The following is a list of best-selling singles by country. Depends on the measurement, record sales of songs are taken by estimations or certifications.
Sheet music dominated the early stage of music publishing industry with many individual titles selling millions of "copies". [1] Before the start of the "album era" in the mid-1960s, the singles format dominated the recording industry in a number of countries, and once again during the ongoing streaming era in the early late-2000s.
Note that some of the data are incomplete due to a lack of available published data from a number of territories, unlike the United Kingdom and the United States with recognized national measurement firms and certifying bodies such as Official Charts Company/British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and Nielsen SoundScan/Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) respectively. Therefore, it is not an exhaustive list, so no rankings are given in certain cases.
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
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1979 | ABBA | "Chiquitita" | 700,000 [2] | Claimed sales |
Rosamel Araya | "Quemame Los Ojos" | 600,000 [3] | Claimed sales | |
1973 | Formula V | "Eva Maria" | 450,000 [4] | Claimed sales |
1964 | Leonardo Favio | "Fuiste Mia Un Verano" | 450,000 [5] | Claimed sales |
1978 | Daniel Magal | "Cara De Gitana" | 400,000 [5] | Claimed sales |
1961 | Antonio Prieto | "La Novia" | 300,000 [6] | Claimed sales |
1967 | Los Gatos | "La balsa" | 250,000 [7] | Claimed sales |
1977 | Laurent Voulzy | "Rockollection" | 200,000 [8] | Claimed sales |
1980 | Lucrecia | "Papucho Mio" | 180,000 [9] | Claimed sales |
1969 | La Joven Guardia | "El extraño del pelo largo" | 150,000 [10] | Claimed sales |
1966 | Yaco Monti | "Siempre te Recordare" | 140,000 [11] | Claimed sales |
1979 | Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" | 125,000 [12] | Claimed sales |
1978 | Los Campeones | "Vamos, Vamos Argentina" | 120,000 [13] | Claimed sales |
1977 | Bonnie Tyler | "It's a Heartache" | 100,000 [8] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Elton John | "Candle in the Wind 1997" | 300,000 | Certification [14] |
2019 | Tones and I | "Dance Monkey" | 210,000 ‡ | Certification [14] |
1999 | Anton & DJ Ötzi | "Anton aus Tirol" | 150,000 | Certification [14] |
2021 | Ed Sheeran | "Bad Habits" | 150,000 ‡ | Certification [14] |
2020 | Glass Animals | "Heat Waves" | 150,000 ‡ | Certification [14] |
2019 | Apache 207 | "Roller" | 120,000 ‡ | Certification [14] |
2019 | Billie Eilish | "Bad Guy" | 120,000 ‡ | Certification [14] |
2013 | Helene Fischer | "Atemlos durch die Nacht" | 120,000 ‡ | Certification [14] |
Year | Artist | Single | Sales | Origin |
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Ekambi Brillant | "Jonguèlè la Ndolo" | 20,000 [15] | Claimed sales | |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | Luis Dimas | "Me recordarás" | 100,000 [16] | Claimed sales |
1963 | Luis Dimas | "Caprichito" | 100,000 [16] | Claimed sales |
1962 | Los Ramblers | "El rock del Mundial" | 80,000 [17] | Claimed sales |
1979 | ABBA | "Chiquitita" | 75,000 [18] | Claimed sales |
1993 | Carlos Vives | "La gota fría" | 25,000 [19] | Platinum certification |
2001 | Chocolate | "Mayonesa" | 21,000 [20] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | Darío Gómez | "Ángel Perdido" | 600,000 [21] [22] | Claimed sales |
1993 | Los del Río | "Macarena" | 500,000 [23] | Claimed sales |
1989 | Kaoma | "Lambada" | 500,000 [23] | Claimed sales |
1994 | Margarita Rosa de Francisco | "Gaviota" | 500,000 [24] | Claimed sales |
1983 | Calixto Ochoa | "El Africano" | 250,000 [25] | Claimed sales |
1981 | José Luis Perales | "¿Y cómo es él?" | 200,000 [25] | Claimed sales |
According to some estimates, "Miénteme" (1954) by Olga Guillot sold one million copies in Cuba, [26] although figures lack of reliability. On Becoming Cuban (2008), author explained that by 1957, 3,000 records sold in Cuba was considered to be "commercially successful". Around this time, Rock 'n' Roll record sales approached $200,000 annually. [27]
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1928 | Trio Matamoros | "Él que siembra su maíz" | 64,000 [28] | Claimed sales |
