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Reminder: Please wikilink 1st use of artists and song titles

Unless you are pretty sure an artist or song does not qualify for a stand-alone article, please wikilink the first use of an artist or song title.

With rare exceptions, there will be significant coverage from reliable, independent sources for top-charting songs and their artists, making them desirable redlinks (admittedly, while looking for sources for Cherry Blossom Ending there were so many non-suitable sources that I gave up and passed the idea off to a couple of WikiProjects, but it's almost 100% certain that sources could be found if I looked hard enough so for now, it's a desirable red-link).

I'm writing this mainly because several recent edits have either added material without wikilinking to existing articles or they have updated existing text and removed the wikilinks in the process. I've restored the wikilinks and, for now at least, every song is wikilinked (I didn't check all of the artists, since non-first-uses should NOT be wikilinked and there are many artists who appear multiple times). davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 18:52, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Patti Page - Tennessee Waltz 1950

Sold over 10 million copies, missing from list of best selling singles. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9776866/Tennessee-Waltz-singer-Patti-Page-dies.html Kportguy (talk) 20:23, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

2015 bestseller

Time to add it in, methinks?

Probably Uptown Funk, but I'll let someone else put in the deets. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Electricmaster (talk • contribs) 13:01, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

Physical sales

Isn't it the case we simply don't have reliable sources for sales pre-digital era. 50m for White Christmas is just plucked from the air. The Guinness Book of Records does not audit such claims...just publishes them in their book! (Coachtripfan (talk) 16:45, 3 April 2016 (UTC))

SexyBack

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[1] 2× Platinum 140,000
Canada (Music Canada)[2] 3× Platinum 240,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[3] Platinum 15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[5] 3× Platinum 4,494,000[6]


* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Total= 5,489,000

References

  1. ^ "This week in... 2006 - ARIA Music News". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  2. ^ http://cria.staging.moveable.ca/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=justin timberlake&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist
  3. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2012. New Zealand Platinum {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; July 24, 2011 suggested (help)
  4. ^ "British single certifications – Justin Timberlake – SexyBack". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type SexyBack in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  5. ^ "American certifications – Timberlake, Justin". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  6. ^ Grein, Paul (June 18, 2014). "Chart Watch: PSY & Snoop Attack Your Brain Cells". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved June 19, 2014.

Cornerstonepicker (talk) 07:31, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

can you feel the love tonight

DEAR SIR ON ELTON JOHNS WED PAGE IT STATES THAT SINGLE THE SINGLE CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT HAS SOLD 11 MILLION COPIES WHY IS IT NOT ON THE LIST OF BEST SELLING SINGLES OR IS THIS BULLSHIT 203.160.125.32 (talk) 16:55, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

criteria

wonder why those listed between 5-10 million were removed? those removed songs have back up sources stating they are already best sellers at those sales figures so why remove them? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joshay.16 (talk • contribs) 05:37, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

@Joshay.16: Because a zillion of singles have sold over 5 million. The criteria shoud be raised just like List of best-selling albums (previously 15 million) and List of best-selling music artists (previously 50 million). This is a list of best-selling singles, so only singles with exceptionally high sales are counted. Bluesatellite (talk) 06:51, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

@Bluesatellite then i would suggest that we take it to a consensus. yes, you're correct that this list is getting long enough that the list isn't getting exclusive anymore, but i suggest we keep it to a ceratin sales level. maybe keep the list until 7.5 million at best? some of those removed have back up sources that are reliable enough though. even the IFPI's recent release shows that the 10th best selling song of 2015, Jason Derulo's Want to Want Me, sold 8.1 million. but for now, let's keep the old list until a consensus is made. that's fair enough, i guess. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joshay.16 (talk • contribs) 03:51, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

Keep in mind IFPI considers streaming in their reports for singles since 2014. Cornerstonepicker (talk) 18:29, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Yahoo! Source

I think that the source from Yahoo! is not reliable. Sure, there is a lot of best-selling singles, but is not good source. Chrishonduras (talk) 05:04, 3 September 2016 (UTC)

Can't Stop the Feeling!

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[1] 5× Platinum 350,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[2] Gold 15,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[3] 2× Platinum 40,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[4] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[5] 5× Platinum 0*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[6] 2× Platinum 120,000^
France (SNEP)[7] Diamond 233,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[8] Platinum 400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[9] 3× Platinum 150,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[10] Platinum 15,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[11] Platinum 20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[13] 6× Platinum 240,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Platinum 1,008,000[14]
United States (RIAA)[17] 3× Platinum 2,495,000[16]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

  • Total=5,803,000

References

  1. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. January 2, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  2. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop the Feeling!" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  3. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2016". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  4. ^ ""CAN'T STOP THE FEELING", DE TIMBERLAKE, É PLATINA NO BRASIL". Billboard Brasil. September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop the Feeling". Music Canada. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  6. ^ "Certificeringer" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  7. ^ "French single certifications – Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop the Feeling" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. July 15, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  8. ^ "GOLD/PLATIN/DIAMOND- Auszeichnungen in Deutschland" (PDF). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  9. ^ "Italian single certifications – Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop the Feeling!" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2016" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Can't Stop the Feeling!" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  10. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop the Feeling!". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  11. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2016 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 10 August 2016.
  12. ^ certweek IS REQUIRED for SPANISH CERTIFICATION.
  13. ^ "Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop the Feeling!" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  14. ^ "Justin Timberlake's Official Top 20 biggest songs". The Official UK Charts Company. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  15. ^ "British single certifications – Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop the Feeling!". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Can't Stop the Feeling! in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  16. ^ "Drake's 'Views' Is Nielsen Music's Top Album of 2016 in the U.S." Billboard. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  17. ^ "American single certifications – Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop the Feeling!". Recording Industry Association of America.

