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|[[The Ink Spots]] || "[[If I Didn't Care]]" || 1939 || [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[doo-wop]] || 19 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://songwritershalloffame.org/artists/C4055|title=Songwriters Friends: The Ink Spots|publisher=[[Songwriters Hall of Fame]]|accessdate=13 November 2010}}</ref> |
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|[[Village People]] || "[[Y.M.C.A. (song)|Y.M.C.A.]]" || 1978 || Disco || 12 ||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1326570/Glenn-Hughes.html|title=Glenn Hughes|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|date=16 March 2001|accessdate=29 July 2009|location=London}}</ref> |
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According to Guinness World Records, the holiday perennial "White Christmas" (1942) by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies. The song recognized as "the best-selling single of all time" was released before the pop/rock singles-chart era and "was listed as the world's best-selling single in the first-ever Guinness Book of Records (published in 1955) and— remarkably — still retains the title more than 50 years later." Guinness World Records states that double A-side charity single "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) by Elton John, a tribute to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, is "the biggest-selling single since UK and US singles charts began in the 1950s, having accumulated worldwide sales of 33 million copies," making it the second best-selling single of all time.
The artists with the most singles (including featured credits) on this list are Rihanna and Katy Perry, with seven entries each. Elvis Presley is second with six entries, and Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Flo Rida and Michael Jackson (appearing twice as lead member of The Jackson 5) each appear five times.
Given the recent trend that commercial music download sites reportedly sell mostly single tracks rather than whole albums, the list is split between digital singles and physical (CD and vinyl) singles.[1] Portable audio players, which make it extremely easy to load and play songs from many different artists, are claimed to be a major factor behind this trend.
In italics, singles whose listed sales are the compilation of sales in available markets instead of a worldwide sales figure. These sales figures are therefore neither complete nor definitive.
Best-selling physical singles
15 million copies or more
Artist | Single | Released | Genre | Sales (in millions) |
Source |
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Bing Crosby | "White Christmas" | 1942 | Christmas, pop | 50 | [2] |
Elton John | "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | 1997 | Soft rock, symphonic rock, pop | 33 | [2] |
Bing Crosby | "Silent Night" | 1935 | Christmas, pop | 30 | [3] |
Bill Haley & His Comets | "Rock Around the Clock" | 1954 | Rock and roll, rockabilly | 25 | [4] |
USA for Africa | "We Are the World" | 1985 | Pop, gospel | 20 | [5] |
The Ink Spots | "If I Didn't Care" | 1939 | R&B, doo-wop | 19 | [6] |
Baccara | "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" | 1977 | Euro disco | 16 | [7] |
Celine Dion | "My Heart Will Go On" | 1997 | Pop | 15 | [8] |
Whitney Houston | "I Will Always Love You" | 1992 | R&B, soul | 15 | [9] |
10–14.9 million copies
7–9.9 million copies
5–6.9 million copies
Best-selling digital singles
15 million copies or more
Artist | Single | Released | Genre | Sales (in millions) |
Source |
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The Black Eyed Peas | "I Gotta Feeling" | 2009 | Dance-pop | 15 | [97][98][99] |
10-14.99 million copies
7–9.99 million copies
5–6.99 million copies
Notes
- ^ Sales figure includes 0.5 million in physical American sales.
- ^ Sales figure includes 4.442 million in American, British and Italian digital sales.
- ^ Sales figure includes 3.355 million in American, Australian, Italian and Mexican digital sales.
- ^ Sales figure includes 2.28 million in American, Australian and New Zealander digital sales.
- ^ Sales figure includes 1.98 million in American, Australian and New Zealander digital sales.
- ^ Sales figure does not include unreliably sourced estimates of 0.068 million in South Korean sales[190] or 0.35 million in updated actual British sales.[191] Were those figures included, the total would increase to 6.736 million. See this discussion for more info.
- ^ Sales figure includes 3.35 million in American and British digital sales.
See also
- List of best-selling music artists
- List of best-selling albums
- List of best-selling singles in Australia
- List of best-selling singles in Finland
- List of best-selling singles in France
- List of best-selling singles in Japan
- List of best-selling singles in Spain
- List of best-selling singles in the United Kingdom
- List of best-selling singles in the United States
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