To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the official singles chart, the Official Charts Company has ranked the top UK million-selling singles.
The chart includes 123 entries and shows Elton John ranked highest for sales for his double A-side Something About The Way You Look Tonight/ Candle in the Wind, with 4.9m copies sold.
Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid released in 1984 is in second place with 3.69m singles bought in the UK.
The Beatles' 1964 hit Can't Buy Me Love is at No. 25 just ahead of I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston, followed by Baddiel and Skinner and the Lightning Seed's Three Lions and then Ken Dodd's Tears.
The list includes million-selling singles from artists such as Queen, The Beatles, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Adele. The Teletubbies also make an appearance with 1.11m copies of Teletubbies Say "Eh-Oh!" sold in the UK.
Appearing six times on the list, The Beatles boast the highest amount of singles on the chart. Rihanna appears on the list three times – for Only Girl (In The World), Love The Way You Lie (featuring with Eminem) and another for We Found Love (featuring Calvin Harris).
Boney M, Celine Dion, Engelbert Humperdinck, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John all appear on the list twice.
The 1990s was the best year for single sales it would appear, with 32 singles selling over a million. Check out the full list below.
The Million Sellers
|
1 |
Something About The Way You Look Tonight/Candle In The Wind 97 |
Elton John |
Rocket |
1997 |
|
2 |
Do They Know It's Christmas? |
Band Aid |
Mercury |
1984 |
|
3 |
Bohemian Rhapsody |
Queen |
EMI |
1975 |
|
4 |
Mull Of Kintyre/Girls' School |
Wings |
Parlophone |
1977 |
|
5 |
You're The One That I Want |
John Travolta & Olivia Newton John |
RSO |
1978 |
|
6 |
Rivers Of Babylon/Brown Girl In The Ring |
Boney M |
Atlantic/Hansa |
1978 |
|
7 |
Relax |
Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
ZTT |
1983 |
|
8 |
She Loves You |
Beatles |
Parlophone |
1963 |
|
9 |
Unchained Melody/(There'll Be Bluebirds Over The) White Cliffs Of Dover |
Robson Green & Jerome Flynn |
RCA |
1995 |
|
10 |
Love Is All Around |
Wet Wet Wet |
Precious Organisation |
1994 |
|
11 |
Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord |
Boney M |
Atlantic/Hansa |
1978 |
|
12 |
I Just Called To Say I Love You |
Stevie Wonder |
Motown |
1984 |
|
13 |
Barbie Girl |
Aqua |
MCA |
1997 |
|
14 |
Anything Is Possible / Evergreen |
Will Young |
Sony Music |
2002 |
|
15 |
I Want To Hold Your Hand |
Beatles |
Parlophone |
1963 |
|
16 |
Believe |
Cher |
WEA |
1998 |
|
17 |
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You |
Bryan Adams |
A&M |
1991 |
|
18 |
Last Christmas/Everything She Wants |
Wham! |
EPIC |
1984 |
|
19 |
Imagine |
John Lennon |
Apple |
1975 |
|
20 |
Summer Nights |
John Travolta & Olivia Newton John |
RSO |
1978 |
|
21 |
Two Tribes |
Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
ZTT |
1984 |
|
22 |
I'll Be Missing You |
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans (feat. 112) |
Puff Daddy/Arista |
1997 |
|
23 |
Perfect Day |
Various Artists |
Chrysalis |
