Germany is the third largest music market in the world and the second largest in Europe. [1]
This is a list of the best-selling singles in Germany , some of which have been certified by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). Since June 1, 2014, BVMI certifies a single platinum for the download or shipment of 400,000 copies across Germany. [2]
Certifications for singles released in Germany depend upon their release date.
Certification | 1974–1984 [3] [4] | Before January 1, 2003 [5] | Before June 1, 2014 | After June 1, 2014 [6] |
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Silver | 500,000 | — | — | — |
Gold | 1,000,000 | 250,000 | 150,000 | 200,000 |
Platinum | 2,000,000 | 500,000 | 300,000 | 400,000 |
Diamond | — | — | — | 1,000,000 |
Year | Title | Artist | Certification [7] [8] | Shipments (Sales) [9] |
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1997 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" | Elton John | 9× Platinum | 4.5 million [10] |
1957 | "The River Kwai March" | Mitch Miller | — | (4 million) [11] |
1997 | "Time To Say Goodbye" | Andrea Bocelli feat. Sarah Brightman | 11× Gold | 3 million [12] |
2017 | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | 6× Platinum ‡ | 2.4 million [13] |
1997 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans and 112 | 3× Platinum & 3× Gold ‡ | 2.25 million |
1958 | "Der lachende Vagabund" | Fred Bertelmann | — | (2 million) |
1963 | "Junge, komm bald wieder" | Freddy Quinn | — | 2 million [14] |
1965 | "Il Silenzio" | Nini Rosso | — | 2 million [15] |
1971 | "Butterfly" | Danyel Gérard | — | (2 million) [16] |
1967 | "Massachusetts" | Bee Gees | — | (2 million) [17] |
1978 | "Rivers of Babylon" | Boney M | Platinum | 2 million [18] |
1998 | "My Heart Will Go On" | Celine Dion | 4× Platinum | 2 million [19] |
2017 | "Despacito" | Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee | 9× Gold+Gold ‡ | 2 million |
1964 | "Vergangen vergessen vorüber" | Freddy Quinn | — | (1.8 million) |
1992 | "Conquest of Paradise" | Vangelis | 3× Platinum | 1.7 million [20] |
2013 | "Wake Me Up" | Avicii | 11× Gold ‡ | 1.65 million [21] |
2019 | “Another Love” | Tom Odell | 11× Gold ‡ | 1.65 million [22] |
1972 | “Ich hab’ die Liebe geseh’n” | Vicky Leandros | — | 1.5 million |
1985 | "Last Christmas" | Wham! | 3× Platinum ‡ | 1.5 million [23] |
1998 | "Flugzeuge im Bauch" | Oli. P | 3× Platinum | 1.5 million |
1999 | "Mambo No. 5" | Lou Bega | 3× Platinum | 1.5 million |
2015 | "Faded" | Alan Walker | 7× Gold ‡ | 1.4 million [24] |
2017 | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | 7× Gold ‡ | 1.4 million [13] |
2018 | "In My Mind" | Dynoro & Gigi D'Agostino | 7× Gold ‡ | 1.4 million |
2017 | "Was du Liebe nennst" | Bausa | 7× Gold ‡ | 1.4 million [25] |
2019 | “Dance Monkey” | Tones and I | 7× Gold ‡ | 1.4 million [26] |
2013 | "Happy" | Pharrell Williams | 9× Gold ‡ | 1.35 million [27] |
1998 | "Believe" | Cher | 5× Gold | 1.25 million [28] |
1999 | "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" | Eiffel 65 | 5× Gold | 1.25 million [29] |
2007 | "Ein Stern (...der deinen Namen trägt)" | DJ Ötzi feat. Nik P. | 4× Platinum | 1.2 million |
2008 | "Poker Face" | Lady Gaga | 4× Platinum ‡ | 1.2 million |
2012 | "Scream & Shout" | Britney Spears | 4× Platinum ‡ | 1.2 million |
2012 | "Radioactive" | Imagine Dragons | 4× Platinum ‡ | 1.2 million [30] |
2017 | "Rockstar" | Post Malone feat. 21 Savage | 3× Platinum ‡ | 1.2 million |
2010 | "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" | Shakira | 4× Platinum ‡ | 1.2 million |
2011 | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Gotye feat. Kimbra | 4× Platinum ‡ | 1.2 million [31] |
2013 | "I See Fire" | Ed Sheeran | Diamond ‡ | 1.2 million [13] |
2013 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell Williams | 4× Platinum ‡ | 1.2 million |
2014 | "Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)" | Omi | 4× Platinum ‡ | 1.2 million |
2017 | "More Than You Know" | Axwell & Ingrosso | 3× Platinum ‡ | 1.2 million |
2017 | "Unforgettable" | French Montana feat. Swae Lee | 3× Platinum ‡ | 1.2 million |
2017 | "Something Just Like This" | The Chainsmokers & Coldplay | 3× Platinum ‡ | 1.2 million |
1974 | “Theo wir fahr’n nach Lodz” | Vicky Leandros | — | 1.10 million |
1963 | "Ich will ’nen Cowboy als Mann" | Gitte | — | (1.05 million) |
