Best-selling singles worldwide

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The world's best-selling single cannot be listed officially, since there is no international body to count global record sales. Historical data before the 1980s and from developing countries are also incomplete. Information is also lacking for non-English language albums.

Singles are listed in alphabetical order of the artists name, rather than singles sold. Groupings are based on different sales benchmarks. Multiple entries from the same artist are listed in chronological order:


Contents

[edit] Singles alleged to have sold at least 50 million copies

Artist Single Year of release Genre Source
Bing Crosby White Christmas 1942 Ballad Guinness Book of Records 2007

[edit] Singles alleged to have sold at least 35 million copies

Artist Single Year of release Genre Source
Elton John Candle In The Wind 1997 1997 Pop [1]

[edit] Singles alleged to have sold at least 20 million copies

Artist Single Year of release Genre Source
Bill Haley and the Comets Rock Around The Clock 1954 Rock [2]
Bing Crosby Silent Night 1935 Ballad [3]
Elvis Presley It's Now Or Never 1960 Rock [4]

[edit] Singles alleged to have sold at least 10 million copies

Artist Single Year of release Genre Source
ABBA Fernando 1976 Pop [5]
Alla Pugacheva Arlekino 1974 Pop

[6]
Band Aid Do They Know It's Christmas? 1984 Pop [7]
The Beatles Hey Jude 1968 Pop [8]
The Beatles I Want To Hold Your Hand 1963 Pop [9]
Brotherhood Of Man Save Your Kisses For Me 1976 Pop [10]
Bryan Adams (Everything I Do) I Do It For You 1991 Pop [11]
Carl Douglas Kung Fu Fighting 1974 Rock [12]
Celine Dion My Heart Will Go On 1997 Pop [13]
Cher Believe 1998 Pop [14]
Cowboy Copas Tennessee Waltz 1948 Country [15]
Elvis Presley Hound Dog 1956 Rock [16]
George McCrae Rock Your Baby 1974 Rock [17]
Los Del Rio Macarena 1993 Latin Pop [18]
Middle of the Road Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep 1971 Pop [19]
Mills Brothers Paper Doll 1943 Country [20]
Patrick Hernandez Born To Be Alive 1979 Rock [21]
Procol Harum A Whiter Shade of Pale 1967 ballad [22]
Roger Whittaker The Last Farewell 1975 ballad [23]
Roy Acuff Wabash Cannonball 1942 Country [24]
Terry Jacks Seasons In The Sun 1974 Pop [25]
USA for Africa We Are The World 1985 Pop [26]
Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You 1992 Pop [27]
Van McCoy The Hustle 1977 Pop/Disco [28]
Village People YMCA 1978 Pop/Disco [29]