Cornerstonepicker (talk) 13:13, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

Mirrors

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[1] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[2] Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[3] 3× Platinum 240,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[4] 3× Platinum 90,000^
Germany (BVMI)[5] Platinum 300,000^
Italy (FIMI)[6] Platinum 30,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[7] Platinum 60,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Platinum 15,000*
South Korea (Gaon Chart) — 109,941[9]
Sweden (GLF)[10] Platinum 40,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[11] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Platinum 929,000[12]
United States (RIAA)[15] 2× Platinum 3,000,000[14]
Venezuela (APFV)[16] Platinum 10,000^ 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

|}

  • Total=5,008,941

References

  1. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  2. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Justin Timberlake – Mirros" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  3. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Justin Timberlake – Mirrors". Music Canada. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  4. ^ "Certificeringer" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Justin Timberlake; 'Mirrors')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  6. ^ "Certificazioni — Archivio" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved October 25, 2013. Select Online, Week -- and Year ----, insert Justin Timberlake in the field Artista, then press Avvia la ricerca.
  7. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved May 16, 2014. Type Justin Timberlake in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Mirrors in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  8. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  9. ^
  10. ^ "Sverigetopplistan: Justin Timberlake - Mirrors" (To access certification, search (Sök) for "Mirrors" or "Mirrors Justin Timberlake" and click the "Visa" button.). Sverigetopplistan. Swedish Recording Industry Association.
  11. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Mirrors')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Justin Timberlake's Official Top 20 biggest songs". Official Charts Company. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  13. ^ "British single certifications – Justin Timberlake – Mirrors". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Mirrors in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  14. ^ Grein, Paul (October 23, 2013). "Week Ending Oct. 20, 2013. Songs: Women In Charge". Chart Watch. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  15. ^ "American single certifications – Justin Timberlake – Mirrors". Recording Industry Association of America.
  16. ^ APFV (November 30, 2013). "Certificaciones De Venezuela Del 2013" (PDF) (in Spanish). APFV. Retrieved January 17, 2014.

Cornerstonepicker (talk) 19:55, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

new sales

are http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/keha-the-black-eyed-peas-and-adele-top-the-charts-for-most-revenue-made-via-digital-downloads-in-over-a-decade-254134721.html and http://www.whattheartistgot.com/ reliable sources? they mention sales from several tracks which includes:

Ke$ha - Tik Tok - 15m The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling - 15m Adele - Rolling in the Deep - 14m Lady Gaga - Poker Face - 14m LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock - Party Rock Anthem - 14m Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera - Moves like Jagger - 13.9m Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe - 13.5m Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are - 13.2m Gotye featuring Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know - 13m Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie - 12.8m Jason Mraz - I'm Yours - 12.2m Katy Perry - Firework - 11m Psy - Gangnam Style - 11m The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow - 10.8m Bruno Mars - Grenade - 10.6m Ladt Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis - Just Dance - 10.4m Adele - Someone Like You - 9.4m Journey - Don't Stop Believing - 8.8m Lady Gaga - Born This Way - 8.7m Beyonce - Halo - 8.4m Taio Cruz - Dynamite - 8.3m Train - Hey, Soul Sister - 8.3m Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris - We Found Love - 8.2m Nicki Minaj - Starships - 8m Taylor Swift - Love Story - 8m Beyonce - Irreplaceable - 7.7m Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on it) - 7.7m Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg - California Gurls - 7.7m Eminem - Lose Yourself - 7.6m LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It - 6.9m Adele - Set Fire to the Rain - 6.6m Flo Rida featuring Kesha - Right Round - 6.5m Katy Perry featuring Kanye West - ET - 6.5m Coldplay - Viva la Vida - 6.4m Katy Perry - Hot n Cold - 6.3m T.I. - Whatever You Like - 6.3m Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks - 6.2m Lady Antebellum - Need You Now - 6.2m Florida George Line - Cruise - 6.1m Cee Lo Green - Fuck You - 6m Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA - 6m Flo Rida - Good Feeling - 5.9m Katy Perry - Teenage Dream - 5.9m Eminem - Not Afraid - 5.8m Rihanna - Only Girl (in the World) - 5.8m Rihanna - S&M - 5.7m Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble - 5.7m T.I. featuring Rihanna - Live Your Life - 5.6m David Guetta featuring Akon - Sexy Bitch - 5.5m Jay Z featuring Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind - 5.5m Owl City - Fireflies - 5.4m Kings of Leon - Use Somebody - 5.3m fun. - Some Nights - 5.2m Rihanna - Disturbia - 5.2m Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry - 5.1m Kanye West - Stronger - 5.1m Nicki Minaj - Super Bass - 5m

in order to see all songs you have to click the menu options after the filter tab several times because not all songs will be shown the first time. but i was able to check which have surpassed 5m according to both sites.

