 , 1991 ) is an American singer , songwriter , and record producer . His initial exposure came through the viral success of his song videos uploaded to YouTube . After initially signing with eleveneleven after performing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , Puth began contributing to songs and albums for other artists such as Cody Simpson , Livingston Taylor , and Skizzy Mars ; as well as creating lite solo material and covers of popular songs . With primary intent on a solo career , Atlantic Records eventually sought the artist and released his debut single , Marvin Gaye featuring Meghan Trainor in 2015 to unanimous success . Coinciding with the single came his first feature , See You Again , which he co-wrote , co-produced , and performed with Wiz Khalifa for the Furious 7 soundtrack as a tribute to Paul Walker . It peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for 12 non-consecutive weeks . After the success of See You Again , he gained worldwide recognition for multiple subsequent releases , including his next single One Call Away . The single reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and topped charts in New Zealand , the Republic of Ireland , and the United Kingdom . Puth 's debut studio album , Nine Track Mind , was released in January 2016 to negative reviews from critics , and was preceded by the singles One Call Away and We Do n't Talk Anymore featuring Selena Gomez , which peaked at number 12 and number nine , respectively on the US Billboard Hot 100 . In 2017 , he released two songs , Attention and How Long , with the former peaking at number five on Billboard Hot 100 . Both were included in his second studio album , Voicenotes ( 2018 ) , which was released to positive reviews from critics and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 . In 2019 , Puth released the singles I Warned Myself , Mother and Cheating On You .
See You Again is a song recorded by American rapper Wiz Khalifa , featuring American singer Charlie Puth . The track was commissioned for the soundtrack of the 2015 action film Furious 7 as a tribute to actor Paul Walker , who died in a single-vehicle accident on November 30 , 2013 , in Valencia , California . Later on , the song was included as a bonus track on the international release of Puth 's debut album , Nine Track Mind . The artists co-wrote the song with its co-producers , DJ Frank E and Andrew Cedar , with additional production from Puth and mixing provided by Manny Marroquin . See You Again was released on March 10 , 2015 , as the soundtrack 's lead single in the United States . See You Again became both Khalifa 's and Puth 's biggest single to date . It spent 12 non-consecutive weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100 , tying Eminem 's Lose Yourself for the second longest-running rap number-one single in the country behind Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus ' Old Town Road , and topped the UK Singles Chart for two consecutive weeks . It also reached number one in several other countries including Australia , Austria , Canada , Germany , Ireland , New Zealand and Switzerland . The song held the record for the most-streamed track in a single day on Spotify in the United States , until it was surpassed by One Direction 's Drag Me Down . It set the record for most streams in a single week worldwide , and in the United Kingdom also in a single week . The music video was the most viewed video on YouTube from July 10 to August 4 , 2017 . See You Again received three nominations at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards : Song of the Year , Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Song Written for Visual Media .
Ashley Nicolette Frangipane ( /ˌfrændʒɪˈpɑːni/ FRAN-jih-PAH-nee ; [ a ] ( born September 29 , 1994 ) , known professionally as Halsey ( /ˈhɔːlzi/ HAWL-zee ) , is an American singer and songwriter . Gaining attention from self-released music on social media platforms , she was signed by Astralwerks in 2014 and released her debut EP , Room 93 , later that year . Halsey has since earned one number-one album on the Billboard 200 with Hopeless Fountain Kingdom ( 2017 ) , as well as two number-two albums with Badlands ( 2015 ) and Manic ( 2020 ) . She has earned two number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 , including Closer , a collaboration with The Chainsmokers , and Without Me ; she has also attained a top-five single with Bad at Love . In total , Halsey has sold over one million albums and has been streamed over six billion times in the United States . All three of her studio albums have been supported by a headlining tour . Halsey is noted for her distinctive singing voice . Her awards and nominations include four Billboard Music Awards , one American Music Award , one GLAAD Media Award , three Guinness World Records , an MTV Video Music Award and two Grammy Award nominations . Outside of her career , she has been involved in suicide prevention awareness and sexual assault victim advocacy .
