These Grammy Winners Are Seeing the Biggest Gains in Digital Sales

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Brian Anthony Hernandez
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These Grammy Winners Are Seeing the Biggest Gains in Digital Sales

The number of paid downloads for music by the Grammy Awards' winners and performers unsurprisingly escalated following Sunday night's ceremony. But which artists and songs experienced the biggest increases?

Digital sales of "I Will Wait" from Mumford & Sons, the folk rock band that won Album of the Year, increased 518 percent. The band also performed with Elton John on Grammy night.

Meanwhile, Dierks Bentley, Elton John, Carrie Underwood, Ed Sheeran and The Lumineers were among the performers whose music saw big gains, according to data from 7digital.

Digital media platform 7digital tracked sales data from Sunday to Monday and then compared those figures to the average sales data for the previous seven days.

Songs With the Biggest Gains in Paid Downloads

"I Will Wait" by Mumford & Sons: +518%

"Lonely Boy" by The Black Keys: +367%

"Could You Be Loved" by Bob Marley & The Wailers: +367%

"Adorn" by Miguel: +353%

"Blown Away" by Carrie Underwood: +195%

"The A Team" by Ed Sheeran: +172%

"Ho Hey" by The Lumineers: +166%

"Suit & Tie" by Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z: +140%

"Over You" by Miranda Lambert: +133%

"Home" by Dierks Bentley: +133%

"Daylight" by Maroon 5: +133%

"Carry On" by Fun.: +91

Artists With the Biggest Gains in Digital Sales

Dierks Bentley +294%

Elton John +282%

Mumford & Sons +222%

Carrie Underwood +194%

Ed Sheeran +192%

The Lumineers +170%

Frank Ocean +104%

Kelly Clarkson +71%

Fun. +56%

Wiz Khalifa +48%

Bob Marley +35%

BONUS: Behind the Scenes Before the Grammy Broadcast

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