List of best-selling singles by country explained

The following is a list of best-selling singles by country. Depends on the measurement, record sales of songs are taken by estimations or certifications.

Sheet music dominated the early stage of music publishing industry with many individual titles selling millions of "copies".^[1] Before the start of the "album era" in the mid-1960s, the singles format dominated the recording industry in a number of countries, and once again during the ongoing streaming era in the early late-2000s.

Note that some of the data are incomplete due to a lack of available published data from a number of territories, unlike the United Kingdom and the United States with recognized national measurement firms and certifying bodies such as Official Charts Company/British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and Nielsen SoundScan/Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) respectively. Therefore, it is not an exhaustive list, so no rankings are given in certain cases.

Argentina

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1979	ABBA	"Chiquitita"	700,000^[2]	Claimed sales
		"Quemame Los Ojos"	600,000^[3]	Claimed sales
1973	Formula V	"Eva Maria"	450,000^[4]	Claimed sales
1964	Leonardo Favio	"Fuiste Mia Un Verano"	450,000^[5]	Claimed sales
1978	Daniel Magal	"Cara De Gitana"	400,000	Claimed sales
1961	Antonio Prieto	"La Novia"	300,000^[6]	Claimed sales
1967	Los Gatos	"La balsa"	250,000^[7]	Claimed sales
1977	Laurent Voulzy	"Rockollection"	200,000^[8]	Claimed sales
1980	Lucrecia	"Papucho Mio"	180,000^[9]	Claimed sales
1969	La Joven Guardia	"El extraño del pelo largo"	150,000^[10]	Claimed sales
1966		"Siempre te Recordare"	140,000^[11]	Claimed sales
1979	Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer	"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"	125,000^[12]	Claimed sales
1978	Los Campeones	"Vamos, Vamos Argentina"	120,000^[13]	Claimed sales
1977	Bonnie Tyler	"It's a Heartache"	100,000	Claimed sales

Austria

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1997	Elton John	"Candle in the Wind 1997"	300,000	Certification^[14]
2019	Tones and I	"Dance Monkey"	210,000	Certification
1999	Anton & DJ Ötzi	"Anton aus Tirol"	150,000	Certification
2021	Ed Sheeran	"Bad Habits"	150,000	Certification
2020	Glass Animals	"Heat Waves"	150,000	Certification
2019	Apache 207	"Roller"	120,000	Certification
2019	Billie Eilish	"Bad Guy"	120,000	Certification
2013	Helene Fischer	"Atemlos durch die Nacht"	120,000	Certification

Belgium

See main article: List of best-selling singles in Belgium.

Brazil

See main article: List of best-selling singles in Brazil.

Canada

See main article: List of best-selling singles in Canada.

Chile

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1963		"Me recordarás"	100,000^[16]	Claimed sales
1963	Luis Dimas	"Caprichito"	100,000	Claimed sales
1962		"El rock del Mundial"	80,000^[17]	Claimed sales
1979	ABBA	"Chiquitita"	75,000^[18]	Claimed sales
1993	Carlos Vives	"La gota fría"	25,000^[19]	Platinum certification
2001	Chocolate	"Mayonesa"	21,000^[20]	Claimed sales

Colombia

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1979	Darío Gómez	"Ángel Perdido"	600,000^[21] ^[22]	Claimed sales
1993	Los del Río	"Macarena"	500,000^[23]	Claimed sales
1989	Kaoma	"Lambada"	500,000	Claimed sales
1994	Margarita Rosa de Francisco	"Gaviota"	500,000^[24]	Claimed sales
1983		"El Africano"	250,000^[25]	Claimed sales
1981	José Luis Perales	"¿Y cómo es él?"	200,000	Claimed sales

Cuba

According to some estimates, "Miénteme" (1954) by Olga Guillot sold one million copies in Cuba,^[26] although figures lack of reliability. On Becoming Cuban (2008), author explained that by 1957, 3,000 records sold in Cuba was considered to be "commercially successful". Around this time, Rock 'n' Roll record sales approached $200,000 annually.

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1928	Trio Matamoros	"Él que siembra su maíz"	64,000^[27]	Claimed sales
1956	Elvis Presley	"Don't Be Cruel"	50,000^[28]	Claimed sales
1956	Bill Haley & His Comets	"See You Later, Alligator"	12,000	Claimed sales

Denmark

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1960	Grethe Sønck	"Klaus Jorgen"	80,000^[29]	Claimed sales
2006	Basshunter	"Boten Anna"	61,000^[30]	Claimed sales
1970	Mungo Jerry	"In the Summertime"	55,000^[31]	Claimed sales
1961	Anita Lindblom	"San't Ar Livet"	50,000^[32]	Claimed sales
1960	Otto Brandeburg	"What Do you Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For"	50,000^[33]	Claimed sales
1966	Rocking Ghosts	"Oh What a Kiss"	50,000^[34]	Claimed sales
1967	The Beatles	"Hello, Goodbye"	50,000^[35]	Claimed sales
1961	The Four Jacks	"Oh! Marie Jeg Vil Hjem"	50,000^[36]	Claimed sales
1978	Lone Kellermann	"Luigi"	35,000^[37]	Claimed sales
1970	Danyel Gérard	"Butterfly"	26,000^[38]	Claimed sales