Closer is a song by American DJ duo the Chainsmokers featuring American singer Halsey . Andrew Taggart ( one half of the Chainsmokers ) also provides his vocals in the song . It was released on July 29 , 2016 , through Disruptor Records and Columbia Records . The song was written by Taggart , Halsey , Shaun Frank , Freddy Kennett , Isaac Slade and Joe King , while the production was handled by the Chainsmokers . Musically , it is a future bass and pop song with a retro style synthesizer in the chorus . In the United States , Closer became both the Chainsmokers ' and Halsey 's first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song stayed at the top spot for 12 consecutive weeks . The Chainsmokers became the first act to have four songs ( Closer being the fourth ) that top the Dance/Electronic Songs chart , passing Calvin Harris , who held the previous record with three . Outside of the United States , Closer topped the charts in more than ten countries including Australia , Canada , New Zealand , Ireland and the United Kingdom , making it both the Chainsmokers ' and Halsey 's first number-one single in all six countries . The song went on to become the first song to spend 26 weeks in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 chart . It also became only the second song in the history of the Hot 100 chart to spend 32 weeks in the top ten of the chart . The song was performed live for the first time at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2016 .
Mark Daniel Ronson ( born 4 September 1975 ) is a British-American musician , DJ , songwriter , and record producer . Ronson is best known for his collaborations with artists such as Amy Winehouse , Lady Gaga , Adele , Lily Allen , Miley Cyrus , Queens of the Stone Age , and Bruno Mars . He has received seven Grammy Awards , including Producer of the Year for Winehouse 's album Back to Black and two for Record of the Year singles Rehab and Uptown Funk . He received an Academy Award , a Golden Globe Award and a Grammy Award for co-writing the song Shallow for the film A Star is Born ( 2018 ) . Ronson was born in London and raised in New York City . His stepfather is Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones , which contributed to a childhood surrounded by music . While attending New York University , Ronson became a popular DJ in the hip hop scene . His debut album Here Comes the Fuzz failed to have an effect on the charts . In 2006 , he received acclaim for producing albums for Lily Allen , Christina Aguilera , and Amy Winehouse . In 2007 , Ronson released his second album , Version . The album reached number two in the UK and included three top ten singles and earned him the Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist . He subsequently released his third studio album , Record Collection , peaking at number two in the UK .
Peter Gene Hernandez ( born October 8 , 1985 ) , known professionally as Bruno Mars , is an American singer , songwriter , record producer , multi-instrumentalist , and dancer . He is known for his stage performances , retro showmanship , and for performing in a wide range of musical styles , including Pop , R & B , funk , soul , reggae , hip hop , and rock . Mars is accompanied by his band , The Hooligans , who play a variety of instruments , such as electric guitar , bass , piano , keyboards , drums , and horns , and also serve as backup singers and dancers . Born and raised in Honolulu , Hawaii , Mars moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to pursue a musical career . After being dropped by Motown Records , Mars signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 2009 . In the same year , he co-founded the production team The Smeezingtons , responsible for various successful singles for Mars himself and other artists . Mars rose to fame in 2010 with the release of the successful singles Nothin ' on You by B.o.B and Billionaire by Travie McCoy , both of which featured his vocals on the hooks . His debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans ( 2010 ) spawned the international number-one singles Just the Way You Are , Grenade , and The Lazy Song . The former won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance . Mars ' second album , Unorthodox Jukebox ( 2012 ) , became his first number one album on the US Billboard 200 and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album . Its singles Locked Out of Heaven and When I Was Your Man , reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart . In 2014 , Mars collaborated with Mark Ronson on Uptown Funk , which topped many music charts worldwide and won Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 2016 Grammy Awards .
