The 2019 Nielson Music Mid-Year Report is in with the best-selling and most-streamed songs and albums of the first half of the year being released. To the surprise of no one, Lil Nas X’s viral sensation “Old Town Road” checked in as the top digital song and on-demand streamed single.
Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next was the top album while Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born soundtrack checked in as the top-selling album.
Where did your favorite song or album check in on the list?
A full look at the most-streamed and best-selling songs and albums of the first half of 2019 can be seen below or check out the full list on Billboard.com.
Nielson Music Most-Streamed & Best-Sellings Songs/Albums
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2019’s Mid-Year Top 10 Albums
- Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next (1,552,800)
- Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go (1,304,000)
- Khalid, Free Spirit (929,000)
- Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born Soundtrack (889,000)
- A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, Hoodie SZN (810,000)
- Post Malone, beerbongs & bentleys (756,000)
- Drake, Scorpion (718,000)
- Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody Soundtrack (705,000)
- Juice WRLD, Death Race for Love (675,000)
- Jonas Brothers, Happiness Begins (663,000)
2019’s Mid-Year Top 10 Selling Albums
- Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born Soundtrack (404,000)
- Jonas Brothers, Happiness Begins (374,000)
- Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (343,000)
- BTS, Map of the Soul: Persona (343,000)
- Backstreet Boys, DNA (299,000)
- Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody Soundtrack (253,000)
- Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next (228,000)
- The Greatest Showman Soundtrack (181,000)
- P!nk, Hurts 2B Human (158,000)
- Lauren Daigle, Look Up Child (154,000)
2019’s Mid-Year Top 10 Selling Digital Songs
- Lil Nas X, “Old Town Road” (958,000)
- Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, “Shallow” (A Star Is Born) (684,000)
- Post Malone & Swae Lee, “Sunflower” (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) (488,000)
- Ariana Grande, “7 Rings” (420,000)
- Halsey, “Without Me” (388,000)
- Post Malone, “Wow.” (381,000)
- Jonas Brothers, “Sucker” (357,000)
- Lauren Daigle, “You Say” (322,000)
- Taylor Swift f/Brendon Urie, “Me!” (322,000)
- Ava Max, “Sweet But Psycho” (321,000)
2019’s Mid-Year Top 10 On-Demand Song Streams (Audio & Video)
- Lil Nas X, “Old Town Road” (1,337,995,000)
- Post Malone & Swae Lee, “Sunflower” (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) (850,194,000)
- Ariana Grande, “7 Rings” (776,696,000)
- Travis Scott, “Sicko Mode” (623,498,000)
- Halsey, “Without Me” (599,335,000)
- J. Cole, “Middle Child” (582,748,000)
- Post Malone, “Wow.” (582,633,000)
- Blueface, “Thotiana” (588,277,000)
- Marshmello & Bastille, “Happier” (528,640,000)
- YNW Melly, “Murder On My Mind” (498,806,000)