+Highest certified singles in Denmark	Year	Artist	Title	Certifications	Certified sales
2017	Ed Sheeran	"Shape of You"	8× Platinum	720,000^[39]
2017	Ed Sheeran	"Perfect"	7× Platinum	630,000^[40]
2017	Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber	"Despacito" remix	7× Platinum	630,000^[41]
2015	Lukas Graham	"7 Years"	7× Platinum	630,000^[42]
2021	Tobias Rahim ft. Andreas Odbjerg	"Stor Mand"	7× Platinum	630,000^[43]
2014	Ed Sheeran	"Thinking Out Loud"	6× Platinum	540,000^[44]
2015	Justin Bieber	"Love Yourself"	6× Platinum	540,000^[45]
2018	Lewis Capaldi	"Someone You Loved"	6× Platinum	540,000^[46]
2019	The Weeknd	"Blinding Lights"	6× Platinum	540,000^[47]
1985	Wham!	"Last Christmas"	6× Platinum	540,000^[48]
2016	Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla	"One Dance"	5× Platinum	450,000^[49]
2013	John Legend	"All Of Me"	5× Platinum	450,000^[50]
2018	Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper	"Shallow"	5× Platinum	450,000^[51]
1994	Mariah Carey	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	5× Platinum	450,000^[52]
2019	Tones and I	"Dance Monkey"	5× Platinum	450,000^[53]
2016	Volbeat	"For Evigt"	5× Platinum	450,000^[54]

Ecuador

"Fatalidad" (1956 release, 1944 original recording) by Julio Jaramillo is according to some national newspapers, biggest Ecuatorian single, selling between 6,000 and 8,000 copies in its first-week.^[55]

Egypt

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1964	Umm Kulthum	"Inta Omri"	300,000^[56]	Claimed sales
1966	Umm Kulthum	"Al-Atlal"	200,000	Claimed sales

Finland

See main article: List of best-selling singles in Finland.

France

See main article: List of best-selling singles in France.

Germany

See main article: List of best-selling singles in Germany.

Greece

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1988	Christos Dantis	"Belly Dance"	100,000^[58]	Claimed sales
1969	Dionysis Savvopoulos	"Dirlada"	60,000^[59]	Claimed sales

Ireland

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1977	Andy Cameron	"Ally's Tartan Army"	150,000^[61]	Claimed sales
1977	Gloria	"One Day at a Time"	120,000^[62]	Claimed sales
2021	Olivia Rodrigo	"Drivers License"	111,000^[63]	OCC report 2021
2017	Dua Lipa	"New Rules"	100,000^[64]	OCC report 2018
1995	Bill Whelan	"Riverdance"	90,000^[65]	Claimed sales
2017	Dua Lipa	"IDGAF"	84,500^[66]	OCC report 2018
2022	Harry Styles	"As It Was"	78,000^[67]	OCC report 2022
1977	Paul McCartney and Wings	"Mull of Kintyre"	65,000^[68]	Claimed sales
1978	Boney M	"Rivers of Babylon"	54,000^[69]	Claimed sales
1979	ABBA	"Chiquitita"	50,000^[70]	Claimed sales
1976	ABBA	"Dancing Queen"	50,000	Claimed sales
1976	ABBA	"Fernando"	50,000	Claimed sales
1975	ABBA	"Waterloo"	50,000	Claimed sales
1972	Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show	"Sylvia's Mother"	50,000^[71]	Claimed sales

+Highest selling singles according to IRMA up to 2012^[72]
Ranking	Year	Artist	Title
1	1997	Elton John	"Candle in the Wind 1997"
2	1995	Bill Whelan	"Riverdance"
3	2002	Six	"There's a Whole Lot of Loving"
4	2010	Matt Cardle	"When We Collide"
5	2000	Mark McCabe	"Maniac 2000"
6	2006	Eiffel 65	"Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
7	2002	Enrique Iglesias	"Hero"
8	2006	Mundy & Sharon Shannon	"Galway Girl"
9	2009	Black Eyed Peas	"I Gotta Feeling"
10	2001	Westlife	"Uptown Girl"
11	2002	Eminem	"Lose Yourself"
12	2000	Shaggy	"It Wasn't Me"
13	1998	Celine Dion	"My Heart Will Go On"
14	2008	Alexandra Burke	"Hallelujah"
15	1996	Richie Kavanagh	"Aon Focal Eile"
16	2000	Eminem	"Stan"
17	2004	Band Aid 20	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"
18	2002	Las Ketchup	"Aserejé"
19	1998	Goo Goo Dolls	"Iris"
20	2001	Shaggy	"Angel"

Italy

See main article: article and List of best-selling singles in Italy.

