List of best-selling singles in Australia

This is a list of best-selling singles in Australia that have been certified by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). From 1983, ARIA certifies a single platinum for shipment of 70,000 copies across Australia.[1] All singles in this list must have won at least quadruple ARIA Platinum Awards (280,000 copies). Prior to 1989, the values of the certifications were different, and a dearth of published data has made it difficult to source earlier release numbers.

Best-selling singles in Australia

Australian songs indicated with Australia[a]

List of best-selling singles in Australia according to ARIA's accreditations
ARIA Title Country(-ies) Artist Year
accredited
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[7][8][9][10][11]
Accreditation Sales
15× Platinum 1,050,000 "Party Rock Anthem" United States (United Kingdom) LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock 2014[12]
14× Platinum 980,000 "Candle in the Wind 1997" /
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"
United Kingdom Elton John 1997[2]
11× Platinum 770,000 "Moves like Jagger" United States Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera 2014[12]
"Sexy and I Know It" United States LMFAO 2014[12]
"Somebody That I Used to Know" Australia (New Zealand) Gotye featuring Kimbra 2013[11]
"Roar" United States Katy Perry 2014[12]
10× Platinum 700,000 "Gangnam Style" South Korea Psy 2013[11]
9× Platinum 630,000 "Battle Scars" Australia (United States) Guy Sebastian featuring Lupe Fiasco 2013[11]
"Blurred Lines" United States Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell 2014[12]
"Call Me Maybe" Canada Carly Rae Jepsen 2013[11]
"Happy" United States Williams, PharrellPharrell Williams 2014[12]
"Love the Way You Lie" United States (Barbados) Eminem featuring Rihanna 2013[11]
"Thrift Shop" United States Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz 2013[11]
"Wake Me Up!" Sweden Avicii 2014[12]
8× Platinum 560,000 "Firework" United States Katy Perry 2013[11]
7× Platinum 490,000 "Don't You Worry Child" Sweden Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin 2013[11]
"Dynamite" United Kingdom Taio Cruz 2012[10]
"In My Head" United States Jason Derulo 2012[10]
"Let Her Go" United Kingdom Passenger 2013[11]
"Lose Yourself" United States Eminem 2003[4]
"Rolling in the Deep" United Kingdom Adele 2012[10]
The Love Club EP[note 1] New Zealand Lorde 2014[12]
"Someone like You" United Kingdom Adele 2012[10]
"What Makes You Beautiful" United Kingdom / Republic of Ireland One Direction 2012[10]
"Whistle" United States Flo Rida 2013[11]
"Wild Ones" United States (Australia) Flo Rida featuring Sia 2013[11]
6× Platinum 420,000 "A Thousand Years" United Kingdom Christina Perri 2015[13]
"All About That Bass" United States Meghan Trainor 2015[13]
"All of Me" United States John Legend 2014[12]
"Boom Boom" Australia Justice Crew 2013[11]
"California Gurls" United States Katy Perry 2012[10]
"Counting Stars" (United States) OneRepublic 2014[12]
"Fireflies" United States Owl City 2012[10]
"Get Lucky" France/United States Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams 2014[12]
"Give Me Everything" United States (Netherlands) Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer 2011[9]
"Hall of Fame" Republic of Ireland (United States) The Script featuring will.i.am 2014[12]
"Hey, Soul Sister" United States Train 2012[10]
"I Knew You Were Trouble" United States Taylor Swift 2013[11]
"Into the Flame [EP]" Australia Matt Corby 2013[11]
"It Girl" United States Jason Derülo 2012[10]
"Just Give Me a Reason" United States P!nk featuring Nate Ruess 2014[12]
"Just the Way You Are" United States Bruno Mars 2013[11]
"Paradise" United Kingdom Coldplay 2013[11]
"Poker Face" United States Lady Gaga 2009[7]
"Pumped Up Kicks" United States Foster The People 2013[11]
"Scream & Shout" United States will.i.am featuring Britney Spears 2013[14]
"Shake It Off" United States Taylor Swift 201[13]
"Skinny Love" United Kingdom Birdy 2013[11]
"Starships" United States Nicki Minaj 2012[10]
"Super Bass" United States Nicki Minaj 2012[10]
"Teenage Dream" United States Katy Perry 2012[10]
"Uptown Funk" United Kingdom United States Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars 2015[13]
"Wide Awake" United States Katy Perry 2012[10]
"We Found Love" Barbados (United Kingdom) Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris 2013[11]
5× Platinum 350,000 "Beneath Your Beautiful" United Kingdom Labrinth featuring Emeli Sande 2013[11]
"Big Girls Don't Cry" United States/Barbados Fergie 2014[12]
"Can't Hold Us" United States Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton 2014[12]
"Diamonds" Barbados Rihanna 2013[14]
"Don't Wanna Go Home" United States Jason Derülo 2012[10]
"Good Feeling" United States Flo Rida 2012[10]
"Good Night" Australia Reece Mastin 2014[12]
"Grenade" United States Bruno Mars 2011[9]
"Hot n Cold" United States Katy Perry 2012[10]
"I Gotta Feeling" United States The Black Eyed Peas 2010[8]
"I Love It" Sweden Icona Pop 2013[11]
"Impossible" United Kingdom James Arthur 2014[12]
"Lego House" United Kingdom Ed Sheeran 2013[11]
"Little Talks" Iceland Of Monsters and Men 2013[11]
