It quite literally doesn't get bigger than this - these are the UK's best-selling singles of all time, compiled by Official Charts. To date, thanks to a combination of physical sales and digital downloads, 180 singles in UK chart history have surpassed o
As of April 2, 2024, the Chinese male singer Xiao Zhan's song Spotlight was the top-selling music single across the mainstream music platforms in China, selling over 54.4 million copies.
On the singles side of things, Olivia took the second and third spots with, respectively, "good 4 u" and "drivers license," while The Weeknd's "Save Your Tears" was number four. Lil Nas X's "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" was the fifth best-selling single of the year in the ...
In the UK,The Immaculate Collection(3.73 million) is her biggest-selling album, according to the Official Charts Company, and she leads the way among female artists for the most UK No.1 albums (12) and singles (13) in a 40-year-long career. Records change on a daily basis and are no...
and helped it become one of the best-selling singles of all time, in any genre. Even its grating inclusion inLove Actuallycouldn’t topple its holiday supremacy. And though that track has been playedad nauseumfrom Halloween to New Year for so many years, “All I Want for Christmas Is You...
The early Ludacris singles remain the best because they had one quality much of his later music lacks: subtlety. There’s a stark menace to “Southern Hospitality” that makes his punchlines land harder because he’s not overwhelming the music by selling every line as a stand-up’s money ...
“You Gotta Be” was both an inspiring, affirmative anthem and one of the most infectious singles on the radio, thanks to its fusion of jazz and soul. The UK singer’s biggest hit and personal mantra was inescapable in 1994, along with the striking black-and-white video that became the ...
Neil Diamond—Hot August Night—Neil Diamond was still gaining popularity in 1972, even after scoring such top 10 singles as “Cracklin’ Rosie” and “I Am, I Said” in the early ’70s. When he booked 10 shows at L.A.’s Greek Theatre in the summer of that year, they all sold ...
After a couple of unsuccessful singles, young London rock bandThe Kinkswere under pressure to deliver a hit, and they did so in spectacular style in August 1964 with “You Really Got Me.” The arrangement was written by Ray Davies when he was messing around on the piano at home; guitarist...
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