Whattheartistgot was based on figures from this list. For example, it erroneously calculated revenue from "Gangnam Style" and "Moves Like Jagger" with an average price of ~1 dollar per song, despite both song selling over 3m at less than $0.10 in South Korea. -Mαuri’96 “everything and nothing always haunts me…” 17:38, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

The Smurfs Song

I could't find Father Abraham with 'The Smurfs Song' on this list. The song (not the album) was sold 17.000.000 times. Source: http://radio.nl/802660/pierre-kartner-geeerd-voor-oeuvre / http://www.telegraaf.nl/filmenuitgaan/muziek/23814460/__Pierre_Kartner_geeerd_voor_oeuvre__.html 84.104.139.26 (talk) 11:23, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

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Shake it Off - Taylor Swift

It's not in the list. The song's been certified x9 Platinum by RIAA and have multiple certifcation in other countries as well. Why isn't it in the list? Penpaperpencil (Talk) 07:30, 17 June 2017 (UTC)

Abba's Dancing Queen

Seems to be missing, sales are afaik somewhere between 5-10 million (more than waterloo, maybe less than fernando) or more.--Kmhkmh (talk) 12:30, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

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How are these figures counted?

How do you count these figures for the sales? Liam Payne's strip that down is nowhere near five million based on the sales and certified units it has but its on the list. Am I missing something? (190.80.50.137 (talk) 11:08, 4 November 2017 (UTC))

sales

i found websites mentioning new sales for some singles: flo rida- low (12 million), good feeling (5 m), wild ones (5 m)http://www.wmg.com/newsdetails/id/8a0af812392985b701393080bb2f00c7 (although after checking, 'good felling', 'wild ones' and even 'whistle' have all sold 5.2 million each based on combined sales certifications) christina aguilera- lady marmalade http://web.archive.org/web/20020204010046/http://www.christina-a.com/billboardcharts1.html shakira- loca http://www.lahora.com.ec/index.php/noticias/show/1101256641/-1/Shakira%3A_un_%C3%A9xito_rotundo_en_el_2011.html#.UO6h3JGIX6Q (in spanish)

also several songs have sold more based on their combined sales certifications. these songs do not have solo references to proved the sales, but combined certificates does so. they include: physical:eye of the tiger (8.2 m), ill be missing you (7.1 m), youre the one that i want (6.6 m), thriller (5.6 m) and billie jean (5 m) digital: we are young (8.4 m), firework (8 m), someone like you (7.9 m), dynamite (7.4 m), hot n cold (7 m), fuck you (6.9 m), sexy and i know it (6.8 m), dint stop believing (6.7 m), lose yourself (6.6 m), right round (6.1 m), need you now (6.1 m), payphone (6.1 m), gangnam style (5.8 m), starships (5.7 m), fireflies (5.7 m), party in the usa (5.4 m), sexy bitch (5.3 m), set fire to the rain (5.2 m), teenage dream (5.2 m) and pumped up kicks (5 m).

Thrift Shop, Fuck you, Blurred Lines

Thrift Shop has sold more than 5M copies just counting US sales (Buzzjack list or Paul Grein Chart Watch) and has been certified 7 platinum by ARIA (so far...). However, since it is still selling well, the best thing could be waiting and see how many copies it will sell in the coming months, rather than listing it now and having to modify total sales 4-5 times.

Cee Lo Green's Fuck You have sold much more than 6.02M copies; the next week it will pass 6m in USA (Buzzjack list or Paul Grein Chart Watch), in UK it sold 898.000 copies (http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=141954), 320.000 in Canada (http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Cee%20Lo%20Green&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist) and 210.000 in Australia (http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auSINGLEaccreds2011.htm). Total sales: 7.42 million. I think it is time to update it, since it should be in the 7-9.9M list.

Blurred Lines has sold over 600,000 copies and thus should be included

Lady Gaga

Bad Romance: in 2010 sold 9.7 million arround the world and 3.8 only in usa, in august 2013 bad romance has sold 5,4 million only in usa 9.7 + 1.6 = 11.3 + sales arround the world = 13-14 millon copies arround the world.

Poker Face: in 2009 sold 9.8 million arround the world and 4.0 only in usa, in august 2013 poker face has sold 7,0 million only in usa 9.8 + 3 = 12.8 + sales arround the world = 15-16 millon copies arround the world.

Just Dance: in 2009 sold 7.7 million arround the world and 4.2 only in usa, in august 2013 just dance has sold 7 million only in usa 7.7 + 2.8 = 10.5 + sales arround the world = 12-13 millon copies arround the world.

Born This Way: in 2011 sold 8.2 million arround the world and 3.2 only in usa, in august 2013 born this way has sold 4,0 million only in usa 8.2 + 0.8 = 9.0 + sales arround the world = 10-11 millon copies arround the world.

