The highest-selling singles in Australia are ranked in the Australian Recording Industry Association singles chart, also known as the ARIA Charts, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The data are compiled from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores and Internet sales, in other words, both digital as well as CD sales.[1]
In January 2010, the Australian Recording Industry Association released a chart with the highest selling singles of the previous decade, using data from all 520 ARIA singles charts from 1 January 2000, to 31 December 2009.
The winner of the first season of Australian Idol, Guy Sebastian, had the highest-selling single of the decade, "Angels Brought Me Here", which reached number one on the ARIA singles chart on 1 December 2003, and remained there for 3 weeks. It was followed by "The Prayer" by Anthony Callea, the runner up of the show's second season. It reached number one, and remained there for 5 weeks.
All but 23 of the 100 songs that made the end-of-decade chart reached number one during the decade.
| Position | Song title | Artist | Nationality | Year | Peak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Angels Brought Me Here" | Australia | 2003 | 1 | ||
| 2 | "The Prayer" | Australia | 2005 | 1 | ||
| 3 | "I Gotta Feeling" | United States | 2009 | 1 | ||
| 4 | "Poker Face" | United States | 2008 | 1 | ||
| 5 | "What About Me" | Australia | 2004 | 1 | ||
| 6 | "So What" | United States | 2008 | 1 | ||
| 7 | "Lose Yourself" | United States | 2002 | 1 | ||
| 8 | "Sexy Bitch" | David Guetta featuring Akon | France United States | 2009 | 1 | |
| 9 | "Sex on Fire" | United States | 2008 | 1 | ||
| 10 | "Love Story" | United States | 2009 | 1 | ||
| 11 | "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" | Spain | 2002 | 1 | ||
| 12 | "Just Dance" | United States | 2008 | 1 | ||
| 13 | "Low" | United States | 2008 | 1 | ||
| 14 | "Boom Boom Pow" | The Black Eyed Peas | United States | 2009 | 1 | |
| 15 | "I'm Yours" | United States | 2008 | 3 | ||
| 16 | "Without Me" | Eminem | United States | 2002 | 1 | |
| 17 | "Teenage Dirtbag" | United States | 2000 | 1 | ||
| 18 | "Right Round" | United States | 2009 | 1 | ||
| 19 | "Born to Try" | Australia | 2003 | 1 | ||
| 20 | "Dilemma" | Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland | United States | 2002 | 1 | |
| 21 | "Whenever, Wherever" | Shakira | Colombia | 2000 | 1 | |
| 22 | "I Kissed a Girl" | United States | 2008 | 1 | ||
| 23 | "Bleeding Love" | United Kingdom | 2008 | 1 | ||
| 24 | "Shut Up" | The Black Eyed Peas | United States | 2003 | 1 | |
| 25 | "Apologize" | United States | 2007 | 1 | ||
| 26 | "All Summer Long" | United States | 2008 | 1 | ||
| 27 | "Use Somebody" | Kings of Leon | United States | 2008 | 1 | |
| 28 | "Sweet About Me" | Australia | 2008 | 1 | ||
| 29 | "Like It Like That" | Guy Sebastian | Australia | 2009 | 1 | |
| 30 | "Hot n Cold" | Katy Perry | United States | 2008 | 4 | |
| 31 | "Don't Cha" | United States | 2005 | 1 | ||
| 32 | "Halo" | United States | 2009 | 3 | ||
| 33 | "I'm Outta Love" | United States | 2000 | 1 | ||
| 34 | "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" | United Kingdom | 2006 | 1 | ||
| 35 | "Where Is the Love?" | The Black Eyed Peas | United States | 2003 | 1 | |
| 36 | "A Little Less Conversation" | United States Netherlands | 2002 | 1 | ||
| 37 | "No Air" | United States | 2008 | 1 | ||
| 38 | "Shake It" | United States | 2008 | 2 | ||
| 39 | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" | Beyoncé | United States | 2009 | 5 | |
| 40 | "Meet Me Halfway" | The Black Eyed Peas | United States | 2009 | 1 | |