2003 | "Numb" | Linkin Park | 7× Gold ‡ | 1.05 million [32] |
2009 | "Alors on danse" | Stromae | 7× Gold ‡ | 1.05 million [33] |
2013 | "Take Me to Church" | Hozier | 7× Gold ‡ | 1.05 million [34] |
1956 | "Heimweh" | Freddy Quinn | — | (1 million+) |
1958 | "Heimatlos" | Freddy Quinn | — | (1 million) |
1958 | "La paloma" | Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra | — | (1 million) |
1958 | "Sail Along Sil'vry Moon" | Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra | — | (1 million) |
1959 | "Die Gitarre und das Meer" | Freddy Quinn | — | (1 million) |
1960 | "Unter fremden Sternen" | Freddy Quinn | — | (1 million) |
1960 | "Banjo Boy" | Jan and Kjeld | — | (1 million) |
1960 | "It's Now or Never" | Elvis Presley | Gold [35] | 1 million |
1960 | "Marina" | Rocco Granata | — | (1 million) |
1960 | "Ramona" | Blue Diamonds | — | (1 million) |
1960 | "Wir wollen niemals auseinandergehn" | Heidi Brühl | — | (1 million) |
1961 | "La paloma" | Freddy Quinn | — | (1 million) |
1961 | "Weisse Rosen aus Athen" | Nana Mouskouri | — | (1 million) |
1961 | "Wheels" | Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra | — | (1 million) |
1962 | "Tanze mit mir in den Morgen" | Gerhard Wendland | — | (1 million) |
1964 | "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" | Manfred Mann | — | 1 million [36] |
1964 | "Liebeskummer Lohnt Sich Nicht" | Siw Malmkvist | — | (1 million) |
1965 | "Yesterday Man" | Chris Andrews | — | (1 million) |
1966 | "Ganz in Weiß" | Roy Black | — | (1 million) |
1969 | "Looky, Looky" | Giorgio | Gold [37] | 1 million |
1969 | "Dein schönstes Geschenk" | Roy Black | — | (1 million) |
1969 | "Mendocino" | Michael Holm | — | (1 million) |
1970 | "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" | Middle of the Road | — | 1 million [38] |
1970 | "El Cóndor Pasa" | Simon & Garfunkel | — | 1 million [39] |
1970 | "Du" | Peter Maffay | — | (1 million) [40] |
1972 | "Un canto a Galici" | Julio Iglesias | — | 1 million [41] |
1972 | "I'd Love You to Want Me" | Lobo | — | 1 million [42] |
1972 | "Ich hab dich lieb" | Michael Schanze | — | (1 million) [40] |
1975 | "Una paloma blanca" | George Baker Selection | — | (1 million) |
1978 | "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" | Boney M | — | (1 million) [43] |
1978 | "The Smurf Song" | Father Abraham | Platinum | 1 million |
1978 | "Y.M.C.A." | Village People | Gold | 1 million [44] |
1979 | "A Walk in the Park" | Nick Straker Band | — | (1 million) |
1979 | "Sun of Jamaica" | Goombay Dance Band | Platinum | 1 million [45] |
1989 | "Lambada" | Kaoma | 2× Platinum | 1 million |
1993 | "Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 2× Platinum | 1 million |
1993 | "What's Up?" | 4 Non Blondes | 2× Platinum | 1 million |
1994 | "Cotton Eye Joe" | Rednex | 2× Platinum | 1 million |
1994 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | 2× Platinum ‡ | 1 million [46] |
1995 | "Earth Song" | Michael Jackson | 2× Platinum | 1 million [47] |
1995 | "Gangsta's Paradise" | Coolio feat. L.V. | 2× Platinum | 1 million [48] |
1996 | "Die längste Single der Welt" | Wolfgang Petry | 2× Platinum | 1 million |
1996 | "Killing Me Softly" | Fugees | 2× Platinum | 1 million |
1998 | "Ein Schwein namens Männer" | Die Ärzte | 2× Platinum | 1 million |
1999 | "Anton aus Tirol" | Anton feat. DJ Ötzi | 2× Platinum | 1 million |
2003 | "Last Resort" | Papa Roach | 2× Platinum ‡ | 1 million [49] |
2001 | "I Believe" | Bro'Sis | 2× Platinum | 1 million |
2002 | "Der Steuersong" | Die Gerd-Show | 2× Platinum | 1 million |
2002 | "The Ketchup Song" | Las Ketchup | 2× Platinum | 1 million |
2002 | "All the Things She Said" | t.A.T.u. | 2× Platinum ‡ | 1 million [50] |
2012 | "Lila Wolken" | Marteria, Yasha & Miss Platnum | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2013 | "Atemlos durch die Nacht" | Helene Fischer | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [51] |
2013 | "Take Me to Church" | Hozier | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [52] |
2013 | "Timber" | Pitbull feat. Kesha | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2013 | "Willst du" | Alligatoah | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2014 | "Au Revoir" | Mark Forster feat. Sido | Diamond | 1 million |
2014 | "Are You with Me" | Lost Frequencies | Diamond | 1 million |
