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Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Radio & Records/Mediabase Top 100 Songs

Radio & Records/Mediabase:

Top 100+ Songs (1973-2025)

Radio & Records was an independent trade publication which published a weekly pop songs chart as a competitor to Billboard magazine. It ran from October 3, 1973 to August 4, 2006, when it was taken over by Mediabase, who has continued the chart to present day.

This list is based on song’s most weeks at #1 on that chart. Tie-breakers are broken based on which songs have the most points in Dave’s Music Database. The list includes all songs to top the charts for six weeks or more.

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

16 weeks:

1. Alex Warren “Ordinary” (2025)

12 weeks:

2. Donna Lewis “I Love You Always Forever” (1996)

11 weeks:

3. Mariah Carey “We Belong Together” (2005)
4. Natalie Imbruglia “Torn” (1997)

10 weeks:

5. Robin Thicke with T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines” (2013)
6. The Chainsmokers with Halsey “Closer” (2016)
7. Miley Cyrus “Flowers” (2023)
8. Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love” (2007)
9. Kid Laroi with Justin Bieber “Stay” (2021)
10. N Sync “Bye Bye Bye” (2000)

9 weeks:

11. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (1997)
12. Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” (2017)
13. No Doubt “Don’t Speak” (1995)
14. Ace of Base “The Sign” (1993)
15. Hanson “Mmmbop” (1997)
16. Christina Aguilera with Lil’ Kim, Mya, & Pink “Lady Marmalade” (2001)
17. Mariah Carey “Dreamlover” (1993)
18. Dionne Farris “I Know” (1995)

8 weeks:

19. The Police “Every Breath You Take” (1983)
20. Aerosmith “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (1998)

21. Nickelback “How You Remind Me” (2001)
22. Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men “One Sweet Day” (1995)
23. Seal “Kiss from a Rose” (1994)
24. Beyoncé “Irreplaceable” (2006)
25. Fergie “Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal)” (2007)
26. Avril Lavigne “Complicated” (2002)
27. Hoobastank “The Reason” (2003)
28. 24K Goldn with Iann Dior “Mood” (2020)
29. Maroon 5 “One More Night” (2012)
30. The Rembrandts “I’ll Be There for You” (1995)

31. Taylor Swift “Cruel Summer” (2019)
32. Nelly with Tim McGraw “Over and Over” (2004)
33. Tate McRae “Greedy” (2023)

7 weeks:

34. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” (1992)
35. OutKast “Hey Ya!” (2003)
36. The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (2020)
37. Santana with Rob Thomas “Smooth” (1999)
38. Rihanna with Calvin Harris “We Found Love” (2011)
39. Ke$ha “Tik Tok” (2009)
40. Shakira with Wyclef Jean “Hips Don’t Lie” (2006)

41. One Republic with Timbaland “Apologize” (2007)
42. Celine Dion “Because You Loved Me” (1996)
43. Camila Cabello with Young Thug “Havana” (2017)
44. Katy Perry with Snoop Dogg “California Gurls” (2010)
45. Kelly Clarkson “Since U Been Gone” (2004)
46. Elton John with Kiki Dee “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” (1976)
47. Ricky Martn “Livin’ La Vida Loca” (1999)
48. Nelly Furtado with Timbaland “Promiscuous” (2006)
49. Destiny’s Child “Independent Women” (2000)
50. Post Malone “Circles” (2019)

51. Adele “Easy on Me” (2021)
52. Journey “Open Arms” (1981)
53. Billie Eilish “Birds of a Feather” (2024)
54. Harry Styles “Watermelon Sugar” (2019)
55. Doja Cat “Paint the Town Red”
56. Shaggy with Rayvon “Angel” (2000)
57. Ariana Grande “Positions” (2020)
58. Sugar Ray “Every Morning’ (1998)

6 weeks:

59. Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” (1977)
60. Bryan Adams “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” (1991)

61. Eminem “Lose Yourself” (2002)
62. Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (2014)
63. Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” (2009)
64. Flo Rida with T-Pain “Low” (2007)
65. Black Eyed Peas “Boom Boom Pow” (2009)
66. Debby Boone “You Light Up My Life” (1977)
67. Bee Gees “Night Fever” (1977)
68. Maroon 5 with Christina Aguilera “Moves Like Jagger” (2011)
69. Blondie “Call Me” (1980)
70. Boyz II Men “End of the Road” (1992)

