Best Selling Physical Singles


Rank

Artist

Single

Released

Genre

Sales
(in millions)

1

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

3

Bing Crosby

"Silent Night"

1935

Christmas, pop

30

4

Bill Haley & His Comets

"Rock Around the Clock"

1954

Rock and roll,rockabilly

25

5

USA for Africa

"We Are the World"

1985

Pop, gospel

20

6

The Ink Spots

"If I Didn't Care"

1939

R&B, doo-wop

19

7

Baccara

"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"

1977

Euro disco

16

8

Celine Dion

"My Heart Will Go On"

1997

Pop

15

8

Whitney Houston

"I Will Always Love You"

1992

R&B, soul

15

10

Mariah Carey

"All I Want for Christmas Is You"

1994

Pop, R&B, dance-pop

14

10

Gloria Gaynor

"I Will Survive"

1978

Disco

14

10

Scorpions

"Wind of Change"

1991

Rock

14

13

Kyu Sakamoto

"Sukiyaki"

1961

Pop, Kayōkyoku, J-pop

13

14

Gene Autry

"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

1949

Christmas

12.5

15

Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman

"Time to Say Goodbye"

1996

Operatic pop

12

15

The Beatles

"I Want to Hold Your Hand"

1963

Rock, pop

12

15

Village People

"Y.M.C.A."

1978

Disco

12

18

Band Aid

"Do They Know It's Christmas?"

1984

Pop rock, New Wave, synthpop, Christmas

11.7

19

Carl Douglas

"Kung Fu Fighting"

1974

Disco, funk

11

19

Cher

"Believe"

1998

Dance-pop,Eurodance

11

19

George McCrae

"Rock Your Baby"

1974

Soul, disco

11

19

Los del Río

"Macarena"

1995

Dance-pop,flamenco

11

19

Mills Brothers

"Paper Doll"

1943

Country

11

19

Roger Whittaker

"The Last Farewell"

1971

Adult contemporary, pop

11

25

Britney Spears

"...Baby One More Time"

1998

Teezn pop, dance-pop

10

25

Elvis Presley

"Hound Dog"

1956

Rock and roll

10

25

Middle of the Road

"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"

1971

Pop

10

25

The Monkees

"I'm a Believer"

1966

Pop rock

10

25

Panjabi MC

"Mundian To Bach Ke"

1998

Bhangra, Asian underground

10

25

Procol Harum

"A Whiter Shade of Pale"

1967

Psychedelic rock,progressive rock,baroque pop

10

25

Roy Acuff

"Wabash Cannonball"

1942

Country

10