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Tuesday, June 2, 2026

United States Postage Stamps: Music-Related

United States Postage Stamps:

Music-Related (1940-2022)

Originally this post was regarding the Legends of American Music Series, the first of which was issued on January 8, 1993, on what would have been Elvis Presley’s 58th birthday. More than 70 artists were honored in all styles of music from 1993 to 1999.

Since then, this page has been updated with other music makers who have been honored with stamps through 2022.

See other lifetime achievement awards.

A-B-C

D-E-F-G

H-I-J

K-L-M

N-O-P

Q-R-S

T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z

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First posted 1/30/2013; last updated 6/2/2026.
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Sunday, December 24, 2023

The Top 100 Christmas Songs of All Time

Christmas Songs:

Top 100

These are the top 100 Christmas songs according to Dave’s Music Database. 40 lists focused on Christmas songs were aggregated together and then the highest-ranking songs were reordered based on their overall status in Dave’s Music Database, which compiles multiple lists as well as chart performances, sales figures, and awards for songs.

Songs are listed first by songwriters and then the song in quotation marks. The year the song was published is listed in parentheses after the song title. If a specific performer is associated with the song, then that performer and the year of its release are listed in parentheses.

Click here to see other genre-specific song lists.

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Check out the Dave’s Music Database podcast The Top 25 Christmas Songs (premiere: December 24, 2023) based on this list.

1. “White Christmas” (written by Irving Berlin, performed by Bing Crosby, 1942)
2. “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” (written by Mel Tormé & Robert Wells, performed by Nat “King” Cole, 1946)
3. “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (written by Johnny Marks, performed by Gene Autry, 1949)
4. “Silent Night” (words: Joseph Mohr, music: Franz Gruber, English translation: John Freeman Young; performed by Bing Crosby, 1935)
5. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (written by Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff, performed by Carey, 1994)
6. “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” (music: Jule Styne, words: Sammy Cahn, performed by Vaughn Monroe, 1945)
7. “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” (written by J. Fred Coots & Haven Gillespie, 1934; highest-ranked version: Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters, 1944)
8. “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” (written by Bob Geldof & Midge Ure, performed by Band Aid, 1984)
9. “Winter Wonderland” (music: Felix Bernard, words: Richard B. Smith, performed by Guy Lombardo, 1934)
10. “Jingle Bells” (written by James S. Pierpont, 1857; highest-ranked DMDB version: Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters, 1943)

11. “The Little Drummer Boy” (written by Harry Simeone, Katherine K. Davis, & Henry V. Onorati; performed by the Harry Simeone Chorale; 1958)
12. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” (written by Johnny Marks, performed by Brenda Lee, 1958)
13. “O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)” (songwriters unknown, 1751; highest-ranked version: John McCormack, 1915)
14. “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” (written by Tommie Connor, performed by Jimmy Boyd & Norman Luboff’s Orchestra, 1952)
15. “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” (music: Felix Mendelssohn, words: Charles Wesley, 1855; highest-ranked version: Trinity Choir, 1912)
16. “O Holy Night (Minuit, Chrétiens)” (written by Adolphe Adams & John Sullivan Dwight, 1847; highest-ranked version: Andy Williams, 1963)
17. “Joy to the World” (music: George Frideric Handel, words: Isaac Watts, arranged by Lowell Mason, 1719; highest-ranked version: Mormon Tabernacle Choir, 1970)
18. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” (music by Walter Kent, words by Kim Gannon & Buck Ram; performed by Bing Crosby, 1943)
19. “Last Christmas” (written by George Michael, performed by Wham!, 1984)
20. “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” (written and performed by John Lennon & Yoko Ono, 1971)

21. “The First Noel” (written by Davies Gilbert, 1823; highest-ranked version: Nelson Eddy, 1961)
22. “Away in a Manger” (music: James Ramsey Murray, words: Charles H. Gabriel, 1882)
23. “Baby It’s Cold Outside” (written by Frank Loesser, performed by Johnny Mercer with Margaret Whiting, 1949)
24. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (words: Ralph Blane, music: Hugh Martin, performed by Judy Garland, 1944)
25. “Jingle Bell Rock” (written by Joe Beal & Jim Boothe, performed by Bobby Helms, 1957)
26. “We Three Kings of Orient Are” (written by John Henry Hopkins Jr., 1857)
27. “O Little Town of Bethlehem” (music: Lewis Redner, words: Phillips Brooks, 1868)
28. “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” (words: Rev. Edmund Hamilton Sears, music: Richard Storrs Willis, 1850)
29. “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” (written by Ross Badasarian, performed by David Seville & the Chipmunks, 1958)
30. “Wonderful Christmas Time” (written and performed by Paul McCartney, 1979)

31. “What Child Is This?” (words: William Chatterton Dix, music: “Greensleeves,” 1865)
32. “Blue Christmas” (written by Billy Hayes & Jay W. Johnson, performed by Elvis Presley, 1957)
33. “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (words: John Mason Neale, music: traditional, 1851)
34. “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” (traditional, 1760)
35. “Good King Wencelas” (written by John Mason Neale, 1860)
36. “Frosty the Snowman” (written by Steve Nelson & Walter E. Rollins, performed by Gene Autry, 1950)
37. “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth” (written by Donald Yetter Gardner, performed by Spike Jones, 1948)
38. “Fairytale of New York” (written by Jem Finer & Shane MacGowan, performed by the Pogues with Kirsty MacColl, 1987)
39. “Sleigh Ride” (written by Leroy Anderson & Mitchell Parish, performed by Anderson, 1949)
40. “Go Tell It on the Mountain” (written by John Wesley Work Jr., 1865)

41. “The Twelve Days of Christmas” (words: Frederic Austin, music: traditional, 1780)
42. “Merry Xmas Everybody” (written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea, performed by Slade, 1973)
43. “Peace on Earth/The Little Drummer Boy” (written by Ian Fraser, Larry Grossman, Alan Kohan, Harry Simeone, Katherine K. Davis, & Henry V. Onorati ; performed by Bing Crosby & David Bowie, 1977)
44. “Deck the Halls” (words: Thomas Oliphant, music: “Nos Galan,” 1862)
45. “Angels We Have Heard on High” (paraphrased by James Chadwick, arranged by Edward Shippen Barnes, music: “Gloria,” 1862)
46. “I Saw Three Ships” (unknown, 1833)
47. “O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)” (words: Ernst Anschütz, music: “Ach Tannenbaum,” 1824)
48. “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” (written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich & Phil Spector; performed by Darlene Love; 1963)
49. “Silver Bells” (written by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans, performed by Bing Crosby, 1952)
50. “Santa Baby” (written by Joan Javits, Philip Springer, & Tony Springer; performed by Eartha Kitt; 1953)

51. “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” (written by Edward Pola & George Wyle, 1963)
52. “Run Rudolph Run” (written by Johnny Marks & Marvin Brodie, performed by Chuck Berry, 1958)
53. “River” (written and performed by Joni Mitchell, 1971)
54. “Here Comes Santa Claus” (written by Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman, performed by Autry, 1947)
55. “Mary’s Boy Child” (written by Jester Hairston, performed by Harry Belafonte, 1956)
56. “Please Come Home for Christmas” (written by Charles Brown & Gene Redd, performed by the Eagles, 1978)
57. “Feliz Navidad” (written and performed by José Feliciano, 1970)
58. “In Dulci Jubilo” (writer unknown, 1328)
59. “Christmas Wrapping” (written by Chris Butler, performed by the Waitresses, 1981)
60. “A Holly Jolly Christmas” (written by Johnny Marks, performed by Burl Ives, 1964)