Jamaica

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1964	Bob Marley and the Wailers	"Simmer Down"	70,000^[73]	Claimed sales
1960	Higgs and Wilson	"Oh Manny Oh"	30,000^[74]	Claimed sales
1970	Bob Marley and the Wailers	"Mr. Brown"	15,000^[75]	Claimed sales

• "Legalize It" is "one of Jamaica's top-selling singles".^[76]

Japan

See main article: List of best-selling singles in Japan.

Lebanon

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1960	Bob Azzam	"Ya Mustafa"	40,000^[78]	Claimed sales
1958	Dalida	"Histoire d'un amour"	23,000	Claimed sales
1959	Dalida	"Luna Caprese"	17,000	Claimed sales
1959	Domenico Modugno	"Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)"	12,000	Claimed sales
1957	Paul Anka	"Diana"	8,000	Claimed sales
1958	Domenico Modugno	"Volare"	7,000	Claimed sales
1966	Nicole Croisille & Pierre Barouh	"Un homme et une femme"	5,000^[79]	Claimed sales
1959	Fred Buscaglione	"Guarda Che Luna"	4,000	Claimed sales

Luxembourg

Park Café sold 5,000 copies of a maxi-single recorded in 1986.^[80] Up to 1993, average sales records were between 1,000 and 2,000 units, according to local retailers and mechanical licensing reports from SACEM.^[80]

Malaysia

Year	Artist	Single	Sales	Origin
1986	Ramli Sarip	"Oran Kota (City People)"	50,000^[81]	Claimed sales
1990	Timmy Thomas	"(Dying Inside) To Hold You"	20,000^[82]	Claimed sales

Malta

"Taxi Mary" by Fredu Abela (il-Bamboċċu) is considered to be Malta's highest selling record/single of all time.^[83] "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid, sold "Hundreds of copies" in its first eight days.^[84]

• Additional information: According to a 1968 report, about 60,000 records were sold annually in Malta up that point, with 70% covered by singles, and three quarters of the records were of American or British origins. The remainder were principally Italian.^[86]

Mexico

See main article: List of best-selling singles in Mexico.

Netherlands

See main article: article and List of best-selling singles in the Netherlands.

New Zealand

Year	Artist	Title	Certifications	Sales	Origin
2017	Ed Sheeran	"Shape of You"	10× Platinum^[88]	330,000	Certifications
2019	L.A.B.	"In the Air"	10× Platinum^[89]	300,000	Certifications
2017	Ed Sheeran	"Perfect"	10× Platinum	300,000	Certifications
1977	Fleetwood Mac	"Dreams"	10× Platinum	300,000	Certifications
2018	Lewis Capaldi	"Someone You Loved"	8× Platinum^[90]	240,000	Certifications
1977	Eagles	"Hotel California"	7× Platinum	210,000	Certifications
2020	Glass Animals	"Heat Waves"	7× Platinum^[91]	210,000	Certifications
2013	Hozier	"Take Me to Church"	7× Platinum^[92]	210,000	Certifications
2014	J Cole	"No Role Modelz"	6× Platinum	6× Platinum	210,000	Certifications
2018	L.A.B.	"Controller"	7× Platinum	210,000	Certifications
2003	The Killers	"Mr. Brightside"	7× Platinum^[93]	210,000	Certifications
2018	Post Malone & Swae Lee	"Sunflower"	7× Platinum^[94]	210,000	Certifications
2020	Dua Lipa	"Levitating"	6× Platinum	180,000	Certifications
1976	Fleetwood Mac	"Go Your Own Way"	6× Platinum	180,000	Certifications
1981	Journey	"Don't Stop Believin'"	6× Platinum	180,000	Certifications
2008	Kings of Leon	"Sex on Fire"	6× Platinum	180,000	Certifications
2009	Miley Cyrus	"Party in the U.S.A."	6× Platinum	180,000	Certifications
2016	The Weeknd	"Starboy"	6× Platinum	180,000	Certifications
2013	Vance Joy	"Riptide"	6× Platinum	180,000	Certifications
2015	Chris Stapleton	"Tennessee Whiskey"	5× Platinum	150,000	Certifications
1971	Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"	5× Platinum	150,000	Certifications
2021	Ed Sheeran	"Bad Habits"	5× Platinum	150,000	Certifications
2021	Elton John and Dua Lipa	"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"	5× Platinum	150,000	Certifications
2002	Eminem	"Without Me"	5× Platinum	150,000	Certifications
2012	Frank Ocean	"Lost"	5× Platinum	150,000	Certifications
2015	J. Cole	"Wet Dreamz"	5× Platinum	150,000	Certifications
2021	Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber	"Stay"	5× Platinum	150,000	Certifications
2019	The Weeknd	"Blinding Lights"	5× Platinum^[95]	150,000	Certifications
2019	Tones and I	"Dance Monkey"	5× Platinum^[96]	150,000	Certifications

Nigeria

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1976	Prince Nico Mbarga	"Sweet Mother"	500,000^[97]	Claimed sales
1969	Sonny Okosun	"Joromi"	100,000	Claimed sales
1976	Sonny Okosun	"Help"	100,000^[98]	Claimed sales

