What's the hottest song on the digital charts?
Well, believe it or not, it's a tune that's been around now for 36 years.
It's Lee Greenwood's patriotic number, "God Bless the U.S.A.," which was released in 1984 but just finally hit No. 1 on Billboard Magazine's Digital Song Sales chart.
It sits atop the chart _ right above Song of Summer 2020 nominee "Rockstar" by DaBaby featuring Roddy Rich _ in the July 18-dated chart.
It zoomed all the way to the top from No. 50 in one week. It seems that the patriotic favorite got a big push from the Fourth of July holiday, as its sales surged 366% to 15,000 units sold during the week ending July 9.
"I'm always humbled to see how 'God Bless the U.S.A.' resonates with the American spirit of pride and love of country," Greenwood says in a news release. "Thank you proud Americans for using 'God Bless the U.S.A.' as you celebrated our wonderful country _ It is still the best place on earth!"
This marks the first time that the platinum-plus-selling single has hit No. 1 on any chart.
Greenwood recently teamed with a cappella troupe Home Free as well as the United States Air Force Band on a new version of "God Bless the U.S.A.," which has already garnered millions of views on social media and streaming sites.
For more information on Lee Greenwood, visit leegreenwood.com.