61. “There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays” (written by Robert Allen, performed by Perry Como, 1954)
62. “2000 Miles” (written by Chrissie Hynde, performed by the Pretenders, 1983)
63. “Pretty Paper” (written by Willie Nelson, performed by Roy Orbison, 1963)
64. “Christmas Time Is Here” (music: Vince Guaraldi, words: Lee Mendelson, performed by Guaraldi, 1965)
65. “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” (written by Meredith Wilson, performed by Perry Como, 1945)
66. “Little Saint Nick” (written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love, performed by the Beach Boys, 1963)
67. “Mistletoe” (written by Nasri Atweh, Adam Messinger, & Justin Bieber; performed by Bieber; 2011)
68. “Step into Christmas” (written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin, performed by John, 1973)
69. “Father Christmas” (written by Ray Davies, performed by the Kinks, 1977)
70. “Christmas in Hollis” (written by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, & Jason Mizell; performed by Run-D.M.C., 1987)

71. “Do You Hear What I Hear?” (written by Harry Simeone, performed by Bing Crosby, 1963)
72. “I Believe in Father X-Mas” (written by Greg Lake & Peter Sinfield, performed by Lake, 1975)
73. “Carol of the Bells” (written by Peter J. Wilhousky & M. Leontovich, 1919)
74. “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” (written by Randy Brooks, performed by Elmo & Patsy, 1979)
75. “Merry Christmas Baby” (written by Lou Baxter & Johnny Moore, performed by Chuck Berry, 1958)
76. “Coventry Carol” (writer unknown, 1534)
77. “Thank God It’s Christmas” (written by Brian May & Roger Taylor, performed by Queen, 1984)
78. “Santa Tell Me” (written by Ariana Grande, Savan Kotecha, & Ilya; performed by Grande; 2013)
79. “Underneath the Tree” (written by Kelly Clarkson & Greg Kurstin, performed by Clarkson, 2013)
80. “Up on the Housetop” (written by Benjamin Hanby, 1864)

81. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” (written by John Rox, performed by Gayla Reevey, 1953)
82. “This Christmas” (written by Donny Hathaway as Donny Pitts with Nadine Theresa McKinnor, performed by Hathaway, 1970)
83. “Christmas Is the Time to Say 'I Love You'” (written and performed by Billy Squier, 1981)
84. “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” (words: Theodor Geisel, music: Albert Hague, performed by Thurl Ravenscroft, 1966)
85. “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday” (written by Roy Wood, performed by Wizzard, 1973)
86. “Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)” (written by Joey Ramone, performed by the Ramones, 1989)
87. “Christmas Island” (written by Lyle Moraine, performed by the Andrews Sisters, 1946)
88. “Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian Christmas Song)” (written by Robert Alex Anderson, performed by Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters, 1949)
89. “Christmas All Over Again” (written by Tom Petty, performed by Petty with the Heartbreakers, 1992)
90. “Merry Christmas Darling” (written by Frank Pooler & Richard Carpenter, performed by the Carpenters, 1970)

91. “We Need a Little Christmas” (written by Jerry Herman, performed by Percy Faith, 1966)
92. “Nuttin’ for Christmas” (written by Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett, performed by Barry Gordon, 1955)
93. “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” (arranged by Arthur Warrell, performed by Marian Anderson, 1968)
94. “Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)” (performed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra, 1996)
95. “Hard Candy Christmas” (written by Carol Hall, performed by Dolly Parton, 1982)
96. “Someday at Christmas” (written by Ron Miller & Bryan Wells, performed by Stevie Wonder, 1967)
97. “What Christmas Means to Me” (performed by Stevie Wonder, 1967)
98. “Christmas Song” (written by Dave Matthews, performed by Dave Matthews Band, 1993)
99. “Merry Christmas” (written and performed by Ed Sheeran & Elton John, 2021)
100. “Christmas Time Is Here Again” (written by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, & Richard Starkey; performed by the Beatles; 1967)

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First posted 12/25/2011; last updated 12/24/2023.

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

The Top 100 Songs of All Time

Dave’s Music Database: Top 100 Songs All-Time

There are over 116,000 songs in Dave’s Music Database. Songs are ranked based on chart peaks, sales, radio airplay, streaming figures, and video plays. Also factored in are multiple music awards and appearances on best-of lists. These are the cream of the crop – the top 100 songs of all time according to Dave’s Music Database.

1. Bing Crosby “White Christmas” (1942)
2. The Police “Every Breath You Take” (1983)
3. The Beatles “Hey Jude” (1968)
4. The Rolling Stones “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (1965)
5. Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” (1982)
6. Bill Haley & His Comets “We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock” (1954)
7. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” (1992)
8. Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975)
9. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)
10. John Lennon “Imagine” (1971)

11. The Beatles “Yesterday” (1965)
12. Marvin Gaye “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (1968)
13. Aretha Franklin “Respect” (1967)
14. Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970)
15. Eagles “Hotel California” (1977)
16. Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” (1977)
17. The Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (1963)
18. Judy Garland “Over the Rainbow” (1939)
19. The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” (1966)
20. Guns N' Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” (1988)

21. Arthur Collins & Bryon G. Harlan “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” (1911)
22. Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965)
23. Ben E. King “Stand by Me” (1961)
24. Bryan Adams “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” (1991)
25. Bobby Darin “Mack the Knife” (1959)
26. Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” (1971)
27. OutKast “Hey Ya!” (2003)
28. Don McLean “American Pie” (1971)
29. The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (1964)
30. Otis Redding “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” (1968)

31. Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U” (1990)
32. Glenn Miller Orchestra “In the Mood” (1939)
33. Eminem “Lose Yourself” (2002)
34. The Beatles “Let It Be” (1970)
35. Fred Astaire “Night and Day” (1932)
36. Elvis Presley “Heartbreak Hotel” (1956)
37. Stevie Wonder “Superstition” (1972)
38. Derek and the Dominos “Layla” (1970)
39. The Righteous Brothers “Unchained Melody” (1965)
40. The Animals “The House of the Rising Sun” (1964)

41. Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” (2009)
42. Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (2014)
43. Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive” (1978)
44. The Temptations “My Girl” (1964)
45. Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” (2017)
46. Abba “Dancing Queen” (1976)
47. Prince “When Doves Cry” (1984)
48. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (1997)
49. Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)” (1997)
50. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (1991)

51. Elvis Presley “Hound Dog” (1956)
52. Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (2010)
53. Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer” (1986)
54. Elvis Presley “Jailhouse Rock” (1957)
55. The Doors “Light My Fire” (1967)
56. Pink Floyd “Another Brick in the Wall Part II” (1979)
57. Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On” (1971)
58. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “I Love Rock and Roll” (1981)
59. Bruce Springsteen “Born to Run” (1975)
60. Al Jolson “Swanee” (1920)

61. Fred Astaire “Cheek to Cheek” (1935)
62. U2 “With or Without You” (1987)
63. Elvis Presley “Don’t Be Cruel” (1956)
64. Billy Murray with the Haydn Quartet “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” (1908)
65. Roy Orbison “(Oh) Pretty Woman” (1964)
66. American Quartet “Over There” (1917)
67. Artie Shaw “Stardust” (1941)
68. Rod Stewart “Maggie May” (1971)
69. Chuck Berry “Johnny B. Goode” (1958)
70. Gene Austin “My Blue Heaven” (1927)

71. Van Morrison “Brown-Eyed Girl” (1967)
72. Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong “St. Louis Blues” (1925)
73. Artie Shaw & His Orchestra “Begin the Beguine” (1938)
74. Luis Fonsi with Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber “Despacito” (2017)
75. Billy Murray “You’re a Grand Old Flag (aka “The Grand Old Rag”)” (1906)
76. Pharrell Williams “Happy” (2013)
77. Gotye with Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” (2011)
78. Procol Harum “A Whiter Shade of Pale” (1967)
79. Chubby Checker “The Twist” (1960)
80. Elton John “Your Song” (1970)

81. Louis Armstrong “What a Wonderful World” (1967)
82. Ray Charles “Georgia on My Mind” (1960)
83. The Who “My Generation” (1965)
84. Lionel Richie & Diana Ross “Endless Love” (1981)
85. Nat “King” Cole “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” (1946)
86. Journey “Don’t Stop Believin’” (1981)
87. Ethel Waters “Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)” (1933)
88. Survivor “Eye of the Tiger” (1982)
89. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “All Along the Watchtower” (1968)
90. Beyoncé with Jay-Z “Crazy in Love” (2003)

91. The Kinks “You Really Got Me” (1964)
92. Lynyrd Skynyrd “Sweet Home Alabama” (1974)
93. Paul Whiteman “Whispering” (1920)
94. Beyoncé “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (2008)
95. Usher with Lil’ Jon & Ludacris “Yeah!” (2004)
96. Gnarls Barkley “Crazy” (2006)
97. Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” (2018)
98. Gene Autry “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1949)
99. The Kingsmen “Louie Louie” (1963)
100. Los Del Rio “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” (1995)

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First posted 5/28/2008; last updated 9/5/2023.

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

On This Day in Music (1942): The American Federation of Musicians’ Strike

August 1, 1942

The American Federation of Musicians Strike

On August 1, 1942, the American Federation of Musicians went on strike against the major American recording companies over disagreements regarding royalty payments. This meant no union musician could record for any record company, WK but it did not prohibit performances on live radio shows or in concert. WK While the move was seen as advantageous for musicians who wanted payment each time their songs were played in jukeboxes or on radio, PBS FCC chair James Fly suggested the 60% of the country’s radio stations could go out of business. DB

As the ban approached, numerous artists rushed to get in last-minute recordings in July 1942. Among them were Count Basie, Bing Crosby, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Judy Garland, Benny Goodman, Guy Lombardo, and Glenn Miller. WK

When this stockpile was exhausted, record companies turned to older recordings – some as far back as the dawn of the recording era in the mid-1920s. One of the most successful releases was Harry James’ “All Or Nothing at All”, which featured Frank Sinatra before he became famous. WK

After October 27, 1943, special recordings known as V-Discs were exempt as they were intended for the armed forces and not the general public. WK In addition, some record companies, including Decca and Capitol, caved that 1943 while Victor and Columbia, the two largest companies, held out until November 11, 1944. WK

One unintended consequence of the strike was the hastening of the swing era’s decline and the rise of the “sing era” as the music industry shifted from a focus on big bands to singers. WK The ban only applied to musicians; singers were not union members. Therefore, they could still record a cappella songs consisting of vocal quartets or soloists backed by choruses. PBS As historian Peter Soderbergh put it, “Until the war most singers were props. After the war they became the stars and the role of the bands was gradually subordinated.” WK

For more important days in music history, check out the Dave’s Music Database history page.

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Sunday, April 23, 2023

The World's All-Time Best-Selling Songs

Songs:

The World’s All-Time Best Sellers

This list is a compiled from a variety of sources for sales figures (see complete source list here), but they are generally estimates since there is no official agency to track worldwide sales. As such, it is highly possible that some of these sales figures have been inflated by record companies or other vested parties, but this list does at least offer some idea of the world’s best-selling songs.

On top of that, these figures don’t always strictly represent sales. Especially in the 21st century, additional figures – such as the number of times songs were streamed via Spotify, YouTube or other services – have been factored into official certifications. That means a song certified for 10 million in sales may not have actually “sold” that many copies.

If you have your doubts about some of these songs belonging on this list, you’re not alone. I realize my knowledge of music beyond U.S. shores is limited, but if songs like Thelma Aoyama’s “Soba ni lur ne”, Utada Hikaru’s “Flavor of Life”, Kiseki’s “Greeeen”, Andre Brasseur’s “Early Bird”, and Machiko Soga’s “Oba-Q Ondo” are truly that monstrous in sales, shouldn’t I have at least heard of them? Oh well. I just report the lists. I don’t make these figures up (even if someone else does).

Note: in the event of ties, songs are ranked according to overall DMDB points.

Check other lists based on charts, sales, and airplay here.

The World’s All-Time Best-Selling Songs
(6 million +)

    25+ million:

  1. 55.00: Bing Crosby “White Christmas” (1942)
  2. 54.12: Ziao Zhan “Spotlight” (2020)
  3. 41.50: Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” (2017)
  4. 37.00: Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)” (1997)
  5. 36.10: Luis Fonsi with Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber “Despacito” (2017)
  6. 32.50: Rihanna with Drake “Work” (2016)
  7. 31.00: Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” (2009)
  8. 30.00: Bing Crosby “Silent Night” (1935)
  9. 30.00: Tino Rossi “Petit Papa Noël” (1946)
  10. 30.00: Mungo Jerry “In the Summertime” (1970)
  11. 28.50: Lady Gaga “Poker Face” (2009)
  12. 27.00: Black Eyed Peas “Boom Boom Pow” (2009)
  13. 25.00: Bill Haley & His Comets “We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock” (1954)
  14. 25.00: The Harry Simeone Chorale “The Little Drummer Boy” (1958)

    20.1 to 24.9 million:

  15. 22.0: Elvis Presley “It’s Now or Never” (1960)
  16. 22.00: Jason Mraz “I’m Yours” (2008)
  17. 22.00: Lorde “Royals” (2013)
  18. 21.50: The Chainsmokers with Coldplay “Something Just Like This” (2017)
  19. 21.40: Ed Sheeran with Beyoncé “Perfect” (2017)
  20. 20.90: Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth “See You Again” (2015)
  21. 20.70: The Chainsmokers with Halsey “Closer” (2016)
  22. 20.60: Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (2010)
  23. 20.30: Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” (2018)

    20 million:

  24. “The Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)” (1851) *
  25. “Listen to the Mocking Bird (aka “The Mocking Bird”)” (1891) *
  26. U.S.A. for Africa “We Are the World” (1985)
  27. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” (1992)
  28. Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (2014)

    18 to 19 million:

  29. 19.85: Maroon 5 with Christina Aguilera “Moves Like Jagger” (2011)
  30. 19.50: Coldplay “Viva La Vida” (2008)
  31. 19.50: Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud” (2014)
  32. 19.50: Billie Eilish “Bad Guy” (2019)
  33. 19.34: The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (2019)
  34. 19.00: The Ink Spots “If I Didn’t Care” (1939)
  35. 19.00: Lady Gaga with Colby O’Donis “Just Dance” (2008)
  36. 19.00: Camila Cabello with Young Thug “Havana” (2017)
  37. 18.87: LMFAO with Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem” (2011)
  38. 18.00: Gene Autry “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1949)
  39. 18.00: Baccara “Yes Sir, I Can Boogie” (1977)
  40. 18.00: Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (1997)
  41. 18.00: Taylor Swift “Love Story” (2008)
  42. 18.00: Carly Rae Jepsen “Call Me Maybe” (2011)

    16 to 17.9 million:

  43. 17.60: Post Malone with Swae Lee “Sunflower” (2018)
  44. 17.50: Flo Rida with T-Pain “Low” (2007)
  45. 17.33: John Legend “All of Me” (2013)
  46. 17.31: Gotye with Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” (2012)
  47. 17.19: Drake “God’s Plan” (2018)
  48. 17.00: Adele “Someone Like You” (2011)
  49. 17.00: Rihanna “Needed Me” (2016)
  50. 16.44: Imagine Dragons “Radioactive” (2012)
  51. 16.37: Eminem “Lose Yourself” (2002)
  52. 16.10: Eminem with Rihanna “Love the Way You Lie” (2010)
  53. 16.10: Shawn Mendes with Camila Cabello “Señorita” (2019)
  54. 16.00: Kenny Rogers “Lady” (1980)
  55. 16.00: Mariah Carey “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (1994)

    15.1 to 15.9 million:

  56. 15.90: Beyoncé “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (2008)
  57. 15.77: Bruno Mars “Just the Way You Are (Amazing)” (2010)
  58. 15.60: Robin Thicke with T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines” (2013)
  59. 15.43: Post Malone with Quavo “Congratulations” (2016)
  60. 15.40: Imagine Dragons “Believer” (2017)
  61. 15.24: Adele “Hello” (2015)
  62. 15.12: Pharrell Williams “Happy” (2013) 13.9 m

    15 million:

  63. Tony Bennett “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (1962)
  64. Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta “You’re the One That I Want” (1978)
  65. Kaoma “Lambada” (1989)
  66. Bryan Adams “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” (1991)
  67. The Scorpions “Wind of Change” (1991)
  68. Rihanna “Love on the Brain” (2016)

    14 to 14.9 million:

  69. 14.80: Drake “In My Feelings” (2018)
  70. 14.75: The Weeknd “The Hills” (2015)
  71. 14.54: Miley Cyrus “Party in the U.S.A.” (2009)
  72. 14.52: Tones and I “Dance Monkey” (2019)
  73. 14.45: Justin Bieber “Sorry” (2015)
  74. 14.44: Chris Stapleton “Tennessee Whiskey” (2015)
  75. 14.41: Katy Perry “Firework” (2010)
  76. 14.30: Florida Georgia Line with Nelly “Cruise” (2012)
  77. 14.25: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Wanz “Thrift Shop” (2012)
  78. 14.20: Ke$ha “Tik Tok” (2009)
  79. 14.16: Hozier “Take Me to Church” (2013)
  80. 14.00: The Andrews Sisters “Bei Mir Bist Du Schöen (Means That You’re Grand)” (1938)
  81. 14.00: Terry Jacks “Seasons in the Sun” (1974)
  82. 14.00: Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive” (1978)

    13.0 to 13.9 million:

  83. 13.78: Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975)
  84. 13.62: Drake “One Dance” (2016)
  85. 13.58: Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” (2014)
  86. 13.56: Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass” (2014)
  87. 13.50: Justin Bieber with Ludacris “Baby” (2010)
  88. 13.50: Maroon 5 “Sugar” (2014)
  89. 13.40: Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love” (2007)
  90. 13.35: Bebe Rexha with Florida Georgia Line “Meant to Be” (2017)
  91. 13.30: Ariana Grande “7 Rings” (2019)
  92. 13.26: Lady Gaga “Bad Romance” (2009)
  93. 13.26: The Weeknd with Daft Punk “Starboy” (2016)
  94. 13.26: Post Malone with 21 Savage “Rockstar” (2017)
  95. 13.20: Rihanna “Disturbia” (2008)
  96. 13.20: Katy Perry with Juicy J “Dark Horse” (2013)
  97. 13.10: Major Lazer, DJ Snake & MØ “Lean On” (2015)
  98. 13.08: Katy Perry “Roar” (2013)
  99. 13.00: Kyu Sakamoto “Sukiyaki” (1963)
  100. 13.00: Prince Nico Mbarga “Sweet Mother” (1976)
  101. 13.00: Chic “Le Freak” (1978)
  102. 13.00: Trio “Da Da Da” (1982)
  103. 13.00: Pink “So What” (2008)

    12.0 to 12.9 million:

  104. 12.93: One Republic “Counting Stars” (2013)
  105. 12.90: Katy Perry “I Kissed a Girl” (2008)
  106. 12.89: Psy “Gangnam Style” (2012)
  107. 12.82: Rihanna & Calvin Harris “We Found Love” (2011)
  108. 12.77: Justin Timberlake “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (2016)
  109. 12.66: Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like” (2016)
  110. 12.64: The Kid Laroi with Justin Bieber “Stay” (2021)
  111. 12.62: Post Malone “Circles” (2019)
  112. 12.60: Ellie Goulding “Love Me Like You Do” (2015)
  113. 12.46: The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face” (2015)
  114. 12.38: James Arthur “Say You Won’t Let Me Go” (2016)
  115. 12.36: Fun. & Janelle Monáe “We Are Young” (2012)
  116. 12.36: The Chainsmokers with Daya “Don’t Let Me Down” (2016)
  117. 12.35: Train “Hey, Soul Sister” (2009)
  118. 12.34: Eminem “Not Afraid” (2010)
  119. 12.31: Sam Smith “Stay with Me” (2014)
  120. 12.20: Bruno Mars “When I Was Your Man” (2012)
  121. 12.19: Twenty One Pilots “Stressed Out” (2015)
  122. 12.17: Bruno Mars “Grenade” (2010)
  123. 12.12: Avicii with Aloe Blacc “Wake Me Up!” (2012)
  124. 12.04: Maroon 5 with Cardi B “Girls Like You” (2017)
  125. 12.00: The Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (1963)
  126. 12.00: Village People “Y.M.C.A.” (1978)
  127. 12.00: Andrea Bocelli with Sarah Brightman “Time to Say Goodbye” (1998)
  128. 12.00: Flo Rida with Ke$ha “Right Round” (2009)

    11.1 to 11.9 million:

  129. 11.90: Katy Perry “Hot N Cold” (2008)
  130. 11.86: Bruno Mars “Locked Out of Heaven” (2012)
  131. 11.81: Lady Antebellum “Need You Now” (2009)
  132. 11.71: Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” (1983)
  133. 11.70: Band Aid “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” (1984)
  134. 11.70: Kanye West with Daft Punk “Stronger” (2007)
  135. 11.70: Christina Perri “A Thousand Years” (2011)
  136. 11.70: Justin Bieber “Love Yourself” (2015)
  137. 11.68: Cardi B “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” (2017)
  138. 11.68: Taylor Swift “Blank Space” (2014)
  139. 11.60: Pinkfong! “Baby Shark” (2016)
  140. 11.43: Owl City “Fireflies” (2009)
  141. 11.43: Cardi B with Bad Bunny & J. Balvin “I Like It” (2018)
  142. 11.42: Drake “Hotline Bling” (2015)
  143. 11.34: Daft Punk with Pharrell Williams “Get Lucky” (2013)
  144. 11.29: Pitbull with Ke$ha “Timber” (2013)
  145. 11.25: Idina Menzel “Let It Go” (2013)
  146. 11.20: Pitbull with Ne-Yo, Afrojack, & Nayer “Give Me Everything” (2011)
  147. 11.15: AWOL Nation “Sail” (2011)
  148. 11.10: Fetty Wap “Trap Queen” (2014)
  149. 11.10: Sia with Sean Paul “Cheap Thrills” (2016)
  150. 11.06: Juice Wrld “Lucid Dreams” (2018)
  151. 11.01: French Montana with Swae Lee “Unforgettable” (2017)

    11 million:

  152. Mills Brothers “Paper Doll” (1943)
  153. Carl Douglas “Kung Fu Fighting” (1974)
  154. George McCrae “Rock Your Baby” (1974)
  155. Roger Whittaker “The Last Farewell” (1975)
  156. Abba “Fernando” (1976)
  157. Patrick Hernandez “Born to Be Alive” (1979)
  158. Los Del Rio “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” (1995)
  159. Cher “Believe” (1998)
  160. Rihanna with Jay-Z “Umbrella” (2007)
  161. T.I. with Rihanna “Live Your Life” (2008)
  162. The Neighburhood “Sweater Weather” (2012)
  163. Darius Rucker “Wagon Wheel” (2013)
  164. Lil Uzi Vert “XO Tour Llif3” (2017)
  165. Future & Drake “Life Is Good” (2020)

    10 + million:

  166. 10.90: Twenty One Pilots “Heathens” (2016)
  167. 10.90: Tia Ray “Be Apart” (2018)
  168. 10.81: Michael Jackson “Thriller” (1982)
  169. 10.81: Justin Bieber “What Do You Mean?” (2015)
  170. 10.77: LMFAO “Sexy and I Know It” (2011)
  171. 10.77: Glass Animals “Heat Waves” (2020)
  172. 10.66: The Weeknd “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)” (2014)
  173. 10.58: Imagine Dragons “Thunder” (2017)
  174. 10.55: Imagine Dragons “Demons” (2012)
  175. 10.50: Plain White T’s “Hey There Delilah” (2006)
  176. 10.45: Lady Gaga “Born This Way” (2011)
  177. 10.43: Travis Scott with Drake “Sicko Mode” (2018)
  178. 10.43: XXXtentacion “Sad!” (2018)
  179. 10.42: Foster the People “Pumped Up Kicks” (2010)
  180. 10.42: Nicki Minaj “Super Bass” (2011)
  181. 10.40: Journey “Don’t Stop Believin’” (1981)
  182. 10.40: Lukas Graham “7 Years” (2015)
  183. 10.34: Sam Hunt “Body Like a Back Road” (2017)
  184. 10.32: Lil Baby & Gunna “Drip Too Hard” (2018)
  185. 10.30: Ed Sheeran with Justin Bieber “I Don’t Care” (2019)
  186. 10.24: Katy Perry with Snoop Dogg “California Gurls” (2010)
  187. 10.20: Lady Gaga with Bradley Cooper “Shallow” (2018)
  188. 10.07: Kid Cudi with MGMT & Ratatat “Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)” (2009)
  189. 10.05: DJ Khaled with Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne “I’m the One” (2017)

    10 million:

  190. Roy Acuff & the Smoky Mountain Boys “Wabash Cannonball” (1938)
  191. Patti Page “Tennessee Waltz” (1950)
  192. The Penguins “Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)” (1954)
  193. Elvis Presley “Don’t Be Cruel” / “Hound Dog” (1956)
  194. Paul Anka “Diana” (1957)
  195. The Monkees “I’m a Believer” (1966)
  196. Procol Harum “A Whiter Shade of Pale” (1967)
  197. The Beatles “Hey Jude” / “Revolution” (1968)
  198. George Harrison “My Sweet Lord” (1970)
  199. Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” (1971)
  200. Middle of the Road “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep” (1971)
  201. Van McCoy “The Hustle” (1975)
  202. The Knack “My Sharona” (1979)
  203. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “I Love Rock and Roll” (1981)
  204. Goombay Dance Band “Sun of Jamaica” (1982)
  205. Toni Braxton “Un-Break My Heart” (1996)
  206. Britney Spears “Baby One More Time” (1998)
  207. Panjabi MC “Mundian To Bach Ke” (1998)
  208. Shakira with Wyclef Jean “Hips Don’t Lie” (2006)
  209. One Republic with Timbaland “Apologize” (2007)
  210. Lil Wayne with Static Major “Lollipop” (2008)
  211. Shakira with Freshlyground “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” (2010)
  212. Mike Posner “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” (2015)
  213. Post Malone “White Iverson” (2015)
  214. Post Malone “I Fall Apart” (2016)
  215. Khalid “Location” (2017)

    9+ million:

  216. 9.90: Pink with Nate Ruess “Just Give Me a Reason” (2012)
  217. 9.88: Rihanna with Mikky Ekko “Stay” (2012)
  218. 9.82: Kendrick Lamar “Humble” (2017)
  219. 9.78: Future “Mask Off” (2017)
  220. 9.75: Katy Perry with Kanye West “E.T.” (2010)
  221. 9.71: Eminem with Rihanna “The Monster” (2013)
  222. 9.62: Shawn Mendes “Stitches” (2015)
  223. 9.61: Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved” (2018)
  224. 9.60: Marshmello with Anne-Marie “Friends” (2018)
  225. 9.59: Taio Cruz “Dynamite” (2010)
  226. 9.54: Kanye West with Jamie Foxx “Gold Digger” (2005)
  227. 9.43: Jay-Z with Kanye West “Niggas in Paris” (2011)
  228. 9.40: Survivor “Eye of the Tiger” (1982)
  229. 9.40: Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow “Industry Baby” (2021)
  230. 9.34: Rihanna “Diamonds” (2012)
  231. 9.20: Eminem with Nate Dogg “Till I Collapse” (2002)
  232. 9.20: Post Malone with Ty Dolla $ign “Psycho” (2018)
  233. 9.17: Jessie J with Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj “Bang Bang” (2014)
  234. 9.15: Roddy Ricch “The Box” (2019)
  235. 9.10: Ed Sheeran “The A Team” (2011)
  236. 9.10: Maroon 5 with Wiz Khalifa “Payphone” (2012)
  237. 9.10: Iggy Azalea with Charli XCX “Fancy” (2014)
  238. 9.10: Halsey “Without Me” (2018)
  239. 9.07: Taylor Swift “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” (2012)

    9 million:

  240. Elvis Presley “Jailhouse Rock” (1957)
  241. Elvis Presley “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” (1960)
  242. Paul McCartney & Wings “Mull of Kintyre” (1977)
  243. Nick Straker Band “A Walk in the Park” (1980)
  244. Ariana Grande with Iggy Azalea “Problem” (2014)
  245. Khalid “Young, Dumb & Broke” (2017)
  246. XXXtentacion with Trippie Redd “Fuck Love” (2017)

    8+ million:

  247. 8.96: Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa “One Kiss” (2018)
  248. 8.92: Zedd with Maren Morris & Grey “The Middle” (2018)
  249. 8.89: Toto “Africa” (1982)
  250. 8.81: Taylor Swift “I Knew You Were Trouble” (2012)
  251. 8.80: Eminem “The Real Slim Shady” (2000)
  252. 8.73: Cee-Lo Green “Fuck You (aka “Forget You”)” (2010)
  253. 8.73: Adele “Set Fire to the Rain” (2011)
  254. 8.72: Calvin Harris & Rihanna “This Is What You Came For” (2016)
  255. 8.66: Katy Perry “Teenage Dream” (2010)
  256. 8.60: Magic! “Rude” (2013)
  257. 8.58: Chris Brown with Drake “No Guidance” (2019)
  258. 8.58: The Weeknd with Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears” (2020)
  259. 8.54: Logic with Alessia Cara & Khalid “1-800-273-8255”
  260. 8.50: Ben Selvin “Dardanella” (1920) **
  261. 8.50: Shakira “Whenever, Wherever” (2001)
  262. 8.40: Jennifer Lopez with Pitbull “On the Floor” (2011)
  263. 8.39: Olivia Rodrigo “Drivers License” (2021)
  264. 8.35: Taylor Swift “You Belong with Me” (2008)
  265. 8.30: OMI “Cheerleader (Felx Jaehn remix)” (2014)
  266. 8.30: Twenty One Pilots “Ride” (2015)
  267. 8.30: Charlie Puth “Attention” (2017)
  268. 8.28: Bruno Mars “The Lazy Song” (2010)
  269. 8.20: Thelma Aoyama “Soba ni lur ne” (2009)
  270. 8.20: Passenger “Let Her Go” (2012)
  271. 8.11: Sam Smith “I’m Not the Only One” (2014)
  272. 8.10: will.i.am with Britney Spears “Scream & Shout” (2012)
  273. 8.10: Jason Derulo “Want to Want Me” (2015)
  274. 8.10: Benny Blanco with Halsey & Khalid “Eastside” (2018)
  275. 8.10: Post Malone “Wow.” (2018)
  276. 8.09: Ariana Grande “Thank U, Next” (2018)