Top certified singles

Year	Artist	Title	Certifications	Certified sales	Origin
2022		"Terminator"	4× Platinum^[99]	200,000	Certifications
2022	Asake & Burna Boy	"Sunguba"	4× Platinum	200,000	Certifications
2022	Fireboy DML & Asake	"Bandana"	4× Platinum	200,000	Certifications
2021	Joeboy	"Sip (Alcohol)"	4× Platinum	200,000	Certifications
2021	Kizz Daniel & Tekno	"Buga (Lo Lo Lo)"	4× Platinum	200,000	Certifications
2022	Omah Lay	"Soso"	4× Platinum	200,000	Certifications

Norway

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1977	Baccara	"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"	300,000^[100]	Claimed sales
1964	Jim Reeves	"I Love You Because"	100,000^[101]	Claimed sales (Diamond certification)
2003	Kurt Nilsen	"She's So High"	100,000^[102]	Claimed sales
1968	Anna-Lena Löfgren	"Lyckliga Gatan"	75,000^[103]	Claimed sales

+ Highest certified singles in Norway (as of 2023)	Year	Artist	Title	Certified sales	Amount
2017	Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber	"Despacito"	720,000	12× Platinum^[104]
2013	Miley Cyrus	"Wrecking Ball"	660,000	11× Platinum^[105]
2018	Ava Max	"Sweet but Psycho"	540,000	11× Platinum^[106]
2013	Katy Perry	"Roar"	480,000	8× Platinum^[107]
2009	Lady Gaga	"Bad Romance"	480,000	8× Platinum
2018	Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper	"Shallow"	480,000	8× Platinum
2019	The Weeknd	"Blinding Lights"	480,000	8× Platinum^[108]
2015	Alan Walker	"Faded"	440,000	11× Platinum^[109]
2017	Kygo & Selena Gomez	"It Ain't Me"	420,000	7× Platinum^[110]
2013	Miley Cyrus	"We Can't Stop"	420,000	7× Platinum
2018	Dean Lewis	"Be Alright"	360,000	6× Platinum^[111]
2016	Freddy Kalas	"Jovial"	320,000	8× Platinum^[112]
2017	Astrid S	"Think Before I Talk"	300,000	5× Platinum
2017	Hkeem & Temur	"Fy Faen"	300,000	5× Platinum^[113]
2015	Justin Bieber	"Love Yourself"	300,000	5× Platinum^[114]
2015	Justin Bieber	"Sorry"	300,000	5× Platinum
2013	Katy Perry	"Dark Horse"	300,000	5× Platinum
2015	Marcus & Martinus	"Elektrisk"	300,000	5× Platinum^[115]
2012	Loreen	"Euphoria"	110,000	11× Platinum^[116]

Additional information: Until 1965, the average of copies sold of singles in Norway, with a population of 3.5 million, was between 1,500 and 2,000 copies. In comparison, "I Love You Because" of Jim Reeves sold up that point 100,000 copies, which was considered a "tremendous amount" and became the highest-selling record in the country.^[101]

Philippines

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1978	Freddie Aguilar	"Anak"	400,000^[117]	Claimed sales
1976	Donna Summer	"Could It Be Magic/ Come With Me"	120,000^[118]	Claimed sales
1979	The Sugarhill Gang	"Rapper's Delight"	100,000^[119]	Claimed sales
1976	Donna Summer	"Try Me, I Know We Can Make It/ Wasted"	60,000	Claimed sales

Poland

+ Highest certified singles in Poland (as of 2023)	Year	Artist	Title	Certified sales
2017	Ed Sheeran	"Shape of You"	1,250,000^[120]
2017	Ed Sheeran	"Perfect"	1,000,000
2019	Tones and I	"Dance Monkey"	1,000,000

Portugal

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
2000	Coldplay	"Yellow"	200,000^[121]	Certification
1977	Paulo Alexandre	"Verde Vinho"	200,000^[122]	Claimed sales
1985	USA for Africa	"We Are the World"	200,000^[123]	Claimed sales
1984	Stevie Wonder	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	170,000^[124]	Claimed sales
1975	Queen	"Bohemian Rhapsody"	160,000^[125]	Certification
2002	Eminem	"Lose Yourself"	120,000^[126]	Certification
1988	Guns N' Roses	"Sweet Child o' Mine"	120,000^[127]	Certification
1991	Nirvana	"Smells Like Teen Spirit"	120,000^[128]	Certification
1992	Radiohead	"Creep"	120,000^[129]	Certification
2019	The Weeknd	"Blinding Lights"	100,000^[130]	Certification
1975	ABBA	"Fernando"	80,000^[131]	Claimed sales
1995	Coolio	"Gangsta's Paradise"	80,000^[132]	Certification
2013	John Legend	"All Of Me"	80,000^[133]	Certification
1989	Kaoma	"Lambada"	80,000^[134]	Certification
2012	Tom Odell	"Another Love"	80,000^[135]	Certification

Russia

By September 2000, "Solo" by Alsou was considered to be the best-selling single ever in Russia. It sold at least 60,000 units in four weeks.^[136]

