Talk:List of best-selling singles by year (UK)

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I'd be interested to know the source for this list.

The Music Week/British Market Research Bureau lists for best-selling singles of each year of the 70s, reproduced in full in 'The 70s: A Book Of Records' by Tony Jasper (Futura, 1980), are considered by many to be the most authoritative reference. These are at variance with some of the titles here.

According to MW/BMRB, 1970's best-selling UK single was 'In The Summertime', Mungo Jerry, and 'The Wonder of You' was 2nd.

In 1972, the best-seller was 'Amazing Grace', Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band, and 'I'd Like...World To Sing' No. 5.

In 1973, it was 'Tie A Yellow Ribbon', Dawn, and 'I Love You Love Me Love' No. 8.

In 1974, 'Tiger Feet', Mud, was the year-end champion, and 'You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me' well down at No. 45.

In 1975, it was 'Bye Bye Baby', The Bay City Rollers, while 'Bohemian Rhapsody' finished at No. 22.

Durajohnpatrick, 9.7.06

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[edit] 1981

Wasn't Soft Cell's Tainted Love the best-seller for 1981 - or did the Human League overtake it after the cut-off point for the year-end chart? MFlet1 14:25, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

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Also, hey jude and sugar sugar topped the US year-end chart, not UK

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The list Of The UK's No.1 Singles Of The Year is obviously based

on the Total Sales of Singles RELEASED in the Year - adding in their entire Chart Run's Sales - even if they split between 2 Years. So, (for example), 'Bohemian Rhapsody's' 1976 Sales are added to its 1975 Sales.

 Some Lists have 'In The Summertime' as the Best Seller of

1970 - others say it was 'The Wonder Of You'.

 Tony Jasper did not use definitive End Of Year Lists in his

Books. For example, his Year End Top 20 for 1964 is clearly based on Points - not Sales. 'Can't Buy Me Love', & 'I Feel Fine', by The Beatles, were the only 2 UK Million Sellers of that Year - but, Mr. Jasper does not even have them in his Top 20 of 1964. Instead, no less than 7 of his 1964 Top 10 were not even UK No.1 Hits - because they scored a lot of Points. But - most of them - were not actually in the Top 10 Best Sellers of that Year.

 The Wikipedia Yearly Best Sellers List, shows which Singles

SOLD the most in their complete Chart Runs - NOT which Singles sold the most between January 1st & December 31st.

 The 2 things are not the same, & give - often - a different

No.1 Best Seller Of The Year. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.22.121.169 (talk) 14:12, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 1996

Wannabe (Spice Girls) was very close to Fuggees. Indeed, some litss say Wanabee sold more (e.g. all time UK charts). Anyone know?

[edit] 1997

I think CITW sold 4864611. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.137.41.75 (talk) 15:28, 22 March 2008 (UTC)