Uptown Funk is a song by British record producer Mark Ronson from his fourth studio album , Uptown Special ( 2015 ) , featuring American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars . It was released as the album 's lead single on 10 November 2014 via download in several countries . Uptown Funk was written by Ronson , Mars , Philip Lawrence and Jeff Bhasker . Produced by Ronson , Mars , and Bhasker , its composition began during a freestyle studio session when they worked on a jam Mars and his band played on tour . Copyright controversies arose after the song 's release resulting in multiple lawsuits and amendments to its songwriting credits . The song is a funk-pop , soul , boogie , disco-pop and Minneapolis sound track . It has a spirit akin to the 1980s-era funk music . Its lyrics address fashion , self-love and traditional masculine bravado , performed in a sing-rapping style filled with metaphors , arrogance , charisma , and fun . Upon its release , the single received generally positive reviews from critics , who praised the instrumental , style and influences of the track . Others criticised it for not being innovative as it tried to emulate 1980s funk music . Commercially , the song topped the charts of 19 countries and reached the top 10 of 15 others , making it both Ronson 's and Mars ' most successful single to date . In the United States , Uptown Funk topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks and spent seven weeks on the top of the UK Singles Chart .
Thinking Out Loud is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran , recorded for his second studio album , × ( 2014 ) . It was written by Sheeran and Amy Wadge , and produced by frequent collaborator Jake Gosling . It was released in the US on 24 September 2014 as the album 's third single . In the UK , the song spent 19 weeks within the top 40 before peaking at number one in early November 2014 ; it became Sheeran 's second number one single there . The single has also reached the top spot in Australia , Ireland , New Zealand , Denmark , the Netherlands , Slovakia and South Africa , and peaked at number two on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100 . It was Sheeran 's highest-charting single in North America until Shape of You topped the charts in both countries in 2017 . In June 2015 , Thinking Out Loud became the first single to spend a full year in the UK top 40 . In September 2015 , it also became the seventh single to have achieved triple platinum certification in the UK during the 21st century . In October 2015 , the song became the first to be streamed over 500 million times on Spotify , is also one of the most streamed songs in the UK and has been viewed more than 2.9 billion times on YouTube as of February 2020 . Thinking Out Loud received nominations for Grammy Award for Record of the Year , Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 58th Grammy Awards , winning the latter two .
Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao ( /kəˈmiːlə kəˈbeɪoʊ/ ; Spanish : [ kaˈmila kaˈβeʎo ] ; born March 3 , 1997 ) is a Cuban-American singer , songwriter , and actress . She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony , formed on The X Factor USA in 2012 , signing a joint record deal with Syco Music and Epic Records . While a part of Fifth Harmony , Cabello began to establish herself as a solo artist with the release of the collaborations I Know What You Did Last Summer with Shawn Mendes , and Bad Things with Machine Gun Kelly , the latter reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 . After leaving the group in December 2016 , Cabello released several other collaborations , including Hey Ma by Pitbull and J Balvin for The Fate of the Furious soundtrack . Her debut solo single Crying in the Club was released in May 2017 . Refocusing her sound to Latin-influenced music , Cabello 's debut album Camila ( 2018 ) reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart . The album was well received by critics and received Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Its lead single Havana , featuring Young Thug topped the charts in several countries , including the UK and the US , and its second single Never Be the Same reached the top ten in multiple countries . Cabello 's 2019 duet with singer Shawn Mendes , Señorita , reached number one in multiple European countries , and became her second single as lead artist to top the US Billboard Hot 100 . Cabello released her second studio album , Romance , which debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart and reached number three on the Billboard 200 chart . Cabello has amassed billions of streams on streaming platforms . She has the best-selling digital single of 2018 according to International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ( IFPI ) .