Top certified singles

Year	Artist	Title	Certifications	Sales	Origin
	George Frideric Handel	"Water Music. Air"	17× Platinum^[137]	3,500,000	Certifications
2007	Morandi	"Angels"	7× Platinum	1,400,000	Certifications
2010		"Broken Angel"	4× Platinum^[138]	800,000	Certifications
2010	Lady Gaga	"Alejandro"	4× Platinum	800,000	Certifications
2010	Tony Igy	"Astronomia"	4× Platinum	800,000	Certifications
2011	Джиган feat Юля Савичева	"Отпусти "	3× Platinum	600,000	Certifications
2010	Alexandra Stan	"Mr. Saxobeat"	3× Platinum	600,000	Certifications
2010	Eminem ft. Rihanna	"Love the Way You Lie"	3× Platinum	600,000	Certifications
2007	Enrique Iglesias	"Tired of Being Sorry"	3× Platinum	600,000	Certifications
2009	Stromae	"Alors on danse"	3× Platinum	600,000	Certifications
2010	Слава	"Одиночество"	3× Platinum	600,000	Certifications
2010	140 ударов в минуту	"У меня есть ты Remix 2010 "	3× Platinum	600,000	Certifications

Singapore

Year	Artist	Single	Sales	Origin
1986	Various	"Count On Me Singapore"	73,000^[139]	Claimed sales
1990	Timmy Thomas	"(Dying Inside) To Hold You"	54,000	Claimed sales
	Naomi and The Boys	"Happy, Happy Birthday Baby"	50,000^[140]	Claimed sales
1985	Tokyo Square	"Within You'll Remain"	30,000^[141]	Claimed sales
1987	Pet Shop Boys	"Always on My Mind"	20,000^[142]	Claimed sales

South Africa

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1995	Arthur Mafokate	"Kaffir"	300,000^[143]	Claimed sales
2019	Elaine	"You're the One"	210,000^[144]	Claimed sales
1967	Anita Harris	"Just Loving You"	200,000^[145]	Claimed sales
1962	Jeremy Taylor	"Ag Pleez Deddy"	140,000^[146]	Claimed sales
1971	Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"	100,000^[147]	Claimed sales
1939	Solomon Linda	"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (aka "Mbube")	100,000^[148]	Claimed sales

South Korea

See main article: List of best-selling singles in South Korea.

Spain

See main article: List of best-selling singles in Spain.

Sweden

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1973	ABBA	"Ring Ring"	175,000^[149]	Claimed sales
1958	Little Gerhard	"Buona Sera"	158,000^[150]	Claimed sales
1977	ABBA	"The Name of the Game"	140,000^[151]	Claimed sales
2002	Las Ketchup	"The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)"	130,000^[152]	Claimed sales
1968	Anna-Lena Löfgren	"Lyckliga Gatan"	125,000	Claimed sales
1976	Barbi Benton	"Ain't That Just The Way"	115,000^[153]	Claimed sales
1959	Lill-Babs	"Klas-Göran"	112,000^[154]	Claimed sales
1962	Anna-Lena Löfgren	"Regniga natt"	100,000^[155]	Claimed sales
1977	Baccara	"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"	100,000^[156]	Claimed sales
1968	Claes-Göran Hederström	"Good Grief"	100,000^[157]	Claimed sales
1960	Elvis Presley	"It's Now or Never"	100,000	Claimed sales
1978	Jan Lindblad	"Shenandoah"	100,000^[158]	Claimed sales
1970	Mungo Jerry	"In the Summertime"	100,000^[159]	Claimed sales
1966	Sven Ingvars	"Kristina Fran Vilhelmina"	100,000^[160]	Claimed sales

+ Highest certified singles in Sweden (as of 2023)	Year	Artist	Title	Certified sales	Amount
2013	Avicii	"Wake Me Up"	520,000	13× Platinum^[161]
2015	Alan Walker	"Faded"	520,000	13× Platinum^[162]
2017	Luis Fonsi	"Despacito (remix)"	440,000	8× Platinum^[163]
2010	Shakira ft. Freshlyground	"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"	420,000	9× Platinum + 3× Platinum (ringtone)^[164]
2015	Zara Larsson	"Lush Life"	400,000	10× Platinum^[165]
2017	Ed Sheeran	"Shape of You"	360,000	9× Platinum^[166]
2013	Hozier	"Take Me to Church"	360,000	9× Platinum^[167]
2015	Ellie Goulding	"Love Me like You Do"	360,000	9× Platinum^[168]
2015	Justin Bieber	"Love Yourself"	360,000	9× Platinum^[169]
2012	Loreen	"Euphoria"	360,000	9× Platinum^[170]
2013	John Legend	"All of Me"	330,000	11× Platinum^[171]
2011	Avicii	"Levels"	320,000	11× Platinum^[172]
2015	Mike Posner	"I Took a Pill in Ibiza"	320,000	11× Platinum^[173]

