List of best-selling singles in Germany

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Germany is the third largest music market in the world and the second largest in Europe. [1]

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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.

Gold and Platinum certification awards (Timeline)

Certification1974–1984 [3] [4] Before January 1, 2003 [5] Before June 1, 2014After June 1, 2014 [6]
Silver500,000———
Gold1,000,000250,000150,000200,000
Platinum2,000,000500,000300,000400,000
Diamond———1,000,000

Best-selling singles in Germany

Sortable table
YearTitleArtistCertification [7] [8] Shipments
(Sales) [9]
1997"Candle in the Wind 1997" Elton John 9× Platinum4.5 million [10]
1957"The River Kwai March" Mitch Miller —(4 million) [11]
1997"Time To Say Goodbye" Andrea Bocelli feat. Sarah Brightman 11× Gold3 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 Platinum2 million [18]
1998"My Heart Will Go On" Celine Dion 4× Platinum2 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× Platinum1.7 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× Platinum1.5 million
1999"Mambo No. 5" Lou Bega 3× Platinum1.5 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× Gold1.25 million [28]
1999"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" Eiffel 65 5× Gold1.25 million [29]
2007"Ein Stern (...der deinen Namen trägt)" DJ Ötzi feat. Nik P. 4× Platinum1.2 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 Platinum1 million
1978"Y.M.C.A." Village People Gold1 million [44]
1979"A Walk in the Park" Nick Straker Band —(1 million)
1989"Lambada" Kaoma 2× Platinum1 million
1993"Over the Rainbow" Israel Kamakawiwoʻole 2× Platinum1 million
1993"What's Up?" 4 Non Blondes 2× Platinum1 million
1994"Cotton Eye Joe" Rednex 2× Platinum1 million
1994"All I Want for Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey 2× Platinum ‡ 1 million [45]
1995"Earth Song" Michael Jackson 2× Platinum1 million [46]
1995"Gangsta's Paradise" Coolio feat. L.V. 2× Platinum1 million [47]
1996"Die längste Single der Welt" Wolfgang Petry 2× Platinum1 million
1996"Killing Me Softly" Fugees 2× Platinum1 million
1998"Ein Schwein namens Männer" Die Ärzte 2× Platinum1 million
1999"Anton aus Tirol"Anton feat. DJ Ötzi 2× Platinum1 million
2003"Last Resort" Papa Roach 2× Platinum ‡ 1 million [48]
2001"I Believe" Bro'Sis 2× Platinum1 million
2002"Der Steuersong" Die Gerd-Show 2× Platinum1 million
2002"The Ketchup Song" Las Ketchup 2× Platinum1 million
2002"All the Things She Said" t.A.T.u. 2× Platinum ‡ 1 million [49]
2012"Lila Wolken" Marteria, Yasha & Miss Platnum Diamond ‡ 1 million
2013"Atemlos durch die Nacht" Helene Fischer Diamond ‡ 1 million [50]
2013"Take Me to Church" Hozier Diamond ‡ 1 million [51]
2013"Timber" Pitbull feat. Kesha Diamond ‡ 1 million
2013"Willst du" Alligatoah Diamond ‡ 1 million
2014"Au Revoir" Mark Forster feat. Sido Diamond1 million
2014"Are You with Me" Lost Frequencies Diamond1 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 [52]
2015"Geiles Leben" Glasperlenspiel Diamond ‡ 1 million
2015"Hulapalu" Andreas Gabalier Diamond ‡ 1 million
2015"Love Yourself" Justin Bieber Diamond ‡ 1 million [53]
2015"Photograph" Ed Sheeran Diamond ‡ 1 million [13]
2015"See You Again" Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth Diamond ‡ 1 million [54]
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 [55]
2016"Can't Stop the Feeling!" Justin Timberlake Diamond ‡ 1 million [56]
2016"Cheap Thrills" Sia feat. Sean Paul Diamond ‡ 1 million [57]
2016"Don't Let Me Down" The Chainsmokers feat. Daya Diamond ‡ 1 million
2016"Ohne mein Team" Bonez MC & RAF Camora feat. MaxwellDiamond ‡ 1 million
2016"Palmen aus Plastik" Bonez MC & RAF Camora Diamond ‡ 1 million
2017"Havana" Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug Diamond ‡ 1 million [58]
2017"Old Town Road" Lil Nas X Diamond ‡ 1 million [59]
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 [60]
2019"Bad Guy" Billie Eilish Diamond ‡ 1 million [61]
2019"Blinding Lights" The Weeknd Diamond ‡ 1 million [62]
2019"Roller" Apache 207 Diamond ‡ 1 million
2020"Heat Waves" Glass Animals Diamond ‡ 1 million [63]
2021"Bad Habits" Ed Sheeran Diamond ‡ 1 million [13]
1979"Born to Be Alive" Patrick Hernandez Gold0.95 million [64]
1993"What Is Love" Haddaway 3× Gold0.9 million [65] [66]
1997"It's Like That" Run-DMC vs. Jason Nevins 3× Gold0.9 million [67] [68]
2003"In da Club" 50 Cent 3× Platinum ‡ 0.9 million [69]
2003"Mr. Brightside" The Killers 3× Platinum ‡ 0.9 million [70]
2006"Hips Don't Lie" Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean 3× Platinum ‡ 0.9 million [71]
2008"Viva la Vida" Coldplay 3× Platinum ‡ 0.9 million [72]
2009"Monsta" Culcha Candela 3× Platinum ‡ 0.9 million
2009"Tik Tok" Kesha 3× Platinum ‡ 0.9 million [73]
2011"We Found Love" Rihanna 3× Platinum ‡ 0.9 million [74]
2012"Summertime Sadness" Lana Del Rey 3× Platinum ‡ 0.9 million [75]

† The BVMI also separately certified the Justin Bieber remix Gold.

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