Jeffery Lamar Williams ( born August 16 , 1991 ) , known professionally as Young Thug , is an American rapper , singer , and songwriter . Known for his eccentric vocal style and fashion , he first received attention for his collaborations with rappers Rich Homie Quan , Birdman , and Gucci Mane . Young Thug initially released a series of independent mixtapes beginning in 2011 with I Came from Nothing . In early 2013 , he signed with Gucci Mane 's 1017 Records , and later that year he released his label debut mixtape 1017 Thug to critical praise . Young Thug received mainstream recognition in 2014 with the singles Stoner and Danny Glover in addition to appearances on several singles , including T.I . 's About the Money , Tyga 's Hookah , and Rich Gang 's Lifestyle . That year , he also signed to Lyor Cohen 's 300 Entertainment and collaborated on the mixtape Rich Gang : Tha Tour Pt . 1 . In 2015 , he released a number of mixtapes , including Barter 6 and two installments of his Slime Season series . These were followed in 2016 by the commercial mixtapes I 'm Up , Slime Season 3 , and Jeffery . In 2018 , he released a compilation album Slime Language showcasing the artists he has signed to his own label YSL Records . Young Thug also became known for his feature on the 2017 hit song Havana by pop singer Camila Cabello , which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2018 , becoming Young Thug 's first number one single .
Havana is a song recorded by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello featuring guest vocals from American rapper Young Thug . It was released on August 3 , 2017 , along with OMG , from her solo debut album Camila ( 2018 ) . In August 2017 , it was released as a promotional single , then was serviced to radio on September 8 , 2017 as the albums lead single . Due to its rising success , Havana later became the official lead single of Camila , replacing Crying in the Club . In November 2017 , a remix version of the song with Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee was uploaded to Cabello 's YouTube page . The first verse of the remix is sung in Spanish while Daddy Yankee replaces Young Thug 's verse . Havana reached number one in multiple countries including Australia , Brazil , Canada , France , Mexico , the United Kingdom and the U.S , also reaching the top 10 of several other countries . Its music video , directed by Dave Meyers , shows Cabello playing herself as Karla , as well as a telenovela actress and a film protagonist . It won the Video of the Year award at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards , receiving three other nominations . A vertical video , directed by Sam Lecca , was released on November 10 , 2017 , on her official Vevo account . The clip shows the singer and several dancers in the New York City Subway . The clip was previously a Spotify exclusive .
Carly Rae Jepsen ( born November 21 , 1985 ) is a Canadian singer , songwriter , and actress . Born and raised in Mission , British Columbia , Jepsen performed several lead roles in her high school 's musical productions and pursued musical theatre at the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria , BC . After completing her studies , she relocated to Vancouver and later competed on the fifth season of Canadian Idol in 2007 , placing third . In 2008 , Jepsen released her folk-influenced debut studio album Tug of War in Canada . Jepsen 's breakthrough came in 2012 , when her single Call Me Maybe achieved significant mainstream popularity ; the song was the best-selling single of that year , reaching number one in 18 countries . As a result , she was signed to a joint worldwide record deal with Schoolboy Records and Interscope Records . Jepsen 's second studio album , Kiss , was released later that year . It marked a greater shift into mainstream pop music and saw fair commercial success , reaching the top ten in Canada and the United States . In 2013 Jepsen made her Broadway stage debut as the titular character in Cinderella . In 2015 she released her third studio album , Emotion . It is noted for its influence from 1980s music as well as blending dance-pop and synth-pop with indie sensibilities . While less commercially successful than Kiss , it saw the success of its lead single , I Really Like You , and received critical acclaim .