Switzerland

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
	Kilby & Caroline	"Lach Mit"	265,000^[174]	Claimed sales
1970	Die Minstrels	"Gruezi Wohl, Frau Stirnimaa"	200,000^[175]	Claimed sales
1978	Boney M	"Rivers of Babylon"	128,000^[176]	Claimed sales

+ Highest certified singles in Switzerland	Year	Artist	Title	Certified sales	Amount
1997	Elton John	"Candle in the Wind 1997"	450,000	9× Platinum^[177]
2005	Eminem	"Mockingbird"	240,000	6× Platinum ^[178]
2017	Ed Sheeran	"Shape of You"	180,000	9× Platinum^[179]
2008	Michel Teló	"Ai se eu te pego!"	180,000	6× Platinum^[180]
2015	Alan Walker	"Faded"	150,000	5× Platinum^[181]
2012	Lana Del Rey	"Summertime Sadness"	150,000	5× Platinum^[182]
2016	Rag'n'Bone Man	"Human"	150,000	5× Platinum ^[183]
2017	Camila Cabello	"Havana"	140,000	7× Platinum^[184]
2021	Farruko	"Pepas"	140,000	7× Platinum^[185]
2009	Akon	"Sexy Bitch"	120,000	4× Platinum^[186]
2017	Lo & Leduc	"079"	120,000	6× Platinum^[187]
2017	Ed Sheeran	"Perfect"	120,000	6× Platinum
2011	DJ Antoine	"Ma Chérie"	120,000	4× Platinum^[188]
2020	Glass Animals	"Heat Waves"	120,000	6× Platinum^[189]
2002	Las Ketchup	"The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)"	120,000	3× Platinum
1996	Andrea Bocelli	"Time to Say Goodbye"	100,000	2× Platinum^[190]
1997	Celine Dion	"My Heart Will Go On"	100,000	2× Platinum^[191]
1998	Eiffel 65	"Blue (Da Ba Dee)"	100,000	2× Platinum^[192]
1999	Lou Bega	"Mambo No. 5"	100,000	2× Platinum^[193]
1997	Puff Daddy	"I'll Be Missing You"	100,000	2× Platinum^[194]
1994	Züri West	"Ich schänke dr mis Härz"	100,000	2× Platinum^[195]

Taiwan

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1984	Yeh Chi-tien	"You'll Win Only If You Drive Yourself Hard"	700,000^[196]	Claimed sales
1988	Chao Chuan	"I'm Ugly, but I'm Tender"	200,000<^[197]	Claimed sales

United Kingdom

See main article: List of best-selling singles in the United Kingdom.

United States

See main article: List of best-selling singles in the United States.

Latin

See main article: List of best-selling Latin singles in the United States.

USSR

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1982	Alla Pugacheva	"Maestro"	2,600,000^[198]	Claimed sales
1982	Vladimir Vysotsky	"Yak The Fighter Plane"	1,800,000	Claimed sales

Yugoslavia

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
1983	Danijel Popović	"Julie"	800,000^[200]	Claimed sales
1982	Lepa Brena	"Mile voli disko"	800,000^[201]	Claimed sales
1983	Lepa Brena	Sitnije, Cile, sitnije	600,000	Claimed sales
1971	Mišo Kovač	"Proplakat će zora"	500,000^[202]	Claimed sales
1985	Neda Ukraden	Zora je	500,000^[203]	Claimed sales
1970	Meho Puzić	"O majko majko"	400,000^[204]	Claimed sales
1974	Danilo Živković	"Yugoslavia"	300,000^[205]	Claimed sales
1970	Silvana Armenulić	"Šta će mi život"	300,000	Claimed sales
1980	Zdravko Čolić	"Comrade Tito, We Take An Oath"	300,000^[206]	Claimed sales
1987	Oliver Dragojević	"Žuto Lišće Ljubavi"	200,000^[207]	Claimed sales
1968	Tom Jones	"Delilah"	200,000^[208]	Claimed sales
1969	Mišo Kovač	"Više Se Nećeš Vratiti"	183,987^[209]	Claimed sales
1974	Zdravko Čolić	"Ona Spava"	150,000^[210]	Claimed sales
1974	Boro Drljača	"Zauvek Poklon Taj"	131,072	Claimed sales
1969	Zvezda Ceklić-Ceca	"Poruka Roditeljima"	120,770	Claimed sales
1970	Tereza Kesovija	"Nono, moj dobri Nono"	123,700	Claimed sales
1971	Silvana Armenulić	"Otišao Si Bez Pozdrava"	110,657	Claimed sales
1974	ABBA	"Waterloo"	100,000^[211]	Claimed sales
1989	Alen Slavica	"Dao Sam Ti Dušu"	100,000^[212]	Claimed sales

Zimbabwe

Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Origin
	Leonard Dembo	"Chiteketekeke"	100,000^[213]	Claimed sales
2001	Oliver Mtukudzi	"Bvuma-Tolerance"	100,000	Claimed sales
1980	Solomon Skuza	"Banolila"	75,000^[214] ^[215]	Claimed sales

See also

• List of best-selling singles
• List of best-selling albums by country
• List of best-selling sheet music