Telephone: in 2010 sold 7.5 million arround the world and 2.1 only in usa, in august 2013 Telephone has sold 3,4 million only in usa 7.7 + 1.3 = 9.0 + sales arround the world = 10-11 millon copies arround the world.

Paparazzi: in 2009 sold 5.2 million arround the world and 1.7 only in usa, in august 2013 paparazzi has sold 3,4 million only in usa 5.2 + 1.7 = 6.9 + sales arround the world = 7-8 millon copies arround the world.

The Edge of Glory: in 2011 sold 5.1 million arround the world and 2.2 only in usa, in august 2013 the edge of glory has sold 3,0 million only in usa 5.1 + 0.8 = 5.9 + sales arround the world = 7-8 millon copies arround the world.

Alejandro: in 2010 sold 4.8 million arround the world and 1.5 only in usa, in august 2013 alejandro has sold 2,5 million only in usa 4.8 + 1.0 = 5.8 + sales arround the world = 6-8 millon copies arround the world.

You and I: in 2011 sold 3.6 million arround the world and 1.0 only in usa, in august 2013 bad romance has sold 2,1 million only in usa 3.6 + 1.1 = 4.7 + sales arround the world = 5-6 millon copies arround the worls.

Taylor Swift

Since even IFPI has started to include online streams like most recording association of the world including RIAA..taylor swift sales would now be 

You belong with me sales=7.6 million

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[1] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[2] 2× Platinum 160,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[3] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[4] Platinum 15,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Silver 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] 7× Platinum† 5,000,000[6]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

† Since May 2013 RIAA certifications for digital singles include on-demand audio and/or video song streams in addition to downloads.[8]


I Knew You were Trouble Sales=7.6 million

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] 6× Platinum 420,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[10] 5× Platinum 400,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[11] Gold 15,000^
Germany (BVMI)[12] Gold 150,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[13] Gold 30,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Sweden (GLF)[15] Gold 20,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[16] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] 6× Platinum 5,000,000[18]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Taylor Swift Shake it off= 7.7 million

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] 6× Platinum 420,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[10] 5× Platinum 400,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[20] Gold 15,000^
Germany (BVMI)[12] Gold 150,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[13] Gold 30,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Sweden (GLF)[21] Gold 20,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[16] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] 6× Platinum 5,000,000[18]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Taylor Swift Blank Space=6.6 million

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[23] Gold 30,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] Platinum 15,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[27] 6× Platinum† 3,980,000[26]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

† Since May 2013, RIAA certifications for digital singles include on-demand audio and/or video song streams in addition to downloads.[28]

Taylor Swift Love Story=9 million

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[29] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[30] 2× Platinum 160,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[31] Gold 7,500^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[32] Platinum 15,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[33] Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[34] 8× Platinum† 5,800,000[6]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

† Since May 2013 RIAA certifications for digital singles include on-demand audio and/or video song streams in addition to downloads.[35]

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The Monster (Eminem & Rihanna)

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[36] 5× Platinum 350,000^
Belgium (BEA)[37] Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[38] 2× Platinum 160,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[39] 3× Platinum 0^
Italy (FIMI)[40] Platinum 30,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[41] Gold 30,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[42] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Sweden (GLF)[43] 3× Platinum 120,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[44] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[45] Platinum 600,000^
Venezuela (APFV)[46] Platinum 10,000^ 
United States (RIAA)[47] 3× Platinum 3,558,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Total: 5,250,536