1956 | Elvis Presley | "Don't Be Cruel" | 50,000 [27] | Claimed sales |
1956 | Bill Haley & His Comets | "See You Later, Alligator" | 12,000 [27] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | Grethe Sønck | "Klaus Jorgen" | 80,000 [29] | Claimed sales |
2006 | Basshunter | "Boten Anna" | 61,000 [30] | Claimed sales |
1970 | Mungo Jerry | "In the Summertime" | 55,000 [31] | Claimed sales |
1961 | Anita Lindblom | "San't Ar Livet" | 50,000 [32] | Claimed sales |
1960 | Otto Brandeburg | "What Do you Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For" | 50,000 [33] | Claimed sales |
1966 | Rocking Ghosts | "Oh What a Kiss" | 50,000 [34] | Claimed sales |
1967 | The Beatles | "Hello, Goodbye" | 50,000 [35] | Claimed sales |
1961 | The Four Jacks | "Oh! Marie Jeg Vil Hjem" | 50,000 [36] | Claimed sales |
1978 | Lone Kellermann | "Luigi" | 35,000 [37] | Claimed sales |
1970 | Danyel Gérard | "Butterfly" | 26,000 [38] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Certifications | Certified sales |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Ed Sheeran | "Shape of You" | 8× Platinum | 720,000 [39] |
2017 | Ed Sheeran | "Perfect" | 7× Platinum | 630,000 [40] |
2017 | Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber | "Despacito" remix | 7× Platinum | 630,000 [41] |
2015 | Lukas Graham | "7 Years" | 7× Platinum | 630,000 [42] |
2021 | Tobias Rahim ft. Andreas Odbjerg | "Stor Mand" | 7× Platinum | 630,000 [43] |
2014 | Ed Sheeran | "Thinking Out Loud" | 6× Platinum | 540,000 [44] |
2015 | Justin Bieber | "Love Yourself" | 6× Platinum | 540,000 [45] |
2018 | Lewis Capaldi | "Someone You Loved" | 6× Platinum | 540,000 [46] |
2019 | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | 6× Platinum | 540,000 [47] |
1985 | Wham! | "Last Christmas" | 6× Platinum | 540,000 [48] |
2016 | Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla | "One Dance" | 5× Platinum | 450,000 [49] |
2013 | John Legend | "All Of Me" | 5× Platinum | 450,000 [50] |
2018 | Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper | "Shallow" | 5× Platinum | 450,000 [51] |
1994 | Mariah Carey | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | 5× Platinum | 450,000 [52] |
2019 | Tones and I | "Dance Monkey" | 5× Platinum | 450,000 [53] |
2016 | Volbeat | "For Evigt" | 5× Platinum | 450,000 [54] |
"Fatalidad" (1956 release, 1944 original recording) by Julio Jaramillo is according to some national newspapers, biggest Ecuatorian single, selling between 6,000 and 8,000 copies in its first-week. [55]
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | ABBA | "Chiquitita" | 75,000 [18] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | Umm Kulthum | "Inta Omri" | 300,000 [56] | Claimed sales |
1966 | Umm Kulthum | "Al-Atlal" | 200,000 [56] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | ABBA | "Chiquitita" | 65,000 [18] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | Reggie Rockstone | "Plan Ben? (What Plan?)" | 50,000 [57] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | Christos Dantis | "Belly Dance" | 100,000 [58] | Claimed sales |
1969 | Dionysis Savvopoulos | "Dirlada" | 60,000 [59] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Shakira | "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" | 300,000 [60] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Single | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1990 | Timmy Thomas | "(Dying Inside) To Hold You" | 30,000 [61] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | Gloria | "One Day at a Time" | 120,000 [62] | Claimed sales |
2021 | Olivia Rodrigo | "Drivers License" | 111,000 ‡ [63] | OCC report 2021 |
2017 | Dua Lipa | "New Rules" | 100,000 ‡ [64] | OCC report 2018 |
1995 | Bill Whelan | "Riverdance" | 90,000 [65] | Claimed sales |
2017 | Dua Lipa | "IDGAF" | 84,500 ‡ [66] | OCC report 2018 |
2022 | Harry Styles | "As It Was" | 78,000 ‡ [67] | OCC report 2022 |
1977 | Paul McCartney and Wings | "Mull of Kintyre" | 65,000 [68] | Claimed sales |
1978 | Boney M | "Rivers of Babylon" | 54,000 [69] | Claimed sales |
1979 | ABBA | "Chiquitita" | 50,000 [70] | Claimed sales |
1976 | ABBA | "Dancing Queen" | 50,000 [70] | Claimed sales |
1976 | ABBA | "Fernando" | 50,000 [70] | Claimed sales |
