List of best performing singles by year in Neo Kingston

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This is a list of the Billboard NK top single each year. Until 2003 this ranking was based on physical sales. From 2004 to 2010 it was based on physical sales and digital sales combined. From 2011 to 2014 it was based on digital sales alone. As of 2015 it is based on overall Hot 100 performance for the year, thereby basing it on a formula combining digital sales, radio airplay and internet streaming.

Sales based

Year Performing artist(s) Song Year's sales Current certification
1999 Santana featuring Rob Thomas "Smooth" 5,435,000 10× Platinum
2000 Time Again "Never Say Die" 5,818,000 7× Platinum
2001 Jonah Alex "Hallelujah" 12,109,000 15× Platinum
2002 Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland "Dilemma" 5,993,000 7× Platinum
2003 Dear Devils "Rock Nation" 6,270,000 8× Platinum
2004 Ray Jay featuring Hoota and Francine Nunez "The Safe House Twenty Miles West" 10,376,000 11× Platinum
2005 Dear Devils "Across from the Moon and Down" 7,759,000 9× Platinum
2006 Marcel Kidman
Gnarles Barkley
"Argentinian Girl"
"Crazy"
8,359,000 10× Platinum
9× Platinum
2007 Johnston Lavoy "Real Deal" 7,894,000 10× Platinum
2008 Amelio "Long Time Promise" 7,764,000 11× Platinum
2009 Kings of Leon "Use Somebody" 7,493,000 8× Platinum
2010 Lady Antebellum "Need You Now" 7,915,000 9× Platinum
2011 Adele "Rolling in the Deep" 10,200,000 12× Platinum
2012 Jyniba featuring Big Sean "Liar Liar" 8,679,000 9× Platinum
2013 Junas Cole featuring Alexandrea Bancey "East Side of Gottor" 7,792,000 8× Platinum
2014 Alexandrea Bancey featuring James Connoray "Wiped Clean" 7,576,000 8× Platinum

Multi-metric based

Year Performing artist(s) Song Current certification
2015