| 41 | "Left Outside Alone" | Anastacia | United States | 2004 | 1 | |
| 42 | "Tik Tok" | Kesha | United States | 2009 | 1 | |
| 43 | "Predictable" | Delta Goodrem | Australia | 2003 | 1 | |
| 44 | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | United States | 2007 | 1 | ||
| 45 | "Hero" | Spain | 2002 | 1 | ||
| 46 | "Can't Fight the Moonlight" | United States | 2001 | 1 | ||
| 47 | "These Kids" | Australia | 2004 | 1 | ||
| 48 | "Smooth Criminal" | United States | 2001 | 1 | ||
| 49 | "Lonely" | Akon | United States | 2005 | 1 | |
| 50 | "Say My Name" | United States | 2000 | 1 | ||
| 51 | "Black Betty" | Australia | 2004 | 1 | ||
| 52 | "Axel F" | Sweden | 2005 | 1 | ||
| 53 | "When I Grow Up" | The Pussycat Dolls | United States | 2008 | 1 | |
| 54 | "Get Shaky" | United States | 2009 | 3 | ||
| 55 | "In da Club" | 50 Cent | United States | 2003 | 1 | |
| 56 | "Freestyler" | Finland | 2000 | 1 | ||
| 57 | "The Last Day on Earth" | Australia | 2009 | 3 | ||
| 58 | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | Australia | 2001 | 1 | ||
| 59 | "Bring Me to Life" | United States | 2003 | 1 | ||
| 60 | "Don't Stop the Music" | Barbados | 2008 | 1 | ||
| 61 | "You Found Me" | United States | 2009 | 1 | ||
| 62 | "It Wasn't Me" | Jamaica United Kingdom | 2001 | 1 | ||
| 63 | "SexyBack" | United States | 2006 | 1 | ||
| 64 | "Angel" | Shaggy | Jamaica | 2001 | 1 | |
| 65 | "Over and Over" | United States | 2005 | 1 | ||
| 66 | "Girlfriend" | Canada | 2007 | 1 | ||
| 67 | "Umbrella" | Barbados United States | 2007 | 1 | ||
| 68 | "How You Remind Me" | Canada | 2001 | 2 | ||
| 69 | "Lost Without You" | Delta Goodrem | Australia | 2003 | 1 | |
| 70 | "A Thousand Miles" | United States | 2002 | 1 | ||
| 71 | "Viva la Vida" | United Kingdom | 2008 | 2 | ||
| 72 | "Forever" | Chris Brown | United States | 2008 | 7 | |
| 73 | "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" | India United States | 2009 | 1 | ||
| 74 | "Hey Ya!" | United States | 2004 | 1 | ||
| 75 | "What You Waiting For?" | United States | 2004 | 1 | ||
| 76 | "Gives You Hell" | United States | 2009 | 3 | ||
| 77 | "4 Minutes" | Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland | United States | 2008 | 1 | |
| 78 | "Paparazzi" | United States | 2009 | 2 | ||
| 79 | "Untouched" | Australia | 2008 | 2 | ||
| 80 | "Hanging by a Moment" | United States | 2001 | 1 | ||
| 81 | "Live Your Life" | T.I. featuring Rihanna | United States Barbados | 2009 | 3 | |
| 82 | "The Way I Are" | United States | 2007 | 1 | ||
| 83 | "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" | Italy | 2000 | 1 | ||
| 84 | "The Climb" | United States | 2009 | 5 | ||
| 85 | "Not Pretty Enough" | Australia | 2002 | 1 | ||
| 86 | "Straight Lines" | Australia | 2007 | 1 | ||
| 87 | "Milkshake" | United States | 2004 | 2 | ||
| 88 | "You Belong with Me" | Taylor Swift | United States | 2009 | 5 | |
| 89 | "Evacuate the Dancefloor" | Germany | 2009 | 3 | ||
| 90 | "Flaunt It" | Australia | 2006 | 1 | ||
| 91 | "Behind Blue Eyes" | United States | 2004 | 4 | ||
| 92 | "Complicated" | Canada | 2002 | 1 | ||
| 93 | "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" | United Kingdom | 2006 | 1 | ||
| 94 | "Stan" | Eminem | United States | 2001 | 1 | |
| 95 | "Bye Bye Bye" | United States | 2000 | 1 | ||
| 96 | "The Fear" | United Kingdom | 2009 | 3 | ||
| 97 | "Dream Catch Me" | United Kingdom | 2008 | 5 | ||
| 98 | "Switch" | United States | 2005 | 1 | ||
| 99 | "Never Be the Same Again" | United Kingdom | 2000 | 2 | ||
| 100 | "If I Were a Boy" | Beyoncé | United States | 2008 | 3 |