    8 million:

  277. Vernon Dalhart.. The Prisoner’s Song” (1925) **
  278. Mahalia Jackson “Move on Up a Little Higher” (1948)
  279. Freddy Quinn “Heimweh” (1956)
  280. Rocco Granata “Marina” (1959)
  281. The Kingsmen “Louie Louie” (1963)
  282. The Animals “The House of the Rising Sun” (1964)
  283. Georgie Fame “The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde” (1967)
  284. Mary Hopkin “Those Were the Days” (1968)
  285. Shocking Blue “Venus” (1969)
  286. Boney M “Ma Baker” (1978)
  287. Lipps Inc. “Funkytown” (1979)
  288. The Sugarhill Gang “Rapper’s Delight” (1979)
  289. Richard Sanderson “Reality” (1980)
  290. Modern Talking “You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul” (1985)
  291. Paul Hardcastle “19” (1985)
  292. Whitney Houston “I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me” (1987)
  293. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)
  294. Puff Daddy, Faith Evans & 112 “I’ll Be Missing You” (1997)
  295. Aqua “Barbie Girl” (1997)
  296. Ricky Martin “Livin’ La Vida Loca” (1999)
  297. Enrique Iglesias “Hero” (2001)
  298. Beyoncé with Jay-Z “Crazy in Love” (2003)
  299. O-Zone “Dragostea din tei” (2003)
  300. Black Eyed Peas “My Humps” (2005)
  301. Utada Hikaru “Flavor of Life” (2007)
  302. Chris Brown with Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes “Look at Me Now” (2011)
  303. Enrique Iglesias with Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona “Bailando” (2014)
  304. Future with the Weeknd “Low Life” (2016)
  305. XXXtentacion “Jocelyn Flores” (2017)
  306. Brett Young “In Case You Didn’t Know” (2017)
  307. Kyle with Lil Yachty “iSpy” (2017)
  308. 6ix9ine with Nicki Minaj & Murda Beatz “Fefe” (2018)
  309. Travis Scott with HVME “Goosebumps” (2021)

    7+ million:

  310. 7.99: Bastille “Pompeii” (2013)
  311. 7.95: Michael Jackson “Beat It” (1982)
  312. 7.81: Train “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” (2001)
  313. 7.78: Rihanna “Only Girl in the World” (2010)
  314. 7.69: The Lumineers “Ho Hey” (2012)
  315. 7.64: Cardi B with Megan Thee Stallion “WAP” (2020)
  316. 7.62: James Blunt “You’re Beautiful”” (2005)
  317. 7.62: Nicki Minaj “Starships” (2012)
  318. 7.60: Nelly & Kelly Rowland “Dilemma” (2002)
  319. 7.60: Eminem “Rap God” (2013)
  320. 7.56: Kelly Clarkson “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” (2011)
  321. 7.54: Rae Sremmurd with Gucci Mane “Black Beatles” (2016)
  322. 7.50: Queen “We Will Rock You” (1977)
  323. 7.50: Lizzo “Truth Hurts” (2017)
  324. 7.48: Drake “Nonstop” (2018)
  325. 7.48: Harry Styles “As It Was” (2022)
  326. 7.46: Lana Del Rey with Cedric Gervais “Summertime Sadness” (2012)
  327. 7.44: James Bay “Let It Go” (2014)
  328. 7.41: Beyoncé “If I Were a Boy” (2008)
  329. 7.41: Christina Perri “Jar of Hearts” (201)
  330. 7.40: Carrie Underwood “Before He Cheats” (2006)
  331. 7.40: Lady Gaga with Beyoncé “Telephone” (2009)
  332. 7.36: Adele “Easy on Me” (2021)
  333. 7.35: Fun. “Some Nights” (2012)
  334. 7.35: Beyoncé with Jay-Z “Drunk in Love” (2013)
  335. 7.30: Avril Lavigne “Girlfriend” (2007)
  336. 7.30: Black Eyed Peas “The Time (Dirty Bit)” (2010)
  337. 7.26: Shawn Mendes “Treat You Better” (2016)
  338. 7.24: J. Cole “Middle Child” (2019)
  339. 7.23: Portugal. The Man “Feel It Still” (2017)
  340. 7.22: Vance Joy “Riptide” (2013)
  341. 7.20: Ashanti with Ja Rule “Foolish” (2002)
  342. 7.20: Katy Perry “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” (2010)
  343. 7.20: Michel Teló “Ai Se Eu Te Pego” (2011)
  344. 7.20: Adele “Skyfall” (2012)
  345. 7.20: Bryson Tiller “Don’t” (2015)
  346. 7.20: Dan + Shay “Tequila” (2018)
  347. 7.18: The Chainsmokers with Rozes “Roses” (2015)
  348. 7.15: G-Eazy with A$AP Rocky & Cardi B “No Limit” (2017)
  349. 7.14: Snow Patrol “Chasing Cars” (2006)
  350. 7.11: Alicia Keys with Nicki Minaj “Girl on Fire” (2012)
  351. 7.09: Rick Astley “Never Gonna Give You Up” (1987)
  352. 7.08: Swedish House Mafia with John Martin “Don’t You Worry Child” (2012)
  353. 7.08: Thomas Rhett “Die a Happy Man” (2015)
  354. 7.08: Polo G with Lil Tjay “Pop Out” (2019)
  355. 7.05: Taylor Swift with Kendrick Lamar “Bad Blood” (2014)
  356. 7.04: Ella Mai “Boo’d Up” (2018)
  357. 7.03: 5 Seconds of Summer “Youngblood” (2018)
  358. 7.02: Harry Styles “Sign of the Times” (2017)
  359. 7.01: Harry Styles “Watermelon Sugar” (2019)

    7 million:

  360. Charlie Gracie “Butterfly” (1957)
  361. Elvis Presley “All Shook Up” (1957)
  362. David Seville & The Chipmunks “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” (1958)
  363. Ricky Valance “Tell Laura I Love Her” (1960)
  364. The Beatles “Do You Want to Know a Secret?” (1963)
  365. The Beatles “Can’t Buy Me Love” (1964)
  366. Roy Orbison “(Oh) Pretty Woman” (1964)
  367. Julie Rogers “The Wedding (La Novia)” (1964)
  368. Adamo “Tombe Le Neige” (1965)
  369. Scott McKenzie “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)” (1967)
  370. Bobby Goldsboro “Honey” (1968)
  371. Elvis Presley “Suspicious Minds” (1969)
  372. The Beatles “Let It Be” (1970)
  373. Tony Orlando & Dawn “Knock Three Times” (1970)
  374. Danyel Gerard “Butterfly” (1971)
  375. Royal Scots Dragoon Guards “Amazing Grace” (1972)
  376. Morris Albert “Feelings” (1975)
  377. Pussycat “Mississippi” (1976)
  378. Queen “Another One Bites the Dust” (1980)
  379. a-ha “Take on Me” (1985)
  380. The Black Crowes “Hard to Handle” (1990)
  381. Spice Girls “Wannabe” (1996)
  382. R. Kelly “I Believe I Can Fly” (1996)
  383. Andrea Bocelli “Con te Partiro” (1997)
  384. Alanis Morissette “Uninvited” (1998)
  385. Christina Aguilera “Genie in a Bottle” (1999)
  386. Las Ketchup “Aserejé (The Ketchup Song)” (2002)
  387. Green Day “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” (2004)
  388. Exile “Lovers Again” (2007)
  389. Kanye West “Heartless” (2008)
  390. Usher with will.i.am “OMG” (2010)
  391. The Band Perry “If I Die Young” (2010)
  392. Lil Wayne with Cory Gunz “6 Foot 7 Foot” (2010)
  393. Eric Church “Springsteen” (2011)
  394. Luke Bryan “Country Girl (Shake It for Me)” (2011)
  395. Luke Bryan “Play It Again” (2013)
  396. Lil Wayne with Drake & Future “Love Me” (2013)
  397. Big Sean with E-40 “I Don’t Fuck with You” (2014)
  398. Bryson Tiller “Exchange” (2015)
  399. D.R.A.M. with Lil Yachty “Broccoli” (2016)
  400. Kane Brown “Heaven” (2017)
  401. Kane Brown with Lauren Alaina “What Ifs” (2017)
  402. Boogie wit da Hoodie with Kodak Black “Drowning” (2017)
  403. Lil Baby with Drake “Yes Indeed” (2018)
  404. Morgan Wallen “Whiskey Glasses” (2018)
  405. XXXtentacion “Moonlight” (2018)
  406. Tyga with Offset “Taste” (2018)
  407. Jack Harlow with DaBaby, Tory Lanez, & Lil Wayne “What’s Poppin” (2020)

    6.5 to 6.9 million:

  408. 6.97: Drake “Nice for What” (2018)
  409. 6.95: Khalid “Better” (2018)
  410. 6.91: Wiz Khalifa “Black and Yellow” (2010)
  411. 6.91: B.o.B. with Hayley Williams “Airplanes” (2010)
  412. 6.91: Jason Mraz “I Won’t Give Up” (2012)
  413. 6.90: Maroon 5 “One More Night” (2012)
  414. 6.88: Michael Jackson “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” (1979)
  415. 6.87: Rihanna with Drake “What’s My Name?” (2010)
  416. 6.85: NF “Let You Down” (2017)
  417. 6.84: Queen “We Are the Champions” (1977)
  418. 6.82: DJ Khaled with Rihanna & Bryson Tiller “Wild Thoughts” (2017)
  419. 6.81: Sia “Chandelier” (2014)
  420. 6.78: Marshmello with Bastille “Happier” (2018)
  421. 6.70: Beyoncé “Irreplaceable” (2006)
  422. 6.67: Mariah Carey “We Belong Together” (2005)
  423. 6.67: Rihanna “Don’t Stop the Music” (2007)
  424. 6.67: Rihanna “Take a Bow” (2008)
  425. 6.67: A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera “Say Something” (2013)
  426. 6.64: Kings of Leon “Use Somebody” (2008)
  427. 6.60: Drake with Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem “Forever” (2009)
  428. 6.60: Flo Rida “Whistle” (2012)
  429. 6.58: DJ Snake with Lil Jon “Turn Down for What” (2013)
  430. 6.57: Walk the Moon “Shut Up and Dance” (2014)
  431. 6.56: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Ray Dalton “Can’t Hold Us” (2011)
  432. 6.55: Usher with Lil Jon & Ludacris “Yeah!” (2004)
  433. 6.54: Ariana Grande with Nicki Minaj “Side to Side” (2016)
  434. 6.54: Gnash with Olivia O’Brien “I Hate U, I Love U” (2016)
  435. 6.54: Doja Cat “Say So” (2019)
  436. 6.50: Culture Club “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” (1982)
  437. 6.50: Britney Spears “Toxic” (2004)
  438. 6.50: Britney Spears “Womanizer” (2008)
  439. 6.50: Flo Rida with Sia “Wild Ones” (2011)
  440. 6.50: Silentó “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” (2015)

    6.01 to 6.49 million:

  441. 6.49: Eminem “Without Me” (2002)
  442. 6.49: Jay-Z with Alicia Keys “Empire State of Mind” (2009)
  443. 6.49: Dua Lipa “New Rules” (2017)
  444. 6.47: Red Hot Chili Peppers “Under the Bridge” (1991)
  445. 6.45: DJ Snake with Justin Bieber “Let Me Love You” (2016)
  446. 6.43: Clean Bandit with Jess Glynne “Rather Be” (2014)
  447. 6.39: Coolio with L.V “.Gangsta’s Paradise” (1995)
  448. 6.38: Flo Rida “My House” (2015)
  449. 6.38: Bazzi “Mine” (2017)
  450. 6.35: Chris Brown “Forever” (2007)
  451. 6.34: Justin Bieber “Boyfriend” (2008)
  452. 6.33: T.I. “Whatever You Like” (2008)
  453. 6.29: Goo Goo Dolls “Iris” (1998)
  454. 6.29: Zayn “Pillow Talk” (2016)
  455. 6.28: Snoop Dogg with Wiz Khalifa “Young, Wild & Free” (2011)
  456. 6.27: Lil Nas X “Panini” (2019)
  457. 6.26: The Killers “Mr. Brightside” (2004)
  458. 6.26: Ed Sheeran “Photograph” (2014)
  459. 6.24: Katy Perry “Part of Me” (2012)
  460. 6.24: DNCE “Cake by the Ocean” (2015)
  461. 6.24: Skrillex with Diplo & Justin Bieber “Where Are Ü Now” (2015)
  462. 6.22: Justin Timberlake “Sexyback” (2006)
  463. 6.21: Mike Posner with Big Sean “Cooler Than Me” (2010)
  464. 6.20: Kiseki “Greeeen” (2009)
  465. 6.20: Fall Out Boy “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light ‘Em Up)” (2013)
  466. 6.16: Taylor Swift “Look What You Made Me Do” (2017)
  467. 6.14: The Fray “How to Save a Life” (2005)
  468. 6.14: Jay Sean with Lil Wayne “Down” (2009)
  469. 6.14: Rachel Platten “Fight Song” (2015)
  470. 6.10: The Jackson 5 “I’ll Be There” (1970)
  471. 6.10: Paramore “Crushcrushcrush” (2007)
  472. 6.07 Sara Bareilles “Love Song” (2007)
  473. 6.08: Dan + Shay “Speechless” (2018)
  474. 6.08: Gabby Barrett with Charlie Puth “I Hope” (2019)

    6 million:

  475. Peerless Quartet “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” (1911) *
  476. “Down by the Old Mill Stream” (1911) *
  477. Gene Austin “My Blue Heaven” (1927) **
  478. Bing Crosby with the Andrews Sisters “Jingle Bells” (1943)
  479. Jerry Lee Lewis “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” (1957)
  480. The Champs “Tequila” (1958)
  481. The Tokens “The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)” (1961)
  482. Elvis Presley “Surrender” / “Lonely Man” (1961)
  483. The Beatles “She Loves You” (1963)
  484. Andre Brasseur “Early Bird” (1965)
  485. SSgt Barry Sadler “The Ballad of the Green Berets” (1966)
  486. Machiko Soga “Oba-Q Ondo” (1966)
  487. Jeannie C. Riley “Harper Valley P.T.A.” (1968)
  488. The Jackson 5 “I Want You Back” (1969)
  489. The Archies “Sugar, Sugar” (1969)
  490. Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970)
  491. Neil Diamond “Cracklin’ Rosie” (1970)
  492. Tee Set “Ma Belle Amie” (1970)
  493. New Seekers “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing” (1971)
  494. Tony Orlando & Dawn “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” (1973)
  495. Abba “Waterloo” (1974)
  496. George Baker Selection “Paloma Blanca” (1975)
  497. Abba “Dancing Queen” (1976)
  498. The Brotherhood of Man “Save Your Kisses for Me” (1976)
  499. Debby Boone “You Light Up My Life” (1977)
  500. Bonnie Tyler “It’s a Heartache” (1977)
  501. Earth, Wind & Fire “September” (1978)
  502. Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse of the Heart” (1983)
  503. George Michael “Careless Whisper” (1984)
  504. Madonna “Like a Virgin” (1984)
  505. Madonna “Vogue” (1990)
  506. The Notorious B.I.G. “Juicy” (1994)
  507. The Notorious B.I.G. “Big Poppa” (1994)
  508. Janet Jackson “Together Again” (1997)
  509. Lou Bega “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…)” (1999)
  510. Britney Spears “Oops! I Did It Again” (2000)
  511. Pussycat Dolls with Busta Rhymes “Don’t Cha” (2005)
  512. Rascal Flatts “Life Is a Highway” (2006)
  513. Linkin Park “What I’ve Done” (2007)
  514. Paramore “Misery Business’ (2007)
  515. Beyoncé “Halo” (2008)
  516. Zac Brown Band “Chicken Fried” (2008)
  517. Lil Wayne “A Milli” (2008)
  518. Cage the Elephant “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” (2008)
  519. Ellie Goulding “Lights” (2010)
  520. Drake & Lil Wayne “The Motto” (2011)
  521. Lil Wayne “How to Love” (2011)
  522. Capital Cities “Safe and Sound” (2012)
  523. Kanye West with Big Sean, Pusha T, & 2 Chainz “Mercy” (2012)
  524. A$AP Rocky with Drake, 2 Chainz, & Kendrick Lamar “Fuckin’ Problems” (2012)
  525. Drake with Majid Jordan “Hold on, We’re Going Home” (2013)
  526. Drake “Started from the Bottom” (2013)
  527. Florida Georgia Line with Luke Bryan “This Is How We Roll” (2013)
  528. J. Cole “No Role Modelz” (2014)
  529. Ty Dolla $ign with Wiz Khalifa & DJ Mustard “Or Nah” (2014)
  530. Little Big Town “Girl Crush” (2015)
  531. Fetty Wap with Remy Boyz “679” (2015)
  532. Florida Georgia Line “H.O.L.Y.” (2016)
  533. The Weeknd with Daft Punk “I Feel It Coming” (2016)
  534. Keith Urban “Blue Ain’t Your Color” (2016)
  535. Big Sean “Bounce Back” (2016)
  536. GoldLink with Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy “Crew” (2016)
  537. Amine “Caroline” (2016)
  538. Post Malone “Go Flex” (2016)
  539. Sam Smith “Too Good at Goodbyes” (2017)
  540. YNW Melly “Murder on My Mind” (2017)
  541. Offset with Metro Boomin “Rick Flair Drip” (2017)
  542. SZA with Travis Scott “Love Galore” (2017)
  543. Halsey “Bad at Love” (2017)
  544. 21 Savage “Bank Account” (2017)
  545. Kodak Black “Tunnel Vision” (2017)
  546. Lil Pump “Gucci Gang” (2017)
  547. Migos with Nicki Minaj & Cardi B “Motor Sport” (2017)
  548. Gucci Mane with Migos “I Get the Bag” (2017)
  549. Russ “Losin’ Control” (2017)
  550. Post Malone “Better Now” (2018)
  551. Kodak Black with Travis Scott & Offset “Zeze” (2018)
  552. Jason Aldean “You Make It Easy” (2018)
  553. Juice Wrld “All Girls Are the Same” (2018)
  554. Migos with Drake “Walk It Talk It” (2018)
  555. H.E.R. with Daniel Caesar “Best Part” (2018)
  556. Mustard with Roddy Ricch “Ballin’” (2019)

* Sales exclusively from sheet music sales. No particular artist identified.
** Includes sheet music sales

Resources/Related Links:

  • Dave’s Music Database: “Lists Based on Charts, Sales, and Airplay”
  • Edward Foote Gardner (2000). Popular Songs of the Twentieth Century, 1900-1949 St. Paul, MN: Paragon House

    This resource, also listed in the “Charts” section, is also included here because this and Whitburn’s Pop Memories 1890-1954, are the most dominant sources for sheet music sales figures.

  • Guardian.co.uk (11/4/2012). UK’s million-selling singles: the full list

    List of the 123 songs to achieve one million sales in the UK.

  • LivingEars.blogspot.com (7/27/2009). Top 50 Digital Singles of All Time

    This list, which obviously focuses on the 2000-2009 decade, offers an insight into more recent sales. It has been posted many times, but without indication of the original source.

  • MoneyInc.com (2019). “Top Selling iTunes Songs of All Time”
  • PhilBrodieBand.com (date?) Top Selling Singles of All Time

    List of all-time best-selling songs (8 million+) globally. No indication of source or year of list. Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind” is the top seller with 37 million sold. Also includes 2005 list of UK’s “All-Time Best Selling Singles,” which is more detailed at UKcharts.20m.com.

  • Recording Industry Association of America “Gold & Platinum

    Searchable database to find songs and albums which achieved gold and platinum status.

  • UKcharts.20m.com (date?) The UK’s Best Selling Singles

    List of the top 100 selling singles in the U.K. with commentary on the top 10 by Theo Morgan-Gan. Includes sales figures from The Official Chart Company.

  • UKmix.org (date?) All-Time Best Selling Singles Worldwide

    Appears to be an older version of the same list posted at PhilBrodieBand.com. However, this one lists 24 songs topping 4 million in sales. “Candle in the Wind” tops the list with 26 million +. Appears to be a blog post with no original reference or date cited. Also includes a 2003 list of 100+ songs selling more than 5 million.

  • PM Joel Whitburn (1986). Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, WI; Record Research, Inc.

    This resource, also listed in the “Charts” section, is listed here as well because this and Gardner’s Popular Songs of the Twentieth Century, 1900-1949, noted above, are the most dominant sources for sheet music sales figures. A list on page 634 offers up the sheet music from 1890-1954 that sold in execess of 3 million.

  • Wikipedia (2/28/2020). “List of Best-Selling Singles in the United States”

    List of all songs in the U.S. to have been certified for physical sales of more than 4 million and digital sales of 6 million or more.

  • Wikipedia (4/23/2023). List of Best-Selling Singles Worldwide

    While there is no official tracking company to record global sales, data from multiple sources can be compiled to get a good idea of the all-time best-selling songs in the world. This lists all songs to have reportedly gained 5 million + in sales. Each song is referenced with an additional footnote for the source.

  • Wikipedia (12/24/2010). List of Best-Selling Singles by Year (UK)

    List of all songs in the U.K. which have sold over a million.

  • Wikipedia (12/24/2010). List of Million-Selling Singles in the United Kingdom

    Lists top selling song of each year from 1952-2010. Often includes sales figures.

  • Yahoo.com (5/12/2008). Singles That Have Sold Over 10 Million Copies by Robert the Radish

    Unfortunately, there are no references to confirm any of these, but some of the 21 songs on this list have been verified by other sources, including “White Christmas” selling at the 50 million mark and “Candle in the Wind 1997” at 37 million.

First posted 12/29/2011; last updated 4/23/2023.

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