71. Alicia Keys “No One” (2007)
72. Commodores “Three Times a Lady” (1978)
73. Harry Styles “As It Was” (2022)
74. Terry Jacks “Seasons in the Sun” (1974)
75. Olivia Newton-John “I Honestly Love You” (1974)
76. Captain & Tennille “Love Will Keep Us Together” (1975)
77. Linkin Park “In the End” (2000)
78. Sheryl Crow “All I Wanna Do” (1993)
79. Sia with Sean Paul “Cheap Thrills” (2015)
80. Janet Jackson “That’s the Way Love Goes” (1993)

81. Bruno Mars “Locked Out of Heaven” (2012)
82. Gwen Stefani “Hollaback Girl” (2005)
83. Rod Stewart “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” (1978)
84. Black Eyed Peas with Justin Timberlake “Where Is the Love?” (2003)
85. Foreigner “Waiting for a Girl Like You” (1981)
86. Mariah Carey “Fantasy” (1995)
87. Ariana Grande “7 Rings” (2019)
88. Olivia Rodrigo “Good 4 U” (2021)
89. Benson Boone “Beautiful Things” (2024)
90. Chumbawamba “Tubthumping” (1997)

91. Zedd with Maren Morris “The Middle” (2018)
92. Paul McCartney & Wings “Silly Love Songs” (1976)
93. Dua Lipa “Don’t Start Now” (2019)
94. Lizzo “About Damn Time” (2022)
95. Jonas Brothers “Sucker” (2019)
96. Elton John “Philadelphia Freedom” (1975)
97. Daryl Hall & John Oates “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” (1981)
98. Panic! At the Disco “High Hopes” (2018)
99. Third Eye Blind “Semi-Charmed Life” (1997)
100. Taylor Swift with Kendrick Lamar “Bad Blood” (2014)

101. Sam Smith with Kim Petras “Unholy” (2022)
102. Barenaked Ladies “One Week” (1998)
103. Boyz II Men “On Bended Knee” (1994)
104. Timbaland with Doe & Keri Hilson “The Way I Are” (2007)
105. Alanis Morissette “You Learn” (1995)
106. Katy Perry with Kanye West “E.T.” (2010)
107. The Cardigans “Lovefool” (1996)
108. Taylor Swift “I Knew You Were Trouble” (2012)
109. Sugar Ray with Super Cat “Fly” (1997)
110. Rosé with Bruno Mars “Apt.” (2024)

111. Beyoncé with Slim Thug & Bun B “Check on It” (2005)
112. Sabrina Carpenter “Taste” (2024)
113. Mariah Carey “I’ll Be There (live)” (1992)
114. Zedd with Alessia Cara “Stay” (2017)
115. Ace of Base “Don’t Turn Around” (1994)
116. Miguel “Sure Thing” (2011)
117. N Sync “It’s Gonna Be Me” (2000)
118. JoJo “Leave (Get Out)” (2004)
119. Kelly Clarkson “Miss Independent” (2003)

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First posted 5/25/2016; last updated 2/4/2026.

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Monday, February 3, 2025

The Grammy Song and Record of the Year Winners Ranked

The Grammys:

Song and Record of the Year Winners

The Grammy Awards have been given annually since 1958. Two of the most prestigious awards are Record of the Year (given to the performers) and Song of the Year (given to the songwriters). Below is a listing of all songs to receive either award. Following that is a ranking by the DMDB of all those songs.

Check out other “songs of the year” lists here.

Spotify Podcast:

Check out the two-part Dave’s Music Database podcast celebrating the Grammy Winners for Record and Song of the Year 1959-1992 (debut: April 5, 2022 at 7pm CST) and 1993-2022 (debut: April 12, 2022 at 7pm CST). which references songs on this list. New episodes based on Dave’s Music Database lists are posted every Tuesday at 7pm CST.

SONG/RECORD WINNERS BY YEAR:

  • 2025 SONG: Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us” (2024)
  • 2025 RECORD: Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us” (2024)
  • 2024 SONG: Billie Eilish “What Was I Made For?” (2023)
  • 2024 RECORD: Miley Cyrus “Flowers” (2023)
  • 2023 SONG: Bonnie Raitt “Just Like That” (2022)
  • 2023 RECORD: Lizzo “About Damn Time” (2022)
  • 2022 RECORD/SONG: Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak as Silk Sonic “Leave the Door Open” (2021)
  • 2021 SONG: H.E.R. “I Can’t Breathe” (2020)
  • 2021 RECORD: Billie Eilish “Everything I Wanted” (2020)
  • 2020 RECORD/SONG: Billie Eilish “Bad Guy” (2019)