1975 | ABBA | "Waterloo" | 50,000 [70] | Claimed sales |
1972 | Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show | "Sylvia's Mother" | 50,000 [71] | Claimed sales |
Ranking | Year | Artist | Title |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1997 | Elton John | "Candle in the Wind 1997" |
2 | 1995 | Bill Whelan | "Riverdance" |
3 | 2002 | Six | "There's a Whole Lot of Loving" |
4 | 2010 | Matt Cardle | "When We Collide" |
5 | 2000 | Mark McCabe | "Maniac 2000" |
6 | 2006 | Eiffel 65 | "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" |
7 | 2002 | Enrique Iglesias | "Hero" |
8 | 2006 | Mundy & Sharon Shannon | "Galway Girl" |
9 | 2009 | Black Eyed Peas | "I Gotta Feeling" |
10 | 2001 | Westlife | "Uptown Girl" |
11 | 2002 | Eminem | "Lose Yourself" |
12 | 2000 | Shaggy | "It Wasn't Me" |
13 | 1998 | Celine Dion | "My Heart Will Go On" |
14 | 2008 | Alexandra Burke | "Hallelujah" |
15 | 1996 | Richie Kavanagh | "Aon Focal Eile" |
16 | 2000 | Eminem | "Stan" |
17 | 2004 | Band Aid 20 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" |
18 | 2002 | Las Ketchup | "Aserejé" |
19 | 1998 | Goo Goo Dolls | "Iris" |
20 | 2001 | Shaggy | "Angel" |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | Bob Marley and the Wailers | "Simmer Down" | 70,000 [73] | Claimed sales |
1960 | Higgs and Wilson | "Oh Manny Oh" | 30,000 [74] | Claimed sales |
1970 | Bob Marley and the Wailers | "Mr. Brown" | 15,000 [75] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1982 | George Mukabi | "Sengula Nakupenda" | 100,000 [77] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | Bob Azzam | "Ya Mustafa" | 40,000 [78] | Claimed sales |
1958 | Dalida | "Histoire d'un amour" | 23,000 [78] | Claimed sales |
1959 | Dalida | "Luna Caprese" | 17,000 [78] | Claimed sales |
1959 | Domenico Modugno | "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" | 12,000 [78] | Claimed sales |
1957 | Paul Anka | "Diana" | 8,000 [78] | Claimed sales |
1958 | Domenico Modugno | "Volare" | 7,000 [78] | Claimed sales |
1966 | Nicole Croisille & Pierre Barouh | "Un homme et une femme" | 5,000 [79] | Claimed sales |
1959 | Fred Buscaglione | "Guarda Che Luna" | 4,000 [78] | Claimed sales |
Park Café sold 5,000 copies of a maxi-single recorded in 1986. [80] Up to 1993, average sales records were between 1,000 and 2,000 units, according to local retailers and mechanical licensing reports from SACEM. [80]
Year | Artist | Single | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | Kaoma | "Lambada" | 80,000 [81] | Claimed sales |
1986 | Ramli Sarip | "Oran Kota (City People)" | 50,000 [82] | Claimed sales |
1989 | Tommy Page | "A Shoulder to Cry On" | 30,000 [83] | Claimed sales |
1990 | Timmy Thomas | "(Dying Inside) To Hold You" | 20,000 [61] | Claimed sales |
"Taxi Mary" by Fredu Abela (il-Bamboċċu) is considered to be Malta's highest selling record/single of all time. [84] "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid, sold "Hundreds of copies" in its first eight days. [85]
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fredu Abela (il-Bamboċċu) | "Taxi Mary" | 10,000 [86] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
Najat Aatabou | "J'en ai marre" | 500,000 [88] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Certifications | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | Fleetwood Mac | "Dreams" | 14× Platinum [89] | 420,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2019 | L.A.B. | "In the Air" | 12× Platinum [90] | 360,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2017 | Ed Sheeran | "Shape of You" | 11× Platinum [89] | 330,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2017 | Ed Sheeran | "Perfect" | 10× Platinum [89] | 300,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2018 | Lewis Capaldi | "Someone You Loved" | 10× Platinum [91] | 300,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2014 | J Cole | "No Role Modelz" | 10× Platinum [92] | 300,000 ‡ | Certifications |
