Song Sung Blue
‘Song Sung Blue’ Tops DEG Digital Transactions Chart for Week of Jan. 25
February 4, 2026
Universal Pictures’ musical Song Sung Blue stayed No. 1 on the DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s top 10 digital sales and rentals chart provided by GfK Entertainment for the week ended Jan. 25.
The film from writer-director Craig Brewer stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as Mike and Claire, two down-on-their-luck musicians who fall in love forming a Neil Diamond tribute band called Lightning and Thunder, rising from a humble garage to dive bar gigs to unexpected hometown stardom. Song Sung Blue, based on Greg Kohs’ 2008 documentary of the same name, became available for premium digital rental and sale Jan. 13.
No. 2 was the 20th Century Studios sci-fi actioner Predator: Badlands. The latest entry in the “Predator” franchise, available for premium digital rental and sale starting Jan. 6, deepens Yautja lore by introducing new characters Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) and Thia (Elle Fanning). Set in the future on a deadly remote planet, the film follows Dek, a young Predator outcast from his clan, who finds an unlikely ally in Thia and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary
No. 3 was Paramount’s The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, which became available for premium digital rental and sale Jan. 20. In the film, when an attempt to prove he’s a true big guy accidentally summons the fearsome ghost pirate The Flying Dutchman, SpongeBob and Patrick are swept into a wild underworld quest.
Up two spots to No. 4 was Sony Pictures Classics’ Nuremberg. In the historical drama, based on the 2013 book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, the Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring high ranking Nazi officials answer for the Holocaust in the trial of the century while a U.S. Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), revealing the sobering truth that ordinary men commit extraordinary evil.
Down three spots to No. 5 was the Universal Pictures musical Wicked: For Good. The sequel to 2024’s Wicked adapts the second half of the 2003 Broadway musical of the same name, which itself is based on a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that explores the backstories of the witches featured in The Wizard of Oz. It stars Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.
Dropping three spots to No. 6 was Warner’s One Battle After Another. The action comedy — written, directed and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson — stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a washed-up former member of a terrorist group who is now a stoner living in a state of paranoia, surviving off the grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter Willa. When the military officer (Sean Penn) hunting his team resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her.
Down three slots to No. 7 was Universal’s Bugonia. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, the comedic psychological thriller follows two conspiracy-obsessed young men who kidnap a powerful CEO they believe is an alien out to destroy humanity. The cast includes Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Stavros Halkias, Aidan Delbis, Marc T. Lewis, Vanessa Eng and Alicia Silverstone.
Dropping three slots to No. 8 was Universal Pictures’ Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. The horror sequel is set one year after the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. A new chapter of terror begins when former security guard Mike’s sister, Abby, sneaks out in search of her animatronic friends: Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy. As terrifying events begin to unfold, dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy’s are revealed, unleashing a long-forgotten horror hidden away for decades.
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GfK Entertainment’s Top 10 Transactional Digital Titles for the week ended Jan. 25:
- Song Sung Blue (Universal)
- Predator: Badlands (20th Century)
- The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (Paramount)
- Nuremberg (Sony Pictures)
- Wicked: For Good (Universal)
- One Battle After Another (Warner)
- Bugonia (Universal)
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (Universal)
- Tron: Ares (Disney)
- Sarah’s Oil (MGM)
It’s fascinating to see *Song Sung Blue* holding the top spot on the DEG chart, especially given it’s a musical centered around musicians. I wonder how much of the digital sales are driven by people rediscovering or seeking out the Neil Diamond connection mentioned in the summary.