1997 |
|
24 |
Don't You Want Me |
Human League |
Virgin |
1981 |
|
25 |
Can't Buy Me Love |
Beatles |
Parlophone |
1964 |
|
26 |
I Will Always Love You |
Whitney Houston |
Arista |
1992 |
|
27 |
Three Lions |
Baddiel/Skinner/Lightning Seeds |
Epic |
1996 |
|
28 |
Tears |
Ken Dodd |
Columbia |
1965 |
|
29 |
Baby One More Time… |
Britney Spears |
Jive |
1999 |
|
30 |
My Heart Will Go On |
Celine Dion |
Epic |
1998 |
|
31 |
Karma Chameleon |
Culture Club |
Virgin |
1983 |
|
32 |
YMCA |
Village People |
Mercury |
1978 |
|
33 |
Careless Whisper |
George Michael |
Epic |
1984 |
|
34 |
(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock |
Bill Haley & His Comets |
Brunswick |
1955 |
|
35 |
I Feel Fine |
Beatles |
Parlophone |
1964 |
|
36 |
The Carnival Is Over |
Seekers |
Columbia |
1965 |
|
37 |
Gangsta's Paradise |
Coolio feat. LV |
Tommy Boy |
1995 |
|
38 |
Eye Of The Tiger |
Survivor |
Scotti Brothers |
1982 |
|
39 |
The Power Of Love |
Jennifer Rush |
CBS |
1985 |
|
40 |
We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper |
Beatles |
Parlophone |
1964 |
|
41 |
Release Me |
Engelbert Humperdinck |
Decca |
1967 |
|
42 |
Killing Me Softly |
Fugees (Refugee Camp) |
Columbia |
1996 |
|
43 |
Someone Like You |
Adele |
XL Recordings |
2011 |
|
44 |
Unchained Melody |
Gareth Gates |
Sony Music |
2002 |
|
45 |
Wannabe |
Spice Girls |
Virgin |
1996 |
|
46 |
(Is This The Way To) Amarillo |
Tony Christie |
UMTV |
1972 |
|
47 |
Never Ever |
All Saints |
London |
1997 |
|
48 |
Come On Eileen |
Dexy's Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express |
Mercury |
1982 |
|
49 |
Think Twice |
Celine Dion |
Epic |
1994 |
|
50 |
I Gotta Feeling |
Black Eyed Peas |
Interscope |
2009 |
|
51 |
It Wasn't Me |
Shaggy feat Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent |
MCA |
2001 |
|
52 |
Tainted Love |
Soft Cell |
Some Bizarre |
1981 |
|
53 |
Heart Of Glass |
Blondie |
Chrysalis |
1979 |
|
54 |
It's Now Or Never |
Elvis Presley |
RCA |
1960 |
|
55 |
Wonderwall |
Oasis |
Creation |
1995 |
|
56 |
Diana |
Paul Anka |
Columbia |
1957 |
|
57 |
It's Like That |
Run-D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins |
Smile Communications |
1997 |
|
58 |
Moves Like Jagger |
Maroon 5 FT Christina Aguilera |
A&M/Octone |
2011 |
|
59 |
Hallelujah |
Alexandra Burke |
Syco |
2008 |
|
60 |
Green Green Grass Of Home |
Tom Jones |
Decca |
1966 |
|
61 |
Bright Eyes |
Art Garfunkel |
CBS |
1979 |
|
62 |
Sex On Fire |
Kings Of Leon |
Hand Me Down |
2008 |
|
63 |
Merry Xmas Everybody |
Slade |
Polydor |
1973 |
|
64 |
Mary's Boy Child |
Harry Belafonte |
RCA |
1957 |
|
65 |
Heartbeat/Tragedy |
Steps |
Jive |
1998 |
|
66 |
The Last Waltz |
Engelbert Humperdinck |
Decca |
1967 |
|
67 |
Do They Know It's Christmas? |
Band Aid 20 |
Mercury |
2004 |
|
68 |
Earth Song |
Michael Jackson |
Epic |
1995 |
|
69 |
Stranger On The Shore |
Mr. Acker Bilk With The Leon Young String Chorale |
Columbia |
1961 |
|
70 |
Blue Monday |
New Order |
Factory |
1983 |
|
71 |
Don't Give Up On Us |
David Soul |
Private Stock |
1976 |
|
72 |
Can't Get You Out Of My Head |
Kylie Minogue |
Parlophone |
2001 |
|
73 |
I Love You Love Me Love |
Gary Glitter |
Bell |
1973 |
|
74 |
