iTunes has released a list of the top 25 tunes downloaded through their store. An interesting fact about the bands listed is that Journey have the only song not released within the last five years, as “Don’t Stop Believin’”—the band’s 1981 anthem that has been used in ads for political campaigns and the infamous final The Sopranos episode on HBO—comes in at #21. The only other 2 bands representing the Rock genre, in the list dominated by R&B, Hip Hop and Pop, are Cold Play and Kings of Leon.
Meanwhile, the iTunes Store is offering a $10,000 gift card to whoever downloads the 10 billionth song.
iTunes’ 25 Most-Downloaded Songs Of All Time:
1. “I Gotta Feeling,” Black Eyed Peas
2. “Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
3. “Boom Boom Pow,” Black Eyed Peas
4. “I’m Yours,” Jason Mraz
5. “Viva la Vida,” Coldplay
6. “Just Dance,” Lady Gaga & Colby O’Donis
7. “Low,” Flo Rida (featuring T-Pain)
8. “Love Story,” Taylor Swift
9. “Bleeding Love,” Leona Lewis
10. “TiK ToK,” Ke$ha
11. “Disturbia,” Rihanna
12. “So What,” Pink
13. “I Kissed a Girl,” Katy Perry
14. “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” Beyoncé
15. “Hot N Cold,” Katy Perry
16. “Stronger,” Kanye West
17. “Live Your Life,” T.I. (featuring Rihanna)
18. “Hey There Delilah,” Plain White T’s
19. “Right Round,” Flo Rida
20. “Party in the U.S.A.,” Miley Cyrus
21. “Don’t Stop Believin’,” Journey
22. “Bad Romance,” Lady Gaga
23. “Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
24. “Fireflies,” Owl City
25. “How to Save a Life,” the Fray
The Number 1 downloaded iTune track in the history of the digital era belongs to the Black Eyed Peas:
Journey’s ballad “Don’t Stop Believin” from 1981 squeezed in at #21: