Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

Trending News

Promoted
debrock16
Lv 5
debrock16 asked in Entertainment & MusicMusic · 1 decade ago

What are the top 5 biggest selling singles of all time?

Update:

Rather than get the UK or US stats is there anyone who can give me the world wide stats.

Update 2:

OK, can someone confirm if this is world wide rather than just UK:

1. "Candle In The Wind '97" - Elton John. (4.86 million)

2. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid. (3.55m)

3. "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen. (2.13m)

4. "Mull Of Kintyre" - Wings (2.05m)

5. "Rivers Of Babylon" / "Brown Girl In The Ring" - Boney M (1.985m)

6. "You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1.975m)

7. "Relax" - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1.91m)

8. "She Loves You" - The Beatles (1.89m)

9. "Unchained Melody" - Robson & Jerome (1.84m)

10. "Mary's Boychild - Oh My Lord" - Boney M (1.79m)

Update 3:

Thanks for all your help I got the answer finally. The Top 10 Best-Selling singles of all time in whole wide world are:

1. "Candle In The Wind '97" - Elton John (37 million)

2. "White Christmas" - Bing Crosby (30m)

3. "Rock Around The Clock" - Bill Haley and His Comets (17m)

4. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles (12m)

5= "Hey Jude" - The Beatles (10m)

5= "It's Now Or Never" - Elvis Presley (10m)

5= "I Will Always Love You" - Whitney Houston (10m)

8= "Hound Dog" - Elvis Presley (9m)

8= "Diana" - Paul Anka (9m)

10= "I'm A Believer" - The Monkees (8m)

10= "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - The Bryan Adams (8m)

6 Answers

Relevance
  • Mr. Curious
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    The only one I know for certain is the biggest (according to Billboard magazine) and that is the tribute Elton John wrote for Princess Diana, the tribute taken from "Candle in the Wind"

  • Lady Delish
    1 decade ago

    The biggest selling singles of the 60's in USA:

    1.Beatles-I want to hold your hand

    2.S.Sgt.Barry Sadler-The ballad of the green berets

    3.Elvis Presley-it's now or never

    4.Beatles-Hey Jude

    5.Paul Mauriat-Love is blue

  • clubpamper
    1 decade ago

    1) My Way - Frank Sinatra

    2) Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

    3) The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole

    4) Georgia - Ray Charles

    5) Let It Be - The Beatles

    Source(s): My own guesstimation
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    yeah their like dominated by elvis presley and mariah carey and the beatles

  • How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
  • bezsenný
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    They are probably all dominated by Prince, Michael Jackson or Mariah Carey.

  • neurotic one
    1 decade ago

    I Think one of em was Unforgiven-Metallica (?)

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.