List of best-selling singles by country

The following is a list of best-selling singles by country. Depends on the measurement, record sales of songs are taken by estimations or certifications.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
LP records on display

Sheet music dominated the early stage of music publishing industry with many individual titles selling millions of "copies".[1] Before the start of the "album era" in the mid-1960s, the singles format dominated the recording industry in a number of countries, and once again during the ongoing streaming era in the early late-2000s.

Argentina
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1979 ABBA "Chiquitita" 700,000[2] Claimed sales
Rosamel Araya "Quemame Los Ojos" 600,000[3] Claimed sales
1973 Formula V "Eva Maria" 450,000[4] Claimed sales
1964 Leonardo Favio "Fuiste Mia Un Verano" 450,000[5] Claimed sales
1978 Daniel Magal "Cara De Gitana" 400,000[5] Claimed sales
1961 Antonio Prieto "La Novia" 300,000[6] Claimed sales
1966 Yaco Monti "Siempre te Recordare" 140,000[7] Claimed sales
1979 Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" 125,000[8] Claimed sales
1978 Los Campeones "Vamos, Vamos Argentina" 120,000[9] Claimed sales
1977 Bonnie Tyler "It's a Heartache" 100,000[10] Claimed sales

Australia
Further information: List of highest-certified singles in Australia

Austria
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1997 Elton John "Candle in the Wind 1997" 300,000 Certification[11]
2019 Tones and I "Dance Monkey" 210,000‡ Certification[11]
1999 Anton & DJ Ötzi "Anton aus Tirol" 150,000 Certification[11]
2021 Ed Sheeran "Bad Habits" 150,000‡ Certification[11]
2020 Glass Animals "Heat Waves" 150,000‡ Certification[11]
2019 Apache 207 "Roller" 120,000‡ Certification[11]
2019 Billie Eilish "Bad Guy" 120,000‡ Certification[11]
2013 Helen Fischer "Atemlos durch die Nacht" 120,000‡ Certification[11]

Belgium
Main article: List of best-selling singles in Belgium

Brazil
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1982 Dalto "Muito Estranho" 1,000,000[12] Claimed sales
2000 É o Tchan! "Gera Samba" 1,000,000[13] Claimed sales
1989 Kaoma "Lambada" 700,000[14] Claimed sales
1987 Roberta Miranda "Eterno chorar" 600,000[15] Claimed sales
1973 Junior "Perdoname" 500,000[16] Claimed sales
1980 Nikka Costa "Out Here on My Own" 500,000[17][18] Claimed sales
1986 Fábio Jr. "Sem Limites Pra Sonhar" 450,000[15] Claimed sales
1980 ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" 300,000[19] Claimed sales
Highest certified singles in Brazil‡ (as of 2023)
Year Artist Title Certified sales
2017 Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee "Despacito" 1,500,000[20]
2020 Israel & Rodolffo "Batom de Cereja" 800,000[21]

Canada
For a more comprehensive list, see List of best-selling singles in Canada.

Chile
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1963 Luis Dimas "Me recordarás" 100,000[22] Claimed sales
1963 Luis Dimas "Caprichito" 100,000[22] Claimed sales
1962 Los Ramblers "El rock del Mundial" 80,000[23] Claimed sales
1979 ABBA "Chiquitita" 75,000[24] Claimed sales
2001 Carlos Vives "La gota fría" 25,000[25] Platinum certification
2001 Chocolate "Mayonesa" 21,000[26] Claimed sales

Colombia
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1979 Darío Gómez "Ángel Perdido" 600,000[27][28] Claimed sales
1993 Los del Río "Macarena" 500,000[29] Claimed sales
1989 Kaoma "Lambada" 500,000[29] Claimed sales
1994 Margarita Rosa de Francisco "Gaviota" 500,000[30] Claimed sales
1983 Calixto Ochoa "El Africano" 250,000[31] Claimed sales
1981 José Luis Perales "¿Y cómo es él?" 200,000[31] Claimed sales

Cuba

According to some estimates, "Miénteme" (1954) by Olga Guillot sold one million copies in Cuba,[32] although figures lack of reliability.

Denmark
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1970 Mungo Jerry "In the Summertime" 55,000[33] Claimed sales
1961 Anita Lindblom "San't Ar Livet" 50,000[34] Claimed sales
1966 Rocking Ghosts "Oh What a Kiss" 50,000[35] Claimed sales
1967 The Beatles "Hello, Goodbye" 50,000[36] Claimed sales
1978 Lone Kellermann "Luigi" 35,000[37] Claimed sales
Highest certified singles in Denmark‡
Year Artist Title Certified sales
2017 Ed Sheeran "Shape of You" 630,000[38]
2017 Ed Sheeran "Perfect" 540,000[39]
2014 Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud" 540,000[40]
2017 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber "Despacito" 540,000[41]
2015 Lukas Graham "7 Years" 540,000[42]
2013 John Legend "All Of Me" 450,000[43]
2015 Justin Bieber "Love Yourself" 450,000[44]
1994 Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You" 450,000[45]
2019 The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" 450,000[46]
2021 Tobias Rahim ft. Andreas Odbjerg "Stor Mand" 450,000[47]
2016 Volbeat "For Evigt" 450,000[48]
1985 Wham! "Last Christmas" 450,000[49]

Ecuador
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1979 ABBA "Chiquitita" 75,000[24] Claimed sales

Egypt
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1964 Umm Kulthum "Inta Omri" 300,000[50] Claimed sales
1966 Umm Kulthum "Al-Atlal" 200,000[50] Claimed sales

El Salvador
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1979 ABBA "Chiquitita" 65,000[24] Claimed sales

Finland
For a more comprehensive list, see List of best-selling singles in Finland.

France
For a more comprehensive list, see List of best-selling singles in France.

Germany
For a more comprehensive list, see List of best-selling singles in Germany.

Ghana
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1998 Reggie Rockstone "Plan Ben? (What Plan?)" 50,000[51] Claimed sales

Greece
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1988 Christos Dantis "Belly Dance" 100,000[52] Claimed sales
1969 Dionysis Savvopoulos "Dirlada" 60,000[53] Claimed sales

India
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
2010 Shakira "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" 300,000 Claimed sales[54]

Ireland
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
2021 Olivia Rodrigo "Drivers License" 111,000‡[55] OCC report 2021
1995 Bill Whelan "Riverdance" 90,000[56] Claimed sales
2017 Dua Lipa "IDGAF" 84,500‡[57] OCC report 2018
2022 Harry Styles "As It Was" 78,000‡[58] OCC report 2022
1978 Boney M "Rivers of Babylon" 54,000[59] Claimed sales
1979 ABBA "Chiquitita" 50,000[60] Claimed sales
1976 ABBA "Dancing Queen" 50,000[60] Claimed sales
1976 ABBA "Fernando" 50,000[60] Claimed sales
1975 ABBA "Waterloo" 50,000[60] Claimed sales
Highest selling singles according to IRMA up to 2012[61]
Ranking Year Artist Title
1 1997 Elton John "Candle in the Wind 1997"
2 1995 Bill Whelan "Riverdance"
3 2002 Six "There's a Whole Lot of Loving"
4 2010 Matt Cardle "When We Collide"
5 2000 Mark McCabe "Maniac 2000"
6 2006 Eiffel 65 "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
7 2002 Enrique Iglesias "Hero"
8 2006 Mundy & Sharon Shannon "Galway Girl"
9 2009 Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling"
10 2001 Westlife "Uptown Girl"
11 2002 Eminem "Lose Yourself"
12 2000 Shaggy "It Wasn't Me"
13 1998 Celine Dion "My Heart Will Go On"
14 2008 Alexandra Burke "Hallelujah"
15 1996 Richie Kavanagh "Aon Focal Eile"
16 2000 Eminem "Stan"
17 2004 Band Aid 20 "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
18 2002 Las Ketchup "Aserejé"
19 1998 Goo Goo Dolls "Iris"
20 2001 Shaggy "Angel"

