BEST-SELLING SINGLES IN THE U.K.
pos., act, song title, sales figure
01 ELTON JOHN Candle In The Wind 97 / Something About The Way You Look Tonight [4,864,611]
02 BAND AID Do They Know It`s Christmas? [3,550,000]
03 QUEEN Bohemian Rhapsody [2,130,000]
04 WINGS Mull Of Kintyre / Girls’ School [2,050,000]
05 BONEY M Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring [1,985,000]
06 JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN You`re The One That I Want [1,975,000]
07 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Relax [1,910,000]
08 THE BEATLES She Loves You [1,890,000]
09 ROBSON & JEROME Unchained Melody / (There`ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover [1,843,701]
10 BONEY M Mary`s Boy Child / Oh My Lord [1,790,000]
11 WET WET WET Love Is All Around [1,783,827]
12 WILL YOUNG Anything Is Possible / Evergeen [1,779,938]
13 STEVIE WONDER I Just Called To Say I Love You [1,775,000]
14 THE BEATLES I Want To Hold Your Hand [1,750,000]
15 AQUA Barbie Girl [1,722,418]
16 CHER Believe [1,672,108]
17 VARIOUS ARTISTS Perfect Day [1,548,538]
18 BRYAN ADAMS (Everything I Do) I Do It For You [1,527,824]
19 KEN DODD Tears [1,521,000]
20 THE BEATLES Can`t Buy Me Love [1,520,000]
21 JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN Summer Nights [1,515,000]
22 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Two Tribes [1,510,000]
23 JOHN LENNON Imagine [1,486,581]
24 BRITNEY SPEARS Baby One More Time [1,450,154]
25 HUMAN LEAGUE Don`t You Want Me? [1,430,000]
26 WHAM! Last Christmas / Everything She Wants [1,420,000]
27 THE BEATLES I Feel Fine [1,410,000]
28 PUFF DADDY AND FAITH EVANS I`ll Be Missing You [1,409,688]
29 CULTURE CLUB Karma Chameleon [1,405,000]
30 THE SEEKERS The Carnival Is Over [1,400,000]
31 BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS (We`re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock [1,392,000]
32 THE BEATLES We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper [1,385,000]
33 THE VILLAGE PEOPLE Y.M.C.A. [1,380,000]
34 GEORGE MICHAEL Careless Whisper [1,365,995]
35 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Release Me [1,365,000]
36 WHITNEY HOUSTON I Will Always Love You [1,355,055]
37 JENNIFER RUSH The Power Of Love [1,321,530]
38 GARETH GATES Unchained Melody [1,318,714]
39 CÉLINE DION My Heart Will Go On [1,312,551]
40 THE SPICE GIRLS Wannabe [1,269,841]
41 THE FUGEES Killing Me Softly [1,268,157]
42 ALL SAINTS Never Ever [1,254,604]
43 COOLIO FEAT. L.V. Gangsta`s Paradise [1,246,306]
44 PAUL ANKA Diana [1,240,000]
45 CÉLINE DION Think Twice [1,243,982]
46 ELVIS PRESLEY It`s Now Or Never [1,210,000]
47 TOM JONES Green Green Grass Of Home [1,205,000]
48 DEXY`S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Come On Eileen [1,201,000]
49 SHAGGY FEAT. RIK ROK DUCENT It Wasn`t Me [1,180,708]
50 BLONDIE Heart Of Glass [1,180,000]
51 HARRY BELAFONTE Mary`s Boy Child [1,175,000]
52 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK The Last Waltz [1,160,000]
53 ART GARFUNKEL Bright Eyes [1,155,000]
54 STEPS Heartbeat / Tragedy [1,150,285]
55 DAVID SOUL Don`t Give Up On Us [1,145,000]
56 GARY GLITTER I Love You Love Me Love [1,140,000]
57 SOFT CELL Tainted Love [1,135,000]
58 MR ACKER BILK AND HIS PARAMOUNT JAZZ BAND Stranger On The Shore [1,130,000]
59 RUN-D.M.C. VS. JASON NEVINS It`s Like That [1,119,905]
60 TELETUBBIES Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh [1,107,235]
61 BABYLON ZOO Spaceman [1,098,880]
62 FRANK IFIELD I Remember You [1,096,000]
63 ROBSON & JEROME I Believe / Up On The Roof [1,093,972]
64 WHIGFIELD Saturday Night [1,092,250]
65 HEARSAY Pure & Simple [1,078,434]
