Blurred Lines Most Shazammed Song of 2013, with 17.8m Tags
- Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013
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Over 400m people used Shazam to discover songs in 2013, according to its end of year report, driving more than $300m in digital music sales.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were the years most tagged artist, attracting 34m Shazam searches globally. By comparison, in 2011 the most searched-for artist was Adele, with 4m tags.
In 2012, five artists exceed 5m tags each; so far this year, that number has risen to 43.
Robin Thickes Blurred Lines was the most popular song on Shazam globally, attracting a total 17.8m tags, while Wake Me Up by Avicii – which took the top spot in the UK – received 14.7m. You can see the full list below. 
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UK |
| 1 | Robin Thicke, “Blurred Lines” (17.8M) | Avicii, “Wake Me Up” |
| 2 | Avicii, “Wake Me Up” (14.7M) | Robin Thicke, “Blurred Lines” |
| 3 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “Thrift Shop” (13.6M) | Naughty Boy, “La La La” |
| 4 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “Can’t Hold Us” (11.9M) | Passenger, “Let Her Go” |
| 5 | Pink, “Just Give Me a Reason” (11.8M) | Storm Queen, “Look Right Through” |
| 6 | Daft Punk, “Get Lucky” (11.1M) | Klangkarussell, “Sonnentanz” |
| 7 | Rihanna, “Stay” (10.3M) | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “Thrift Shop” |
| 8 | Lorde, “Royals” (9.4M) | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “Can’t Hold Us” |
| 9 | Passenger, “Let Her Go” (9.2M) | OneRepublic, “Counting Stars” |
| 10 | Will.i.am, “Scream and Shout” (7.9M) | Daft Punk, “Get Lucky” |