2014 | "Auf uns" | Andreas Bourani | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2014 | "Prayer in C (Robin Schulz Remix)" | Lilly Wood and the Prick | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2014 | "Traum" | Cro | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2014 | "Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)" | Mr. Probz | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2015 | "Ain't Nobody" | Felix Jaehn feat. Jasmine Thompson | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2015 | "Die immer lacht" | Stereoact feat. Kerstin Ott | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2015 | "Don't Be So Shy" (Filatov & Karas remix) | Imany | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [53] |
2015 | "Geiles Leben" | Glasperlenspiel | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2015 | "Hulapalu" | Andreas Gabalier | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2015 | "Love Yourself" | Justin Bieber | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [54] |
2015 | "Photograph" | Ed Sheeran | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [13] |
2015 | "See You Again" | Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [55] |
2015 | "So wie du bist" | MoTrip feat. Lary | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2015 | "Sugar" | Robin Schulz feat. Francesco Yates | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2015 | "Stressed Out" | Twenty One Pilots | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2015 | "The Sound of Silence" | Disturbed | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [56] |
2016 | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Justin Timberlake | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [57] |
2016 | "Cheap Thrills" | Sia feat. Sean Paul | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [58] |
2016 | "Don't Let Me Down" | The Chainsmokers feat. Daya | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2016 | "Ohne mein Team" | Bonez MC & RAF Camora feat. Maxwell | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2016 | "Palmen aus Plastik" | Bonez MC & RAF Camora | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2017 | "Havana" | Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [59] |
2017 | "Old Town Road" | Lil Nas X | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [60] |
2017 | "Señorita" | Kay One feat. Pietro Lombardi | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2017 | "Thunder" | Imagine Dragons | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [30] |
2018 | "500 PS" | Bonez MC & RAF Camora | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2018 | "Someone You Loved" | Lewis Capaldi | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [61] |
2019 | "Bad Guy" | Billie Eilish | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [62] |
2019 | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [63] |
2019 | "Roller" | Apache 207 | Diamond ‡ | 1 million |
2020 | "Heat Waves" | Glass Animals | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [64] |
2021 | "Bad Habits" | Ed Sheeran | Diamond ‡ | 1 million [13] |
1979 | "Born to Be Alive" | Patrick Hernandez | Gold | 0.95 million [65] |
1967 | "What a Wonderful World" | Louis Armstrong | 3× Gold ‡ | 0.9 million [66] |
1983 | "Billie Jean " | Michael Jackson | 3× Gold ‡ | 0.9 million |
1993 | "What Is Love" | Haddaway | 3× Gold | 0.9 million [67] [68] |
1997 | "It's Like That" | Run-DMC vs. Jason Nevins | 3× Gold | 0.9 million [69] [70] |
2003 | "In da Club" | 50 Cent | 3× Platinum ‡ | 0.9 million [71] |
2003 | "Mr. Brightside" | The Killers | 3× Platinum ‡ | 0.9 million [72] |
2006 | "Hips Don't Lie" | Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean | 3× Platinum ‡ | 0.9 million [73] |
2008 | "Viva la Vida" | Coldplay | 3× Platinum ‡ | 0.9 million [74] |
2009 | "Halo" | Beyoncé | 3× Gold ‡ | 0.9 million [75] |
2009 | "Monsta" | Culcha Candela | 3× Platinum ‡ | 0.9 million |
2009 | "Tik Tok" | Kesha | 3× Platinum ‡ | 0.9 million [76] |
2011 | "We Found Love" | Rihanna | 3× Platinum ‡ | 0.9 million [77] |
2012 | "Summertime Sadness" | Lana Del Rey | 3× Platinum ‡ | 0.9 million [78] |
2014 | "Chandelier" | Sia | 3× Gold ‡ | 0.9 million [79] |
† The BVMI also separately certified the Justin Bieber remix Gold.
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