Pharrell's 'Happy' Is Most Downloaded Song Of All Time
It's overtakes Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines', also featuring Pharell
Pharrell Williams’ massive anthem ‘Happy’ is now officially the most downloaded song of all time in the UK.
Released in June 2013 as part of the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack and later as a single, the feel-good song has shifted 1.62million copies in the last 15 months.
Enthusing about his achievement, Pharrell told OfficialCharts.com: “I would just like to say thank you, first and foremost, to the people, because the charts are determined by them.
“I have a lot to be thankful for because they’ve chosen these things and it’s resulted in Happy being what it’s become. The Midas Touched singer added: “The people of the UK have been so supportive of me over the years, allowing me to be an artist and allowing me to work with other people and supporting what it is that I do.
“That’s the lifeline, without them you’re just a musician with a couple of ideas but with them, that is the thing that changes everything when they get involved, your little idea can become something, so …thank you!”
! Pharrell performing with Daft Punk
Incredibly, alongside ‘Happy’ Pharrell has two other tracks in the Top 10 best selling downloads Top 10.
His inescapable (and controversial) collaboration with Robin Thicke ‘Blurred Lines’ is the second top seller, having dropped from number one, with 1.59million downloads.
And Daft Punk’s ubiquitous ‘Get Lucky’, featuring Nile Rodgers and, of course, Pharrell, is in sixth spot with digital sales of 1.4million.
Over the past 10 years, 1.24billion singles and 166million albums have been downloaded in the UK.
The Top 5 most downloaded songs are as follows:
1. Pharrell Williams ‘Happy - 1.62million downloads 2. Robin Thicke/T.I./Pharrell ‘Blurred Lines’ - 1.59million 3. Adele ‘Someone Like You’ - 1.53million 4. Maroon 5 ‘Moves Like Jagger’ – 1.47million 5. Gotye ft. Kimbra ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ – 1.45million