  • 2019 RECORD/SONG: Childish Gambino “This Is America” (2018)
  • 2018 SONG: Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like” (2016)
  • 2018 RECORD: Bruno Mars “24K Magic” (2016)
  • 2017 RECORD/SONG: Adele “Hello” (2015)
  • 2016 SONG: Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud” (2014)
  • 2016 RECORD: Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (2014)
  • 2015 RECORD/SONG: Sam Smith “Stay with Me” (2014)
  • 2014 SONG: Lorde “Royals” (2013)
  • 2014 RECORD: Daft Punk with Pharrell Williams “Get Lucky” (2013)
  • 2013 SONG: Fun with Janelle Monáe “We Are Young” (2012)
  • 2013 RECORD: Gotye with Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” (2011)
  • 2012 RECORD/SONG: Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (2010)
  • 2011 RECORD/SONG: Lady Antebellum “Need You Now” (2009)
  • 2010 SONG: Beyoncé “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (2008)
  • 2010 RECORD: Kings of Leon “Use Somebody” (2008)

  • 2009 SONG: Coldplay “Viva La Vida” (2008)
  • 2009 RECORD: Robert Plant with Alison Krauss “Please Read the Letter” (2007)
  • 2008 RECORD/SONG: Amy Winehouse “Rehab” (2006)
  • 2007 RECORD/SONG: Dixie Chicks “Not Ready to Make Nice” (2006)
  • 2006 SONG: U2 “Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own” (2005)
  • 2006 RECORD: Green Day “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” (2004)
  • 2005 SONG: John Mayer “Daughters” (2004)
  • 2005 RECORD: Ray Charles with Norah Jones “Here We Go Again” (2004)
  • 2004 SONG: Luther Vandross “Dance with My Father” (2003)
  • 2004 RECORD: Coldplay “Clocks” (2002)
  • 2003 RECORD/SONG: Norah Jones “Don’t Know Why” (2002)
  • 2002 SONG: Alicia Keys “Fallin’” (2001)
  • 2002 RECORD: U2 “Walk On” (2001)
  • 2001 RECORD/SONG: U2 “Beautiful Day” (2000)
  • 2000 RECORD/SONG: Santana with Rob Thomas “Smooth” (1999)

  • 1999 RECORD/SONG: Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (1997)
  • 1998 RECORD/SONG: Shawn Colvin “Sunny Came Home” (1997)
  • 1997 RECORD/SONG: Eric Clapton “Change the World” (1996)
  • 1996 RECORD/SONG: Seal “Kiss from a Rose” (1994)
  • 1995 SONG: Bruce Springsteen “Streets of Philadelphia” (1994)
  • 1995 RECORD: Sheryl Crow “All I Wanna Do” (1994)
  • 1994 SONG: Peabo Bryson with Regina Belle “A Whole New World” (1992)
  • 1994 RECORD: Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” (1992)
  • 1993 RECORD/SONG: Eric Clapton “Tears in Heaven” (1992)
  • 1992 RECORD/SONG: Natalie Cole with Nat “King” Cole “Unforgettable” (1991)
  • 1991 SONG: Bette Midler “From a Distance” (1990)
  • 1991 RECORD: Phil Collins “Another Day in Paradise” (1989)
  • 1990 RECORD/SONG: Bette Midler “Wind Beneath My Wings” (1988)

  • 1989 RECORD/SONG: Bobby McFerrin “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” (1988)
  • 1988 SONG: Linda Ronstadt with James Ingram “Somewhere Out There” (1986)
  • 1988 RECORD: Paul Simon “Graceland” (1986)
  • 1987 SONG: Dionne Warwick & Friends “That's What Friends Are For” (1985)
  • 1987 RECORD: Steve Winwood “Higher Love” (1986)
  • 1986 RECORD/SONG: USA for Africa “We Are the World” (1985)
  • 1985 RECORD/SONG: Tina Turner “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” (1984)
  • 1984 SONG: The Police “Every Breath You Take” (1983)
  • 1984 RECORD: Michael Jackson “Beat It” (1983)
  • 1983 SONG: Willie Nelson “Always on My Mind” (1982)
  • 1983 RECORD: Toto “Rosanna” (1982)
  • 1982 RECORD/SONG: Kim Carnes “Bette Davis Eyes” (1981)
  • 1981 RECORD/SONG: Christopher Cross “Sailing” (1980)
  • 1980 RECORD/SONG: The Doobie Brothers “What a Fool Believes” (1978)

