List of best-selling singles in Belgium explained

The following is a list of the best-selling singles in Belgium. Depends on the measurement, list is divided by claimed sales and official certifications from Ultratop, which online base operated since 1995.

List

By claimed sales only!Year!Artist!Title!Sales!Origin
1989Kaoma"Lambada"300,000[1] Claimed sales
1978Village People"Y.M.C.A."300,000[2] Claimed sales
1974ABBA"Waterloo"200,000[3] Claimed sales
1977The Smurfs music"The Smurfs Song"200,000[4] Claimed sales
1978Boney M."Rivers of Babylon"200,000[5] Claimed sales
1970Middle of the Road"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"178,000[6] Claimed sales
1978John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John"You're the One That I Want"170,000[7] Claimed sales
1969Dimitri Dourakine and his orchestra"Casatschok"150,000[8] Claimed sales
1972Sweet"Poppa Joe"135,000Claimed sales
1971Samantha"Eviva España"130,000[9] Claimed sales
1964Adamo"Vous Permettez Monsieur"128,000Claimed sales
1963The Beatles"I Want to Hold Your Hand"126,000Claimed sales
1977Adriano Celentano"Don't Play That Song"100,000[10] Claimed sales
1973Barry Blue"Do You Wanna Dance"100,000Claimed sales
1967Engelbert Humperdinck"Release Me"100,000[11] Claimed sales
1973Ivan Heylen"De wilde boerendochtere"100,000[12] Claimed sales
1972Jimmy Frey"Roses to Sandra"100,000[13] Claimed sales
1977Laurent Voulzy"Rockollection"100,000[14] Claimed sales
1970Marc Hamilton"Comme j'ai toujours envie d'aimer"100,000[15] Claimed sales
1981Ricchi e Poveri"Sarà perché ti amo"100,000[16] Claimed sales
1977Laurent Voulzy"Rockollection"100,000[17] Claimed sales
1974Ricky Gordon"Such A Night"100,000[18] Claimed sales
1973Sharif Dean"Do You Love Me?"100,000[19] Claimed sales
1974Spooky & Sue"Swinging of A Star"100,000[20] Claimed sales
+ Highest certified singlesYearArtistTitleCertified salesAmount
1997Elton John"Candle in the Wind 1997"450,000[21] 9× Platinum
1986Sandra Kim"J'Aime La Vie"300,000[22] 2× Platinum
2002Las Ketchup"The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)"250,000[23] 5× Platinum
1997Aqua"Barbie Girl"200,0004× Platinum
2016Lost Frequencies"Are You with Me"200,000[24] 5× Platinum
1997Puff Daddy"I'll Be Missing You"200,000[25] 4× Platinum
2019Tones and I"Dance Monkey"200,0005× Platinum
2018Aya Nakamura"Djadja"160,000[26] 4× Platinum
2019Billie Eilish"Bad Guy"160,000[27] 4× Platinum
2018Lewis Capaldi"Someone You Loved"160,0004× Platinum
2019Lil Nas X"Old Town Road"160,0004× Platinum
2015Lost Frequencies"Reality"160,0004× Platinum
2019The Weeknd"Blinding Lights"160,0005× Platinum
1998Britney Spears"...Baby One More Time"150,000[28] 3× Platinum
1997Celine Dion"My Heart Will Go On"150,0003× Platinum
1997Cher"Believe"150,0003× Platinum
1995Lou Bega"Mambo No. 5"150,0003× Platinum
1998Patrick Fiori, Daniel Lavoie & Garou"Belle"150,0003× Platinum
1999R. Kelly"If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time"150,0003× Platinum
2015Sandra Kim"J'aime la vie"150,000[29] 2× Platinum
1997Wes"Alane"150,0003× Platinum
2018Ed Sheeran"Shape of You"140,000[30] 7× Platinum
2018Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper"Shallow"140,0003× Platinum

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Notes and References

  1. Belgian Music Biz Up 20%. Billboard. 70. 102. 15. 14 April 1990. Marc. Maes. 12 December 2020.
  2. From The Music Capitals Of The World – Brussels. Billboard. Juul. Anthonissen. 69. 12 May 1979. 6 January 2023.
  3. Web site: BIEM copyright rule angers Blegian public. 42. 22 November 1974. Music Week. 31 December 2022.
  4. Dutch Firms Prime Promotional Guns For Major MIDEM Attack. Billboard. 116. 21 January 1978. Willem. Hoos. 4 January 2023.
  5. The Biggest River in the World Just Got Bigger . . 23 June 1978 . 6 . 31 December 2022 .
  6. Web site: Belgium Backs Bubble Gum Music. Music Week. 36. 14 September 1974. 21 January 2023.
  7. 'Grease' Outpacing 'Fever'. Record World. 16. 14 October 1978. 4 January 2023.
  8. Book: Murrells, Joseph. Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s : an illustrated directory. 1985 . Arco Pub.. It was No 1 for ten weeks in France, and a big seller in Denmark (No 1), Italy (No 5), Holland 'No 3), Spain, Germany, Bekgium (sold 150,000) and Mexico (No 1).. 0668064595. 282.
  9. 'Viva Espana' Draws Tiff On Subpublishing Rights. Billboard. 66. 5 October 1974. 6 February 2023.
  10. From Music Capitals of the World – Brussels. Billboard. 76. 25 February 1978. 6 February 2023.
  11. Cash Box – Belgium. Cash Box. 70. 29 April 1967. 5 June 2023.
  12. Web site: Belgium. Cash Box. 45. 31 August 1974. 6 February 2023.
  13. International – RKM's Kluger Views Small As Beautiful. Billboard. Mike. Hennessey. 110. 29 March 1980. 6 February 2023.
  14. From Music Capitals of the World – Brussels. Billboard. 64. 27 August 1977. 6 February 2023.
  15. International – Belgium. Cash Box. 55. 28 November 1970. 21 January 2023.
  16. Inelco Begins Multi-Media Jarre Campaign. Billboard. 72. 19 October 1981. 21 January 2023.
  17. From Music Capitals of the World – Brussels. Billboard. 64. 27 August 1977. 6 February 2023.
  18. From The Music Capitals Of The World – Brussels. Billboard. 38. 28 December 1974. 21 January 2023.
  19. CBS. Billboard. 62. 10 November 1973. 27 November 2023.
  20. Web site: Belgium. Cash Box. 44. 4 December 1975. 6 February 2023.
  21. Web site: Goud en platina. Ultratop. nl. December 30, 2022.
  22. Is There Any New Talent In Belgium. Music & Media. 15. Marc. Maes. April 11, 1987. July 28, 2023.
  23. Web site: Goud en platina. Ultratop. nl. January 21, 2023.
  24. Web site: Goud en platina. Ultratop. nl. January 21, 2023.
  25. Web site: Goud en platina. Ultratop. nl. January 21, 2023.
  26. Web site: Goud en platina. Ultratop. nl. January 21, 2023.
  27. Web site: Goud en platina. Ultratop. nl. January 21, 2023.
  28. Web site: Goud en platina. Ultratop. nl. January 21, 2023.
  29. European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986. Music & Media. 33. 27 December 1986. 21 January 2023.
  30. Web site: Goud en platina. Ultratop. nl. January 21, 2023.