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42. Denmark. Luaks Graham. 7 Years. single. 12919. 23 September 2023.
43. Denmark. Tobias Rahim ft. Andreas Odbjerg. Stor Mand. single. 13142. 24 November 2023.
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45. Denmark. Justin Bieber. Love Yourself. single. 12211. 16 July 2023.
46. Denmark. Lewis Capaldi. Someone You Loved. single. 13561. 1 March 2024.
47. Denmark. The Weeknd. Blinding Lights. single. 13341. 30 December 2023.
48. Denmark. Wham!. Last Christmas. single. 13363. 3 January 2024.
49. Denmark. Drake. One Dance. single. 13887. 3 June 2024.
50. Denmark. John Legend. All Of Me. single. 11212. 6 January 2023.
51. Denmark. Lady Gaga. Shallow. single. 13941. 3 June 2024.
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53. Denmark. Tones and I. Dance Monkey. single. 10449. 3 June 2024.
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76. Book: Bob Marley: Musician. 2009. Infobase Publishing. December 25, 2022. Sherry. Paprock. Sean. Dolan. 68. 978-1-4381-0072-2 .
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82. Web site: Timmy reaches young. April 1, 1993. The New Paper. August 28, 2023. 22.
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84. Web site: Band Aid single tops charts in Malta. December 9, 2004. Times of Malta. August 3, 2023. Herman. Grech.
85. Web site: Anthony D'Amato - the enduring Maltese record shop. May 30, 2016. The Malta Independent. August 12, 2023. Isaac Joseph. Zammit.
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88. New Zealand. Ed Sheeran. Shape of You. single. 5506. 23 April 2023.
89. New Zealand. L.A.B.. In The Air. single. 5494. 23 April 2023.
90. New Zealand. Lewis Capaldi. Someone You Loved. single. 5540. 23 April 2023.
91. New Zealand. Glass Animals. Heat Waves. single. 5561. 25 April 2023.
92. New Zealand. Hozier. Take Me to The Church. single. 5615. 21 September 2023.
93. New Zealand. The Killers. Mr. Brightside. single. 5460. 23 April 2023.
94. New Zealand. Post Malone & Sawe Lee. Sunflower. single. 5494. 23 April 2023.
95. New Zealand. The Weeknd. Blinding Lights. single. 5066. 23 April 2023.
96. New Zealand. Tones and I. Dance Monkey. single. 4931. 23 April 2023.
97. Book: Timothy-Asobele, S. J.. Nigerian Cultural Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century. 2002. Promocomms Limited. 91. 978-978-35407-7-4 . A record entitled " Sweet Mother " which was produced some years back by a Nigerian - based musician named Nico Mbarga is reputed to have sold close to half a million copies here in Nigeria alone.
98. Book: African Rock. 1990. E. P. Dutton. 91. Chris. Stapleton. Chris. May. 978-0-525-48554-4 .
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102. Web site: Villedende salgstall. NRK. 15 December 2003. 20 July 2023.
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104. Web site: Troféoversikt: Despacito. 17 April 2020 . IFPI Norway. no. January 27, 2023.
105. Web site: Troféoversikt: Miley Cyrus. 17 April 2020 . IFPI Norway. no. December 29, 2022.
106. Norway. single. Ava Max. January 27, 2023.
107. Norway. single. Lady Gaga. January 27, 2023.
108. Norway. single. The Weeknd. February 6, 2023.
109. Web site: Troféoversikt: Alan Walker. 17 April 2020 . IFPI Norway. no. December 29, 2022.
110. Norway. single. Kygo. January 27, 2023.
111. Norway. single. Dean Lewis. January 27, 2023.
112. Norway. single. Freddy Kalas. January 27, 2023.
113. Norway. single. Hkeem. January 27, 2023.
114. Norway. single. Justin Bieber. January 27, 2023.
115. Norway. single. Marcus. January 27, 2023.
116. Web site: Troféoversikt: Loreen. 17 April 2020 . IFPI Norway. no. December 29, 2022.
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118. Donna Summer A Hit In Philippines. Cash Box. 55. September 24, 1977. January 13, 2023.
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120. Web site: Wyróżnienia – Diamentowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku. 2021. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. December 27, 2022. pl.
121. Portugal. Platinum. 4. 2023. Coldplay. Yellow. single. file_2023-11-28-09-53-50.pdf. December 1, 2023.
122. From The Music Capitals Of The World - Lisbon. Billboard. 76. 0006-2510. December 2, 1978. February 7, 2023.
123. Portugal Follows World Pattern. Billboard. 81. 0006-2510. July 29, 1989. February 7, 2023.
124. Web site: Fourth-Quarter Upturn in Portugal. Billboard. 71. March 2, 1985. World Radio History. Fernando. Tenente. February 7, 2023.
125. Portugal. Platinum. 4. 2023. Queen. Bohemian Rhapsody. single. file_2022-04-08-08-48-42.pdf. December 31, 2023.
