List of best-selling singles (UK)

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This is a list of best-selling singles in the United Kingdom. The Official UK Charts Company compiled a top 100 to mark the 50th anniversary of the first British singles chart in 2002. Since then, four more singles joined the list. The list includes singles since 1952, in order of sales:

Rank Sales Date Chart Peak Title Artist
1. 4.868m 1997 1 Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 Elton John
2. 3.55m 1984 1 Do They Know It's Christmas? Band Aid
3. 2.13m 1975 & 1991 1 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen
4. 2.05m 1977 1 Mull of Kintyre / Girls' School Paul McCartney & Wings
5. 1.995m 1978 1 Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring Boney M
6. 1.975m 1978 1 You're The One That I Want John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
7. 1.91m 1984 1 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
8. 1.89m 1963 1 She Loves You The Beatles
9. 1.84m 1995 1 Unchained Melody Robson Green & Jerome Flynn
10. 1.79m 1978 1 Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord Boney M
11. 1.789m 2002 1 Anything Is Possible / Evergreen Will Young
12. 1.783m 1994 1 Love Is All Around Wet Wet Wet
13. 1.775m 1984 1 I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder
14. 1.75m 1963 1 I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles
15. 1.722m 1997 1 Barbie Girl Aqua
16. 1.672m 1998 1 Believe Cher
17. 1.55m 1997 1 Perfect Day Various Artists
18. 1.53m 1991 1 (Everything I Do) I Do It For You Bryan Adams
19. 1.521m 1965 1 Tears Ken Dodd
20. 1.52m 1964 1 Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles
21. 1.515m 1978 1 Summer Nights John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
22. 1.51m 1984 1 Two Tribes Frankie Goes to Hollywood
23. 1.49m 1975 1 Imagine John Lennon
24. 1.45m 1999 1 ...Baby One More Time Britney Spears
25. 1.43m 1981 1 Don't You Want Me Human League
26. 1.42m 1984 2 Last Christmas/Everything She Wants Wham!
27. 1.41m 1964 1 I Feel Fine The Beatles
28. 1.41m 1997 1 I'll Be Missing You Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
29. 1.41m 1983 1 Karma Chameleon Culture Club
30. 1.40m 1965 1 The Carnival Is Over The Seekers
31. 1.39m 1955 1 Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley and his Comets
32. 1.39m 1965 1 We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper The Beatles
33. 1.38m 1978 1 Y.M.C.A. The Village People
34. 1.37m 1984 1 Careless Whisper George Michael
35. 1.36m 1967 1 Release Me Engelbert Humperdinck
36. 1.35m 1992 1 I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston
37. 1.34m 2002 1 Unchained Melody Gareth Gates
38. 1.32m 1985 1 The Power of Love Jennifer Rush
39. 1.31m 1998 1 My Heart Will Go On Céline Dion
40. 1.269m 1996 1 Wannabe Spice Girls
41. 1.268m 1996 1 Killing Me Softly Fugees
42. 1.263m 1997 1 Never Ever All Saints
43. 1.246m 1960 & 2005 1 It's Now Or Never Elvis Presley
44. 1.246m 1995 1 Gangsta's Paradise Coolio featuring LV
45. 1.24m 1957 1 Diana Paul Anka
46. 1.234m 1994 1 Think Twice Céline Dion
47. 1.205m 1966 1 Green Green Grass of Home Tom Jones
48. 1.2m 1982 1 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners & the Emerald Express
49. 1.181m 2001 1 It Wasn't Me Shaggy featuring RikRok
50. 1.18m 1979 1 Heart Of Glass Blondie
51. 1.175m 1957 1 Mary's Boy Child Harry Belafonte
52. 1.16m 1967 1 The Last Waltz Engelbert Humperdinck
53. 1.155m 1979 1 Bright Eyes Art Garfunkel
54. 1.152m 1998 1 Heartbeat / Tragedy Steps
55. 1.145m 1976 1 Don't Give Up On Us David Soul
56. 1.14m 1974 1 I Love You Love Me Love Gary Glitter
57. 1.135m 1981 1 Tainted Love Soft Cell
58. 1.13m 1961 2 Stranger on the Shore Mr. Acker Bilk
59. 1.11m 1998 1 It's Like That (remix) Run DMC vs Jason Nevins
60. 1.1m 1997 1 Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh! Teletubbies
61. 1.098m 1996 1 Spaceman Babylon Zoo
62. 1.096m 1962 1 I Remember You Frank Ifield
63. 1.094m 2004 1 Do They Know It's Christmas Band Aid 20
64. 1.093m 1995 1 I Believe / Up On The Roof Robson & Jerome
65. 1.092m 1994 1 Saturday Night Whigfield
66. 1.08m 2001 1 Pure and Simple Hear'Say
67. 1.074m 1998 1 No Matter What Boyzone
68. 1.072m 1996 1 2 Become 1 Spice Girls
69. 1.065m 2005 1 That's My Goal Shayne Ward
70. 1.061m 1971, 2005 1 Is This the Way to Amarillo Tony Christie
71. 1.052m 1962 1 The Young Ones Cliff Richard & the Shadows
72. 1.038m 1995 1 Earth Song Michael Jackson
73. 1.037m 2001 1 Can't Get You Out Of My Head Kylie Minogue
74. 1.023m 1999 1 Blue (Da Ba Dee) Eiffel 65
75. 1.008m 2000 1 Can We Fix It? Bob the Builder
76. 1.006m 1973 1 Merry Xmas Everybody Slade
77. 1.006m 1976 1 Save Your Kisses For Me Brotherhood Of Man
78. 1.005m 1973 1 Eye Level (TV Theme From Van der Valk) Simon Park Orchestra
79. 1.001m 1983 3 Blue Monday New Order
80. 0.998m 1972 1 Long Haired Lover From Liverpool Little Jimmy Osmond
81. 0.995m 1979 1 Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 Pink Floyd
82. 0.993m 1976 1 Don't Cry For Me, Argentina Julie Covington
83. 0.99m 1982 1 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor
84. 0.99m 1971 1 I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing The New Seekers
85. 0.988m 1973 1 Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
86. 0.985m 1981 1 Stand and Deliver Adam and the Ants
87. 0.985m 1976 1 Under The Moon Of Love Showaddywaddy
88. 0.982m 1997 2 Torn Natalie Imbruglia
89. 0.98m 1988 1 Especially For You Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan
90. 0.979m 1978 1 Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick Ian Dury and the Blockheads
91. 0.979m 1969 1 Sugar Sugar The Archies
92. 0.978m 1982 1 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Tight Fit
93. 0.976m 1962 1 The Next Time / Bachelor Boy Cliff Richard & the Shadows
94. 0.975m 1982 1 Fame Irene Cara
95. 0.974m 1984 2 Theme From Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr.
96. 0.974m 1983 1 Uptown Girl Billy Joel
97. 0.973m 1989 1 Ride On Time Black Box
98. 0.967m 1962 1 Telstar The Tornados
99. 0.966m 1995 2 Wonderwall Oasis
100. ~0.962m 1972 1 Amazing Grace Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
101. ~0.959m 1995 1 Back For Good Take That
102. ~0.95m 1975 1 Sailing Rod Stewart
103. ~0.94m 1976 1 Mississippi Pussycat 104. 0.94m 2001 1 Atomic Kitten Whole Again

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