Italy
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1980 Pino D'Angiò "Ma quale idea/Lezione d'amore" 2,500,000[62] Claimed sales
1964 Bobby Solo "Una lacrima sul viso" 1,700,000[63] Claimed sales
1969 Mario Tessuto "Lisa dagli occhi blu" 1,500,000[64] Claimed sales
1973 Patty Pravo "Pazza idea" 1,500,000[65] Claimed sales
1958 Domenico Modugno "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (aka "Volare") 1,000,000[66] Claimed sales
1961 Adriano Celentano "24.000 baci" 1,000,000[67] Claimed sales
1968 Adriano Celentano "La Coppia Piu' Bella Del Mondo" 1,000,000[68] Claimed sales
1967 Albano Carrisi "Nel Sole" 1,000,000[69] Claimed sales
1964 Gianni Morandi "In ginocchio da te" 1,000,000[69] Claimed sales
1970 Gianni Morandi "Scende la pioggia" 1,000,000[69] Claimed sales
1977 Grace Jones "La Vie en rose" 1,000,000[70] Claimed sales
1968 Patty Pravo "La bambola" 1,000,000[71] Claimed sales
1964 Paul Anka "Ogni volta" 1,000,000[72] Claimed sales
1966 Caterina Caselli "Nessuno mi può giudicare" 1,000,000[73] Gold certification
1967 Little Tony "Cuore matto" 1,000,000[74] Claimed sales
1977 Umberto Tozzi "Ti amo" 1,000,000[75] Claimed sales
1964 Gigliola Cinquetti "Non Ho L'Eta" 850,000[63] Claimed sales
1976 Main theme song "Sandokan" 800,000[76] Claimed sales
1966 The Rokes "Piangi Con Me" 800,000[77] Claimed sales
1965 Nini Rosso "Il Silenzio" 750,000[78] Claimed sales
1966 Adriano Celentano "Pregheró" 700,000[68] Claimed sales
1970 Gianni Morandi "Belinda" 700,000[79] Claimed sales
1967 Gianni Morandi "Un Mondo D'Amore" 700,000[79] Claimed sales
1968 Patty Pravo "Gli occhi dell'amore/Sentimento" 700,000[80] Claimed sales
1981 Ricchi e Poveri "Sarà perché ti amo" 700,000[81] Claimed sales
1980 Riccardo Fogli "Malincolia" 650,000[82] Claimed sales
1966 Adriano Celentano "Stai lontana da me" 600,000[68] Claimed sales
1967 Rocky Roberts "Stasera Mi Butto" 600,000[83] Claimed sales
1960 Nico Fidenco "Un Granello Di Sabbai" 500,000[84] Claimed sales
  • Additional information: According to a 1969 report from SEDRIM, then Italian mechanical rights society, Italy was a singles-market with songs accounting 85.8 percent of total record sales in the country. A "top hit" single in Italy at that time was grouped between 500,000 and 700,000 copies.[85]
Highest certified singles in Italy‡ (as of 2023)
Year Artist Title Certifications Certified sales[86]
2017 Ed Sheeran "Shape of You" Diamond[86] 500,000‡
2017 Luis Fonsi "Despacito" Diamond[86] 500,000‡
2015 Baby K feat. Giusy Ferreri "Roma-Bangkok" Diamond[86] 500,000‡

Jamaica

"Legalize It" is "one of Jamaica's top-selling singles".[87]

Japan
For a more comprehensive list, see List of best-selling singles in Japan.

Lebanon
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1960 Bob Azzam "Ya Mustafa" 40,000[88] Claimed sales
1958 Dalida "Histoire d'un amour" 23,000[88] Claimed sales
1959 Dalida "Luna Caprese" 17,000[88] Claimed sales
1959 Domenico Modugno "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" 12,000[88] Claimed sales
1957 Paul Anka "Diana" 8,000[88] Claimed sales
1958 Domenico Modugno "Volare" 7,000[88] Claimed sales
1966 Nicole Croisille & Pierre Barouh "Un homme et une femme" 5,000[89] Claimed sales
1959 Fred Buscaglione "Guarda Che Luna" 4,000[88] Claimed sales