  • 1979 RECORD/SONG: Billy Joel “Just the Way You Are” (1977)
  • 1978 SONG (tie): Debby Boone “You Light Up My Life” (1977)
  • 1978 SONG (tie): Barbra Streisand “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)” (1976)
  • 1978 RECORD: Eagles “Hotel California” (1977)
  • 1977 SONG: Barry Manilow “I Write the Songs” (1975)
  • 1977 RECORD: George Benson “This Masquerade” (1976)
  • 1976 SONG: Judy Collins “Send in the Clowns” (1975)
  • 1976 RECORD: Captain & Tennille “Love Will Keep Us Together” (1975)
  • 1975 SONG: Barbra Streisand “The Way We Were” (1973)
  • 1975 RECORD: Olivia Newton-John “I Honestly Love You” (1974)
  • 1974 RECORD/SONG: Roberta Flack “Killing Me Softly with His Song” (1973)
  • 1973 RECORD/SONG: Roberta Flack “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” (1969)
  • 1972 SONG: Carole King/James Taylor “You’ve Got a Friend” (1971)
  • 1972 RECORD: Carole King “It’s Too Late” (1971)
  • 1971 RECORD/SONG: Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970)
  • 1970 SONG: Joe South “Games People Play” (1968)
  • 1970 RECORD: The Fifth Dimension “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” (1969)

  • 1969 SONG: Roger Miller “Little Green Apples” (1968)
  • 1969 RECORD: Simon & Garfunkel “Mrs. Robinson” (1968)
  • 1968 RECORD/SONG: The Fifth Dimension “Up, Up and Away” (1967)
  • 1967 SONG: The Beatles “Michelle” (1965)
  • 1967 RECORD: Frank Sinatra “Strangers in the Night” (1966)
  • 1966 SONG: Tony Bennett “The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme from The Sandpiper)” (1965)
  • 1966 RECORD: Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass “A Taste of Honey” (1965)
  • 1965 SONG: Louis Armstrong “Hello, Dolly!” (1964)
  • 1965 RECORD: Stan Getz with Joao Gilberto “The Girl from Ipanema” (1964)
  • 1964 RECORD/SONG: Henry Mancini “The Days of Wine and Roses” (1963)
  • 1963 SONG: Sammy Davis, Jr. “What Kind of Fool am I?” (1962)
  • 1963 RECORD: Tony Bennett “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (1962)
  • 1962 RECORD/SONG: Henry Mancini with Audrey Hepburn “Moon River” (1961)
  • 1961 SONG: Ferrante & Teicher “Theme from Exodus” (1960)
  • 1961 RECORD: Percy Faith “A Theme from A Summer Place” (1960)
  • 1960 SONG: Johnny Horton “The Battle of New Orleans” (1959)
  • 1960 RECORD: Bobby Darin “Mack the Knife” (1959)
  • 1959 RECORD/SONG: Domenico Modugno “Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blue)” (1958)

SONG/RECORD WINNERS RANKED:

This is the DMDB’s ranking of all songs which have won Grammys for Song or Record of the Year.

DMDB Top 1%:

1. The Police “Every Breath You Take” (1983)
2. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” (1992)
3. Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970)
4. Eagles “Hotel California” (1977)
5. Bobby Darin “Mack the Knife” (1959)
6. Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (2014)
7. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (1997)
8. Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (2010)
9. Gotye with Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” (2011)
10. Beyoncé “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (2008)

11. Michael Jackson “Beat It” (1983)
12. USA for Africa “We Are the World” (1985)
13. Coldplay “Viva La Vida” (2008)
14. Santana with Rob Thomas “Smooth” (1999)
15. Adele “Hello” (2015)
16. Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud” (2014)
17. Roberta Flack “Killing Me Softly with His Song” (1973)
18. Kim Carnes “Bette Davis Eyes” (1981)
19. Lorde “Royals” (2013)
20. Debby Boone “You Light Up My Life” (1977)

21. Tina Turner “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” (1984)
22. Willie Nelson “Always on My Mind” (1982)
23. Simon & Garfunkel “Mrs. Robinson” (1968)
24. Roberta Flack “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” (1969)
25. Daft Punk with Pharrell Williams “Get Lucky” (2013)
26. U2 “Beautiful Day” (2000)
27. Lady Antebellum “Need You Now” (2009)
28. Green Day “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” (2004)
29. Barbra Streisand “The Way We Were” (1973)
30. Johnny Horton “The Battle of New Orleans” (1959)

31. Alicia Keys “Fallin’” (2001)
32. Eric Clapton “Tears in Heaven” (1992)
33. Henry Mancini with Audrey Hepburn “Moon River” (1961)
34. The Fifth Dimension “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” (1969)
35. Amy Winehouse “Rehab” (2006)
36. Carole King “It’s Too Late” (1971)
37. Fun with Janelle Monáe “We Are Young” (2012)
38. Seal “Kiss from a Rose” (1994)
39. Billie Eilish “Bad Guy” (2019)
40. Phil Collins “Another Day in Paradise” (1989)

