list of best-selling singles

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This is a compendium of the best-selling music singles. The criterion for inclusion is to sell at least ten million copies worldwide. The singles listed here were cited by reliable sources from various media, such as digital journalism, newspapers, magazines, and books.

According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.{{cite web|title= Best-selling single |work= Guinness World Records |access-date= 14 November 2020 |url= https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/best-selling-single}} The song, recognized as "the best-selling single of all time", was released before the pop/rock singles-chart era and "was listed as the world's best-selling single in the first-ever Guinness Book of Records (published in 1955) and—remarkably—still retains the title more than 50 years later". Guinness World Records also states that double A-side charity single "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) by Elton John (rewritten as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, rather than Marilyn Monroe in the original 1973 version), is "the biggest-selling single since UK and US singles charts began in the 1950s, having accumulated worldwide sales of 33 million copies". This makes it the second-best-selling physical single of all time.

Two best-selling singles lists are displayed here relating first to physical singles (mainly CD and vinyl singles) and second to digital singles (digitally downloaded tracks which first became available to purchase in the early 2000s).

Best-selling physical singles

=15{{nbsp}}million physical copies or more=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;" !style="width:25%;"\|Artist!!style="width:35%;"\|Single!!style="width:10%;"\|Released!!style="width:15%;"\|Sales (in millions)!!style="width:10%;"\|Source
Bing Crosby	"White Christmas"	1942	50
Elton John	"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"/"Candle in the Wind 1997"	1997	33
Bing Crosby	"Silent Night"	1935	30	{{cite web \|last1= \|first1= \|title="Silent night, holy night" \|url=https://www.dpma.de/english/our_office/publications/milestones/brandswithhistory/silentnightholynight/index.html \|website=German Patent And Trade Mark Office \|language=en-gb}}
Tino Rossi	"Petit Papa Noël"	1946	30	{{cite web \|last1=Rossi \|first1=Tino \|title=Best-selling single (France) \|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/472583-best-selling-single-france \|website=Guinness World Records \|language=en-gb}}
Bill Haley & His Comets	"Rock Around the Clock"	1954	25	{{cite web\|first= David C. \|last= Barnett \|title= (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock \|publisher= NPR \|date= 1 July 2000 \|access-date= 9 October 2020 \|url= https://www.npr.org/2000/07/01/1076106/rock-around-the-clock \|quote= Since its release more than 40 years ago, "Rock Around the Clock" has sold over 25 million copies in over 30 languages.}}This figure was also cited through the 1980s by Guinness World Records, albeit with the caveat that the figure was an "unaudited" claim. By the time of the book's 1999 edition, the estimated sales figure had increased to 43 million, again as an "unaudited" claim.
Whitney Houston	"I Will Always Love You"	1992	24	{{Cite web \|date=August 23, 2024 \|title='I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU': WHITNEY HOUSTON REACHES A NEW MUSICAL MILESTONE \|url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/whitney-houstons-music-top-charts-worldwide/ \|access-date=September 27, 2024 \|work=Black Enterprise}}{{Cite web \|date=March 14, 2024 \|title="I Will Always Love You", anche dopo cinquant'anni \|url=https://www.ilpost.it/2024/03/14/i-will-always-love-you/?amp=1 \|access-date=July 24, 2024 \|work=Il Post}}
Elvis Presley	"It's Now or Never"	1960	20	{{sfn\|Murrells\|1978\|p=395}}{{cite news\|first= Douglas \|last= Martin \|title= Aaron Schroeder, Writer of Hit Songs for Elvis Presley, Dies at 83 \|newspaper= The New York Times \|date= 5 December 2009 \|access-date= 3 February 2018 \|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/arts/music/06schroeder.html?scp=3&sq=wally%20gold&st=cse&_r=0 \|url-status= live \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171217014936/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/arts/music/06schroeder.html?scp=3&sq=wally%20gold&st=cse&_r=0 \|archive-date= 17 December 2017}}
USA for Africa	"We Are the World"	1985	20	{{cite news\|first= Anthony \|last= Breznican \|title= The many faces of Michael Jackson \|date= 30 June 2009 \|newspaper= USA Today \|access-date= 19 July 2009 \|url= https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-06-26-jackson-faces_N.htm \|url-status= live \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111205223244/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-06-26-jackson-faces_N.htm \|archive-date= 5 December 2011}}
The Ink Spots	"If I Didn't Care"	1939	19{{Disputed inline\|date=September 2020}}	{{cite web\|title= Songwriters Friends: The Ink Spots \|publisher= Songwriters Hall of Fame \|access-date= 13 November 2010 \|url= http://songwritershalloffame.org/artists/C4055 \|url-status= dead \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150723050741/http://songwritershalloffame.org/artists/C4055 \|archive-date= 23 July 2015}}
Celine Dion	"My Heart Will Go On"	1997	18	{{cite news\|first= Sari \|last= Rosenberg \|title= February 28, 1998: Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" Soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart \|publisher= Lifetime \|date= 28 February 2018 \|access-date= 14 August 2020 \|url= https://www.mylifetime.com/she-did-that/february-28-1998-celine-dions-my-heart-will-go-on-soared-to-no-1-on-the-billboard-hot-100-chart \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180729230632/https://www.mylifetime.com/she-did-that/february-28-1998-celine-dions-my-heart-will-go-on-soared-to-no-1-on-the-billboard-hot-100-chart \|archive-date= 29 July 2018}}
Mariah Carey	"All I Want For Christmas Is You"	1994	16	{{Cite web \|date=Jun 7, 2022 \|title=Mariah Carey Hit With $20 Million Lawsuit for 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' - Is Nothing Sacred? \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/legalentertainment/2022/06/07/is-nothing-sacred-mariah-carey-hit-with-20-million-lawsuit-for-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you/ \|access-date=May 28, 2023 \|work=Forbes}}
Baccara	"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"	1977	16	{{cite news\|title='Yes Sir, I Can Boogie' singer María Mendiola has died\|work=NME\|date=12 September 2021 \|access-date= 3 March 2022 \|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/yes-sir-i-can-boogie-singer-maria-mendiola-has-died-3043262}}
Bryan Adams	"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"	1991	15	{{cite web\|first= Jon \|last= Pareles \|author-link= Jon Pareles \|title= Review/Pop; Bryan Adams, More Mr. Nice Guy \|newspaper= The New York Times \|date= 8 March 1994 \|access-date= 11 October 2015 \|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/08/arts/review-pop-bryan-adams-more-mr-nice-guy.html \|url-status= live \|archive-date= 26 May 2015 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150526102330/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/08/arts/review-pop-bryan-adams-more-mr-nice-guy.html}}
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John	"You're the One That I Want"	1978	15	{{cite news\|first= James \|last= Lachno \|title= The 50 best pop songs written for movies \|newspaper= The Daily Telegraph \|date= 18 December 2017 \|access-date= 21 December 2017 \|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/best-pop-songs-written-movies/3-one-want-john-travolta-olivia-newton-john/ \|url-status= live \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171220142319/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/best-pop-songs-written-movies/3-one-want-john-travolta-olivia-newton-john/ \|archive-date= 20 December 2017}}

=10–14.9{{nbsp}}million copies=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;" !style="width:25%;"\|Artist!!style="width:35%;"\|Single!!style="width:10%;"\|Released!!style="width:15%;"\|Sales (in millions)!!style="width:10%;"\|Source
Scorpions	"Wind of Change"	1991	14	{{Cite web \|title=Wind Of Change: the story of the most monumental power ballad ever \|first= Alexander \|last= Milas \|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/wind-of-change-the-story-of-the-most-monumental-power-ballad-ever \|access-date=26 August 2022 \|website=Louder \|date=3 June 2022}}
The Andrews Sisters	"Bei Mir Bist Du Schön"	1937	14	{{cite book\|first= John \|last= Sforza \|year= 2015 \|title= Swing It!: The Andrews Sisters Story \|publisher= University Press of Kentucky \|page= 29 \|isbn= 978-0-8131-4897-7 \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=HqkeBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA29}}
Prince Nico Mbarga	"Sweet Mother"	1976	13	{{cite web\|title= Prince Nico Mbara \|website= Nigeria Exchange \|access-date= 11 June 2019 \|url= http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm \|url-status= live \|archive-date= 30 December 2018 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181230132328/http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm}}
Kyu Sakamoto	"Sukiyaki"	1963	13	{{cite web \|script-title= ja:坂本九さん〜心のふるさと・笠間〜 \|website= Kasama Tourist \|url-status= dead \|url= http://www.intio.or.jp/kasama/sakamoto.htm \|archive-date= 7 April 2017 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170407204928/https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20060710082300%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.intio.or.jp%2Fkasama%2Fsakamoto.htm \|language= ja \|access-date= 7 June 2011 }}()
Gene Autry	"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"	1949	12.5	{{cite book\|first= Kenneth T. \|last= Jackson \|title= The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives \|volume= 1 \|date= 15 August 1998 \|publisher= Gale \|page= 550 \|isbn= 9780684804927 \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=N3URAQAAMAAJ&q=%22sold+more+than%22+%22million+copies+It+was+later%22 \|quote= ...while Autry's version of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" sold more than 12.5{{nbsp}}million copies}}
O-Zone	"Dragostea din tei"	2003	12	{{cite news\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/o-zone-mn0000484025#biography\|title=O-Zone – Biography\|publisher=AllMusic\|accessdate=21 January 2025\|archive-date=19 January 2025\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119222105/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/o-zone-mn0000484025#biography\|url-status=live}}{{cite news\|url=https://adevarul.ro/stiri-interne/societate/dan-balan-revine-in-romania-751324.html\|title=Dan Balan revine în România\|trans-title=Dan Balan returns to Romania\|language=Romanian\|date=13 October 2007\|accessdate=14 August 2024\|work=Adevărul\|author=Badea, Evelyn}}
The Beatles	"I Want to Hold Your Hand"	1963	12	{{sfn\|Murrells\|1978\|p=395}}
Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman	"Time to Say Goodbye"	1996	12	{{cite web\|title= Andrea Bocelli \|publisher= Decca Records \|url= http://deccarecords.com/artist/detail.aspx?nid=4588&aid=108 \|archive-date= 26 April 2012 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120426005152/http://deccarecords.com/artist/detail.aspx?nid=4588&aid=108}}
Village People	"Y.M.C.A."	1978	12	{{cite news\|title= Glenn Hughes \|newspaper= The Daily Telegraph \|location= London \|date= 16 March 2001 \|access-date= 29 July 2009 \|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1326570/Glenn-Hughes.html \|url-status= live \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120316005916/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1326570/Glenn-Hughes.html \|archive-date= 16 March 2012}}
Band Aid	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"	1984	11.7	{{cite book\|first= Donald \|last= McFarlen \|title= The Guinness Book of World Records, 1989 \|year= 1988 \|pages= 155–156 \|publisher= Jim Pattison Group \|isbn= 9780806902760 \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=bCmp92JXMjsC}}
Los del Río	"Macarena"	1995	11	{{cite web\|url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/20-years-ago-the-world-couldn-t-stop-doing-the-8971427.php\|title=20 years ago the world couldn't stop doing the 'Macarena'\|date=August 1, 2016\|work=The Houston Chronicle\|first=Craig\|last=Hlavaty\|access-date=January 13, 2023}}
Cher	"Believe"	1998	11	{{cite web\|title= Throwback Thursday: 'Believe' by Cher, the song that brought you Auto-Tune [LISTEN] \|website= Music Times \|date= 13 March 2014 \|access-date= 19 June 2017 \|url= http://www.musictimes.com/articles/4761/20140313/throwback-thursday-believe-cher-song-brought-auto-tune-listen.htm \|url-status= live \|archive-date= 16 August 2017 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170816214908/http://www.musictimes.com/articles/4761/20140313/throwback-thursday-believe-cher-song-brought-auto-tune-listen.htm}}{{cite book\|first1= Cheryl \|last1= Napsha \|first2= Connie \|last2= Berman \|year= 2001 \|title= Cher \|page= 13 \|chapter= 1: And the Beat Goes On \|publisher= Infobase Publishing \|isbn= 978-0-79105-907-4 \|chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Yo3uRrtrL7MC&pg=PA13}}
Carl Douglas	"Kung Fu Fighting"	1974	11	{{cite news\|first= James \|last= Ellis \|title= Biddu \|newspaper= Metro \|date= 27 October 2009 \|access-date= 17 April 2011 \|url= http://metro.co.uk/2009/10/27/biddu-636450/ \|url-status= live \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121206111701/http://metro.co.uk/2009/10/27/biddu-636450/ \|archive-date= 6 December 2012}}{{cite news\|first= Malika \|last= Browne \|title= It's a big step from disco to Sanskrit chants, but Biddu has made it \|date= 20 August 2004 \|newspaper= The Sunday Times \|location= London \|access-date= 30 May 2011 \|url= http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/article2398751.ece \|url-status= dead \|archive-date= 11 January 2014 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140111033651/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/article2398751.ece}}
George McCrae	"Rock Your Baby"	1974	11	{{sfn\|Murrells\|1978\|p=395}}
Mills Brothers	"Paper Doll"	1943	11	{{sfn\|Murrells\|1978\|p=395}}
Roger Whittaker	"The Last Farewell"	1975	11	{{cite web\|title= Roger Whittaker \|publisher= BBC Hereford and Worcester \|access-date= 19 January 2009 \|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2009/01/19/roger_whittaker_easton_interview_jan09_feature.shtml \|url-status= live \|archive-date= 25 September 2015 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150925054907/http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2009/01/19/roger_whittaker_easton_interview_jan09_feature.shtml}}
ABBA	"Fernando"	1976	10	{{cite book\|first= Philip \|last= Tagg \|author-link= Philip Tagg \|year= 2000 \|title= Fernando the Flute \|publisher= MMMSP \|isbn= 978-0-9701684-1-2 \|access-date= 29 October 2015 \|url= http://www.tagg.org/mmmsp/fernando.html \|url-status= live \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101225163854/http://tagg.org/mmmsp/fernando.html \|archive-date= 25 December 2010}}
Roy Acuff	"Wabash Cannonball"	1942	10	{{sfn\|Murrells\|1978\|p=395}}
Paul Anka	"Diana"	1957	10	{{cite web\|first= John \|last= Bush \|title= Paul Anka – Artist Biography \|publisher= AllMusic \|url= https://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-anka-mn0000745915/biography \|url-status= live \|access-date= 31 July 2015 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150502112219/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-anka-mn0000745915/biography \|archive-date= 2 May 2015}}{{sfn\|Larkin\|2006\|loc="Anka, Paul"}}
Toni Braxton	"Un-Break My Heart"	1996	10	{{cite book\|first= Ivan L. \|last= Pitt \|year= 2010 \|title= Economic Analysis of Music Copyright: Income, Media and Performances \|publisher= Springer \|page= 125 \|isbn= 978-1-4419-6317-8 \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=GYbndQUWxoIC&q=%2210+million+copies%22&pg=PA125}}
George Harrison	"My Sweet Lord"	1970	10	{{cite book\|first= Ian \|last= Inglis \|year= 2010 \|title= The Words and Music of George Harrison \|page= 23 \|publisher= Praeger \|location= Santa Barbara, CA \|isbn= 978-0-313-37532-3 \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=5wOrCQAAQBAJ&q=%22ten+million+copies%22&pg=PA23}}
Middle of the Road	"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"	1971	10	{{sfn\|Murrells\|1978\|p=395}}
The Monkees	"I'm a Believer"	1966	10	{{sfn\|Murrells\|1978\|p=395}}{{cite book\|first= Michael L. \|last= LaBlanc \|year= 1989 \|title= Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music \|publisher= Gale Research \|isbn= 9780810322110 \|url= https://archive.org/details/contemporarymusi00mich \|url-access= registration}}
Patti Page	"Tennessee Waltz"	1950	10	{{cite web\|title= Songwriters Friends: Patti Page \|publisher= Songwriters Hall of Fame \|access-date= 18 December 2015 \|url= http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/artists/C4060 \|url-status= dead \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080612100424/http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/artists/C4060 \|archive-date= 12 June 2008}}{{cite encyclopedia\|title= Patti Page \|encyclopedia= Encyclopædia Britannica \|access-date= 19 December 2015 \|url= https://www.britannica.com/biography/Patti-Page \|url-status= dead \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160401190239/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Patti-Page \|archive-date= 1 April 2016}}{{cite news\|title= Tennessee Waltz singer Patti Page dies \|newspaper= The Daily Telegraph \|location= London \|date= 2 January 2013 \|access-date= 18 December 2015 \|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9776866/Tennessee-Waltz-singer-Patti-Page-dies.html \|url-status= live \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151223131956/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9776866/Tennessee-Waltz-singer-Patti-Page-dies.html \|archive-date= 23 December 2015}}
The Penguins	"Earth Angel"	1954	10	{{cite news\|first= Douglas \|last= Martin \|title= Cleve Duncan, the Voice of 'Earth Angel', Dies \|newspaper= The New York Times \|date= 14 November 2012 \|access-date= 27 August 2014 \|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/15/arts/music/cleve-duncan-1954-hitmaker-with-earth-angel-dies.html \|url-status= live \|archive-date= 21 February 2017 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170221015044/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/15/arts/music/cleve-duncan-1954-hitmaker-with-earth-angel-dies.html?_r=0}}
Elvis Presley	"Hound Dog"	1956	10	{{cite book\|first= Don \|last= Tyler \|title= Music of the Postwar Era \|year= 2008 \|publisher= ABC-CLIO \|page= 226 \|isbn= 9780313341915 \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=2dgJVseZAlsC&q=%2210%20million%22&pg=PA223}}
Procol Harum	"A Whiter Shade of Pale"	1967	10	{{sfn\|Murrells\|1978\|p=395}}
Boney M.	"Rivers of Babylon"	1978	10	{{cite web\|title= Boney M. ist Stargast in Nordenham \|date= 6 June 2015 \|url= http://www.nwzonline.de/wesermarsch/kultur/boney-m-kommt-zur-strandparty-boney-m-ist-stargast-in-nordenham_a_29,0,606861803.html \|language=German\|publisher= Nordwest-Zeitung\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609005831/http://www.nwzonline.de/wesermarsch/kultur/boney-m-kommt-zur-strandparty-boney-m-ist-stargast-in-nordenham_a_29,0,606861803.html\|archive-date= 9 June 2015\|url-status= dead }}
Britney Spears	"...Baby One More Time"	1998	10	{{cite news\|first= Clarissa \|last= Place \|title= Ten Things About... Britney Spears \|date= 20 April 2012 \|url= http://www.digitalspy.com.au/showbiz/news/a377189/ten-things-about-britney-spears.html \|website= Digital Spy \|access-date= 19 November 2012 \|url-status= live \|archive-date= 26 May 2013 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130526074453/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/showbiz/news/a377189/ten-things-about-britney-spears.html}}
The Knack \|"My Sharona" \|1979 \|10 \|{{Cite news \|date=2010-02-17 \|title=Who was My Sharona? \|language=en-GB \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8518794.stm \|access-date=2022-07-12}}{{Cite web \|date=2010-02-18 \|title=A one-hit wonder but it was hardly for want of trying \|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/a-onehit-wonder-but-it-was-hardly-for-want-of-trying-20100218-oiqm.html \|access-date=2022-07-12 \|website=The Sydney Morning Herald \|language=en}}

Highest-certified singles

A list of the best selling singles released before 2000, based on worldwide certified unit sales (including both digital sales and equivalent track streams)

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"

!style="width:25%;"|Artist!!style="width:35%;"|Single!!style="width:10%;"|Released!!style="width:15%;"|Certified sales

Mariah Carey

|"All I Want for Christmas Is You"

|1994

|28.9 Million

Elton John

|"Candle in the Wind 1997"

|1997

|28.7 Million

Journey

|"Don't Stop Believin{{'-}}"

|1981

|25.8 Million

Michael Jackson

|"Thriller"

|1983

|23.1 Million

Michael Jackson

|"Billie Jean"

|1983

|1975

|"Smells Like Teen Spirit"

|1991

|1990

|"Africa"

|1982

|15.4 Million

Bon Jovi

|"Livin' on a Prayer"

|1986

|14.6 Million

Goo Goo Dolls

|"Iris"

|1998

|14.3 Million

Whitney Houston

|"I Will Always Love You"

|1992

|1980

|"Beat It"

|1983

|1977

|"Another One Bites the Dust"

|1980

|12.1 Million

Whitney Houston

|"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"

|1987

|1984

|1984

|"You Shook Me All Night Long"

|1980

|10.9 Million

Earth, Wind & Fire

|"September"

|1978

|10.4 Million

Celine Dion

|"My Heart Will Go On"

|1997

|10.3 Million

Brenda Lee

|"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"

|1958

|1978

|1982

|"...Baby One More Time"

|1998

|10 Million

Cyndi Lauper

|"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"

|1983

|10 Million

Best-selling digital singles

=15{{nbsp}}million digital copies or more=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;" !style="width:25%;"\|Artist!!style="width:35%;"\|Single!!style="width:10%;"\|Released!!style="width:15%;"\|Sales (in millions)!!style="width:10%;"\|Source
Xiao Zhan	"Spotlight"	2020	54.3	{{citation\|title= Biggest-selling digital single \|contribution= Guinness World Records: Biggest-selling digital single\|page= \|publisher= Guinness World Records \|date= 4 January 2023 \|access-date= 6 February 2025 \|url= https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/397597-biggest-selling-digital-single }}
Ed Sheeran	"Shape of You"	2017	41.5{{ref\|a\|[a]}}	{{citation\|title= IFPI Global Music Report 2018 \|contribution= Global Top 10 Digital Singles of 2017 \|page= 9 \|publisher= International Federation of the Phonographic Industry \|access-date= 24 April 2018 \|url= http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2018.pdf \|url-status= dead \|archive-date= 24 April 2018 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180424202534/http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2018.pdf}}{{cite web\|title= Havana by Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug) named best-selling single of 2018 \|publisher= International Federation of the Phonographic Industry \|date= 6 March 2019 \|access-date= 23 March 2019 \|url= https://www.ifpi.org/news/Havana-by-Camila-Cabello-(featuring-Young-Thug)-named-best-selling-single-of-2018 \|url-status= live \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190330234811/https://www.ifpi.org/news/Havana-by-Camila-Cabello-(featuring-Young-Thug)-named-best-selling-single-of-2018 \|archive-date= 30 March 2019}}
Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee	"Despacito"	2017	36.1{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Rihanna featuring Drake	"Work"	2016	32.5{{ref\|a\|[a]}}	{{cite magazine\|first= Gil \|last= Kaufman \|title= Rihanna Wishes Herself a 'Happy #ANTIversary' with Throwback Pics \|magazine= Billboard \|date= January 29, 2021 \|access-date= February 5, 2021 \|url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9518130/rihanna-happy-antiversary-pics-video/}}
The Chainsmokers and Coldplay	"Something Just Like This"	2017	21.5{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Ed Sheeran	"Perfect"	2017	21.4{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth	"See You Again"	2015	20.9{{ref\|a\|[a]}}	{{cite web \|url=https://www.musikindustrie.de/fileadmin/bvmi/upload/06_Publikationen/GMR/Global-Music-Report-2016.pdf \|title=State of the Industry Overview 2016 {{!}} Most popular artists and global bestsellers of 2015 \|author= \|date=2016 \|website=Bundesverband Musikindustrie \|publisher=IFPI \|location=Berlin \|page=7 \|language=en \|access-date=18 June 2022 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205051734/https://www.musikindustrie.de/fileadmin/bvmi/upload/06_Publikationen/GMR/Global-Music-Report-2016.pdf \|archive-date=5 February 2022}}
The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey	"Closer"	2016	20.7{{ref\|a\|[a]}}	{{citation\|title= IFPI Global Music Report 2017: Annual State of the Industry \|publisher= International Federation of the Phonographic Industry \|contribution= Global Top 10 Digital Singles of 2016 \|page= 9 \|access-date= 13 April 2018 \|url= http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2017.pdf \|url-status= live \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170426063757/http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2017.pdf \|archive-date= 26 April 2017}}
Adele	"Rolling in the Deep"	2011	20.6	{{cite news\|first= Jim \|last= Eftink \|title= This week in music: 2011 Adele \|publisher= KFVS-TV \|date= 25 May 2018 \|access-date= 16 October 2020 \|url= https://www.kfvs12.com/story/38276344/this-week-in-music-2011-adele/}}{{cite web\|first= Adeola \|last= Seun \|title= What Is Adele's Net Worth Now, Years After Rolling in the Deep Release? \|website= Just Richest \|date= 17 June 2018 \|access-date= 16 October 2020 \|url= https://justrichest.com/what-is-adeles-net-worth-now-years-after-rolling-in-the-deep-release/}}{{cite web\|first= Abby \|last= Walter \|title= The very best songs from across four generations: 1940s-2010s \|website= Tone Deaf \|date= 14 September 2020 \|access-date= 16 October 2020 \|url= https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/best-songs-4-generations/}}
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars	"Uptown Funk"	2015	20{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Billie Eilish	"Bad Guy"	2019	19.5{{ref\|a\|[a]}}	{{cite magazine\|first= Tatiana \|last= Cirisano \|title= Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' Named IFPI's Biggest Global Single of 2019 \|magazine= Billboard \|date= 10 March 2020 \|access-date= 27 March 2020 \|url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/9331529/billie-eilish-bad-guy-ifpi-global-single-2019-list}}
Ed Sheeran	"Thinking Out Loud"	2015	19.5{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug	"Havana"	2017	19.0{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus	"Old Town Road"	2018	18.4{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Carly Rae Jepsen	"Call Me Maybe"	2011	18.0	{{cite news\|first= Joe \|last= Coscarelli \|title= Carly Rae Jepsen, With a New Album, Is Definitely Changing Her Number \|newspaper= The New York Times \|date= 31 July 2015 \|access-date= 9 October 2015 \|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/arts/music/carly-rae-jepsen-with-a-new-album-is-definitely-changing-her-number.html \|url-status= live \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151009075041/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/arts/music/carly-rae-jepsen-with-a-new-album-is-definitely-changing-her-number.html?_r=0 \|archive-date= 9 October 2015}}
Taylor Swift	"Love Story"	2008	18.0{{ref\|a\|[a]}}	{{cite web\|first= Angela \|last= Stefano \|title= Taylor Swift's New 'Love Story' Leads Re-Recorded Fearless Album \|website= Taste of Country \|date= 12 February 2021 \|access-date= 13 November 2021 \|url= https://tasteofcountry.com/taylor-swift-love-story-2021/}}
Adele	"Someone Like You"	2011	17.0	{{cite web\|title= Adele: Someone like you \|publisher= Bitesize \|access-date= 19 May 2020 \|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zbg3rwx/revision/4}}
Rihanna	"Needed Me"	2016	17.0{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello	"Señorita"	2019	16.1{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
rowspan = 2\|Imagine Dragons \|"Radioactive" \|2012 \|16{{ref\|a\|[a]}} \|{{cite web\|title= Gold & Platinum - RIAA \|publisher= Billboard \|access-date= April 28, 2023 \|url= https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Imagine+Dragons&ti=Radioactive&format=Single&type=#search_section}}
"Believer" \|2017 \|15.4{{ref\|a\|[a]}} \|{{cite web \|title=Global Music Report 2018 \|url=https://www.fimi.it/kdocs/1922703/gmr-2018-ilovepdf-compressed.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202130916/https://www.fimi.it/kdocs/1922703/gmr-2018-ilovepdf-compressed.pdf \|archive-date=2 December 2020 \|access-date=25 February 2022 \|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry \|page=9 \|via=FIMI}}{{Cite web \|date=May 2020 \|title=IFPI Global Music Report 2020 – Data and Analysis for 2019 (Excerpt) \|url=https://harlequin-hanna-87.tiiny.site/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721195136/https://harlequin-hanna-87.tiiny.site/ \|archive-date=21 July 2022 \|access-date=21 July 2022 \|website=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry \|pages=55–62}}
Drake	"God's Plan"	2018	15.3{{ref\|a\|[a]}}

=10–14.99{{nbsp}}million copies=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;" !style="width:25%;"\|Artist!!style="width:35%;"\|Single!!style="width:10%;"\|Released!!style="width:15%;"\|Sales (in millions)!!style="width:10%;"\|Source
Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell	"Blurred Lines"	2013	14.8{{ref\|a\|[a]}}	{{citation\|title= IFPI Digital Music Report 2014 \|contribution= Top Global Singles \|page= 15 \|publisher= International Federation of the Phonographic Industry \|date= 18 March 2015 \|access-date= 18 March 2015 \|url= http://ifpi.org/downloads/Digital-Music-Report-2014.pdf \|url-status= live \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140321072520/http://ifpi.org/downloads/Digital-Music-Report-2014.pdf \|archive-date= 21 March 2014}}
Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera	"Moves Like Jagger"	2011	14.4	{{cite web\|first= Jessica \|last= Goldstein \|title= Pharrell and The Voice: Which Musicians Have Benefited the Most From Being TV Judges? \|website= Vulture.com \|date= 3 April 2014 \|access-date= 18 February 2021 \|url= https://www.vulture.com/2014/04/tv-music-show-judges-biggest-success-pharrell-the-voice.html}}
Kesha	"Tik Tok"	2009	14	{{cite magazine\|title= Ke$ha's 'Warrior': The Billboard Cover Story \|magazine= Billboard \|date= 15 October 2012 \|access-date= 28 August 2020 \|url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474664/kehas-warrior-the-billboard-cover-story}}
Lady Gaga	"Poker Face"	2008	14	{{cite web\|first= Barbara \|last= Sobel \|title= Lady Gaga's 'Poker Face' Was Number 1 Ten Years Ago Today [Video] \|website= Guardian Liberty Voice \|date= 11 April 2019 \|access-date= 23 July 2019 \|url= https://guardianlv.com/2019/04/lady-gagas-poker-face-was-number-1-ten-years-ago-today-video/ \|url-status= live \|archive-date= 23 July 2019 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190723025611/https://guardianlv.com/2019/04/lady-gagas-poker-face-was-number-1-ten-years-ago-today-video/}}
Pharrell Williams	"Happy"	2013	13.9{{ref\|a\|[a]}}	{{citation\|title= IFPI Digital Music Report 2015 \|publisher= International Federation of the Phonographic Industry \|contribution= Global Top Digital Singles of 2014 \|page= 12 \|date= 14 April 2015 \|access-date= 13 April 2018 \|url= http://ifpi.org/downloads/Digital-Music-Report-2015.pdf \|url-status= live \|archive-date= 14 November 2017 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171114204053/http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/Digital-Music-Report-2015.pdf}}
Maroon 5	"Sugar"	2015	13.5{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Post Malone and Swae Lee	"Sunflower"	2018	13.4{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz	"Thrift Shop"	2012	13.4{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Ariana Grande	"7 Rings"	2019	13.3{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Katy Perry featuring Juicy J	"Dark Horse"	2013	13.2{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ	"Lean On"	2015	13.1{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Gotye featuring Kimbra	"Somebody That I Used to Know"	2011	13	{{cite magazine\|first= Lars \|last= Brandle \|title= Gotye, Kimbra Win Big at ARIA Awards \|magazine= Billboard \|date= 30 November 2012 \|access-date= 29 December 2012 \|url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473925/gotye-kimbra-win-big-at-aria-awards \|url-status= live \|archive-date= 8 February 2013 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130208020738/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473925/gotye-kimbra-win-big-at-aria-awards}}
Ellie Goulding	"Love Me like You Do"	2015	12.6{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla	"One Dance"	2016	12.5{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Bruno Mars	"Just the Way You Are"	2010	12.5	{{citation\|title= IFPI Digital Music Report 2012 \|contribution= The Global Top Selling Digital Singles of 2011 \|publisher= International Federation of the Phonographic Industry \|page= 7 \|date= 23 January 2012 \|access-date= 13 April 2018 \|url= http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2012.pdf \|archive-date= 5 December 2016 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161205091833/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2012.pdf}}
Adele	"Hello"	2015	12.3{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
John Legend	"All of Me"	2013	12.3{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Jason Mraz	"I'm Yours"	2008	12.2	{{cite web\|title= Gaon Download Chart – 2012년 \|publisher= Gaon Music Chart \|url= http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=E¤t_year=2012&chart_Time=year \|url-status= dead \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131014202328/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=E¤t_year=2012&chart_Time=year \|archive-date= 14 October 2013 \|language= ko}}{{citation\|title= IFPI Digital Music Report 2010 \|contribution= Top 10 Digital Songs 2009 \|publisher= International Federation of the Phonographic Industry \|page= 10 \|access-date= 13 April 2018 \|url= http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2010.pdf \|url-status= live \|archive-date= 22 February 2012 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120222025232/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2010.pdf}}{{cite web\|title= Gaon Download Chart – 2010년 \|publisher= Gaon Music Chart \|date= 10 February 2011 \|access-date= 18 September 2013 \|url= http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=E¤t_year=2010&chart_Time=year \|url-status= dead \|archive-date= 15 October 2013 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131015174122/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=E¤t_year=2010&chart_Time=year \|language= ko}}{{cite web\|title= Gaon Download Chart – 2011년 \|publisher= Gaon Music Chart \|url= http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=E¤t_year=2011&chart_Time=year \|url-status= dead \|archive-date= 21 September 2013 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061006/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=E¤t_year=2011&chart_Time=year \|language= ko}}
Flo Rida featuring Kesha	"Right Round"	2009	12	{{cite web\|title= Flo Rida Has A 'Good Feeling'; International Megastar's Smash Single Certified Platinum, Becoming the Rapper's Sixth Platinum Single in the U.S. \|publisher= Atlantic Records \|via= Warner Music Group \|date= 10 January 2012 \|access-date= 19 July 2015 \|url= http://www.wmg.com/news/flo-rida-has-good-feeling-international-megastar-s-smash-single-certified-platinum-becoming \|url-status= live \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150721180514/http://www.wmg.com/news/flo-rida-has-good-feeling-international-megastar-s-smash-single-certified-platinum-becoming \|archive-date= 21 July 2015}}
Flo Rida featuring T-Pain	"Low"	2007	12	{{cite web\|title= Flo Rida "Whistles" to the Top of the Charts \|publisher= Atlantic Records \|via= Warner Music Group \|date= 16 August 2012 \|access-date= 19 July 2015 \|url= http://www.wmg.com/news/flo-rida-whistles-top-charts-19326 \|url-status= live \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150721180501/http://www.wmg.com/news/flo-rida-whistles-top-charts-19326 \|archive-date= 21 July 2015}}
Lady Gaga	"Bad Romance"	2009	12	{{cite web\|first= Bradley \|last= Stern \|title= Lady Gaga's 'The Fame Monster' Turns 5: Stan & Deliver \|website= Idolator \|date= 18 November 2014 \|access-date= 18 September 2019 \|url= http://www.idolator.com/7570824/lady-gaga-the-fame-monster-turns-5-stan-deliver}}
Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B	"Girls Like You"	2018	11.9{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Justin Bieber	"Love Yourself"	2015	11.7{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Tones and I	"Dance Monkey"	2019	11.4{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc	"Wake Me Up"	2013	11.1{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Sia featuring Sean Paul	"Cheap Thrills"	2016	11.1{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Meghan Trainor	"All About That Bass"	2014	11{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Tia Ray	"Be Apart"	2018	10.9{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Idina Menzel	"Let It Go"	2013	10.9{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Justin Bieber	"Sorry"	2015	10.8{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Lukas Graham	"7 Years"	2015	10.4{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber	"I Don't Care"	2019	10.3{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper	"Shallow"	2018	10.2{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
The Chainsmokers featuring Daya	"Don't Let Me Down"	2016	10.2{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Lorde	"Royals"	2013	10	{{cite news\|first= Matt \|last= Nippert \|title= Birthday girl Lorde's earnings estimated at $11m-plus \|newspaper= The New Zealand Herald \|date= 7 November 2014 \|access-date= 7 November 2014 \|url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11354524 \|url-status= live \|archive-date= 30 July 2018 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180730020806/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11354524}}
Bruno Mars	"Grenade"	2010	10.2
Mike Posner	"I Took a Pill in Ibiza"	2015	10{{ref\|a\|[a]}}
Shakira featuring Freshlyground	"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"	2010	10	{{cite magazine\|first= Judy \|last= Cantor-Navas \|date= 1 October 2012 \|title= Pitbull Vs. Shakira: Whose World Cup Song Is Better? (Poll) \|magazine= Billboard \|url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin-notas/6106280/pitbull-shakira-poll-world-cup-song-vote \|url-status= live \|access-date= 25 July 2014 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140714090542/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin-notas/6106280/pitbull-shakira-poll-world-cup-song-vote \|archive-date= 14 July 2014}}
Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean	"Hips Don't Lie"	2006	10	{{cite press release\|title= Shakira to Release Special U.S. Edition of Her Hit Album She Wolf \|agency= PR Newswire \|date= 18 November 2009 \|access-date= 19 July 2015 \|url= http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shakira-to-release-special-us-edition-of-her-hit-album-she-wolf-70361922.html \|url-status= dead \|archive-date= 6 October 2012 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121006021246/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shakira-to-release-special-us-edition-of-her-hit-album-she-wolf-70361922.html}}
Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis	"Just Dance"	2008	10	{{cite web\|first= Brad \|last= McCrea \|title= Lady Gaga's 'Just Dance' Turns 10 \|publisher= iHeartRadio \|date= 8 April 2018 \|access-date= 23 July 2019 \|url= http://www.iheartradio.ca/news/lady-gaga-s-just-dance-turns-10-1.3741954 \|url-status= live \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190723030456/http://www.iheartradio.ca/news/lady-gaga-s-just-dance-turns-10-1.3741954 \|archive-date= 23 July 2019}}