Malta

"Taxi Mary" by Fredu Abela (il-Bamboċċu) is considered to be Malta's highest selling record/single of all time.[90]

Mexico
Main article: List of best-selling singles in Mexico

Netherlands
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1997 Elton John "Candle in the Wind 1997" 600,000[91] Claimed sales
1977 The Smurfs music "The Smurfs Song" 300,000[92] Claimed sales
1978 Boney M "Rivers of Babylon" 300,000[93] Claimed sales
1977 Boney M "Ma Baker" 250,000[94] Claimed sales
1994 Marco Borsato "Dremen Zijn Bedrog" 250,000[95] Claimed sales
1958 Schriebl & Hupperts "Schnee-Walzer" 250,000[96] Claimed sales
1978 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John "You're the One That I Want" 200,000[97] Claimed sales
1965 Nini Rosso "Il Silenzio" 200,000[98] Claimed sales
1990 Sinéad O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U" 170,000[99] Claimed sales
1977 Eddy Ouwens "I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead)" 160,000[100] Claimed sales
1976 ABBA "Dancing Queen" 150,000[101] Claimed sales
1970 D.C. Lewis "Mijn Gebed" 135,000[102] Claimed sales
1969 Percy Sledge "My Special Prayer" 130,000[103] Claimed sales
1968 Barry Ryan "Eloise" 100,000[103] Claimed sales
1976 Dillinger "Cokane in My Brain" 100,000[104] Claimed sales
1977 Donna Summer "I Feel Love" 100,000[100] Claimed sales
1970 Gilbert O'Sullivan "Nothing Rhymed" 100,000[105] Claimed sales
1968 Heintje "Ich bau' Dir ein Schloß" 100,000[106] Claimed sales
1967 Heintje "Mamma" 100,000[106] Claimed sales
1976 Julie Covington "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" 100,000[107] Claimed sales
1966 The Monkees "I'm a Believer" 100,000[108] Claimed sales
1972 Mouth and MacNeal "Hello-A" 100,000[109] Claimed sales
1978 Patrick Hernandez "Born to Be Alive" 100,000[110] Claimed sales
1970 Peter Maffay "Du" 100,000[105] Claimed sales
1967 Procol Harum "A Whiter Shade of Pale" 100,000 [111] Claimed sales
1967 The Beatles "Hello, Goodbye" 100,000[112] Claimed sales
1968 The Beatles "Hey Jude" 100,000[106] Claimed sales
1969 Wilma "80 Rode Rozen" 100,000[113] Claimed sales
Certifications
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1997 Elton John "Candle in the Wind 1997" 450,000[114] Certification (6× Platinum)
2019 Kris Kross Amsterdam with Maan, Tabitha featuring Bizzey "Hij Is van mij" 320,000[114] Certification (4× Platinum)‡
2019 Kris Kross Amsterdam with Kraantje Pappie and Tabitha "Moment" 320,000[114] Certification (4× Platinum)‡
2021 Kris Kross Amsterdam with Antoon and Sigourney K "Vluchtstrook" 320,000[114] Certification (4× Platinum)‡
2018 Frenna & Lil' Klein "Verleden tijd" 320,000[114] Certification (4× Platinum)‡
2019 Emma Heesters and Rolf Sanchez "Pa Olvidarte" 240,000[114] Certification (3× Platinum)‡
2019 Lil Nas X "Old Town Road" 240,000[114] Certification (3× Platinum)‡
1994 Marco Borsato "Dromen Zijn Bedrog" 225,000[114] Certification (3× Platinum)
2015 Kenny B "Parijs" 210,000[114] Certification (6× Platinum)‡
2015 Mike Posner "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" 180,000[114] Certification (6× Platinum)‡
2020 Kris Kross Amsterdam with Tino Martin and Emma Heesters "Loop niet weg" 160,000[114] Certification (2× Platinum)‡