41. Captain & Tennille “Love Will Keep Us Together” (1975)
42. Dionne & Friends “That's What Friends Are For” (1985)
43. Olivia Newton-John “I Honestly Love You” (1974)
44. Domenico Modugno “Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blue)” (1958)
45. Coldplay “Clocks” (2002)
46. Sam Smith “Stay with Me” (2014)
47. Percy Faith “A Theme from A Summer Place” (1960)
48. Billy Joel “Just the Way You Are” (1977)
49. Sheryl Crow “All I Wanna Do” (1994)
50. Natalie Cole with Nat “King” Cole “Unforgettable” (1991)

51. Tony Bennett “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (1962)
52. Frank Sinatra “Strangers in the Night” (1966)
53. Louis Armstrong “Hello, Dolly!” (1964)
54. Kings of Leon “Use Somebody” (2008)
55. Bruce Springsteen “Streets of Philadelphia” (1994)
56. Stan Getz with Joao Gilberto “The Girl from Ipanema” (1964)
57. Miley Cyrus “Flowers” 58. The Doobie Brothers “What a Fool Believes” (1978)
59. Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like” (2016)
60. Bette Midler “Wind Beneath My Wings” (1988)

61. Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak as Silk Sonic “Leave the Door Open” (2021)
62. Peabo Bryson with Regina Belle “A Whole New World” (1992)
63. Bobby McFerrin “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” (1988)
64. James Taylor “You’ve Got a Friend” (1971)

DMDB Top 2%:

65. Christopher Cross “Sailing” (1980)
66. Toto “Rosanna” (1982)
67. Lizzo “About Damn Time” (2022)
68. The Beatles “Michelle” (1965)
69. Steve Winwood “Higher Love” (1986)
70. Childish Gambino “This Is America” (2018)

71. Eric Clapton “Change the World” (1996)
72. Norah Jones “Don’t Know Why” (2002)
73. Barbra Streisand “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)” (1976)
74. Shawn Colvin “Sunny Came Home” (1997)
75. Barry Manilow “I Write the Songs” (1975)
76. Bruno Mars “24K Magic” (2016)

DMDB Top 5%:

77. The Fifth Dimension “Up, Up and Away” (1967)
78. Dixie Chicks “Not Ready to Make Nice” (2006)
79. Billie Eilish “What Was I Made For?” (2023)
80. Judy Collins “Send in the Clowns” (1975)

81. Billie Eilish “Everything I Wanted” (2020)
82. Paul Simon “Graceland” (1986)
83. U2 “Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own” (2005)
84. Henry Mancini “The Days of Wine and Roses” (1963)
85. U2 “Walk On” (2001)
86. Bette Midler “From a Distance” (1990)
87. George Benson “This Masquerade” (1976)
88. Sammy Davis, Jr. “What Kind of Fool am I?” (1962)
89. Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us” (2024)

DMDB Top 10%:

90. Linda Ronstadt with James Ingram “Somewhere Out There” (1986)
91. Tony Bennett “The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme from The Sandpiper)” (1965)
92. Robert Plant with Alison Krauss “Please Read the Letter” (2007)
93. Ferrante & Teicher “Theme from Exodus” (1960)
94. John Mayer “Daughters” (2004)
95. Carole King “You’ve Got a Friend” (1971)
96. Roger Miller “Little Green Apples” (1968)
97. Joe South “Games People Play” (1968)
98. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass “A Taste of Honey” (1965)
99. Luther Vandross “Dance with My Father” (2003)

DMDB Top 20%:

100. Bonnie Raitt “Just Like That” (2022)

Beyond the DMDB Top 20%:

101. H.E.R. “I Can’t Breathe” (2020)
102. Ray Charles with Norah Jones “Here We Go Again” (2004)

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First posted 1/19/2012; last updated 2/3/2025.

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Saturday, November 2, 2024

Billboard Songs to Debut at #1 on the Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100:

#1 Debuts

Since the inception of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958, there have been only 50 songs to debut at the pinnacle. The first to do so was Michael Jackson’s “You Are Not Alone” in 1995. Below are the songs to start on top – first in chronological order and then in order by DMDB ranking.

See other chart-based lists here and specific Billboard lists here.

