List of best-selling singles in Canada
This is a list of best selling singles in Canada based on sources such as Nielsen Soundscan Canada.
Best-selling Records
| Rank |
Artist |
Song |
Year |
Sales[1][2][3][4] |
Certifications[5] |
| 1 |
LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock |
"Party Rock Anthem" |
2011 |
846,000 |
6x Platinum |
| 2 |
Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I. |
"Blurred Lines" |
2013 |
799,000 |
9x Platinum |
| 3 |
Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera |
"Moves Like Jagger" |
2011 |
784,000 |
8x Platinum |
| 4 |
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz |
"Thrift Shop" |
2012 |
768,000 |
8x Platinum |
| 5 |
Adele |
"Rolling in the Deep" |
2011 |
754,000 |
9x Platinum |
| 6 |
Gotye featuring Kimbra |
"Somebody That I Used To Know" |
2011 |
743,000 |
|
| 7 |
LMFAO |
"Sexy and I Know It" |
2011 |
730,000 |
2x Platinum |
| 8 |
Black Eyed Peas |
"I Gotta Feeling" |
2009 |
711,000 |
10x Platinum (Diamond) |
| 9 |
Carly Rae Jepsen |
"Call Me Maybe" |
2012 |
701,000 |
8x Platinum |
| 10 |
Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc |
"Wake Me Up" |
2013 |
696,000 |
Platinum |
| 11 |
Pitbull featuring Afrojack, Nayer and Ne-Yo |
"Give Me Everything" |
2011 |
541,000 |
7x Platinum |
| 12 |
Pharrell Williams |
"Happy" |
2013 |
530,000 |
6x Platinum |
| 13 |
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars |
"Uptown Funk" |
2014 |
526,000 |
7x Platinum |
| 14 |
Adele |
"Someone Like You" |
2011 |
522,000 |
7x Platinum |
| 15 |
Fun. featuring Janelle Monae |
"We Are Young" |
2012 |
518,000 |
7x Platinum |
| 16 |
Psy |
"Gangnam Style" |
2012 |
502,000 |
4x Platinum |
|
References
- ↑ MacNeil, Jason (January 14, 2013). "Adele, Carly Rae Jepsen, Celine Dion Rule Nielsen/Billboard 2012 Canadian Music Industry Report". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ Bliss, Karen (January 10, 2014). "Canada’s Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ "2014 Nielsen Canada Music Report" (PDF). Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Nielsen Mid-year Music Canada Report" (PDF). Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Music Canada Gold/Platinum". Retrieved February 9, 2015.