126. Portugal. Platinum. 3. 2022. Eminem. Lose Yourself. single. file_2023-01-02-03-44-41.pdf. June 18, 2023.
127. Portugal. Platinum. 3. 2022. Guns N' Roses. Sweet Child o' Mine. single. file_2022-09-20-11-21-28.pdf. July 7, 2024.
128. Portugal. Platinum. 3. 2023. Nirvana. Smells Like Teen Spirit. single. file_2022-05-12-17-20-54.pdf. November 1, 2023.
129. Portugal. Platinum. 3. 2023. Radiohead. Creep. single. file_2023-07-03-11-37-42.pdf. 19 January 2024.
130. Portugal. Platinum. 10. 2024. The Weeknd. Blinding lights. single. file_2024-02-20-10-03-01.pdf. February 23, 2024.
131. Abba the world – Portugal. Billboard. Fernando. Tenente. 8 September 1979. 7 February 2023.
132. Portugal. Platinum. 2. 2023. Coolio. Gangsta's Paradise. single. file_2023-08-11-15-58-12.pdf. September 17, 2023.
133. Portugal. Platinum. 4. 2023. John Legend. All Of Me. single. file_2023-08-11-15-58-12.pdf. January 15, 2024.
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135. Portugal. Tom Odell. Another Love. Platinum. 8. single. 2024. file_2024-05-22-10-52-14.pdf. July 7, 2024.
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140. Web site: Swinging again. July 2, 1982. New Nation. April 6, 2024. 32–33.
141. Web site: Count on this tape to set record. August 15, 1986. The Business Times. August 28, 2023. 1.
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148. Web site: Mbube: Linda's Lion sleeps at last. Brand South Africa. February 21, 2006. December 28, 2022.
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150. Finland. Billboard. R-60. 2 December 1978. 24 January 2023.
151. ABBA Release Dates Seek to Bank Parallel Imports. Billboard. Leif. Schulman. Google Books. 84. 26 November 1977. 24 January 2023.
152. Web site: Här är förra årets mest sålda skivor. Aftonbladet. 16 January 2003. 21 March 2023.
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154. Scandinavia - Sweden. Cash Box. 45. January 14, 1961. August 11, 2023.
155. News: Forsström . Anders . Anna-Lena Löfgren död . 6 July 2010 . Dagens Nyheter. 22 May 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100625154026/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/nyheter/anna-lena-lofgren-dod-1.1109630 . 25 June 2010 .
156. From the Music Capitols Around the World - Stockholm. Billboard. Leif. Schulaman. 61. 9 September 1978. 24 January 2023.
157. Good Grief. Cash Box. 8 June 1968. 69. 13 September 2023.
158. From Music Capitals of The World - Stockholm. Billboard. Leif. Schulman. 93. 25 November 1978. 24 January 2023.
159. Mungo Jerry Disk 100,000 in Sweden. Cash Box. 19 June 1971. XXXII. 52. 41.
160. Analysis Of Sweden's Best Seller Charts - '66. Cash Box. 163. December 24, 1966. September 13, 2023.
161. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2018. Sverigetopplistan. sv. December 29, 2022.
162. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2017. Sverigetopplistan. sv. December 29, 2022.
163. Sweden. Luis Fonsi. artist. February 8, 2023.
164. Sweden. Shakira. artist. February 8, 2023.
165. Sweden. Zara Larsson. artist. February 8, 2023.
166. Sweden. Ed Sheeran. artist. February 8, 2023.
167. Sweden. Hozier. artist. March 2, 2023.
168. Sweden. Ellie GOulding. artist. February 8, 2023.
169. Sweden. Justin Bieber. artist. February 8, 2023.
170. Sweden. Loreen. artist. February 8, 2023.
171. Sweden. John Legend. artist. February 8, 2023.
172. Sweden. Avicii. artist. February 8, 2023.
173. Sweden. Mike Posner. artist. February 8, 2023.
174. Switzerland: Ingenuity Is the Key to Success. Billboard. G-4. 25 November 1989. 21 March 2023.
175. International Section. Cash Box. 7 February 1970. 53. 21 March 2023.
176. Pierre. Haesler. Ventriloquist LP Topping Swiss Charts. Billboard. 104. 20 January 1979. 25 January 2023.
177. Switzerland. Elton John. single. 23 April 2023.
178. Switzerland. Eminem. single. 1 November 2023.
179. Switzerland. Ed Sheeran. single. 25 January 2023.
180. Switzerland. Michel Teló. single. 25 January 2023.
181. Switzerland. Alan Walker. single. 25 January 2023.
182. Switzerland. Lana del Rey. single. 3 August 2023.
183. Switzerland. Rag'n'Bone Man. single. 25 January 2023.
184. Switzerland. Camila Cabello. single. 25 January 2023.
185. Switzerland. Farruko. single. 27 June 2023.
186. Switzerland. Akon. single. 7 November 2023.
187. Switzerland. Lo & Leduc. single. 25 January 2023.
188. Switzerland. DJ Antoine. single. 25 January 2023.
189. Switzerland. Glass Animals. single. 1 November 2023.
190. Switzerland. Andrea Bocelli. single. 25 January 2023.
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