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MILLION SELLERS
The following singles have all sold more than ONE million copies in the UK:
Dates refer to the year in which the track sold its millionth copy.
This can differ significantly from the year of release / peak chart success.
- 1955
- Rock Around The Clock
- Bill Haley
- 1957
- Diana
- Paul Anka
- 1957
- Mary's Boy Child
- Harry Belafonte
- 1960
- It's Now Or Never
- Elvis Presley
- 1961
- Stranger On The Shore
- Mr Acker Bilk
- 1962
- I Remember You
- Frank Ifield
- 1962
- The Young Ones
- Cliff Richard & The Shadows
- 1963
- She Loves You
- Beatles
- 1963
- I Want To Hold Your Hand
- Beatles
- 1964
- Can't Buy Me Love
- Beatles
- 1964
- I Feel Fine
- Beatles
- 1965
- The Carnival Is Over
- The Seekers
- 1965
- Tears
- Ken Dodd
- 1965
- We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper
- Beatles
- 1966
- Green, Green Grass Of Home
- Tom Jones
- 1967
- Release Me
- Englebert Humperdinck
- 1967
- The Last Waltz
- Englebert Humperdinck
- 1973
- I Love You Love Me Love
- Gary Glitter
- 1975
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Queen
- 1976
- Save Your Kisses For Me
- Brotherhood of Man
- 1976
- Don't Give Up On Us
- David Soul
- 1977
- White Christmas
- Bing Crosby
- 1978
- Mull Of Kintyre / Girls' School
- Paul Mccartney & Wings
- 1978
- Eye Level
- The Simon Park Orchestra
- 1978
- Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring
- Boney M
- 1978
- Mary's By Child
- Boney M
- 1978
- You're The One That I Want
- John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
- 1979
- Y.M.C.A.
- Village People
- 1979
- Heart Of Glass
- Blondie
- 1979
- Bright Eyes
- Art Garfunkel
- 1979
- Summer Nights
- John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
- 1980
- Merry Xmas Everybody
- Slade
- 1981
- Imagine
- John Lennon
- 1981
- Tainted Love
- Soft Cell
- 1982
- Don't You Want Me
- Human League
- 1982
- Come On Eileen
- Dexy's Midnight Runners
- 1983
- Karma Chameleon
- Culture Club
- 1983
- Blue Monday
- New Order
- 1984
- Relax
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- 1984
- Careless Whisper
- George Michael
- 1984
- Two Tribes
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- 1984
- I Just Called To Say I Love You
- Stevie Wonder
- 1984
- Do They Know It's Christmas
- Band Aid
- 1985
- Last Christmas / Everything She Wants
- Wham!
- 1985
- The Power Of Love
- Jennifer Rush
- 1991
- (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
- Bryan Adams
- 1993
- I Will Always Love You
- Whitney Houston
- 1994
- Love Is All around
- Wet Wet Wet
- 1994
- Saturday Night
- Whigfield
- 1994
- Think Twice
- Celine Dion
- 1995
- Gangsta's Paradise
- Coolio featuring LV
- 1995
- Unchained Melody / The White Cliffs Of Dover
- Robson & Jerome
- 1995
- I Believe
- Robson & Jerome
- 1995
- Earth Song
- Michael Jackson
- 1996
- Spaceman
- Babylon Zoo
- 1996
- Wannabe
- Spice Girls
- 1996
- 2 Become 1
- Spice Girls
- 1996
- Killing Me Softly
- Fugees
- 1997
- I'll Be Missing You
- Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
- 1997
- Candle In The Wind '97
- Elton John
- 1997
- Barbie Girl
- Aqua
- 1997
- Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh
- Teletubbies
- 1997
- Perfect Day
- Various Artists
- 1998
- Never Ever
- All Saints
- 1998
- It's Like That
- Jason Nevins vs Run DMC
- 1998
- My Heart Will Go On
- Celine Dion
- 1998
- No Matter What
- Boyzone
- 1998
- Believe
- Cher
- 1999
- Heartbeat / Tragedy
- Steps
- 1999
- Baby One More Time
- Britney Spears
- 1999
- Blue (Da Ba Dee)
- Eiffel 65
- 2001
- Can We Fix It?
- Bob the Builder
- 2001
- Pure & Simple
- Hear'Say
- 2001
- It Wasn't Me
- Shaggy featuring Rikrok
- 2002
- Can't Get You Out Of My Head
- Kylie Minogue
- 2002
- Anything Is Possible / Evergreen
- Will Young
- 2002
- Unchained Melody
- Gareth Gates
- 2004
- Do They Know It's Christmas?
- Band Aid 20
- 2005
- (Is This The Way To) Amarillo
- Tony Christie feat. Peter Kay
- 2005
- That's My Goal
- Shayne Ward
Two titles have sold a million in two forms:
- Unchained Melody: Robson & Jerome (1995) and Gareth Gates (2002)
- Mary's Boy Child: Harry Belafonte (1957) and Boney M (1978) / though
the latter was a medley with 'Oh My Lord'
The singles which have sold a million but failed to make #1 are:
- Last Christmas: Wham! (#2)
- Blue Monday: New Order (#3)
- Angels: Robbie Williams (#4). This track shipped a million
- White Christmas: Bing Crosby (#5)
The following singles have sold a million+ to retail (not over
the counter)
- Another Brick In The Wall Part 2: Pink Floyd (1980)
- Angels: Robbie Williams (1998)