References

  1. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  2. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Taylor Swift – You Belong with Me". Music Canada.
  3. ^ "Single Certification List – September 2013" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Radioscope. 2010-04-11. Archived from the original on 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2013-05-28. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2011-07-24 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "British single certifications – Taylor Swift – You Belong with Me". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type You Belong with Me in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference billboard2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "American single certifications – Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me". Recording Industry Association of America.
  8. ^ "RIAA Adds Digital Streams To Historic Gold & Platinum Awards". Recording Industry Association of America. May 9, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  10. ^ a b "Canadian single certifications – Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble". Music Canada.
  11. ^ "Taylor Swift 'I Knew You Were Trouble'" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  12. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Taylor Swift; 'I Knew You Were Trouble')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  13. ^ a b "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved January 11, 2014. Type Taylor Swift in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and I Knew You Were Trouble in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  14. ^ a b "New Zealand single certifications – Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble". Recorded Music NZ.
  15. ^ Follow these instructions to view the certification
    • Type "Taylor Swift" in the search bar.
    • Click on 'I Knew You Were Trouble' and then press 'Visa'.
    "Sverigetopplistan". sverigetopplistan. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  16. ^ a b "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('I Knew You Were Trouble')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  17. ^ a b "British single certifications – Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type I Knew You Were Trouble in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  18. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference sales was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ a b "American single certifications – Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble". Recording Industry Association of America.
  20. ^ "Taylor Swift 'I Knew You Were Trouble'" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  21. ^ Follow these instructions to view the certification
    • Type "Taylor Swift" in the search bar.
    • Click on 'I Knew You Were Trouble' and then press 'Visa'.
    "Sverigetopplistan". sverigetopplistan. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  22. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015.
  23. ^ "Certificaciones Mensuales 2015". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Facebook. January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  24. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Taylor Swift – Blank Space". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  25. ^ "British single certifications – Taylor Swift – Blank Space". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 19, 2014. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Blank Space in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  26. ^ Cite error: The named reference us_sales was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  27. ^ "American single certifications – Taylor Swift – Blank Space". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  28. ^ "RIAA Adds Digital Streams To Historic Gold & Platinum Awards". Recording Industry Association of America. May 9, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  29. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  30. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Taylor Swift – Love Story". Music Canada.
  31. ^ "Danish single certifications – Taylor Swift – Love Story". IFPI Danmark. Scroll through the page-list below until year 2012 to obtain certification.
  32. ^ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
  33. ^ "British single certifications – Taylor Swift – Love Story". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Love Story in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  34. ^ "American single certifications – Taylor Swift – Love Story". Recording Industry Association of America.
  35. ^ "RIAA Adds Digital Streams To Historic Gold & Platinum Awards". Recording Industry Association of America. May 9, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  36. ^ "ARIA Charts — Accreditations - 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  37. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2014". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  38. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Eminem – The Monster". Music Canada.
  39. ^ "Certificeringer" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  40. ^ "Italian single certifications – Eminem feat. Rihanna – The Monster" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2014" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "The Monster" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  41. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved January 21, 2014. Type Eminem feat. Rihanna in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and The Monster in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  42. ^ "Chart #2417: Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  43. ^ certweek IS REQUIRED FOR SWEDISH CERTIFICATIONS.
  44. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('The Monster')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  45. ^ "British single certifications – Eminem feat. Rihanna – The Monster". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Monster in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  46. ^ APFV (November 30, 2013). "Certificaciones De Venezuela Del 2013" (PDF) (in Spanish). APFV. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  47. ^ "American album certifications – Eminem – Recovery". Recording Industry Association of America.

Radioactive by Imagine Dragons

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[1] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[2] Platinum 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[3] 3× Platinum 0*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[4] 4× Platinum 15,000^
Germany (BVMI)[5] Platinum 300,000^
Italy (FIMI)[6] Platinum 30,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[7] Platinum 60,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] 5× Platinum 0*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[9] 5× Platinum 0*
Sweden (GLF)[10] 6× Platinum 240,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[11] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] 9× Platinum 7,388,446[13]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Total: 9,203,446

Take A Bow by Rihanna

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] Platinum 70,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[16] Platinum 30,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[17] Gold 7,500 
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 465,000[18]
United States (RIAA)[20] 4× Platinum 3,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Total: 5,043,416

References

  1. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  2. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Radioactive" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  3. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Radioactive". Music Canada.
  4. ^ "Danish single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Radioactive". IFPI Danmark. Scroll through the page-list below to obtain certification.
  5. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Imagine Dragons; 'Radioactive')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  6. ^ "Italian single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Radioactive" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Radioactive" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  7. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved May 16, 2014. Type Imagine Dragons in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Radioactive in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  8. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". RIANZ. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  9. ^ "Norway Awards". IFPI. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  10. ^ certweek IS REQUIRED FOR SWEDISH CERTIFICATIONS.
  11. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Radioactive')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "British single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Radioactive". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Radioactive in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  13. ^ http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=105177
  14. ^ "American single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Radioactive". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  15. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  16. ^ "Guld og platin i september".
  17. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART.
  18. ^ Myers, Justin (May 31, 2013). "Official Charts Flashback: 2008 – Rihanna's Take a Bow". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  19. ^ "British single certifications". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. 
  20. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - November 24, 2014". RIAA.

All of Me by John Legend

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[1] 6× Platinum 420,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[2] Gold 15,000*
Belgium (BEA)[3] Platinum 30,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[4] 5× Platinum 400,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[5] Gold 0^
Germany (BVMI)[6] Platinum 300,000^
Italy (FIMI)[7] 3× Platinum 90,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[8] Gold 30,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[10] Platinum 10,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] Gold 20,000*
Sweden (GLF)[12] 6× Platinum 240,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[13] 2× Platinum 60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] 2× Platinum 1,050,000[14]
United States (RIAA)[17] 8× Platinum† 5,000,000[16]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Total: 7,710,000

References

  1. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  2. ^ "Austrian single certifications – John Legend – All Of Me" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  3. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2014". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "Canadian single certifications – John Legend – All of Me". Music Canada.
  5. ^ "Danish single certifications – John Legend – All of Me". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  6. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (John Legend; 'All of Me')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  7. ^ "Italian single certifications – John Legend – All of Me" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 9, 2015. Select "2014" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "All of Me" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  8. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved October 1, 2014. Type John Legend in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and All of Me in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  9. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – John Legend – All Of Me". Recorded Music NZ.
  10. ^ "Troféoversikt" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  11. ^ "Top 50 Canciones - Semana 51: del 15.12.2014 al 21.12.2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). PROMUSICAE. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  12. ^ "John Legend - All Of Me" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  13. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('All of Me')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  14. ^ Copsey, Rob (15 January 2015). "John Legend's All of Me passes one million sales in the UK: "What an amazing year!"". Official Charts Company.
  15. ^ "British single certifications – John Legend – All of Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 20, 2014. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type All of Me in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  16. ^ "The Big 9 in 2014: Columbia". HITS Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  17. ^ "American single certifications – John Legend – All of Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 17, 2014.