New Zealand
Year Artist Title Certifications Sales Origin
2017 Ed Sheeran "Shape of You" 10× Platinum[115] 330,000‡ Certifications
2019 L.A.B. "In the Air" 10× Platinum[116] 300,000‡ Certifications
2017 Ed Sheeran "Perfect" 10× Platinum[115] 300,000‡ Certifications
1977 Fleetwood Mac "Dreams" 10× Platinum[115] 300,000‡ Certifications
2018 Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved" 8× Platinum[117] 240,000‡ Certifications
1977 Eagles "Hotel California" 7× Platinum[118] 210,000‡ Certifications
2020 Glass Animals "Heat Waves" 7× Platinum[118] 210,000‡ Certifications
2014 J Cole "No Role Modelz" 6× Platinum[118] 210,000‡ Certifications
2018 L.A.B. "Controller" 7× Platinum[118] 210,000‡ Certifications
2003 The Killers "Mr. Brightside" 7× Platinum[119] 210,000‡ Certifications
2018 Post Malone & Swae Lee "Sunflower" 7× Platinum[120] 210,000‡ Certifications
2020 Dua Lipa "Levitating" 6× Platinum[118] 180,000‡ Certifications
1976 Fleetwood Mac "Go Your Own Way" 6× Platinum[118] 180,000‡ Certifications
1981 Journey "Don't Stop Believin'" 6× Platinum[118] 180,000‡ Certifications
2008 Kings of Leon "Sex on Fire" 6× Platinum[118] 180,000‡ Certifications
2009 Miley Cyrus "Party in the U.S.A." 6× Platinum[118] 180,000‡ Certifications
2016 The Weeknd "Starboy" 6× Platinum[118] 180,000‡ Certifications
2013 Vance Joy "Riptide" 6× Platinum[118] 180,000‡ Certifications
2015 Chris Stapleton "Tennessee Whiskey" 5× Platinum[118] 150,000‡ Certifications
1971 Creedence Clearwater Revival "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" 5× Platinum[118] 150,000‡ Certifications
2021 Ed Sheeran "Bad Habits" 5× Platinum[118] 150,000‡ Certifications
2021 Elton John and Dua Lipa "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" 5× Platinum[118] 150,000‡ Certifications
2002 Eminem "Without Me" 5× Platinum[118] 150,000‡ Certifications
2012 Frank Ocean "Lost" 5× Platinum[118] 150,000‡ Certifications
2015 J. Cole "Wet Dreamz" 5× Platinum[118] 150,000‡ Certifications
2021 Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber "Stay" 5× Platinum[118] 150,000‡ Certifications
2019 The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" 5× Platinum[121] 150,000‡ Certifications
2019 Tones and I "Dance Monkey" 5× Platinum[122] 150,000‡ Certifications

Nigeria
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1976 Prince Nico Mbarga "Sweet Mother" 500,000[123] Claimed sales
1969 Sonny Okosun "Joromi" 100,000[124] Claimed sales
1976 Sonny Okosun "Help" 100,000[124] Claimed sales

Norway
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1977 Baccara "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" 300,000[125] Claimed sales
1964 Jim Reeves "I Love You Because" 100,000[126] Claimed sales (Diamond certification)
1968 Anna-Lena Löfgren "Lyckliga Gatan" 75,000[127] Claimed sales
Highest certified singles in Norway (as of 2023)
Year Artist Title Certified sales Amount
2017 Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber "Despacito" 720,000‡ 12× Platinum[128]
2013 Miley Cyrus "Wrecking Ball" 660,000‡ 11× Platinum[129]
2018 Ava Max "Sweet but Psycho" 540,000‡ 11× Platinum[130]
2013 Katy Perry "Roar" 480,000‡ 8× Platinum[131]
2009 Lady Gaga "Bad Romance" 480,000‡ 8× Platinum[131]
2018 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper "Shallow" 480,000‡ 8× Platinum[131]
2019 The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" 480,000‡ 8× Platinum[132]
2015 Alan Walker "Faded" 440,000‡ 11× Platinum[133]
2017 Kygo & Selena Gomez "It Ain't Me" 420,000‡ 7× Platinum[134]
2013 Miley Cyrus "We Can't Stop" 420,000‡ 7× Platinum[129]
2018 Dean Lewis "Be Alright" 360,000‡ 6× Platinum[135]
2016 Freddy Kalas "Jovial" 320,000‡ 8× Platinum[136]
2017 Astrid S "Think Before I Talk" 300,000‡ 5× Platinum[136]
2017 Hkeem & Temur "Fy Faen" 300,000‡ 5× Platinum[137]
2015 Justin Bieber "Love Yourself" 300,000‡ 5× Platinum[138]
2015 Justin Bieber "Sorry" 300,000‡ 5× Platinum[138]
2013 Katy Perry "Dark Horse" 300,000‡ 5× Platinum[131]
2015 Marcus & Martinus "Elektrisk" 300,000‡ 5× Platinum[139]
2012 Loreen "Euphoria" 110,000 11× Platinum[140]