1. Michael Jackson “You Are Not Alone” (9/2/1995)
2. Mariah Carey “Fantasy” (9/30/95)
3. Whitney Houston “Exale (Shoop Shoop)” (11/25/1995)
4. Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men “One Sweet Day” (12/2/1995)
5. Puff Daddy with Faith Evans & 112 “I’ll Be Missing You” (6/14/1997)
6. Mariah Carey “Honey” (9/6/1997)
7. Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)” (10/11/1997)
8. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (2/28/1998)
9. Aerosmith “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (9/5/1998)
10. Lauryn Hill “Doo Wop (That Thing)” (10/3/1998)

11. Clay Aiken “This Is the Night” (6/28/2003)
12. Fantasia “I Believe” (7/3/2004)
13. Carrie Underwood “Inside Your Heaven” (7/2/2005)
14. Taylor Hicks “Do I Make You Proud” (7/1/2006)
15. Britney Spears “3” (10/24/2009)
16. Eminem “Not Afraid” (5/22/2010)
17. Ke$ha “We R Who We R” (11/13/2010)
18. Britney Spears “Hold It Against Me” (1/29/2011)
19. Lady Gaga “Born This Way” (2/19/2011)
20. Katy Perry “Part of Me” (3/3/2012)

21. Baauer “Harlem Shake” (3/2/2013)
22. Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” (9/6/2014)
23. Justin Bieber “What Do You Mean?” (9/19/2015)
24. Adele “Hello” (11/14/2015)
25. Zayn Malik “Pillowtalk” (2/20/2016)
26. Justin Timberlake “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (5/28/2016)
27. Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” (1/28/2017)
28. DJ Khaled with Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne “I’m the One” (5/20/2017)
29. Drake “God’s Plan” (2/3/2018)
30. Drake “Nice for What” (4/21/2018)

31. Childish Gambino “This Is America” (5/19/2018)
32. Ariana Grande “Thank U, Next” (11/17/2018)
33. Ariana Grande “7 Rings” (2/2/2019)
34. Jonas Brothers “Sucker” (3/1/2019)
35. Travis Scott “Highest in the Room” (10/19/2019)
36. Drake “Toosie Slide” (4/18/2020)
37. Travis Scott & Kid Cudi “The Scotts” (5/9/2020)
38. Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber “Stuck with U” (5/23/2020)
39. Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande “Rain on Me” (6/6/2020)
40. 6ix9nine & Nicki Minaj “Trollz” (6/27/2020)

41. Taylor Swift “Cardigan” (8/8/2020)
42. Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion “WAP” (8/22/2020)
43. BTS “Dynamite” (9/5/2020)
44. Travis Scott with Young Thug & M.I.A. “Franchise” (10/10/2020)
45. Ariana Grande “Positions” (11/7/2020)
46. BTS “Life Goes On” (12/5/2020)
47. Taylor Swift “Willow” (12/26/2020)
48. Olivia Rodrigo “Drivers License” (1/23/2021)
49. Drake “What’s Next” (3/20/2021)
50. Justin Bieber with Daniel Caesar & Giveon “Peaches” (4/3/2021)

51. Lil Nas X “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” (4/10/2021)
52. Polo G “Rapstar” (4/24/2021)
53. Olivia Rodrigo “Good 4 U” (5/29/2021)
54. BTS “Butter” (6/5/2021)
55. BTS “Permission to Dance” (7/24/2021)
56. Drake with Future & Young Thug “Way 2 Sexy” (9/18/2021)
57. Coldplay with BTS “My Universe” (10/9/2021)
58. Taylor Swift “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” (11/27/2021)
59. Harry Styles “As It Was” (4/16/2022)
60. Jack Harlow “First Class” (4/23/2022)

61. Future with Drake & Tems “Wait for U” (5/14/2022)
62. Drake with 21 Savage “Jimmy Cooks” (7/2/2022)
63. Nicki Minaj “Super Freaky Girl” (8/27/2022)
64. Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero” (11/5/2022)
65. Miley Cyrus “Flowers” (1/28/2023)
66. Jimin “Like Crazy” (4/8/2023)
67. Olivia Rodrigo “Vampire” (7/15/2023)
68. Jung Kook with Latton “Seven” (7/29/2023)
69. Oliver Anthony “Rich Men North of Richmond” (8/26/2023)
70. Zach Bryan & Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything” (9/9/2023)

71. Drake & SZA “Slime You Out” (9/30/2023)
72. Drake & J. Cole “First Person Shooter” (10/21/2023)
73. Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now?” (11/11/2023)
74. Ariana Grande “Yes, And?” (1/27/2024)
75. Megan Thee Stallion “Hiss” (2/10/2024)
76. Ariana Grande “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” (3/23/2024)
77. Future, Metro Boomin, & Kendrick Lamar “Like That” (4/6/2024)
78. Taylor Swift & Post Maone “Fortnight” (5/4/2024)
79. Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us” (5/18/2024)
80. Post Malone & Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help” (5/25/2024)

81. Morgan Wallen “Love Somebody” (11/2/2024)

The #1 Debuts Ranked

Debuting at #1 isn’t an automatic pass to classic status, however. Only fifteen of the songs have rated in the DMDB’s top 1% of songs, or roughly top 1000. See that list here). Here’s how they stack up:

DMDB Top 1%:

1. Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” (1/28/2017)
2. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (2/28/1998)
3. Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)” (10/11/1997)
4. Adele “Hello” (11/14/2015)
5. Aerosmith “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (9/5/1998)
6. Puff Daddy with Faith Evans & 112 “I’ll Be Missing You” (6/14/1997)
7. Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” (9/6/2014)
8. Drake “God’s Plan” (2/3/2018)
9. Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men “One Sweet Day” (12/2/1995)
10. Justin Timberlake “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (5/28/2016)

11. Harry Styles “As It Was” (4/16/2022)
12. Lauryn Hill “Doo Wop (That Thing)” (10/3/1998)
13. Justin Bieber “What Do You Mean?” (9/19/2015)
14. Ariana Grande “Thank U, Next” (11/17/2018)
15. Mariah Carey “Fantasy” (9/30/95)
16. Ariana Grande “7 Rings” (2/2/2019)
17. Lady Gaga “Born This Way” (2/19/2011)
18. Miley Cyrus “Flowers” (1/28/2023)
19. Olivia Rodrigo “Drivers License” (1/23/2021)
20. Olivia Rodrigo “Good 4 U” (5/29/2021)

21. Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion “WAP” (8/22/2020)

DMDB Top 2%:

22. Lil Nas X “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” (4/10/2021)
23. Drake “Nice for What” (4/21/2018)
24. Eminem “Not Afraid” (5/22/2010)
25. Childish Gambino “This Is America” (5/19/2018)
26. DJ Khaled with Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne “I’m the One” (5/20/2017)
27. BTS “Dynamite” (9/5/2020)
28. Jonas Brothers “Sucker” (3/1/2019)
29. Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero” (11/5/2022)
30. Justin Bieber with Daniel Caesar & Giveon “Peaches” (4/3/2021)

31. BTS “Butter” (6/5/2021)
32. Olivia Rodrigo “Vampire” (7/15/2023)
33. Post Malone & Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help” (5/25/2024)
34. Zach Bryan & Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything” (9/9/2023)
35. Jack Harlow “First Class” (4/23/2022)

DMDB Top 5%:

36. Zayn “Pillow Talk” (2/20/2016)
37. Taylor Swift & Post Maone “Fortnight” (5/4/2024)
38. Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us” (5/18/2024)
39. Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande “Rain on Me” (6/6/2020)
40. Ariana Grande “Positions” (11/7/2020)

41. Whitney Houston “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” (11/25/1995)
42. Taylor Swift “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” (11/27/2021)
43. Polo G “Rapstar” (4/24/2021)
44. Michael Jackson “You Are Not Alone” (9/2/1995)
45. Taylor Swift “Cardigan” (8/8/2020)
46. Future with Drake & Tems “Wait for U” (5/14/2022)
47. Baauer “Harlem Shake” (3/2/2013)
48. Travis Scott “Highest in the Room” (10/19/2019)
49. Katy Perry “Part of Me” (3/3/2012)
50. Drake “Toosie Slide” (4/18/2020)

51. Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber “Stuck with U” (5/23/2020)
52. Taylor Swift “Willow” (12/26/2020)
53. Coldplay with BTS “My Universe” (10/9/2021)
54. Mariah Carey “Honey” (9/6/1997)
55. Ke$ha “We R Who We R” (11/13/2010)

DMDB Top 10%:

56. Nicki Minaj “Super Freaky Girl” (8/27/2022)
57. Drake with 21 Savage “Jimmy Cooks” (7/2/2022)
58. Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now?” (11/11/2023)
59. Ariana Grande “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” (3/23/2024)
60. Ariana Grande “Yes, And?” (1/27/2024)

61. Drake with Future & Young Thug “Way 2 Sexy” (9/18/2021)
62. Future, Metro Boomin, & Kendrick Lamar “Like That” (4/6/2024)
63. Jung Kook with Latton “Seven” (7/29/2023)
64. Travis Scott & Kid Cudi “The Scotts” (5/9/2020)
65. Drake “What’s Next” (3/20/2021)
66. Britney Spears “3” (10/24/2009)
67. BTS “Life Goes On” (12/5/2020)
68. BTS “Permission to Dance” (7/24/2021)
69. 6ix9nine & Nicki Minaj “Trollz” (6/27/2020)
70. Carrie Underwood “Inside Your Heaven” (7/2/2005)

71. Taylor Hicks “Do I Make You Proud” (7/1/2006)
72. Fantasia “I Believe” (7/3/2004)
73. Britney Spears “Hold It Against Me” (1/29/2011)
74. Oliver Anthony “Rich Men North of Richmond” (8/26/2023)

DMDB Top 20%:

75. Megan Thee Stallion “Hiss” (2/10/2024)
76. Jimin “Like Crazy” (4/8/2023)
77. Drake & J. Cole “First Person Shooter” (10/21/2023)
78. Travis Scott with Young Thug & M.I.A. “Franchise” (10/10/2020)
79. Clay Aiken “This Is the Night” (6/28/2003)
80. Drake & SZA “Slime You Out” (9/30/2023)

Beyond the DMDB Top 20%:

81. Morgan Wallen “Love Somebody” (11/2/2024)

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First posted 3/4/2012; last updated 12/28/2024.