Spaceman |
Babylon Zoo |
EMI |
1996 |
|
75 |
Saturday Night |
Whigfield |
Systematic |
1994 |
|
76 |
No Matter What |
Boyzone |
Polydor |
1998 |
|
77 |
I Believe/Up On The Roof |
Robson & Jerome |
RCA |
1995 |
|
78 |
Just The Way You Are (Amazing) |
Bruno Mars |
Elektra |
2010 |
|
79 |
Angels |
Robbie Williams |
Chrysalis |
1997 |
|
80 |
Teletubbies Say "Eh-Oh!" |
Teletubbies |
BBC |
1997 |
|
81 |
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick |
Ian Dury & The Blockheads |
Stiff |
1978 |
|
82 |
We Found Love |
Rihanna FT Calvin Harris |
Def Jam |
2011 |
|
83 |
2 Become 1 |
Spice Girls |
Virgin |
1996 |
|
84 |
Torn |
Natalie Imbruglia |
RCA |
1997 |
|
85 |
Poker Face |
Lady Gaga |
Interscope |
2009 |
|
86 |
I Remember You |
Frank Ifield |
Columbia |
1962 |
|
87 |
That's My Goal |
Shayne Ward |
Syco Music |
2005 |
|
88 |
Party Rock Anthem |
LMFAO/Lauren Bennett/Goonrock |
Interscope |
2011 |
|
89 |
Ghostbusters |
Ray Parker Jr. |
Arista |
1984 |
|
90 |
Pure & Simple |
Hear'Say |
Polydor |
2001 |
|
91 |
Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 |
Pink Floyd |
Harvest |
1979 |
|
92 |
Back For Good |
Take That |
RCA |
1995 |
|
93 |
Blue (Da Ba Dee) |
Eiffel 65 |
Eternal |
1999 |
|
94 |
The Young Ones |
Cliff Richard & The Shadows |
Columbia |
1962 |
|
95 |
Hey Jude |
The Beatles |
Apple |
1968 |
|
96 |
Dancing Queen |
Abba |
Epic |
1976 |
|
97 |
Price Tag |
Jessie J FT B.O.B |
Island/Lava |
2011 |
|
98 |
I Feel Love |
Donna Summer |
Casablanca |
1977 |
|
99 |
Fame |
Irene Cara |
RSO/Polydor |
1982 |
|
100 |
Ride On Time |
Black Box |
Deconstruction |
1989 |
|
101 |
Love The Way You Lie |
Eminem FT Rihanna |
Interscope |
2010 |
|
102 |
Unchained Melody |
Righteous Brothers |
Verve/Polydor |
1965 |
|
103 |
Only Girl (In The World) |
Rihanna |
Def Jam |
2010 |
|
104 |
Bleeding Love |
Leona Lewis |
Syco Music |
2007 |
|
105 |
Crazy |
Gnarls Barkley |
Warner Bros |
2006 |
|
106 |
Stand & Deliver |
Adam & The Ants |
CBS |
1981 |
|
107 |
Can We Fix It? |
Bob The Builder |
BBC |
2000 |
|
108 |
Uptown Girl |
Billy Joel |
CBS |
1983 |
|
109 |
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing |
Aerosmith |
Columbia |
1998 |
|
110 |
I Will Survive |
Gloria Gaynor |
Polydor |
1979 |
|
111 |
Sailing |
Rod Stewart |
Warner Bros |
1975 |
|
112 |
Sugar Sugar |
Archies |
RCA |
1969 |
|
113 |
Save Your Kisses For Me |
Brotherhood Of Man |
Pye |
1976 |
|
114 |
White Christmas |
Bing Crosby |
|
1942 |
|
115 |
I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing |
New Seekers |
Polydor |
1971 |
|
116 |
Don't Cry For Me Argentina |
Julie Covington |
MCA |
1976 |
|
117 |
Eye Level |
Simon Park Orchestra |
Columbia |
1972 |
|
118 |
The Lion Sleeps Tonight |
Tight Fit |
Jive |
1982 |
|
119 |
Somebody That I Used To Know |
Gotye FT Kimbra |
Island |
2011 |
|
120 |
Long Haired Lover From Liverpool |
Little Jimmy Osmond |
MGM |
1972 |
|
121 |
Under The Moon Of Love |
Showaddywaddy |
Bell |
1976 |
|
122 |
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree |
Dawn feat. Tony Orlando |
Bell |
1973 |
|
123 |
When We Collide |
Matt Cardle |
Columbia |
2010 |
© Official Charts Company 2012
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