"Locked Out of Heaven" United States Bruno Mars 2013[11]
"OMG" United States Usher featuring will.i.am 2011[9]
"One More Night" United States Maroon 5 2012[10]
"Only Girl (In the World)" Barbados Rihanna 2011[9]
"Payphone" United States Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa 2013[11]
"Price Tag" United Kingdom (United States) Jessie J featuring B.o.B 2012[10]
"Que Sera" Australia Justice Crew 2014[12]
"Raise Your Glass" United States P!nk 2012[10]
"Riptide" Australia Vance Joy 2014[12]
"Sexy Bitch" France (United States) David Guetta featuring Akon 2011[9]
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" United States Beyoncé 2013[11]
"So What" United States Pink 2013[11]
"Some Nights" United States Fun. 2013[11]
"Stay" Barbados / United States Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko 2014[12]
"The Monster" United States/Barbados Eminem feat. Rihanna 2014[12]
"Thinking Out Loud" United Kingdom Ed Sheeran 2015[13]
"Tik Tok" United States Kesha 2010[8]
"Timber" United States Pitbull featuring Kesha 2014[12]
"Titanium" France (Australia) David Guetta featuring Sia 2012[10]
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" United States Taylor Swift 2014[12]
"We Are Young" United States fun. featuring Janelle Monáe 2013[11]
"Who's That Girl" Australia Guy Sebastian featuring Eve 2014[12]
"Yeah 3x" United States Chris Brown 2011[9]
4× Platinum 280,000 "Angels Brought Me Here" Australia Guy Sebastian 2003[4]
"Apologize" United States Timbaland featuring OneRepublic 2009[7]
"Bad Romance" United States Lady Gaga 2011[9]
"Bangarang" United States Skrillex 2013[11]
"Blank Space" United States Taylor Swift 2015[13]
"Bom Bom" United Kingdom Sam and the Womp 2013[11]
"Boom Boom Pow" United States The Black Eyed Peas 2009[7]
"Born This Way" United States Lady Gaga 2011[9]
"Boys like You" Australia 360 featuring Gossling 2012[10]
"Chandelier" Australia Sia 2014[12]
"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" United States Usher featuring Pitbull 2011[9]
"Don't Worry Be Happy" Australia Guy Sebastian 2012[10]
"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" United States Train 2014[12]
"Earthquake" United Kingdom Labrinth featuring Tinie Tempah 2012[10]
"Feel So Close" United Kingdom Calvin Harris 2012[10]
"Free" Australia United Kingdom Rudimental featuring Emeli Sande and Nas 2015[13]
"Freaks" Australia Timmy Trumpet and Savage 2015[13]
"Geronimo" Australia Sheppard 2014[12]
"Girlfriend" Canada Avril Lavigne 2008[6]
"Good Time" United States / Canada Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen 2012[10]
"Halo" United States Beyoncé 2013[11]
"Hey Brother" Sweden Avicii 2014[12]
"Hangover" United Kingdom Taio Cruz 2012[10]
"I Will Always Love You" United States Whitney Houston 1993[15]
"Lanterns" Australia Birds of Tokyo 2014[12]
"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" United States Katy Perry 2014[12]
"Let It Go" Israel Idina Menzel 2014[12]
"Let's Get Ridiculous" United States Redfoo 2013[11]
"Levels" Sweden Avicii 2014[12]
"Like It Like That" Australia Guy Sebastian 2014[12]
"Little Lion Man" United Kingdom Mumford & Sons 2013[11]
"Mambo No. 5" Germany Lou Bega 1999[3]
"Never Let Me Go" United Kingdom Florence + The Machine 2015[13]
"On The Floor" United States Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull 2011[9]
"One Thing" United Kingdom / Republic of Ireland One Direction 2013[11]
"Pompeii" United Kingdom Bastille 2014[12]
"Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" United States The Offspring 1999[3]
"Radioactive" United States Imagine Dragons 2014[12]
"Rude" Canada Magic! 2014[12]
"S&M" Barbados Rihanna 2011[9]
"Same Love" United States Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert 2013[11]
"Set It Off" Australia Timomatic 2012[10]
"Sex on Fire" United States Kings of Leon 2009[7]
"Summertime Sadness" (Cedric Gervais Remix) United States Lana Del Rey 2014[12]
"Sweat" (David Guetta Remix) United States / France Snoop Dogg vs. David Guetta 2012[10]
"Take Me to Church" United States Hozier 2015[13]
"Talk Dirty" United States Jason Derülo featuring 2 Chainz 2013[11]
"Thank You" United States MKTO 2014[12]
"The Prayer" Australia Anthony Callea 2004[5]
"Trumpets" United States Jason Derülo 2013[11]
"Try" United States Pink 2013[11]
"We R Who We R" United States Kesha 2011[9]
"What About Me" Australia Shannon Noll 2004[5]
"Whatcha Say" United States Jason Derulo 2012[10]
"When I Was Your Man" United States Bruno Mars 2013[11]
"Where Is the Love?" United States The Black Eyed Peas 2014[12]
"Without You" France / United States David Guetta featuring Usher 2013[11]
"Wrecking Ball" United States Miley Cyrus 2014[12]
"Young and Beautiful" (Cedric Gervais Remix) United States Lana Del Rey 2014[12]
"Young, Wild & Free" United States Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars 2013[11]

Note: songs released by non-Australian acts with Australian acts as featured artists are not classified as Australian songs by ARIA.[16]

See also

Notes

  1. The Love Club EP is an extended play, and is deemed to be a single as it is too short to be an album. The ARIA notes that it features the single "Royals".

References

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