=By stream equivalent units=

Beginning in 2020, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry began reporting the best-selling singles of each year in terms of subscription streams equivalent units. The methodology used converts all digital formats, including digital download sales, paid subscription streaming, and free ad-supported streaming, into a single figure.

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;" !style="width:25%;"\|Artist!!style="width:35%;"\|Single!!style="width:10%;"\|Released!!style="width:15%;"\|Units (in billions)!!style="width:10%;"\|Source
The Weeknd	"Blinding Lights"	2019	5.31
The Weeknd	"Save Your Tears"	2020	4.66
The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber	"Stay"	2021	3.81
Harry Styles	"As It Was"	2022	3.74
Dua Lipa	"Levitating"	2020	2.99
Ed Sheeran	"Bad Habits"	2021	2.77
Miley Cyrus	"Flowers"	2023	2.70
Taylor Swift	"Cruel Summer"	2019	2.56
Tones and I	"Dance Monkey"	2019	2.34
Benson Boone	"Beautiful Things"	2024	2.11
Rema and Selena Gomez	"Calm Down"	2022	1.89
SZA	"Kill Bill"	2022	1.84
Sabrina Carpenter	"Espresso"	2024	1.79
The Weeknd and Ariana Grande	"Die for You"	2023	1.78
BTS	"Butter"	2021	1.76
Glass Animals	"Heat Waves"	2020	1.75
Olivia Rodrigo	"Drivers License"	2021	1.73
Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon	"Peaches"	2021	1.72
Teddy Swims	"Lose Control"	2023	1.70
Roddy Ricch	"The Box"	2019	1.67
Saint Jhn	"Roses"	2019	1.64
Dua Lipa	"Don't Start Now"	2019	1.62
Olivia Rodrigo	"Good 4 U"	2021	1.61
Lil Nas X	"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"	2021	1.60
Future featuring Drake	"Life Is Good"	2020	1.57
Billie Eilish	"Birds of a Feather"	2024	1.52
Shaboozey	"A Bar Song (Tipsy)"	2024	1.51

