List of best-selling singles (UK)

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This is a list of best-selling singles in the United Kingdom. The Official UK Charts Company compiled a top 100 to mark the 50th anniversary of the first British singles chart in 2002. Since then, four more singles joined the list. The list includes singles since 1952, in order of sales:

1973

Rank	Sales	Date	Chart Peak	Title	Artist
1.	4.868m	1997	1	Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997	Elton John
2.	3.55m	1984	1	Do They Know It's Christmas?	Band Aid
3.	2.13m	1975 & 1991	1	Bohemian Rhapsody	Queen
4.	2.05m	1977	1	Mull of Kintyre / Girls School	Wings
5.	1.995m	1978	1	Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring	Boney M
6.	1.975m	1978	1	You're The One That I Want	John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
7.	1.91m	1984	1	Relax	Frankie Goes To Hollywood
8.	1.89m	1963	1	She Loves You	The Beatles
9.	1.84m	1995	1	Unchained Melody	Robson Green & Jerome Flynn
10.	1.79m	1978	1	Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord	Boney M
11.	1.789m	2002	1	Anything Is Possible/Evergreen	Will Young
12.	1.783m	1994	1	Love Is All Around	Wet Wet Wet
13.	1.775m	1984	1	I Just Called To Say I Love You	Stevie Wonder
14.	1.75m	1963	1	I Want To Hold Your Hand	The Beatles
15.	1.722m	1997	1	Barbie Girl	Aqua
16.	1.672m	1998	1	Believe	Cher
17.	1.55m	1997	1	Perfect Day	Various Artists
18.	1.53m	1991	1	(Everything I Do) I Do It For You	Bryan Adams
19.	1.521m	1965	1	Tears	Ken Dodd
20.	1.52m	1964	1	Can't Buy Me Love	The Beatles
21.	1.515m	1978	1	Summer Nights	John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
22.	1.51m	1984	1	Two Tribes	Frankie Goes to Hollywood
23.	1.49m	1975	1	Imagine	John Lennon
24.	1.45m	1999	1	...Baby One More Time	Britney Spears
25.	1.43m	1981	1	Don't You Want Me	Human League
26.	1.42m	1984	2	Last Christmas	Wham
27.	1.41m	1964	1	I Feel Fine	The Beatles
28.	1.41m	1997	1	I'll Be Missing You	Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
29.	1.41m	1983	1	Karma Chameleon	Culture Club
30.	1.40m	1965	1	The Carnival Is Over	The Seekers
31.	1.39m	1955	1	Rock Around the Clock	Bill Haley and his Comets
32.	1.39m	1965	1	We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper	The Beatles
33.	1.38m	1978	1	Y.M.C.A.	The Village People
34.	1.37m	1984	1	Careless Whisper	George Michael
35.	1.36m	1967	1	Release Me	Engelbert Humperdinck
36.	1.35m	1992	1	I Will Always Love You	Whitney Houston
37.	1.34m	2002	1	Unchained Melody	Gareth Gates
38.	1.32m	1985	1	The Power Of Love	Jennifer Rush
39.	1.31m	1998	1	My Heart Will Go On	Céline Dion
40.	1.269m	1996	1	Wannabe	Spice Girls
41.	1.268m	1996	1	Killing Me Softly	Fugees
42.	1.254m	1997	1	Never Ever	All Saints
43.	1.246m	1960 & 2005	1	It's Now Or Never	Elvis Presley
44.	1.246m	1995	1	Gangsta's Paradise	Coolio featuring LV
45.	1.24m	1957	1	Diana	Paul Anka
46.	1.234m	1994	1	Think Twice	Céline Dion
47.	1.205m	1966	1	Green Green Grass Of Home	Tom Jones
48.	1.2m	1982	1	Come On Eileen	Dexy's Midnight Runners & the Emerald Express
