Flowers (Miley Cyrus), Cruel Summer (Taylor Swift), Kill Bill (SZA), Seven (Jungkook)… are the top best-selling songs globally in 2023 according to IFPI statistics.

Taylor Swift and Jungkook are artists whose songs are top-selling globally

On February 26, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) announced the ranking of the 20 best-selling songs globally in 2023.

This is the result of IFPI synthesizing data from downloads and live streams on both paid subscription platforms and advertising-supported services.

Miley Cyrus, Jungkook appeared for the first time

The list also marks the development of many new names appearing for the first time on this chart such as Miley Cyrus, Jungkook…

In which Miley Cyrus’s hit Flowers surpassed all other trending songs in 2023 to become the best-selling song globally.

Flowers helped Miley Cyrus achieve sweet results last year – Photo: Getty

2023 can be said to be a brilliant year for Miley Cyrus thanks to the resounding success of the hit song Flowers, helping her win two major awards: Best Pop Solo Performance and Recording of the Year at the 2024 Grammy .

In addition, the song of Miley Cyrus also achieved admirable achievements on the charts by maintaining the number 1 position in 29 markets around the world, staying at number 1 on Billboard for 8 consecutive weeks. Hot 100…

Taylor Swift is no less competitive with two songs reaching the top global bestsellers in the past year: Cruel Summer and Anti-Hero.

Last year Taylor Swift seemed to always be mentioned on charts and prestigious awards with the success of her world tour – The Eras Tour.

In the near future, the “pop queen” will continue her tour in the remaining countries and release a new album called The Tortured Poets Department.

On the chart released by IFPI, besides the European and American artists, the representative from K-pop, Jungkook with the song “Seven” has excellently appeared in 10th place. Jungkook is also a K-pop artist The only one to reach the top best-selling songs globally in 2023.

Jungkook is the only K-pop artist with the best-selling song in 2023 – Photo: BigHit

As of now, there are only three K-pop artists with songs in the IFPI Top 10: PSY, BTS and Jungkook.

Released in July 2023, as the debut single of “the youngest member of BTS”, Seven quickly achieved impressive achievements by continuously dominating the global charts of Billboard and Spotify.

The hit also helped Jungkook become the second Korean solo artist to take the top spot on the weekly music chart for hit singles in the US.

Top 10 best-selling songs globally in 2023 according to IFPI statistics:

1. Flowers – Miley Cyrus

2. Calm Down – Rema, Selena Gomez

3. Kill Bill – SZA

4. Die For You – The Weeknd, Ariana Grande

5. As It Was – Harry Styles

6. La Bebe – Yng Lvcas, Peso Pluma

7. Cruel Summer – Taylor Swift

8. Last Night – Morgan Wallen

9. Anti-Hero – Taylor Swift

10. Seven – Jungkook (feat. Latto)