Best-selling singles by year worldwide

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;" \|+Claimed sales !Year!!Artist!!Single!!Source
1966	Barry Sadler	"The Ballad of the Green Berets"	{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qqdJDAAAQBAJ\|title=Music: A Social Experience\|publisher=Routledge\|date=2022\|access-date=29 December 2022\|first1=Steven\|last1=Cornelius\|first2=Mary\|last2=Natvig\|isbn=978-1-315-40428-8 }}
1968	The Beatles	"Hey Jude"	{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5qleEAAAQBAJ\|title=Take a Sad Song: The Emotional Currency of "Hey Jude"\|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield\|date=2022\|access-date=29 December 2022\|page=3\|first=James\|last=Campion\|isbn=978-1-4930-6238-6 }}
1969	The Archies	"Sugar, Sugar"	{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TkwJAQAAMAAJ\|title=The Many Worlds of Music\|publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc.\|date=1970\|access-date=29 December 2022\|page=9}}
1990	Madonna	"Vogue"	{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QUs5AQAAIAAJ\|title=The Art of Record Production\|publisher=Omnibus Press\|page=31\|date=1997\|access-date=29 December 2022\|first=Richard James\|last=Burgess\|isbn=978-0-7119-5552-3 \|author-link=Richard James Burgess}}
1996 \|Fugees \|"Killing Me Softly" \|{{Cite web \|date=2021-06-09 \|title=Looking back at 25 years of The Fugees' 'Killing Me Softly' - Far Out Magazine \|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-fugees-killing-me-softly-turns-25/#:~:text='Killing%20Me%20Softly'%20became%20the,hop%20track%20of%20all%20time. \|access-date=2025-01-23 \|website=faroutmagazine.co.uk \|language=en-US}}
1998	Celine Dion	"My Heart Will Go On"	{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/best-celine-dion-songs/\|title=10 of the best Celine Dion songs\|work=The Daily Telegraph\|date=11 October 2017\|access-date=29 December 2022\|archive-date=8 December 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208160832/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/best-celine-dion-songs/\|url-access=subscription}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;" \|+IFPI Report (since 2007) !Year!!Artist!!Single!!Sales (in millions){{ref\|b\|[b]}}!!Source
2007	Avril Lavigne	"Girlfriend"	7.3	{{cite web\|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2008.pdf \|title=Digital Music Sales in 2007 \|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry \|page=6 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306023416/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2008.pdf \|archive-date=6 March 2008 \|access-date=13 November 2010}}
2008	Lil Wayne	"Lollipop"	9.1	{{cite web\|title=Top 10 Digital Single Tracks 2008\|publisher= IFPI\|date= 2010\|access-date=29 December 2020\|url=https://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2009-real.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100331044030/https://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2009-real.pdf \|archive-date=31 March 2010}}
2009	Lady Gaga	"Poker Face"	9.8
2010	Kesha	"Tik Tok"	12.8	{{cite web\|url= http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_resources/dmr2011.html\|title= IFPI publishes Digital Music Report 2011\|access-date= October 1, 2012\|archive-date= February 21, 2011\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110221105915/http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_resources/dmr2011.html\|url-status= live}} {{cite web \|url= http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/kehas-single-tops-digital-sales-2504919.html \|title= Ke$ha's single tops digital sales \|date= January 20, 2011 \|access-date= January 21, 2011 \|publisher= Press Association \|archive-date= January 21, 2011 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110121215248/http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/kehas-single-tops-digital-sales-2504919.html \|url-status= live }}
2011	Bruno Mars	"Just the Way You Are"	12.5
2012	Carly Rae Jepsen	"Call Me Maybe"	12.5	{{citation \|title= IFPI Digital Music Report 2013 \|publisher= International Federation of the Phonographic Industry \|contribution= Global Top Selling Digital Singles of 2012 \|page= 12 \|date= 26 February 2013 \|access-date= 26 February 2013 \|url= http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2013.pdf \|url-status= dead \|archive-date= 27 September 2013 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130927190016/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/dmr2013.pdf}}
2013	Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell	"Blurred Lines"	14.8
2014	Pharrell Williams	"Happy"	13.9
2015	Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth	"See You Again"	20.9
2016	Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla	"One Dance"	12.5
2017	Ed Sheeran	"Shape of You"	26.6
2018	Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug	"Havana"	19.0
2019	Billie Eilish	"Bad Guy"	19.5
2020	The Weeknd	"Blinding Lights"	{{n/a}}{{efn\|IFPI report claimed a figure of 2.72 billion subscription stream equivalent units globally}}	{{cite web\|title=The Weeknd wins 2020's IFPI Global Digital Single Award for Blinding Lights\|publisher=IFPI\|date=9 March 2021\|access-date=9 March 2021\|url=https://www.ifpi.org/the-weeknd-wins-2020s-ifpi-global-digital-single-award-for-blinding-lights/}}
2021	The Weeknd	"Save Your Tears"	{{n/a}}{{efn\|IFPI report claimed a figure of 2.15 billion subscription stream equivalent units globally}}	{{cite web\|title=The Weeknd Wins IFPI Global Digital Single Award for Save Your Tears\|publisher=IFPI\|date=28 February 2022\|access-date=29 December 2022\|url=https://www.ifpi.org/the-weeknd-wins-ifpi-global-digital-single-award-for-save-your-tears/}}
2022	Harry Styles	"As It Was"	{{n/a}}{{efn\|IFPI report claimed a figure of 2.28 billion subscription stream equivalent units globally}}	{{cite web\|title=Harry Styles wins IFPI Global Single Award for As It Was\|publisher=IFPI\|date=23 February 2023\|access-date=24 February 2023\|url=https://www.ifpi.org/harry-styles-wins-ifpi-global-single-award-for-as-it-was/}}
2023	Miley Cyrus	"Flowers"	{{n/a}}{{efn\|IFPI report claimed a figure of 2.70 billion subscription stream equivalent units globally}}	{{cite web\|title=Miley Cyrus' Flowers Confirmed by IFPI as Biggest-Selling Global Single of the Year\|publisher=IFPI\|date=26 February 2024\|access-date=26 February 2023\|url=https://www.ifpi.org/miley-cyrus-flowers-confirmed-by-ifpi-as-biggest-selling-global-single-of-the-year/}}
2024	Benson Boone	"Beautiful Things"	{{n/a}}{{efn\|IFPI report claimed a figure of 2.11 billion subscription stream equivalent units globally}}	{{cite web \|title=Benson Boone's Beautiful Things Confirmed by IFPI as Biggest-Selling Global Single of the Year \|url=https://www.ifpi.org/benson-boones-beautiful-things-confirmed-by-ifpi-as-biggest-selling-global-single-of-the-year/ \|website=IFPI \|access-date=20 February 2025 \|date=20 February 2025}}

Notes

a.{{Note|a}} Sales figure includes 'equivalent track streams'.
b.{{Note|b}} Most of them includes 'equivalent track streams'.

References

=Bibliography=

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{{cite book|first=Joseph|last=Murrells|year=1978|title=The Book of Golden Discs|edition=2nd, illustrated|publisher=Barrie & Jenkins|isbn=0-214-20480-4|url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr|url-access=registration}}

list of best-selling singles

Best-selling physical singles

=15{{nbsp}}million physical copies or more=

=10–14.9{{nbsp}}million copies=

Highest-certified singles

Best-selling digital singles

=15{{nbsp}}million digital copies or more=

=10–14.99{{nbsp}}million copies=

=By stream equivalent units=

Best-selling singles by year worldwide

See also

Notes

References

=Bibliography=