66 BOYZONE No Matter What [1,074,192]
67 THE SPICE GIRLS 2 Become 1 [1,072,073]
68 CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS The Young Ones [1,052,000]
69 MICHAEL JACKSON Earth Song [1,038,821]
70 KYLIE MINOGUE Can`t Get You Out Of My Head [1,037,235]
71 EIFFEL 65 Blue [1,023,536]
72 BOB THE BUILDER Can We Fix It? [1,008,777]
73 SLADE Merry Christmas Everybody [1,006,500]
74 BROTHERHOOD OF MAN Save Your Kisses For Me [1,006,200]
75 SIMON PARK ORCHESTRA Eye Level [1,005,500]
76 NEW ORDER Blue Monday [1,001,400]
77 LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND Long Haired Lover From Liverpool [998,000]
78 PINK FLOYD Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) [995,000]
79 JULIE COVINGTON Don`t Cry For Me Argentina [993,000]
80 SURVIVOR Eye Of The Tiger [990,000]
81 THE NEW SEEKERS I`d Like To Teach The World To Sing [990,000]
82 DAWN (FEAT. TONY ORLANDO) Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree [988,000]
83 ADAM AND THE ANTS Stand And Deliver [985,000]
84 SHOWADDYWADDY Under The Moon Of Love [985,000]
85 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA Torn [982,324]
86 KYLIE MINOGUE AND JASON DONOVAN Especially For You [982,000]
87 IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick [979,100]
88 THE ARCHIES Sugar Sugar [979,000]
89 TIGHT FIT The Lion Sleeps Tonights [978,000]
90 CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS The Next Time / Bachelor Boy [976,000]
91 IRENE CARA Fame [975,000]
92 RAY PARKER JR. Ghostbusters [974,001]
93 BILLY JOEL Uptown Girl [974,000]
94 BLACK BOX Ride On Time [973,850]
95 TORNADOS Telstar [967,000]
96 OASIS Wonderwall [966,940]
97 ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS Amazing Grace [962,000]
98 TAKE THAT Back For Good [959,582]
99 ROD STEWART Sailing [955,000]
100 PUSSYCAT Mississippi [947,000]
SUB CATEGORIES
Best Selling Singles by Male Singers
01 ELTON JOHN Candle In The Wind 97 / Something About The Way You Look Tonight [4,864,611]
02 WILL YOUNG Anything Is Possible / Evergeen [1,779,938]
03 STEVIE WONDER I Just Called To Say I Love You [1,775,000]
04 BRYAN ADAMS (Everything I Do) I Do It For You [1,527,824]
05 KEN DODD Tears [1,521,000]
06 JOHN LENNON Imagine [1,486,581]
07 BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS (We`re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock [1,392,000]
08 GEORGE MICHAEL Careless Whisper [1,365,995]
09 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Release Me [1,365,000]
10 GARETH GATES Unchained Melody [1,318,714]
11 COOLIO FEAT. L.V. Gangsta`s Paradise [1,246,306]
12 PAUL ANKA Diana [1,240,000]
13 ELVIS PRESLEY It`s Now Or Never [1,210,000]
14 TOM JONES Green Green Grass Of Home [1,205,000]
15 SHAGGY FEAT. RIK ROK DUCENT It Wasn`t Me [1,180,708]
16 HARRY BELAFONTE Mary`s Boy Child [1,175,000]
17 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK The Last Waltz [1,160,000]
18 ART GARFUNKEL Bright Eyes [1,155,000]
19 DAVID SOUL Don`t Give Up On Us [1,145,000]
20 GARY GLITTER I Love You Love Me Love [1,140,000]
21 BABYLON ZOO Spaceman [1,098,880]
22 MR ACKER BILK AND HIS PARAMOUNT JAZZ BAND Stranger On The Shore [1,130,000]
23 FRANK IFIELD I Remember You [1,096,000]
24 CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS The Young Ones [1,052,000]
25 MICHAEL JACKSON Earth Song [1,038,821]
26 BOB THE BUILDER Can We Fix It? [1,008,777]
27 LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND Long Haired Lover From Liverpool [998,000]
28 IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick [979,100]
29 CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS The Next Time / Bachelor Boy [976,000]
30 RAY PARKER JR. Ghostbusters [974,001]
