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Best
Selling Singles
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(VIEW BEST SELLING ALBUMS)
SALES
CERTIFICATES
SINGLES
Silver: UK 200,000
~
US n/a
Gold: UK 400,000
~
US: 500,000
Platinum: UK 600,000
~
US:1,000,000
ALBUMS
Silver: UK 60,000
~
US: n/a
Gold: UK 100,000 ~ US: 500,000
Platinum: UK 300,000 ~ US: 1,000,000
Diamond: UK n/a ~ US: 10,000,000
based on the total units sold, or shipped to the retailers.
US Downloads: Silver 500,000 ~ Gold 1,000,000 ~ Plat 10,000,000
SINGLES
8,000,000 plus
SALES
WORLDWIDE
COMPILIED IN 2011
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50
Million +
White
Christmas
- Bing Crosby
1942
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33
Million
Candle
In The Wind / Something About the Way You Look Tonight -
Elton John
1997
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30
Million
Silent
Night -
Bing
Crosby
1935
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25
Million
Rock
Around The Clock
- Bill Haley and His Comets 1954
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20
Million
Diana
- Paul
Anka 1957
We
Are the World
- USA
for Africa 1985
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19
Million
If
I Didn't Care - The
Ink Spots 1939
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18
Million
Rudolph
the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
1949
Yes
Sir, I Can Boogie
- Baccara 1977
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16
Million
Lady
- Kenny
Rogers 1980
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14
Million
Wind of Change -
Scorpions
1991
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13.2
Million
I
Gotta Feeling -
The Black Eyed Peas 2009
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13
Million
Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto
1961
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12.8
Million
TiK ToK - Kesha 2009
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12
Million
I
Want To Hold Your Hand - The
Beatles 1964
Y.M.C.A -
Village People 1978
I Will Always Love You -
Whitney Houston 1992
My Heart Will Go On
- Celine Dion 1998
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11.5
Million
Seasons
in the Sun - Terry
Jacks 1974
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11
Million
Paper
Doll - Mills
Brothers
1943
Kung Fu Fighting -
Biddu
and Carl Douglas
1974
Rock
Your Baby
- George
McCrae 1974
The
Last Farewell
-
Roger Whittaker
1975
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10
Million
Wabash Cannonball
- Roy
Acuff 1942
I'm a Believer - The
Monkees
1966
A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol
Harum 1967
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Middle
of the Road 1971
Fernando - ABBA
1976
(Every Thing I Do) I Do It For You -
Bryan Adams 1991
Believe - Cher 1998
Hips Don't Lie -
Shakira
ft Wyclef Jean
2006
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9.8
Million
Poker
Face - Lady
Gaga 2009
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9.7
Million
Bad
Romance - Lady
Gaga 2009
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9.3
Million
Love
the Way You Lie
- Eminem ft Rihanna 2010
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9.1
Million
Lollipop
- Lil
Wayne 2008
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9
Million
Baby One More Time
- Britney
Spears
1998
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8.5
Million
Whenever, Wherever -
Shakira 2001
Boom Boom Pow - The
Black Eyed Peas 2009
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8.4
Million
I Kissed
a Girl - Katy
Perry
2008
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8.2
Million
Soba
ni Iru ne - Thelma Aoyama
2008
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8.1
Million
Jason
Mraz
- I'm
Yours 2008
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8
Million
Move On Up a Little
Higher - Mahalia Jackson 1948
Hey Jude -
The Beatles 1968
Those Were the Days -
Mary
Hopkin 1968
Venus -Shocking
Blue 1969
You're My Heart, You're My Soul -
Modern
Talking 1984
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
1991
Hero - Enrique
Iglesias 2001
Low - Flo
Rida 2007
Flavor of Life -
Utada
Hikaru
2007
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UK
~ TOP 60
All-Time Best Selling Singles as of
2005
01.
"Candle In The Wind '97" - Elton
John (4.86 million)
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid
(3.55m)
"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen (2.13m)
"Mull Of Kintyre" - Wings (2.05m)
"Rivers Of Bablyon" / "Brown Girl In The Ring" - Boney
M (1.985m)
"You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta
& Olivia Newton-John (1.975m)
"Relax" - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1.91m)
"She Loves You" - The Beatles (1.89m)
"Unchained Melody" - Robson & Jerome (1.84m)
10. "Mary's
Boychild / Oh My Lord" - Boney M (1.79m)
"Evergreen" / "Anything Is Possible" - Will
Young (1.78m)
"Love Is All Around" - Wet Wet Wet (1.78m)
"I Just Called To Say I Love You" - Stevie
Wonder (1.775m)
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles (1.75m)
"Barbie Girl" - Aqua (1.72m)
"Believe" - Cher (1.67m)
"Perfect Day" - Various Artists (1.55m)
"(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - Bryan
Adams (1.53m)
"Tears" - Ken Dodd (1.52m)
20. "Can't
Buy Me Love" - The Beatles (1.52m)
"Summer Nights" - John Travolta and Olivia
Newton-John (1.52m)
"Two Tribes" - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1.51m)
"Imagine" - John Lennon (1.49m)
"Baby One More Time" - Britney Spears (1.45m)
"Don't You Want Me" - The Human League (1.43m)
"Last Christmas" - Wham! (1.42m)
"I Feel Fine" - The Beatles (1.41m)
"I'll Be Missing You" - Puff Daddy and Faith
Evans (1.41m)
"Karma Chameleon" - Culture Club (1.41m)
30. "The Carnival is Over"
- The Seekers (1.40m)
"Rock Around The Clock" - Bill Haley and his
Comets (1.39m)
"Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" -
The Beatles (1.39m)
"Y.M.C.A." - Village People (1.38)
"Careless Whisper" - George Michael (1.37m)
"Release Me" - Engelbert Humperdinck (1.37m)
"I Will Always Love You" - Whitney Houston
(1.36m)
"Unchained Melody" - Gareth Gates (1.34m)
"The Power Of Love" - Jennifer Rush (1.32m)
"My Heart Will Go On" - Celine Dion (1.31m)
40. "Wannabe" - Spice
Girls (1.27m)
"Killing Me Softly" - The Fugees (1.27m)
"Never Ever" - All Saints (1.25m)
"Gangsta's Paradise" - Coolio featuring LV
(1.25m)
"Diana" - Paul Anka (1.24m)
"Think Twice" - Celine Dion (1.23m)
"It's Now Or Never" - Elvis Presley (1.21m)
"Green Green Grass Of Home" - Tom Jones (1.21m)
"Come On Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners
with the Emerald Express (1.20m)
"It Wasn't Me" - Shaggy featuring RikRok (1.18m)
50. "Heart
Of Glass" - Blondie (1.18m)
"Mary's Boy Child" - Harry Belafonte (1.18m)
"The Last Waltz" - Engelbert Humperdinck
(1.16m)
"Bright Eyes" - Art Garfunkel (1.16m)
"Heartbeat" / "Tragedy" -
Steps (1.15m)
"Don't Give Up On Us" - David Soul
(1.15m)
"I Love You Love Me Love" - Gary Glitter
(1.14m)
"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell (1.14m)
"Stranger On the Shore" - Mr Acker
Bilk/ Leon Young String Chorale (1.13m)
"It's Like That" - Run DMC vs Jason
Nevins (1.12m)
60. "Teletubbies
Say Eh-Oh!" - The Teletubbies (1.11m)