[edit] Singles alleged to have sold at least 5 million copies

Artist Single Year of release Genre Source
ABBA Dancing Queen 1976 Pop [30]
ABBA Waterloo 1974 Pop [31]
Adamo Tombe la Neige 1964 Pop [32]
Alicia Keys Fallin' 2001 Rock/Pop [33]
Amie Tee Set Ma Belle 1969 Pop [34]
Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman Time To Say Goodbye 1998 Pop [35]
Archies Sugar, Sugar 1969 Pop [36]
Avril Lavigne Complicated 2002 Rock [37]
Backstreet Boys I Want It That Way 1999 Pop [38]
The Beatles Can't Buy Me Love 1964 Pop [39]
The Beatles Get Back 1969 Pop [40]
The Beatles Let It Be 1970 Pop [41]
The Beatles She Loves You 1963 Pop [42]
Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z Crazy In Love 2003 Pop R&B [43]
Bing Crosby Jingle Bells 1943 Pop [44]
Black Eyed Peas Don't Phunk With My Heart 2005 Hip-Hop/Pop [45]
Black Eyed Peas My Humps 2005 Hip-Hop/Pop [46]
Black Eyed Peas feat. Justin Timberlake Where Is The Love 2003 Hip-Hop/Pop [47]
Bobby Goldsboro Honey 1968 Pop [48]
Bon Jovi It's My Life 2000 Rock [49]
Boney M Ma Baker 1978 Pop/Disco [50]
Boney M Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl in the Ring 1978 Pop/Disco [51]
Britney Spears ...Baby One More Time 1999 Pop [52]
Britney Spears Oops!...I Did It Again 2000 Pop [53]
Britney Spears Toxic 2004 Pop [54]
C&C Music Factory Gonna Make You Sweat 1991 Dance-pop/House [55]
Champs Tequila 1958 Pop [56]
Chic Le Freak 1979 Pop/Disco [57]
Chipmunks The Chipmunk Song 1958 Pop [58]
Christina Aguilera Genie In A Bottle 1999 Rock/Pop [59]
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk Lady Marmalade 2001 Rock/Pop [60]
Coldplay Speed Of Sound 2005 Alternative/Piano Rock [61]
Coolio Gangsta's Paradise 1995 hip hop [62]
Daniel Powter Bad Day 2005 Rock/Pop [63]
Danyel Gerard Butterfly 1971 Pop [64]
Dawn Knock Three Times 1971 Pop [65]
Dawn Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree 1973 Pop [66]
Debbie Boone You Light Up My Life 1977 Pop [67]
Destiny's Child Lose My Breath 2004 R&B/Pop [68]
Dido White Flag 2003 Rock/Pop [69]
Donny Osmond Puppy Love 1971 Pop [70]
Eiffel 65 Blue 1999 Pop/Techno [71]
Elvis Presley All Shook Up 1957 Rock [72]
Elvis Presley Are You Lonesome Tonight? 1960 Rock [73]
Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock 1957 Rock [74]
Elvis Presley Surrender 1961 Rock [75]
Elvis Presley Suspicious Minds 1969 Rock [76]
Elvis Presley Way Down 1977 Rock [77]
Eminem Lose Yourself 2002 Rap [78]
Eminem Without Me 2002 Rap [79]
Enrique Iglesias Hero 2001 Pop [80]
Evanescence feat. Paul McCoy Bring Me to Life 2003 Rock/Pop [81]
Father Abraham The Smurf Song 1978 Pop [82]
The Foundations Build Me Up Buttercup 1969 Pop [83]
Freddy Quinn Heimweh 1956 Pop [84]
Gene Autry Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer 1949 Pop [85]
George Baker Selection Una Paloma Blanca 1975 Pop [86]
George Harrison My Sweet Lord 1970 Pop [87]
Georgie Fame Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde 1968 Pop [88]
Gnarls Barkley Crazy 2006 Soul/Pop/Alternative [89]
Green Day Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 2004 Rock [90]
Harry Simeone Chorale Little Drummer Boy 1958 Pop [91]
Hoobastank The Reason 2003 Rock/Pop [92]
Jackson 5 I'll Be There 1970 Pop [93]
James Blunt You're Beautiful 2005 Pop [94]
Jeannie C. Riley Harper Valley PTA 1968 Pop [95]
Jennifer Lopez If You Had My Love 1999 Pop [96]
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John You're The One That I Want 1978 Pop [97]
Julie Rogers The Wedding 1964 Pop [98]
Kelly Clarkson Because Of You 2005 Pop [99]
Kylie Minogue Can't Get You Out Of My Head 2001 Dance-Pop [100]
Las Ketchup Asereje - (The Ketchup Song) 2002 Rock/Dance-Pop [101]
Lobo I'd Love You To Want Me 1972 Pop [102]
Lou Bega Mambo No. 5 1999 Pop/Techno [103]
Madonna American Pie 2000 Pop [104]
Madonna Hung Up 2005 Dance-Pop/Techno [105]
Madonna Music 2000 Dance-Pop/Techno [106]
Madonna Sorry 2006 Dance-Pop/Techno [107]
Madonna Vogue 1990 Dance-Pop/Techno [108]
Mariah Carey We Belong Together 2005 R&B [109]
Mario Let Me Love You 2004 R&B [110]
Maroon 5 She Will Be Loved 2002 Pop/Rock [111]
Maroon 5 This Love 2003 Pop/Rock [112]
Mary Hopkin Those Were The Days 1968 Pop [113]
Mary J. Blige Family Affair 2001 R&B [114]
Modjo Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 2000 House [115]
The Monkees I'm a Believer 1966 Pop [116]
Morris Albert Feelings 1975 Pop [117]
Mungo Jerry In The Summertime 1970 Pop [118]
Neil Diamond Cracklin' Rosie 1970 Pop [119]
Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland Dilemma 2002 Rap [120]
New Seekers I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing 1971 Pop/Folk [121]
Nick Straker Band A Walk In The Park 1980 Pop [122]
Nickelback How You Remind Me 2001 Post-Grunge [123]
No Doubt It's My Life 2003 Pop [124]
OutKast Hey Ya! 2003 Pop/funk/hip hop [125]
Partridge Family I Think I Love You 1970 Pop [126]
Patti Page Tennessee Waltz 1950 Country [127]
Paul Anka Diana 1957 Pop [128]
Paul McCartney & Wings Mull of Kintyre 1977 Pop [129]
P!nk Get the Party Started 2001 Pop/Rock [130]
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans I'll Be Missing You 1997 Pop [131]
Pussycat Mississippi 1977 Pop [132]
Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes Don't Cha 2005 Hip Hop/Dance-Pop [133]
Red Hot Chili Peppers Dani California 2006 Alternative/Rock [134]
Ricky Martin Livin' La Vida Loca 1999 Dance-Pop [135]
Robbie Williams Feel 2002 Pop [136]
Rocco Granata Marina 1959 Pop [137]
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Amazing Grace 1972 Pop [138]
Santana feat. The Product G&B Maria Maria 2000 Latin Rock/R&B [139]
Santana feat. Rob Thomas Smooth 1999 Rock [140]
Scott McKenzie San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) 1967 Pop [141]
Shaggy feat. Rayvon Angel 2001 Reggae/R&B [142]
Shaggy feat. Ricardo 'Rikrok' Ducent It Wasn't Me 2000 Pop/Rap [143]
Shocking Blue Venus 1969 Pop [144]
Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water 1970 Pop [145]
Sixpence None The Richer Kiss Me 1999 Pop [146]
Shakira Underneath Your Clothes 2001 Latin Pop [147]
Shakira Whenever, Wherever 2001 Latin Pop [148]
Shakira feat. Alejandro Sanz La Tortura 2005 Latin Pop [149]
Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean Hips Don't Lie 2006 Latin Pop [150]
Spice Girls Wannabe 1996 Pop [151]
Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler Ballad of the Green Berets 1966 Pop Ballard [152]
Survivor Eye of the Tiger 1982 Rock [153]
t.A.T.u. All the Things She Said 2003 Rock/Pop [154]
Ted Daffan & His Texans Born To Lose/No Letter Today 1943 Country [155]
Three Dog Night Joy To The World 1971 Rock [156]
Tino Rossi Petit Papa Noel 1946 Christmas Song
TLC No Scrubs 1999 Pop [157]
Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris Yeah! 2004 R&B/Crunk [158]
Vernon Dalhart The Prisoner's Song 1924 Country [159]

[edit] References

    [edit] Links

    - List of Best-Selling Albums Worldwide

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