49.	1.181m	2001	1	It Wasn't Me	Shaggy featuring RikRok
50.	1.18m	1979	1	Heart Of Glass	Blondie
51.	1.175m	1957	1	Mary's Boy Child	Harry Belafonte
52.	1.16m	1967	1	The Last Waltz	Engelbert Humperdinck
53.	1.155m	1979	1	Bright Eyes	Art Garfunkel
54.	1.152m	1998	1	Heartbeat/Tragedy	Steps
55.	1.145m	1976	1	Don't Give Up On Us	David Soul
56.	1.14m	1974	1	I Love You Love Me Love	Gary Glitter
57.	1.135m	1981	1	Tainted Love	Soft Cell
58.	1.13m	1961	2	Stranger on the Shore	Mr. Acker Bilk
59.	1.11m	1998	1	It's Like That (remix)	Run DMC vs Jason Nevins
60.	1.1m	1997	1	Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh!	Teletubbies
61.	1.098m	1996	1	Spaceman	Babylon Zoo
62.	1.096m	1962	1	I Remember You	Frank Ifield
63.	1.094m	2004	1	Do They Know It's Christmas	Band Aid 20
64.	1.093m	1995	1	I Believe / Up On The Roof	Robson Green & Jerome Flynn
65.	1.092m	1994	1	Saturday Night	Whigfield
66.	1.08m	2001	1	Pure and Simple	Hear'Say
67.	1.074m	1998	1	No Matter What	Boyzone
68.	1.072m	1996	1	2 Become 1	Spice Girls
69.	1.061m	1971, 2005	1	Is This the Way to Amarillo	Tony Christie
70.	1.054m	2005	1	That's My Goal	Shayne Ward
71.	1.052m	1962	1	The Young Ones	Cliff Richard & the Shadows
72.	1.038m	1995	1	Earth Song	Michael Jackson
73.	1.037m	2001	1	Can't Get You Out Of My Head	Kylie Minogue
74.	1.023m	1999	1	Blue (Da Ba Dee)	Eiffel 65
75.	1.008m	2000	1	Can We Fix It?	Bob the Builder
76.	1.006m	1973	1	Merry Christmas Everybody	Slade
77.	1.006m	1976	1	Save Your Kisses For Me	Brotherhood Of Man
1	Eye Level (TV Theme From Van der Valk)	Simon Park Orchestra
79.	1.001m	1983	3	Blue Monday	New Order
80.	0.998m	1972	1	Long Haired Lover From Liverpool	Little Jimmy Osmond
81.	0.995m	1979	1	Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2	Pink Floyd
82.	0.993m	1976	1	Don't Cry For Me, Argentina	Julie Covington
83.	0.99m	1982	1	Eye Of The Tiger	Survivor
84.	0.99m	1971	1	I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing	The New Seekers
85.	0.988m	1973	1	Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree	Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
86.	0.985m	1981	1	Stand and Deliver	Adam and the Ants
87.	0.985m	1976	1	Under The Moon Of Love	Showaddywaddy
88.	0.982m	1997	2	Torn	Natalie Imbruglia
89.	0.98m	1988	1	Especially For You	Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan
90.	0.979m	1978	1	Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick	Ian Dury and the Blockheads
91.	0.979m	1969	1	Sugar Sugar	The Archies
92.	0.978m	1982	1	The Lion Sleeps Tonight	Tight Fit
93.	0.976m	1962	1	The Next Time / Bachelor Boy	Cliff Richard & the Shadows
94.	0.975m	1982	1	Fame	Irene Cara
95.	0.974m	1984	2	Theme From Ghostbusters	Ray Parker Jr.
96.	0.974m	1983	1	Uptown Girl	Billy Joel
97.	0.973m	1989	1	Ride On Time	Black Box
98.	0.967m	1962	1	Telstar	The Tornados
99.	0.966m	1995	2	Wonderwall	Oasis
100.	~0.962m	1972	1	Amazing Grace	Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
101.	~0.959m	1995	1	Back For Good	Take That
102.	~0.95m	1975	1	Sailing	Rod Stewart
103.	~0.94m	1976	1	Mississippi	Pussycat

List of best-selling singles (UK)

See also