1977 | Eagles | "Hotel California" | 9× Platinum [92] | 270,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2018 | Post Malone & Swae Lee | "Sunflower" | 9× Platinum [93] | 270,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2003 | The Killers | "Mr. Brightside" | 9× Platinum [94] | 270,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2020 | Glass Animals | "Heat Waves" | 8× Platinum [92] | 240,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2019 | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | 8× Platinum [95] | 240,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2008 | Kings of Leon | "Sex on Fire" | 8× Platinum [92] | 240,000 ‡ | Certifications |
1976 | Fleetwood Mac | "Go Your Own Way" | 8× Platinum [89] | 240,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2013 | Hozier | "Take Me to Church" | 8× Platinum [96] | 240,000 ‡ | Certifications |
1981 | Journey | "Don't Stop Believin'" | 8× Platinum [92] | 240,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2013 | Vance Joy | "Riptide" | 8× Platinum [92] | 240,000 ‡ | Certifications |
1982 | Toto | "Africa" | 8× Platinum [92] | 240,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2018 | L.A.B. | "Controller" | 8× Platinum [92] | 240,000 ‡ | Certifications |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1976 | Prince Nico Mbarga | "Sweet Mother" | 500,000 [97] | Claimed sales |
1969 | Sonny Okosun | "Joromi" | 100,000 [98] | Claimed sales |
1976 | Sonny Okosun | "Help" | 100,000 [98] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Certifications | Certified sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Asake | "Terminator" | 4× Platinum [99] | 200,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2022 | Asake & Burna Boy | "Sunguba" | 4× Platinum [99] | 200,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2022 | Fireboy DML & Asake | "Bandana" | 4× Platinum [99] | 200,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2021 | Joeboy | "Sip (Alcohol)" | 4× Platinum [99] | 200,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2021 | Kizz Daniel & Tekno | "Buga (Lo Lo Lo)" | 4× Platinum [99] | 200,000 ‡ | Certifications |
2022 | Omah Lay | "Soso" | 4× Platinum [99] | 200,000 ‡ | Certifications |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | Baccara | "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" | 300,000 [100] | Claimed sales |
1964 | Jim Reeves | "I Love You Because" | 100,000 [101] | Claimed sales (Diamond certification) |
2003 | Kurt Nilsen | "She's So High" | 100,000 [102] | Claimed sales |
1968 | Anna-Lena Löfgren | "Lyckliga Gatan" | 75,000 [103] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Certified sales | Amount |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber | "Despacito" | 720,000 ‡ | 12× Platinum [104] |
2013 | Miley Cyrus | "Wrecking Ball" | 660,000 ‡ | 11× Platinum [105] |
2018 | Ava Max | "Sweet but Psycho" | 540,000 ‡ | 11× Platinum [106] |
2013 | Katy Perry | "Roar" | 480,000 ‡ | 8× Platinum [107] |
2009 | Lady Gaga | "Bad Romance" | 480,000 ‡ | 8× Platinum [107] |
2018 | Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper | "Shallow" | 480,000 ‡ | 8× Platinum [107] |
2019 | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | 480,000 ‡ | 8× Platinum [108] |
2015 | Alan Walker | "Faded" | 440,000 ‡ | 11× Platinum [109] |
2017 | Kygo & Selena Gomez | "It Ain't Me" | 420,000 ‡ | 7× Platinum [110] |
2013 | Miley Cyrus | "We Can't Stop" | 420,000 ‡ | 7× Platinum [105] |
2018 | Dean Lewis | "Be Alright" | 360,000 ‡ | 6× Platinum [111] |
2016 | Freddy Kalas | "Jovial" | 320,000 ‡ | 8× Platinum [112] |
2017 | Astrid S | "Think Before I Talk" | 300,000 ‡ | 5× Platinum [112] |
2017 | Hkeem & Temur | "Fy Faen" | 300,000 ‡ | 5× Platinum [113] |
2015 | Justin Bieber | "Love Yourself" | 300,000 ‡ | 5× Platinum [114] |
2015 | Justin Bieber | "Sorry" | 300,000 ‡ | 5× Platinum [114] |
2013 | Katy Perry | "Dark Horse" | 300,000 ‡ | 5× Platinum [107] |
2015 | Marcus & Martinus | "Elektrisk" | 300,000 ‡ | 5× Platinum [115] |
2012 | Loreen | "Euphoria" | 110,000 | 11× Platinum [116] |
Additional information: Until 1965, the average of copies sold of singles in Norway, with a population of 3.5 million, was between 1,500 and 2,000 copies. In comparison, "I Love You Because" of Jim Reeves sold up that point 100,000 copies, which was considered a "tremendous amount" and became the highest-selling record in the country. [101]
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1978 | Freddie Aguilar | "Anak" | 400,000 [117] | Claimed sales |
