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	Millions	Artist	Title
1	1957	1955	M	Bill Haley	Rock Around The Clock
2	1957	1957	M	Harry Belafonte	Mary's Boy Child
3	1957	1957	M	Paul Anka	Diana
4	1960	1960	M	Elvis Presley	It's Now Or Never
5	1962	1962	M	Cliff Richard & The Shadows	The Young Ones
6	1962	1961	M	Mr Acker Bilk	Stranger On The Shore
7	1962	1962	M	Frank Ifield	I Remember You
8	1963	1963	M	The Beatles	She Loves You
9	1963	1963	M	The Beatles	I Want To Hold Your Hand
10	1964	1964	M	The Beatles	Can't Buy Me Love
11	1964	1964	M	The Beatles	I Feel Fine
12	1965	1965	M	Ken Dodd	Tears
13	1965	1965	M	The Seekers	The Carnival Is Over
14	1966	1965	M	The Beatles	We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper
15	1966	1966	M	Tom Jones	Green Green Grass Of Home
16	1967	1967	M	Englebert Humperdinck	Release Me
17	1967	1967	M	Englebert Humperdinck	The Last Waltz
18	1973	1973	M	Gary Glitter	I Love You Love Me Love
19	1975	1975	M(M)	Queen	Bohemian Rhapsody
20	1976	1976	M	Brotherhood Of Man	Save Your Kisses For Me
21	1977	1976	M	David Soul	Don't Give Up On Us
22	1977	1942	(M)	Bing Crosby	White Christmas
23	1977	1977	MM	Paul Mccartney & Wings	Mull Of Kintyre / Girl's School
24	1977	1972	M	The Simon Park Orchestra	Eye Level
25	1978	1978	Mm	Boney M	Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring
26	1978	1978	M	John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John	You're The One That I Want
27	1978	1978	M	John Travolta & Olivia-Newton-John	Summer Nights
28	1978	1978	M	Boney M	Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord
29	1979	1978	M	The Village People	Y.M.C.A.
30	1979	1979	M	Blondie	Heart Of Glass
31	1979	1979	M	Art Garfunkel	Bright Eyes
32	1981	1975	M	John Lennon	Imagine
33	1981	1981	M	The Human League	Don't You Want Me
34	1982	1982	M	Dexy's Midnight Runners	Come On Eileen
35	1983	1983	M	Culture Club	Karma Chameleon
36	1984	1983	M	Frankie Goes To Hollywood	Relax
37	1984	1984	M	Frankie Goes To Hollywood	Two Tribes
38	1984	1984	M	George Michael	Careless Whisper
39	1984	1984	M	Stevie Wonder	I Just Called To Say I Love You
40	1984	1984	MMM	Band Aid	Do They Know It's Christmas
41	1984	1984	M	Wham!	Last Christmas / Everything She Wants
42	1985	1985	M	Jennifer Rush	The Power Of Love
43	1985	1973	(M)	Slade	Merry Xmas Everybody
44	1991	1981	(M)	Soft Cell	Tainted Love
45	1991	1991	M	Bryan Adams	(Everything I Do) I Do It For You
46	1993	1992	M	Whitney Houston	I Will Always Love You
47	1994	1994	M	Wet Wet Wet	Love Is All Around
48	1994	1994	M	Whigfield	Saturday Night
49	1995	1994	M	Celine Dion	Think Twice
50	1995	1995	M	Robson & Jerome	Unchained Melody / (There'll Be Blue Birds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover
51	1995	1983	(M)	New Order	Blue Monday
52	1995	1995	M	Coolio featuring LV	Gangsta's Paradise
53	1995	1995	M	Robson & Jerome	I Believe
54	1996	1996	M	Babylon Zoo	Spaceman
55	1996	1995	M	Michael Jackson	Earth Song
56	1996	1996	M	The Fugees	Killing Me Softly
57	1996	1996	M	Spice Girls	Wannabe
58	1997	1996	M	Spice Girls	2 Become 1
59	1997	1997	M	Puff Daddy & Faith Evans	I'll Be Missing You
60	1997	1997	MMMM	Elton John	Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle in The Wind 1997
61	1997	1997	M	Aqua	Barbie Girl
62	1997	1997	M	Various Artists	Perfect Day
63	1998	1997	M	All Saints	Never Ever
64	1998	1998	M	Celine Dion	My Heart Will Go On
65	1998	1997	M	The Teletubbies	Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh
66	1998	1998	(M)	Run DMC vs Jason Nevins	It's Like That
67	1998	1998	M	Boyzone	No Matter What
68	1998	1998	M	Cher	Believe
69	1999	1998	M	Steps	Heartbeat / Tragedy
70	1999	1999	M	Britney Spears	Baby One More Time
71	2000	1999	M	Eiffel 65	Blue (Da Ba Dee)
72	2001	2001	M	Shaggy featuring Rikrok	It Wasn't Me
73	2001	2001	M	Hear'Say	Pure And Simple
74	2001	2000	M	Bob The Builder	Can We Fix It?
75	2002	2001	M	Kylie Minogue	Can't Get You Out Of My Head
76	2002	2002	M	Will Young	Anything Is Possible / Evergreen
77	2002	2002	M	Gareth Gates	Unchained Melody
78	2004	2004	M	Band Aid 20	Do They Know It's Christmas?
79	2005	1971	M	Tony 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	1979	m	Pink Floyd	Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 (0.995m)
-	1998	1997	m	Robbie Williams	Angels (0.865m)
-	2004	1996	(m)	Peter Andre	Mysterious 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.