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Monday, March 11, 2024

The Top 50 Songs by Diane Warren

Diane Warren

Top 50 Songs

Songwriter Diane Warren was born September 7, 1956, in Van Nuys, California. Her first hit was “Solitaire,” a #7 hit for Laura Branigan in 1983. In the late ‘80s, she became the first songwriter in history to have seven hits – all by different artists – on the Billboard Hot 100. She has had 33 top-10 hits on the chart; nine went to #1. She is a Grammy, Emmy, Ivor Novello, and Golden Globe winner. She was nominated 14 times for Academy awards without a win before receiving an honorary Oscar in 2022.

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Awards:

Check out the Spotify playlist “The Best of Diane Warren, 1983-2003.”

Top 50 Songs

Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists, appearances on compilations and live albums by the featured act, and songs’ chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards.

DMDB Top 1%:

1. Aerosmith “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (1998)
2. Celine Dion “Because You Loved Me” (1996)
3. Toni Braxton “Un-Break My Heart” (1996)
4. LeAnn Rimes “How Do I Live” (1997)

DMDB Top 2%:

5. Starship “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” (1987)

DMDB Top 5%:

6. Bad English “When I See You Smile” (1989)
7. Chicago “Look Away” (1988)
8. Ace of Base “Don’t Turn Around” (1994)

DMDB Top 10%:

9. Cher “If I Could Turn Back Time” (1989)
10. Brandy “Have You Ever?” (1998)

11. Milli Vanilli “Blame It on the Rain” (1989)
12. Faith Hill “There You’ll Be” (2001)
13. LeAnn Rimes “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” (2000)
14. DeBarge “Rhythm of the Night” (1985)
15. Taylor Dayne “Love Will Lead You Back” (1990)
16. Michael Bolton “How Can We Be Lovers” (1990)
17. Trisha Yearwood “How Do I Live” (1997)
18. Joe Cocker “When the Night Comes” (1989)
19. Christina Aguilera “I Turn to You” (1999)
20. Michael Bolton with Kenny G “Missing You Now” (1992)

DMDB Top 20%:

21. Aretha Franklin & Elton John “Through the Storm” (1989)
22. Laura Branigan “Solitaire” (1983)
23. Belinda Carlisle “I Get Weak” (1988)
24. Celine Dion “If You Asked Me To” (1992)
25. Taylor Dayne “I’ll Be Your Shelter” (1990)
26. Michael Bolton “Time, Love & Tenderness” (1991)
27. Meat Loaf “I’d Lie for You and That’s the Truth” (1995)
28. Chicago “I Don’t Wanna Live Without Your Love” (1988)
29. Cher “Just Like Jesse James” (1989)
30. Expose “I’ll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me” (1993)

31. Cher “Save Up All Your Tears” (1991)
32. Michael Bolton “When I’m Back on My Feet Again” (1990)
33. Whitney Houston & Enrique Iglesias “Could I Have This Kiss Forever” (2000)
34. Cher “Love and Understanding” (1991)
35. Heart “Who Will You Run To?” (1987)
36. Gloria Estefan “Live for Loving You” (1991)
37. Kenny G with Peabo Bryson “By the Time This Night Is Over” (1993)
38. Heart “I Didn’t Want to Need You” (1990)
39. N Sync & Gloria Estefan “Music of My Heart” (1999)
40. Monica “For You I Will” (1997)

41. Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest “Set the Night to Music” (1991)
42. Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston “It Isn’t, It Wasn’t, It Ain’t Never Gonna Be” (1989)
43. Shanice “Saving Forever for You” (1992)
44. Mark Chesnutt “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (1998)
45. Michael Bolton “Completely” (1993)

Beyond the DMDB Top 20%:

46. Cheap Trick “Ghost Town” (1988)
47. Air Supply “Lonely Is the Night” (1986)
48. Aaliyah “The One I Gave My Heart To” (1997)
49. Kiss “Let’s Put the X in Sex” (1988)
50. Celine Dion “Love Can Move Mountains” (1992)

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First posted 10/30/2011; last updated 3/11/2024.

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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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