1976 | Donna Summer | "Could It Be Magic/ Come With Me" | 120,000 [118] | Claimed sales |
1979 | The Sugarhill Gang | "Rapper's Delight" | 100,000 [119] | Claimed sales |
1976 | Donna Summer | "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It/ Wasted" | 60,000 [118] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Certified sales |
---|---|---|---|
2017 | Ed Sheeran | "Shape of You" | 1,250,000 [120] |
2017 | Ed Sheeran | "Perfect" | 1,000,000 [120] |
2019 | Tones and I | "Dance Monkey" | 1,000,000 [120] |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Coldplay | "Yellow" | 200,000 [121] | Certification ‡ |
1977 | Paulo Alexandre | "Verde Vinho" | 200,000 [122] | Claimed sales |
1985 | USA for Africa | "We Are the World" | 200,000 [123] | Claimed sales |
1984 | Stevie Wonder | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" | 170,000 [124] | Claimed sales |
1975 | Queen | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | 160,000 [125] | Certification ‡ |
2002 | Eminem | "Lose Yourself" | 120,000 [126] | Certification ‡ |
1988 | Guns N' Roses | "Sweet Child o' Mine" | 120,000 [127] | Certification ‡ |
1991 | Nirvana | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | 120,000 [128] | Certification ‡ |
1992 | Radiohead | "Creep" | 120,000 [129] | Certification ‡ |
2019 | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | 100,000 [130] | Certification ‡ |
1975 | ABBA | "Fernando" | 80,000 [131] | Claimed sales |
1995 | Coolio | "Gangsta's Paradise" | 80,000 [132] | Certification ‡ |
2013 | John Legend | "All Of Me" | 80,000 [133] | Certification ‡ |
1989 | Kaoma | "Lambada" | 80,000 [134] | Certification |
2012 | Tom Odell | "Another Love" | 80,000 [135] | Certification ‡ |
By September 2000, "Solo" by Alsou was considered to be the best-selling single ever in Russia. It sold at least 60,000 units in four weeks. [136]
Year | Artist | Title | Certifications | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Frideric Handel | "Water Music. Air" | 17× Platinum [137] | 3,500,000 | Certifications | |
2007 | Morandi | "Angels" | 7× Platinum [137] | 1,400,000 | Certifications |
2010 | Arash ft. Helena | "Broken Angel" | 4× Platinum [138] | 800,000 | Certifications |
2010 | Lady Gaga | "Alejandro" | 4× Platinum [138] | 800,000 | Certifications |
2010 | Tony Igy | "Astronomia" | 4× Platinum [138] | 800,000 | Certifications |
2011 | Джиган feat Юля Савичева | "Отпусти " | 3× Platinum [138] | 600,000 | Certifications |
2010 | Alexandra Stan | "Mr. Saxobeat" | 3× Platinum [138] | 600,000 | Certifications |
2010 | Eminem ft. Rihanna | "Love the Way You Lie" | 3× Platinum [138] | 600,000 | Certifications |
2007 | Enrique Iglesias | "Tired of Being Sorry" | 3× Platinum [137] | 600,000 | Certifications |
2009 | Stromae | "Alors on danse" | 3× Platinum [138] | 600,000 | Certifications |
2010 | Слава | "Одиночество" | 3× Platinum [138] | 600,000 | Certifications |
2010 | 140 ударов в минуту | "У меня есть ты Remix 2010 " | 3× Platinum [138] | 600,000 | Certifications |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | Andy Cameron | "Ally's Tartan Army" | 150,000 [139] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Single | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | Various | "Count On Me Singapore" | 73,000 [140] [141] | Claimed sales |
1990 | Timmy Thomas | "(Dying Inside) To Hold You" | 54,000 [61] | Claimed sales |
Naomi and The Boys | "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" | 50,000 [142] | Claimed sales | |
1985 | Tokyo Square | "Within You'll Remain" | 30,000 [141] | Claimed sales |
1987 | Pet Shop Boys | "Always on My Mind" | 20,000 [143] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | Arthur Mafokate | "Kaffir" | 300,000 [144] | Claimed sales |
2019 | Elaine | "You're the One" | 210,000 [145] | Claimed sales |
1967 | Anita Harris | "Just Loving You" | 200,000 [146] | Claimed sales |
1962 | Jeremy Taylor | "Ag Pleez Deddy" | 140,000 [147] | Claimed sales |
1971 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" | 100,000 [148] | Claimed sales |
1939 | Solomon Linda | "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (aka "Mbube") | 100,000 [149] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1973 | ABBA | "Ring Ring" | 175,000 [150] | Claimed sales |
