List of best-selling singles in the Netherlands

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The following is a list of the best-selling singles in the Netherlands. Depends on the measurement, list is divided by claimed sales and official certifications from NVPI, which certification system operates since 1978.

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List of best-selling singles

By claimed sales

YearArtistTitleSales
1997 Elton John "Candle in the Wind 1997"600,000 [1]
1969Johnny Hoes"Och Was Ik Maar"450,000 [2]
1978 Boney M "Rivers of Babylon"400,000 [3]
1977 The Smurfs music "The Smurfs Song"400,000 [4]
2003 Jamai Loman "Step Right Up"300,000 [5]
1977 Boney M "Ma Baker"250,000 [6]
1994 Marco Borsato "Dromen Zijn Bedrog"250,000 [7]
1965 Nini Rosso "Il Silenzio"250,000 [8]
1958Schriebl & Hupperts"Schnee-Walzer"250,000 [9]
1960 The Blue Diamonds "Ramona"250,000 [10]
1978 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John "You're the One That I Want"200,000 [11]
1990 Sinéad O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U"170,000 [12]
1997 Wes "Alane"170,000 [13]
1977 Eddy Ouwens "I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead)"160,000 [14]
1960 Elvis Presley "It's Now or Never"160,000 [15]
1976 ABBA "Dancing Queen"150,000 [16]
1970D.C. Lewis"Mijn Gebed"135,000 [17]
1969 Percy Sledge "My Special Prayer"130,000 [18]
1976 BZN "Mon Amour"130,000 [19]
1989 Dave A. Stewart ft. Candy Dulfer "Lily Was Here"125,000 [20]
1968 Barry Ryan "Eloise"100,000 [18]
1976 Dillinger "Cokane in My Brain"100,000 [21]
1967De Heikrekels"Jij Bent Voor Mij Alleen"100,000 [22]
1977 Donna Summer "I Feel Love"100,000 [14]
1968Douwe"Kom Uit De Bedstee Mijn Liefste"100,000 [23]
1966 Frank Sinatra "Strangers in the Night"100,000 [24]
1970 Gilbert O'Sullivan "Nothing Rhymed"100,000 [25]
1968 Heintje "Ich bau' Dir ein Schloß"100,000 [26]
1967 Heintje "Mamma"100,000 [26]
1976 Julie Covington "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"100,000 [27]
1965 Nancy Sinatra "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"100,000 [24]
1966 The Monkees "I'm a Believer"100,000 [28]
1972 Mouth and MacNeal "Hello-A"100,000 [29]
1978 Patrick Hernandez "Born to Be Alive"100,000 [30]
1970 Peter Maffay "Du"100,000 [25]
1967 Procol Harum "A Whiter Shade of Pale"100,000 [31]
1971Rod McKuen"Soldiers Who Want to be Heroes"100,000 [32]
1971Rod McKuen"Without A Worry in the World"100,000 [32]
1967 The Beatles "Hello, Goodbye"100,000 [33]
1968 The Beatles "Hey Jude"100,000 [26]
1965 The Rolling Stones "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"100,000 [34]
1969Wilma"80 Rode Rozen"100,000 [35]
1968Wim Sonneveld"De Kat Van Ome Willem"100,000 [23]

Highest certified singles

As of 2023
YearArtistTitleSalesCertified sales
1997 Elton John "Candle in the Wind 1997"450,000 [36] 6× Platinum
2019 Emma Heesters with Rolf Sanchez"Pa Olvidarte"320,000 [36] 4× Platinum ‡
2019 Kris Kross Amsterdam with Maan, Tabitha featuring Bizzey "Hij Is van mij"320,000 [36] 4× Platinum ‡
2019 Kris Kross Amsterdam with Kraantje Pappie and Tabitha"Moment"320,000 [36] 4× Platinum ‡
2021 Kris Kross Amsterdam with Antoon and Sigourney K"Vluchtstrook"320,000 [36] 4× Platinum ‡
2018Frenna & Lil' Klein"Verleden tijd"320,000 [36] 4× Platinum ‡
2021Donnie & Rene Froger"Bon Gepakt"240,000 [36] 3× Platinum ‡
2019Emma Heesters and Rolf Sanchez"Pa Olvidarte"240,000 [36] 3× Platinum ‡
2021FLEMMING"Amsterdam"240,000 [36] 3× Platinum ‡
2021Goldband"Noodgeval"240,000 [36] 3× Platinum ‡
2003 Jamai Loman "Step Right Up"240,000 [36] 4× Platinum
2019 Lil Nas X "Old Town Road"240,000 [36] 3× Platinum ‡
1994 Marco Borsato "Dromen Zijn Bedrog"225,000 [36] 3× Platinum
1994 Van Dik Hout "Stil In Mij"225,000 [36] 3× Platinum ‡
2015Kenny B"Parijs"210,000 [36] 6× Platinum ‡
2015 Mike Posner "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"180,000 [36] 6× Platinum ‡
2018 Aya Nakamura "Djadja"160,000 [36] 2× Platinum ‡
2021Donnie & Frans Duijts"Frans Duits"160,000 [36] 2× Platinum
2022 Claude "Ladada (Mon dernier mot)"160,000 [36] 2× Platinum
2021FLEMMING"Automatisch"160,000 [36] 2× Platinum ‡
2020 Kris Kross Amsterdam with Tino Martin and Emma Heesters"Loop niet weg"160,000 [36] 2× Platinum ‡
2021 Kris Kross Amsterdam, Donnie & Tino Martin"Vanavond (Uit M’n Bol)"160,000 [36] 2× Platinum ‡
2022 Libianca "People"160,000 [36] 2× Platinum
2018Frenna, Jonna Fraser, Emms & Idaly"Louboutin"150,000 [36] 2× Platinum

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