Let it Go by Idina Menzel

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[1] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[2] 2× Platinum 160,000*
Italy (FIMI)[3]
Italian version, performed by Serena Autieri 		Gold 15,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[4] Platinum 250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[5] Gold 7,500*
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Platinum‡ 636,000[6]
United States (RIAA)[9] 5× Platinum† 3,500,000[8]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Total: 6,585,607

References

  1. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Idina Menzel – Let It Go". Music Canada. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "Italian single certifications – Serena Autieri – All'alba sorgerò" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 9, 2015. Select "2014" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "All'alba sorgerò" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  4. ^ "Single Certification List - May 2014" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  5. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Idina Menzel – Let It Go". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2014 UK top 40 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "British single certifications – Idina Menzel – Let It Go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 7, 2014. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum‡ in the Certification field. Type Let It Go in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference us_sales was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "American single certifications – Idina Menzel – Let It Go". Recording Industry Association of America.

We Found Love by Rihanna

We Found Love

Niggas in Paris

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[1] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[2] Platinum 80,000^
United States (RIAA)[3] 5× Platinum 5,000,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Platinum 600,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Sales=5.7 million

References

  1. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  2. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Jay Z & Kanye West – Niggas in Paris". Music Canada.
  3. ^ "American single certifications – Jay-Z & Kanye West – Niggas in Paris". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. ^ "British single certifications – Jay-Z & Kanye West – Niggas in Paris". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Niggas in Paris in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

2015 bestseller

Time to add it in, methinks?

Probably Uptown Funk, but I'll let someone else put in the deets.

Hello, Adele

Shouldn't Hello be on this list? The song sold over 7.2 million in the US and UK alone. Over 9 million with the other confirmed sales and certificates.

Wikipedia policy violation

  • WP:SYNTH states "Do not combine material from multiple sources (or different parts of one source) to reach or imply a conclusion not explicitly stated by any of the sources." So as long as there's not any available source claiming a specific figure, then do NOT list the song here.
  • Certifications is not the same as sales. Certifications include "shipment" to retail stores, as well as free streaming (which is not sales by any definition).

Regards. Bluesatellite (talk) 08:07, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Sales from individual countries' are added together when available. This would fall under WP:CALC.
Additionally, specific singles such as "We Found Love" and "Firework" were released near the end of the year and thus sold too little to be included in any yearly IFPI list.--Mαuri’96 “everything and nothing always haunts me…” 18:52, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
Which "sales" from those individual countries? Certification is not sales. We are reading about "best-selling singles" not "highest-certified singles". Combining sales and certifications makes the WP:SYNTH. It's not our obligation to include "We Found Love" and "Firework". This is a dynamic list in the first place. If we find a reliable source to backup a claim, then freely add it. If not, then shouln't add it. Bluesatellite (talk) 05:11, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

CRITERIA FOR ADDING SONGS TO THIS LIST

I am asking again what is the criteria for adding songs to this list. If it is based on IPFI then a lot of these songs on this list have got to go. If you check the certified shipments/ sales of a lot of them they don't come close to what is being claimed that they have sold. I move to motion that all songs that don't have the IPFI link to back their claims be removed from this list. Articles, news letters, biographies etc. often inflate sales for promotional purposes or otherwise and unless the actual sales is being weighted against the claimed sales of singles (like how it is done for the best selling albums and artists of all times list) then they should not be viewed as reliable sources. Besides some of the references for these singles come from fan based sites as well. (190.80.50.137 (talk) 01:06, 14 December 2017 (UTC))

Hung up madonna

How can be "hung up" in digital list if the single was released on 2005? --87.21.233.170 (talk) 01:24, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

Usher

The Single Yeah from Usher is the most successful single from 2004. Why is this missing?


According to billboard even the 14 most successful single: [1]

Yeah! added

I just added Yeah! to the list at 7.6 million digital copies sold.Richard Hendricks (talk) 17:06, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

chartmasters.org

is chartmasters.org a reliable source? the source itself looks more of a forum than a news organization. furthermore, the sales figures posted on that site, and the way they were extracted, seems highly unreliable. there was even one comment posted on the site's feedback page sometime in 2017 which questioned where and how the site's runner/s came up with their numbers. apparently the owners never clarified those questions, citing their formula was more "accurate" than those posted by the ifpi, nielsen soundscan and the occ (in the uk). they even had computations for countries with smaller music market sizes such as finland and yet they claim it is more accurate than what the official certification bodies in those countries provide. the site even said those organizations - the riaa and bpi in particular - are questionable. so now the question is, is the site reliable at all? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joshay.16 (talk • contribs) 00:26, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

need adjustment according with the number of people in the world and the economy of the world

or at least do it by 2 decades: 20-30, 40-50, 60-70, 80-90, 00-10 and so on

  • The best selling single of all time was released in 1942. The third best selling single of all time was released in 1935. Dividing the list up by time period is not necessary. -Richard Hendricks (talk) 05:38, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Yes Sir I Can Boogie - Baccara - Hugely Exaggerated Sales