Additional information: Until 1965, the average of copies sold of singles in Norway, with a population of 3.5 million, was between 1,500 and 2,000 copies. In comparison, "I Love You Because" of Jim Reeves sold up that point 100,000 copies, which was considered a "tremendous amount" and became the highest-selling record in the country.[126]

Philippines
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1978 Freddie Aguilar "Anak" 400,000[141] Claimed sales
1976 Donna Summer "Could It Be Magic/ Come With Me" 120,000[142] Claimed sales
1979 The Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight" 100,000[143] Claimed sales
1976 Donna Summer "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It/ Wasted" 60,000[142] Claimed sales

Poland
Highest certified singles in Poland‡ (as of 2023)
Year Artist Title Certified sales
2017 Ed Sheeran "Shape of You" 1,250,000[144]
2017 Ed Sheeran "Perfect" 1,000,000[144]
2019 Tones and I "Dance Monkey" 1,000,000[144]

Portugal
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1977 Paulo Alexandre "Verde Vinho" 200,000[145] Claimed sales
1985 USA for Africa "We Are the World" 200,000[146] Claimed sales
1984 Stevie Wonder "I Just Called to Say I Love You" 170,000[147] Claimed sales
2000 Coldplay "Yellow" 120,000[148] Certification‡
1975 ABBA "Fernando" 80,000[149] Claimed sales
1989 Kaoma "Lambada" 80,000[150] Certification
2012 The Neighbourhood "Sweater Weather" 80,000[151] Certification‡
1983 The Police "Every Breath You Take" 80,000[152] Certification‡

Russia

By September 2000, "Solo" by Alsou was considered to be the best-selling single ever in Russia. It sold at least 60,000 units in four weeks.[153]

South Africa
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1995 Arthur Mafokate "Kaffir" 300,000[154] Claimed sales
1967 Anita Harris "Just Loving You" 200,000[155] Claimed sales
1962 Jeremy Taylor "Ag Pleez Deddy" 140,000[156] Claimed sales
1971 Creedence Clearwater Revival "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" 100,000[157] Claimed sales
1939 Solomon Linda "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (aka "Mbube") 100,000[158] Claimed sales

South Korea
For a more comprehensive list, see List of best-selling singles in South Korea.

Spain
For a more comprehensive list, see List of best-selling singles in Spain.

Sweden
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1973 ABBA "Ring Ring" 175,000[159] Claimed sales
1958 Little Gerhard "Buona Sera" 158,000[160] Claimed sales
1977 ABBA "The Name of the Game" 140,000[161] Claimed sales
2002 Las Ketchup "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" 130,000[162] Claimed sales
1968 Anna-Lena Löfgren "Lyckliga Gatan" 125,000[127] Claimed sales
1976 Barbi Benton "Ain't That Just The Way" 115,000[163] Claimed sales
1962 Anna-Lena Löfgren "Regniga natt" 100,000[164] Claimed sales
1977 Baccara "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" 100,000[165] Claimed sales
1978 Jan Lindblad "Shenandoah" 100,000[166] Claimed sales
1970 Mungo Jerry "In the Summertime" 100,000[167] Claimed sales
Highest certified singles in Sweden‡ (as of 2023)
Year Artist Title Certified sales Amount
2013 Avicii "Wake Me Up" 520,000 13× Platinum[168]
2015 Alan Walker "Faded" 520,000 13× Platinum[169]
2017 Luis Fonsi "Despacito (remix)" 440,000 8× Platinum[170]
2010 Shakira ft. Freshlyground "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" 420,000 9× Platinum + 3× Platinum (ringtone)[171]
2015 Zara Larsson "Lush Life" 400,000 10× Platinum[172]
2017 Ed Sheeran "Shape of You" 360,000 9× Platinum[173]
2013 Hozier "Take Me to Church" 360,000 9× Platinum[174]
2015 Ellie Goulding "Love Me like You Do" 360,000 9× Platinum[175]
2015 Justin Bieber "Love Yourself" 360,000 9× Platinum[176]
2012 Loreen "Euphoria" 360,000 9× Platinum[177]
2013 John Legend "All of Me" 330,000 11× Platinum[178]
2011 Avicii "Levels" 320,000 11× Platinum[179]
2015 Mike Posner "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" 320,000 11× Platinum[180]