1958 | Little Gerhard | "Buona Sera" | 158,000 [151] | Claimed sales |
1977 | ABBA | "The Name of the Game" | 140,000 [152] | Claimed sales |
2002 | Las Ketchup | "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" | 130,000 [153] | Claimed sales |
1968 | Anna-Lena Löfgren | "Lyckliga Gatan" | 125,000 [103] | Claimed sales |
1976 | Barbi Benton | "Ain't That Just The Way" | 115,000 [154] | Claimed sales |
1959 | Lill-Babs | "Klas-Göran" | 112,000 [155] | Claimed sales |
1962 | Anna-Lena Löfgren | "Regniga natt" | 100,000 [156] | Claimed sales |
1977 | Baccara | "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" | 100,000 [157] | Claimed sales |
1968 | Claes-Göran Hederström | "Good Grief" | 100,000 [158] | Claimed sales |
1960 | Elvis Presley | "It's Now or Never" | 100,000 [155] | Claimed sales |
1978 | Jan Lindblad | "Shenandoah" | 100,000 [159] | Claimed sales |
1970 | Mungo Jerry | "In the Summertime" | 100,000 [160] | Claimed sales |
1966 | Sven Ingvars | "Kristina Fran Vilhelmina" | 100,000 [161] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Certified sales | Amount |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Avicii | "Wake Me Up" | 520,000 | 13× Platinum [162] |
2015 | Alan Walker | "Faded" | 520,000 | 13× Platinum [163] |
2017 | Luis Fonsi | "Despacito (remix)" | 440,000 | 8× Platinum [164] |
2010 | Shakira ft. Freshlyground | "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" | 420,000 | 9× Platinum + 3× Platinum (ringtone) [165] |
2015 | Zara Larsson | "Lush Life" | 400,000 | 10× Platinum [166] |
2017 | Ed Sheeran | "Shape of You" | 360,000 | 9× Platinum [167] |
2013 | Hozier | "Take Me to Church" | 360,000 | 9× Platinum [168] |
2015 | Ellie Goulding | "Love Me like You Do" | 360,000 | 9× Platinum [169] |
2015 | Justin Bieber | "Love Yourself" | 360,000 | 9× Platinum [170] |
2012 | Loreen | "Euphoria" | 360,000 | 9× Platinum [171] |
2013 | John Legend | "All of Me" | 330,000 | 11× Platinum [172] |
2011 | Avicii | "Levels" | 320,000 | 11× Platinum [173] |
2015 | Mike Posner | "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" | 320,000 | 11× Platinum [174] |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kilby & Caroline | "Lach Mit" | 265,000 [175] | Claimed sales | |
1970 | Die Minstrels | "Gruezi Wohl, Frau Stirnimaa" | 200,000 [176] | Claimed sales |
1978 | Boney M | "Rivers of Babylon" | 128,000 [177] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Certified sales | Amount |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Elton John | "Candle in the Wind 1997" | 450,000 | 9× Platinum [178] |
2005 | Eminem | "Mockingbird" | 240,000 ‡ | 6× Platinum [179] |
2017 | Ed Sheeran | "Shape of You" | 180,000 ‡ | 9× Platinum [180] |
2008 | Michel Teló | "Ai se eu te pego!" | 180,000 ‡ | 6× Platinum [181] |
2015 | Alan Walker | "Faded" | 150,000 ‡ | 5× Platinum [182] |
2012 | Lana Del Rey | "Summertime Sadness" | 150,000 ‡ | 5× Platinum [183] |
2016 | Rag'n'Bone Man | "Human" | 150,000 ‡ | 5× Platinum [184] |
2017 | Camila Cabello | "Havana" | 140,000 ‡ | 7× Platinum [185] |
2021 | Farruko | "Pepas" | 140,000 ‡ | 7× Platinum [186] |
2009 | Akon | "Sexy Bitch" | 120,000 | 4× Platinum [187] |
2017 | Lo & Leduc | "079" | 120,000 ‡ | 6× Platinum [188] |
2017 | Ed Sheeran | "Perfect" | 120,000 ‡ | 6× Platinum [180] |
2011 | DJ Antoine | "Ma Chérie" | 120,000 | 4× Platinum [189] |
2020 | Glass Animals | "Heat Waves" | 120,000 ‡ | 6× Platinum [190] |
2002 | Las Ketchup | "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" | 120,000 | 3× Platinum [185] |
1996 | Andrea Bocelli | "Time to Say Goodbye" | 100,000 | 2× Platinum [191] |
1997 | Celine Dion | "My Heart Will Go On" | 100,000 | 2× Platinum [192] |
1998 | Eiffel 65 | "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" | 100,000 | 2× Platinum [193] |
1999 | Lou Bega | "Mambo No. 5" | 100,000 | 2× Platinum [194] |
1997 | Puff Daddy | "I'll Be Missing You" | 100,000 | 2× Platinum [195] |
1994 | Züri West | "Ich schänke dr mis Härz" | 100,000 | 2× Platinum [196] |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | Yeh Chi-tien | "You'll Win Only If You Drive Yourself Hard" | 700,000 [197] | Claimed sales |