There is no way that 'Yes Sir I Can Boogie' by Baccara, sold 18 Million copies. That 1977 Hit had sold around 3 Million, in Europe, before it was released in the UK. It became a UK No.1 & sold around 700,000 copies there. Its Sales in the rest of the World were about 2 Million. To be generous, we can estimate 6 Million Global Sales for it - nothing like the 18 Million claimed in the Article. It was not even a Hit in the USA or Canada. To be a Global 18 Million Seller it would have had to be No.1 in the USA for Months & to have sold around 10 Million there. However, I've heard the 18 Million claim before. It is as absolutely laughable that Wikipedia has been using the claim for Years. It shows that it is easy to make fools of people who ought to know better. 'Yes Sir I Can Boogie' is said to have been the World's 5th Best Seller of 1977, on 2 different Global Chart Sites. It was not even a No.1 Hit in the Global Charts. It reached No.2 for 2 Weeks. That proves that it sold nothing like 18 Million. In the Pan-European Charts it was No.1 for 3 Weeks in 1 of them, & No.1 for 6 Weeks in another. 'Fernando' by ABBA, was No.1 in the Pan-European Charts for 18 Weeks - yet your Article does not include it - at all - in the World's Best Selling Singles. But, 'Fernando' sold 6 Million Globally. The Baccara Hit was not huge in France No.5, Australia - No.9, Italy - No.30, or New Zealand - No.33. Nor was it a Hit in Japan. Which means that it flopped in the World's 2 biggest Music Markets - the USA & Japan. It would had to be Number 1 in virtually every Country on Earth, to sell 18 Million. I've just proved that it can't have had anywhere near such Sales. 86.2.61.136 (talk) 20:36, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

This is absolutely right -- the "source" is a memorial webpage for a co-writer of the song which makes the sales claim with no source or support. I had never heard of the song and was shocked to see it listed alongside exclusively well-known hits. 18 million sales seems hard to believe, to put it mildly.

you know people live not only in North America, Australia and UK...in Mexico alone live more than 100 mln people Spanish speaking people and the duo is Spanish speaking duo

Sales in Spain/Latin America low esp for most singles.

Any proof of huge Spanish sales? Coachtripfan (talk) 14:32, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Physical/Digital singles or Singles before/after 2000? Streaming?

I think that it would be a good idea to split between "older" (until 2000) and "more recent" (after 2000) singles, instead of physical and digital singles, because some older singles has impressive digital sales and it is very confusing since they are technically in the physical singles category, but they have sold million of digital copies (for instance Thriller by Michael Jackson). I would still split the list in two parts (or maybe three, for example until 1980, 1981-2000 and 2001-present), since singles' sales have never been stable and the more recent ones starting from 2006-2007 would otherwise eclipse the older ones. Personally speaking I also find the split between physical and digital not adequate anymore, because now singles do not sell a lot of digital copies, the majority of their revenues come from streaming and I think we have to accept certifications that include streaming. At the moment we are in a strange situation, where we consider the numbers written in the IFPI reports correct (and I think this is right, of course), but we do not accept RIAA's, CRIA's or BPI's certifications anymore because they include streaming too. I believe we should include streaming, otherwise we should also not use IFPI's sales and the list should not be split depending on the format (physical / digital). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.66.130.72 (talk) 21:50, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

  • I'd be in favor of eliminating the distinction between physical and digital sales as long as the definition of a best seller is raised to 10 million copies. -Richard Hendricks (talk) 05:35, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
  • The physical/digital difference makes no sense when both are combined in most countries. No splitting is necessary. Also, there's "sales" in the name of this article so streaming should not count or give the article a new name. · Mcdonalds (talk · cont), at 04:22, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
  • I strongly agree with what the unsigned user said. Streaming will count, IFPI uses it in their numbers of singles in the past 3/4 reports if I'm not mistaken, and it's combined, not separated. A side note should be added in that case. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 14:30, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Is chartmasters.org a reliable source for worldwide singles sales?

Well, should it be considered a reliable source? Richard Hendricks (talk) 15:15, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

No. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 16:54, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Proposal to set 10 millions copies sold as the minimum.