Switzerland
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
Kilby & Caroline "Lach Mit" 265,000[181] Claimed sales
1970 Die Minstrels "Gruezi Wohl, Frau Stirnimaa" 200,000[182] Claimed sales
1978 Boney M "Rivers of Babylon" 128,000[183] Claimed sales
Highest certified singles in Switzerland
Year Artist Title Certified sales Amount
1997 Elton John "Candle in the Wind 1997" 450,000 9× Platinum[184]
2017 Ed Sheeran "Shape of You" 180,000‡ 9× Platinum[185]
2008 Michel Teló "Ai se eu te pego!" 180,000‡ 6× Platinum[186]
2015 Alan Walker "Faded" 150,000‡ 5× Platinum[187]
2016 Rag'n'Bone Man "Human" 150,000‡ 5× Platinum [188]
2017 Camila Cabello "Havana" 140,000‡ 7× Platinum[189]
2021 Farruko "Pepas" 120,000‡ 6× Platinum[190]
2017 Lo & Leduc "079" 120,000‡ 6× Platinum[191]
2017 Ed Sheeran "Perfect" 120,000‡ 6× Platinum[185]
2011 DJ Antoine "Ma Chérie" 120,000 4× Platinum[192]
2002 Las Ketchup "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" 120,000 3× Platinum[189]
1996 Andrea Bocelli "Time to Say Goodbye" 100,000 2× Platinum[193]
1997 Celine Dion "My Heart Will Go On" 100,000 2× Platinum[194]
1998 Eiffel 65 "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" 100,000 2× Platinum[195]
1999 Lou Bega "Mambo No. 5" 100,000 2× Platinum[196]
1997 Puff Daddy "I'll Be Missing You" 100,000 2× Platinum[197]
1994 Züri West "Ich schänke dr mis Härz" 100,000 2× Platinum[198]

United Kingdom
For a more comprehensive list, see List of best-selling singles in the United Kingdom.

United States
For a more comprehensive list, see List of best-selling singles in the United States.

Latin
For a more comprehensive list, see List of best-selling Latin singles in the United States.

USSR
Year Artist Title Sales
1982 Alla Pugacheva Maestro 2,600,000[199]
1982 Vladimir Vysotsky Yak The Fighter Plane 1,800,000[199]

Yugoslavia
Year Artist Title Sales Origin
1983 Danijel Popović "Julie" 800,000[200] Claimed sales
1971 Mišo Kovač "Proplakat će zora" 500,000[201] Claimed sales
1970 Meho Puzić "O majko majko" 400,000[202] Claimed sales
1974 Danilo Živković "Yugoslavia" 300,000[203] Claimed sales
1970 Silvana Armenulić "Šta će mi život" 300,000[202] Claimed sales
1968 Tom Jones "Delilah" 200,000[204] Claimed sales
1980 Zdravko Čolić "Comrade Tito, We Take An Oath" 150,000[203] Claimed sales
1970 Tereza Kesovija "Nono, moj dobri Nono" 120,000[202] Claimed sales
1974 ABBA "Waterloo" 100,000[205] Claimed sales

See also

Notes
  • ‡Certification include on-demand audio and video streams and track sale equivalent

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