1988 | Chao Chuan | "I'm Ugly, but I'm Tender" | 200,000< [198] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1982 | Alla Pugacheva | "Maestro" | 2,600,000 [199] | Claimed sales |
1982 | Vladimir Vysotsky | "Yak The Fighter Plane" | 1,800,000 [199] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jorge Rigó | "Sola" | 50,000 [200] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | Danijel Popović | "Julie" | 800,000 [201] | Claimed sales |
1982 | Lepa Brena | "Mile voli disko" | 800,000 [202] | Claimed sales |
1983 | Lepa Brena | Sitnije, Cile, sitnije | 600,000 [203] | Claimed sales |
1971 | Mišo Kovač | "Proplakat će zora" | 500,000 [204] | Claimed sales |
1985 | Neda Ukraden | Zora je | 500,000 [203] | Claimed sales |
1970 | Meho Puzić | "O majko majko" | 400,000 [205] | Claimed sales |
1974 | Danilo Živković | "Yugoslavia" | 300,000 [206] | Claimed sales |
1970 | Silvana Armenulić | "Šta će mi život" | 300,000 [205] | Claimed sales |
1980 | Zdravko Čolić | "Comrade Tito, We Take An Oath" | 300,000 [207] | Claimed sales |
1987 | Oliver Dragojević | "Žuto Lišće Ljubavi" | 200,000 [208] | Claimed sales |
1968 | Tom Jones | "Delilah" | 200,000 [209] | Claimed sales |
1969 | Mišo Kovač | "Više Se Nećeš Vratiti" | 183,987 [210] | Claimed sales |
1974 | Zdravko Čolić | "Ona Spava" | 150,000 [211] | Claimed sales |
1974 | Boro Drljača | "Zauvek Poklon Taj" | 131,072 [210] | Claimed sales |
1969 | Zvezda Ceklić-Ceca | "Poruka Roditeljima" | 120,770 [210] | Claimed sales |
1970 | Tereza Kesovija | "Nono, moj dobri Nono" | 123,700 [205] [210] | Claimed sales |
1971 | Silvana Armenulić | "Otišao Si Bez Pozdrava" | 110,657 [210] | Claimed sales |
1974 | ABBA | "Waterloo" | 100,000 [212] | Claimed sales |
1989 | Alen Slavica | "Dao Sam Ti Dušu" | 100,000 [213] | Claimed sales |
Year | Artist | Title | Sales | Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
Leonard Dembo | "Chiteketekeke" | 100,000 [214] | Claimed sales | |
2001 | Oliver Mtukudzi | "Bvuma-Tolerance" | 100,000 [214] [lower-alpha 1] | Claimed sales |
1980 | Solomon Skuza | "Banolila" | 75,000 [216] [217] | Claimed sales |
The discography of the Eurovision Song Contest winners includes all the winning singles of the annual competition held since 1956. As of 2024, 71 songs have won the competition, including four entries which were declared joint winners in 1969.
"Hold Back the River" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Bay. It was released in the United Kingdom on 17 November 2014 by Republic Records as the second single from Bay's first studio album Chaos and the Calm (2014). The song was written by the Ivor Novello award winner Iain Archer with Bay and produced by Jacquire King. The song peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. The song was used in the movie, The Space Between Us.
"Let It Go" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Bay. It was released in Europe on 15 September 2014 through Republic Records as the first single from Bay's second extended play of the same name. It was included on Bay's debut studio album Chaos and the Calm (2014). The song was written by Bay with Paul Barry and produced by Jacquire King. The Let It Go EP was released prior on 3 May 2014.
"Catch & Release" is a song by American singer-songwriter Matt Simons taken from his album of the same name. It was released in September 2014 and became a hit in the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland and Belgium.
"Middle" is a song by French DJ and electronic music producer DJ Snake featuring vocals from British singer Bipolar Sunshine. The song was released as a single on 16 October 2015 by Interscope Records. In July 2016, the song was announced as the lead single from DJ Snake's debut album, Encore (2016).
"This One's for You" is a song by French DJ and music producer David Guetta, featuring Swedish singer Zara Larsson. It was released on 13 May 2016 as the official song of the UEFA Euro 2016 held in France. The track was recorded with the help of one million fans around the world through a special online app. American singer Ariana Grande also recorded a demo for the song. The song is included as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of Larsson's second studio album So Good (2017).