No consensus for the proposal. Galobtter (pingó mió) 15:18, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The List of best-selling albums stipulates that the albums listed must have sold 20 million copies worldwide. The current minimum for List of best-selling singles is 5 million copies sold worldwide. I propose raising this minimum to 10 million copies worldwide (20/2 = 10). Richard Hendricks (talk) 00:27, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Support. The current threshold is too low. A zillion of singles have sold over 5 million, which do not necessarily mean "best-selling". Bluesatellite (talk) 03:52, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
  • Support per Bluesatellite, and this is much closer to what's actually among the top selling songs. The only exception would be the section listing each year's best-selling singles from 2007 onwards as there can be times when nothing reaches the 10M threshold within a calendar year. Snuggums (talk / edits) 00:57, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
I concur with the exception for the the section listing each year's best-selling singles from 2007 onwards. -Richard Hendricks (talk) 03:08, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
  • Support strongly. —IB [ Poke ] 14:37, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
  • Oppose, I fail to see a net positive with this. It's not as if this article is too long to be manageable, and removing information about singles selling between 5 and 10 million copies does not help the reader. If anyone is only interested in reading about singles that sold more than 10 million copies, don't read the rest of the list. It's simple. feminist (talk) 10:23, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
  • Oppose... though it's not really important. There are so many (physical) singles with inflated singles (and many - digital mostly - deflated sales), which is much more worrying about the credibility of this article. The physical/digital difference doesn't make sense when sales are combined in most countries. Also, taking into "sales figures" that include streaming makes no sense and indicates that the article needs a new name. As for the 5M limit itself, I think it's too low if we consider singles that sold over 5M are missing in the tally - if all +5M sellers were there, I think the limit should be on 7M. · Mcdonalds (talk · cont), at 04:15, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
  • Oppose, first of all physical and digital singles should be combined as nowadays most recent articles include sales of digital, physical and even streaming. I agree with the user above, the article needs a new name. As far as the threshold of 10 million is too high. 7/8 million would be the most appropriated, at least for now. Chages in this article are a must. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 14:40, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
  • strongly support, I like your idea there are just to many singles and i think only the very best songs of the entire century should be included
  • Oppose, I think the threshold is pretty right. I'd say that very few new non-digital singles will make the list, so that section shouldn't grow much. I might be more amenable to raising the threshold for digital singles only as we are seeing multiple new entries per year there, while that was not common back in the day of non-digital singles. Also while the threshold for albums is much higher (4 times), major albums typically sell for years if not decades. Singles are usually done after 6 months at the most (reissues excepted). You would expect albums to vastly outsell singles over time so a disparity is to be expected. WeepingAngel63 (talk) 10:08, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
  • Oppose, I think the more variety of singles the better, I concur that it could be raised to 7 million. However many songs are missing I feel. I am surprised that Green Green Grass Of Home by Tom Jones is not in there. I couldn't find its worldwide sales figure. Stover75 (talk) 01:51, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
  • Oppose: Per WeepingAngel63's reasoning, only the digital single threshold, if any, should be increased.--Mαuri ’96 (talk · cont) 19:54, 6 September 2018 (UTC)
  • Oppose: Maybe it could be limited to the top 50 instead? Blacha61 (talk) 21:55, 17 October 2018 (UTC)
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Missing songs.

I was just doing some research... I may be wrong, but according to Wikipedia both, "Lose Yourself" and "Not Afraid" by EMINEM have sold over 10 million copies yet neither of them are on this list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.161.1.55 (talk) 01:39, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

In the Summertime

In the Summertime was listed twice, once with 10 million sales and once with 30 million. Both entries were sourced, but the sources for 30 million looked better to me than Radio Bulgaria, so I removed the 10 million entry. Huon (talk) 22:38, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

Unreliably sourced entries

The entries with citations from www.prnewswire.co.uk were marked as unreliably sourced back in June 2018. Since it's been almost a year, should these entries be removed? Richard Hendricks (talk) 14:09, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

I went ahead and adjusted the entires with citations from www.prnewswire.co.uk to figures backed by IFPI. Richard Hendricks (talk) 04:13, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Proposal to make this a top 50 or top 100 list

I propose combining the physical and digital lists and limiting the listing to either the top 50 or the top 100 best selling singles. Richard Hendricks (talk) 14:17, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

As of today, 100 digital singles listed in this article have sold 6.6 million copies or more world-wide. Richard Hendricks (talk) 04:14, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Missing Singles

Why there are so many missing singles from the digital era? If it's because there are no reliable sources for their WW units, there should be at least a section for them or something like that rather than excluding them entirely. For example, Sia's "Cheap Thrills" is missing, although it has 19 million units confirmed. Other examples are Katy Perry's "ET" and "Hot n Cold". They have sold almost 6 million copies each just in the US, without streaming, confirmed by reliable sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LustForLife5 (talk • contribs) 00:00, 30 December 2018 (UTC)

Sweet Mother by Prince Nico Mbarga has 13 million copies sold in 1976. (Africa) Sweet Mother wiki page. The song is in English, but I'm unsure if this page is supposed to be mainly for popular western music. If not, there are probably a great number of missing songs from around the world. -- 68.227.26.160 (talk) 23:42, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Difference between digital sales and streaming units..

No song has surpassed 13M digital sales since 2015. All songs after 2015 belongs in the streaming units section. Fierzig (talk) 22:44, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

Chartmasters.org / IFPI

This website is not considered a reliable source as per this discussion, as well as WP:Record charts#Websites to avoid, as it is a self-published source. The IFPI reports, however, count as reliable sources and I don't see any valid reason to remove them from this list. Synthwave.94 (talk) 02:44, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

Except IFPI reports consumption units and they stopped digital sales tracking since 2016 Fierzig (talk) 02:45, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

  1. ^ https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-hot-100-singles
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