Call Me Maybe is a song recorded by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen for her EP Curiosity ( 2012 ) and later appeared on her second studio album Kiss ( 2012 ) . The song was written by Jepsen and Tavish Crowe as a folk song , but its genre was modified to pop following the production by Josh Ramsay . It was released as the lead single from the EP on September 20 , 2011 , through 604 Records . Jepsen was signed to Schoolboy Records , releasing her single in the United States through the label , as the first single from Kiss . Musically , Call Me Maybe is a synth pop track that alludes to the inconvenience that a love at first sight brings to a girl who hopes for a call back from a new crush . Call Me Maybe reached number one in Australia , Canada , Czech Republic , Denmark , Finland , France , Hungary , Ireland , Luxembourg , New Zealand , Poland , Scotland , Slovakia , Switzerland , the United Kingdom and the United States , while peaking inside the top three in Austria , Belgium ( Flanders & Wallonia ) , Germany , Israel , Japan , Netherlands , Norway , and Sweden . After reaching the top position on the Canadian Hot 100 , Jepsen became only the fifth Canadian artist to do so in her home country since 2007 . In the United States , the track reached number one on the Mainstream Top 40 chart , and is the first number one by a Canadian female artist on the Billboard Hot 100 chart since 2007 's Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne . An accompanying music video was directed by Ben Knechtel . In it , Jepsen seeks the attention of an attractive boy next door who is revealed at the close of the story to be attracted to a male band member . As part of promotion for the song , Jepsen performed the track on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , where she made her US television debut , and at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards . Call Me Maybe has been covered by several artists , including Ben Howard , Big Time Rush , Fun , Cimorelli , Lil Wayne , JPEGMafia , and Cody Simpson , and parodied by Cookie Monster and some of the news staff of National Public Radio .
Aubrey Drake Graham ( born October 24 , 1986 ) is a Canadian rapper , singer , songwriter , producer , actor , and businessman . Drake initially gained recognition as an actor on the teen drama television series Degrassi : The Next Generation in the 2000s ; intent on pursuing a career in music , he left the series in 2007 after releasing his debut mixtape Room for Improvement . He released two further independent projects , Comeback Season and So Far Gone , before signing to Young Money Entertainment in June 2009 . Drake released his debut studio album Thank Me Later in 2010 , which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and was soon certified platinum . His next two releases , 2011 's Take Care and 2013 's Nothing Was the Same , were critically and commercially successful ; the former earned him his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album . In 2015 , he released two mixtapes - the trap-influenced If You 're Reading This It 's Too Late and a collaboration with Future titled What a Time to Be Alive - both of which earned platinum certification in the U.S. His fourth album , Views ( 2016 ) , broke several chart records . The dancehall-influenced album sat atop the Billboard 200 for 13 nonconsecutive weeks , becoming the first album by a male solo artist to do so in over a decade . The album 's second single , One Dance , topped the charts in several countries , and became his first number-one single as a lead artist . That year , Drake led both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 charts simultaneously for eight weeks . Views achieved quadruple platinum status in the US , and earned over 1 million album-equivalent units in the first week of its release , and became Drake 's best-selling album to date . Its lead single Hotline Bling peaked at number two on the Hot 100 and received Grammy Awards for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Song . In 2017 , he released the playlist More Life .
God 's Plan is a song recorded by Canadian rapper Drake , released on January 19 , 2018 , through Young Money and Cash Money . Written by Aubrey Graham , Ronald LaTour , Daveon Jackson , Matthew Samuels , and Noah Shebib and produced by Cardo , Yung Exclusive , and Boi-1da , the track acts as a single from his second EP , Scary Hours ( 2018 ) , and the lead single from his fifth studio album , Scorpion ( 2018 ) . Musically , it has been described as pop , pop-rap , and trap , whose lyrics talk about fame and his fate . God 's Plan received mostly positive reviews from music critics , who called it a typical Drake song . An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Karena Evans and uploaded onto Drake 's official YouTube channel on February 16 , 2018 . In the video , Drake is giving away nearly one million US dollars to people and institutions in Florida . It received five nominations at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards , including for Video of the Year and three nominations at the 61st Grammy Awards for Record of the Year , Song of the Year , and Best Rap Song , winning the last one . Commercially the song became the 29th song in history to debut at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 , making it Drake 's fourth chart-topper in that country , and second as a lead artist . The single topped the charts in fourteen countries , including the UK and Canada and reached the top ten in nine others . The song broke first-day streaming records on both Apple Music and Spotify , and was the most streamed song of the year on both services .