Monday, June 27, 2005

Million-Selling Singles [UK]


Taken from http://www.everyhit.com/awardmill.html

The first single to sell a million copies in Britain alone was Bill Haley's "Rock Around The Clock." Released in 1955, it took until 1957 to attain this landmark achievement. Below is a list of all million-sellers since "Rock Around The Clock" in chronological order of the date upon which they achieved their millionth sale!

The first date refers to the year in which the track sold its millionth copy. This can differ significantly from the year of release / peak chart success (the second date shown).

Key: M - a million+ sold 'over the counter' MM - 2 million+ sold 'over the counter' etc.
(M) - a re-issue pushed 'over the counter' sales above a million m - a million to retail.

Year Released
MillionsArtistTitle
1 1957 1955MBill Haley Rock Around The Clock
2 1957 1957MHarry Belafonte Mary's Boy Child
3 1957 1957MPaul Anka Diana
4 1960 1960MElvis PresleyIt's Now Or Never
5 1962 1962MCliff Richard & The ShadowsThe Young Ones
6 1962 1961MMr Acker Bilk Stranger On The Shore
7 1962 1962MFrank Ifield I Remember You
8 1963 1963MThe Beatles She Loves You
9 1963 1963MThe Beatles I Want To Hold Your Hand
10 1964 1964MThe Beatles Can't Buy Me Love
11 1964 1964MThe Beatles I Feel Fine
12 1965 1965MKen Dodd Tears
13 1965 1965MThe Seekers The Carnival Is Over
14 1966 1965MThe Beatles We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper
15 1966 1966MTom Jones Green Green Grass Of Home
16 1967 1967MEnglebert Humperdinck Release Me
17 1967 1967MEnglebert Humperdinck The Last Waltz
18 1973 1973MGary Glitter I Love You Love Me Love
19 1975 1975M(M)Queen Bohemian Rhapsody
20 1976 1976MBrotherhood Of Man Save Your Kisses For Me
21 1977 1976MDavid Soul Don't Give Up On Us
22 1977 1942(M)Bing Crosby White Christmas
23 1977 1977MMPaul Mccartney & Wings Mull Of Kintyre / Girl's School
24 1977 1972MThe Simon Park Orchestra Eye Level
25 1978 1978MmBoney M Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring
26 1978 1978MJohn Travolta & Olivia Newton-John You're The One That I Want
27 1978 1978MJohn Travolta & Olivia-Newton-John Summer Nights
28 1978 1978MBoney M Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord
29 1979 1978MThe Village People Y.M.C.A.
30 1979 1979MBlondie Heart Of Glass
31 1979 1979MArt Garfunkel Bright Eyes
32 1981 1975MJohn Lennon Imagine
33 1981 1981MThe Human League Don't You Want Me
34 1982 1982MDexy's Midnight Runners Come On Eileen
35 1983 1983MCulture Club Karma Chameleon
36 1984 1983MFrankie Goes To Hollywood Relax
37 1984 1984MFrankie Goes To Hollywood Two Tribes
38 1984 1984MGeorge Michael Careless Whisper
39 1984 1984MStevie Wonder I Just Called To Say I Love You
40 1984 1984MMMBand Aid Do They Know It's Christmas
41 1984 1984MWham! Last Christmas / Everything She Wants
42 1985 1985MJennifer Rush The Power Of Love
43 1985 1973(M)Slade Merry Xmas Everybody
44 1991 1981(M)Soft Cell Tainted Love
45 1991 1991MBryan Adams (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
46 1993 1992MWhitney Houston I Will Always Love You
47 1994 1994MWet Wet Wet Love Is All Around
48 1994 1994MWhigfieldSaturday Night
49 1995 1994MCeline DionThink Twice
50 1995 1995MRobson & Jerome Unchained Melody / (There'll Be Blue Birds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover
51 1995 1983(M)New Order Blue Monday
52 1995 1995MCoolio featuring LVGangsta's Paradise
53 1995 1995MRobson & JeromeI Believe
54 1996 1996MBabylon Zoo Spaceman
55 1996 1995MMichael JacksonEarth Song
56 1996 1996MThe Fugees Killing Me Softly
57 1996 1996MSpice GirlsWannabe
58 1997 1996MSpice Girls2 Become 1
59 1997 1997MPuff Daddy & Faith Evans I'll Be Missing You
60 1997 1997MMMMElton John Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle in The Wind 1997
61 1997 1997MAqua Barbie Girl
62 1997 1997MVarious ArtistsPerfect Day
63 1998 1997MAll Saints Never Ever
64 1998 1998MCeline Dion My Heart Will Go On
65 1998 1997MThe Teletubbies Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh
66 1998 1998(M)Run DMC vs Jason NevinsIt's Like That
67 1998 1998MBoyzoneNo Matter What
68 1998 1998MCher Believe
69 1999 1998MStepsHeartbeat / Tragedy
70 1999 1999MBritney Spears Baby One More Time
71 2000 1999MEiffel 65 Blue (Da Ba Dee)
72 2001 2001MShaggy featuring RikrokIt Wasn't Me
73 2001 2001MHear'Say Pure And Simple
74 2001 2000MBob The BuilderCan We Fix It?
75 2002 2001MKylie MinogueCan't Get You Out Of My Head
76 2002 2002MWill Young Anything Is Possible / Evergreen
77 2002 2002MGareth GatesUnchained Melody
78 2004 2004MBand Aid 20Do They Know It's Christmas?
79 2005 1971MTony Christie(Is This The Way To) Amarillo
Three further titles are believed to have sold a million+ to retail (ie. not over the counter). They are:
- 1980 1979mPink Floyd Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 (0.995m)
- 1998 1997mRobbie Williams Angels (0.865m)
- 2004 1996(m)Peter AndreMysterious Girl (0.930m)
Key: M - a million+ sold 'over the counter' MM - 2 million+ sold 'over the counter' etc.
(M) - a re-issue pushed 'over the counter' sales above a million m - a million to retail.

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