Avicii Posthumously Owns Half Of The Top 10 On A Billboard Chart

Avicii’s name is back in the news and on the charts once again following the release of a new documentary about his life and work. Netflix dropped the aptly-titled Avicii: I’m Tim on December 31, and it’s reminded millions of people all around the world just how impactful his signature brand of dance music has been throughout the years. That film—paired with another movie about his last concert from the streamer—help him posthumously take over one Billboard ranking.

The producer and EDM powerhouse appears in half of all the spots inside the top 10 on the Dance Digital Song Sales chart this week. He claims five smashes on the ranking of the bestselling dance tunes in the U.S., with multiple favorites returning to the list.

“Wake Me Up!” remains Avicii’s biggest hit on the Dance Digital Song Sales list, which has always been the case. The tune is remembered as the most popular song of his career, so it makes perfect sense that it’s his loftiest placement on the purchase-focused tally.

This time around, “Wake Me Up!” rises from No. 5 to No. 4. Just one space behind that classic comes “Levels,” which nears its fourth-place peak as it jumps from No. 10 to No. 5.

Two more Avicii tracks appear side by side on the same ranking as well. “The Nights” and “Hey Brother” return to the Dance Digital Song Sales chart at Nos. 7 and 8, respectively.

Finally, Avicii closes out the top 10 on the 15-space Dance Digital Song Sales roster, as he also bounds back onto the ranking in tenth place. “Without You,” a collaboration with Sandro Cavazza, is back at No. 10 this week.

None of Avicii’s current hits reach higher than ever before, but the fact that the years-old tunes are back in any capacity—and all at the same time—shows that Americans are still loving the DJ to this day. The producer, whose real name was Tim Bergling, passed away in 2018 while touring in the Middle East.