"Mercy" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes. It was co-written by Mendes with Ilsey Juber, Danny Parker and Teddy Geiger, with the latter handling the song's production with Jake Gosling. It was released on August 18, 2016, through Island Records as the third promotional single, and later as the second single on October 18, 2016, from his second studio album, Illuminate (2016).
"Goosebumps" is a song by American rapper Travis Scott featuring fellow American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was sent to rhythmic radio on December 13, 2016, by Grand Hustle Records and Epic Records as the third single from Scott's second studio album, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight.
"Train Wreck" is a song by the British singer James Arthur from his 2016 album Back from the Edge. On 28 October 2020, four years later, an acoustic version was released after the song went viral on the video-sharing platform TikTok, which had led to it entering the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart.
"Thunder" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. It was released by Interscope Records and Kidinakorner on April 27, 2017, as the second single from their third studio album, Evolve (2017). Written by band members Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, and its producers Alex Da Kid and Jayson DeZuzio, "Thunder" peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song became the band's fourth single in that country to reach the top ten after "Radioactive", "Demons" and "Believer". It also reached the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and the Netherlands. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
"Young Dumb & Broke" is a song by American singer Khalid. It was released as a single on June 13, 2017, by Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records as the second single from his debut studio album American Teen.
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"Naked" is a song recorded by British singer and songwriter James Arthur. The song was released as a digital download on 24 November 2017 in the United Kingdom by Sony Music, as the lead single from his third studio album, You. The song has peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, James Arthur and Johan Carlsson, the song was produced by Carlsson. As of 2021, it has sold 730,347 copies in the UK.
"Be Alright" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Dean Lewis. The song was released in June 2018 as the lead single from Lewis' debut studio album, A Place We Knew. It reached number one and is certified 10× Platinum in Australia and multi platinum worldwide, including 5× Platinum in the United States.
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"Love Someone" is a song by Danish pop and soul band Lukas Graham. It was released on 7 September 2018 as the lead single from their third studio album, 3 . The song was written by James Alan, Stefan Forrest, Morten Ristorp, Lukas Forchhammer, Jaramye Daniels, Morten Pilegaard and David Labrel. The song debuted at number one on the Danish Singles Chart.
"Better" is a song by American singer Khalid from his first EP Suncity (2018). It was released as the lead single from the EP on September 14, 2018. It was also included on the album Free Spirit. The song was a commercial success and became Khalid's first solo top 10 single in the United States.
"Praise the Lord (Da Shine)" is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky featuring vocals and sole production from English rapper Skepta, released as the second single from the former's third studio album Testing on June 26, 2018. It marks the third collaboration between both artists, following Skepta's appearance on ASAP Mob's Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends and Rocky's appearance on Skepta's Vicious EP in 2017.
"Holiday" is a song by American rapper Lil Nas X. It was released on November 13, 2020, through Columbia Records, as a standalone single. A preview of the song, titled "The Origins of Holiday", was released on November 8. It is a Christmas-themed song, described as a stopgap single between his debut EP 7 and follow-up single "Montero ".
"In the Stars" is a song by American singer and songwriter Benson Boone, released as a single on April 29, 2022, through Night Street Records. It was co-written by Boone with Jason Evigan and Michael Pollack, and produced by Pollack, with Benson stating that he wrote the song about the death of his great-grandmother. It reached the top 10 in the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 19, 2023 and Platinum on October 6, 2023 making it his first Platinum single in the US.
The Trio Matamoros, which would become one of Cuba's best - known groups, first went to the States in 1928 to record two songs : " Olvido " and " Él que siembra su maiz, " which sold 64,000 copies in Cuba
Joe Higgs and Roy Wilson, who recorded as Higgs & Wilson, had a massive hit in 1959 on the Jamaican WIRL label with " Manny, Oh . " The single sold thirty thousand copies on the island
Mukabi reportedly sold 100,000 copies of the single "Sengula Nakupenda" (Mutahi 1982)
She moved to the Casablanca where she recorded her first hit, " J'en ai marré " [ I Have Had Enough ], which is also sung in Arabic and has sold an unprecedented half a million copies in Morocco
A record entitled " Sweet Mother " which was produced some years back by a Nigerian - based musician named Nico Mbarga is reputed to have sold close to half a million copies here in Nigeria alone
In June 167, C.B.S. released 'Just loving you' which got to No 6 in the british charts, was 30 weeks in the ebstsellers and was a consistent seller for over six months with 625,000 sales in Britain and 200,000 in South Africa (where it was No 1)
Taiwanese pop'n'rock audience were concerned with the hit I May be Ugly But I'm Tender ( Wo hen chou, keshi wo hen wenrou ) . In less than three months, the song has sold close to 200,000 copies in Taiwan