31 BILLY JOEL Uptown Girl [974,000]
32 ROD STEWART Sailing [955,000]
Best Selling Singles by Female Singers
01 CHER Believe [1,672,108]
02 BRITNEY SPEARS Baby One More Time [1,450,154]
03 JENNIFER RUSH The Power Of Love [1,321,530]
04 CÉLINE DION My Heart Will Go On [1,312,551]
05 CÉLINE DION Think Twice [1,243,982]
06 WHIGFIELD Saturday Night [1,092,250]
07 KYLIE MINOGUE Can`t Get You Out Of My Head [1,037,235]
08 JULIE COVINGTON Don`t Cry For Me Argentina [993,000]
09 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA Torn [982,324]
10 IRENE CARA Fame [975,000]
Best Selling Singles by Groups
01 BAND AID Do They Know It`s Christmas? [3,550,000]
02 QUEEN Bohemian Rhapsody [2,130,000]
03 WINGS Mull Of Kintyre / Girls’ School [2,050,000]
04 BONEY M Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring [1,985,000]
05 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Relax [1,910,000]
06 THE BEATLES She Loves You [1,890,000]
07 BONEY M Mary`s Boy Child / Oh My Lord [1,790,000]
08 WET WET WET Love Is All Around [1,783,827]
09 THE BEATLES I Want To Hold Your Hand [1,750,000]
10 AQUA Barbie Girl [1,722,418]
11 VARIOUS ARTISTS Perfect Day [1,548,538]
12 THE BEATLES Can`t Buy Me Love [1,520,000]
13 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Two Tribes [1,510,000]
14 HUMAN LEAGUE Don`t You Want Me? [1,430,000]
15 THE BEATLES I Feel Fine [1,410,000]
16 CULTURE CLUB Karma Chameleon [1,405,000]
17 THE SEEKERS The Carnival Is Over [1,400,000]
18 THE BEATLES We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper [1,385,000]
19 THE VILLAGE PEOPLE Y.M.C.A. [1,380,000]
20 THE SPICE GIRLS Wannabe [1,269,841]
21 THE FUGEES Killing Me Softly [1,268,157]
22 ALL SAINTS Never Ever [1,254,604]
23 DEXY`S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Come On Eileen [1,201,000]
24 BLONDIE Heart Of Glass [1,180,000]
25 STEPS Heartbeat / Tragedy [1,150,285]
26 RUN-D.M.C. VS. JASON NEVINS It`s Like That [1,119,905]
27 TELETUBBIES Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh [1,107,235]
28 HEARSAY Pure & Simple [1,078,434]
29 BOYZONE No Matter What [1,074,192]
30 THE SPICE GIRLS 2 Become 1 [1,072,073]
31 EIFFEL 65 Blue [1,023,536]
32 SLADE Merry Christmas Everybody [1,006,500]
33 BROTHERHOOD OF MAN Save Your Kisses For Me [1,006,200]
34 SIMON PARK ORCHESTRA Eye Level [1,005,500]
35 NEW ORDER Blue Monday [1,001,400]
36 PINK FLOYD Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) [995,000]
37 SURVIVOR Eye Of The Tiger [990,000]
38 THE NEW SEEKERS I`d Like To Teach The World To Sing [990,000]
39 DAWN (FEAT. TONY ORLANDO) Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree [988,000]
40 ADAM AND THE ANTS Stand And Deliver [985,000]
41 SHOWADDYWADDY Under The Moon Of Love [985,000]
42 THE ARCHIES Sugar Sugar [979,000]
43 TIGHT FIT The Lion Sleeps Tonights [978,000]
44 BLACK BOX Ride On Time [973,850]
45 TORNADOS Telstar [967,000]
46 OASIS Wonderwall [966,940]
47 ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS Amazing Grace [962,000]
48 TAKE THAT Back For Good [959,582]
49 PUSSYCAT Mississippi [947,000]
Best Selling Singles by Duos
01 JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN You`re The One That I Want [1,975,000]
02 ROBSON & JEROME Unchained Melody / (There`ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover [1,843,701]
03 JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN Summer Nights [1,515,000]
04 WHAM! Last Christmas / Everything She Wants [1,420,000]
05 PUFF DADDY AND FAITH EVANS I`ll Be Missing You [1,409,688]
06 ROBSON & JEROME I Believe / Up On The Roof [1,093,972]
07 KYLIE MINOGUE AND JASON DONOVAN Especially For You [982,000]
