Best selling artists, albums and singles of all-time

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Tracks Ranking – Raw sales – Physical singles

This list is about physical single sales only. If a single has been released several times, all the sales coming from all the releases are added. The figures given here are units sold.

Please keep in mind that some artists are missing, because their analysis has not been done yet. The complete list is available here. All figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles.

1. 1997 – Elton John for The Diana Foundation – Candle in the Wind [Orphan] – 29,730,000
2. 1992 – Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You [The Bodyguard] – 10,560,000
3. 1978 – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – You’re the One That I Want [Grease] – 10,400,000
4. 1968 – The Beatles – Hey Jude [Orphan] – 8,200,000
5. 1991 – Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It for You [Waking Up the Neighbours / Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves] – 7,960,000
6. 1963 – The Beatles – I Want to Hold Your Hand [Meet The Beatles!] – 7,800,000
7. 1984 – Stevie Wonder – I Just Called to Say I Love You [The Woman in Red] – 7,400,000
8. 1970 – George Harrison – My Sweet Lord [All Things Must Pass] – 7,030,000
9. 1998 – Cher – Believe [Believe] – 7,020,000
10. 1997 – Céline Dion – My Heart Will Go On [Titanic / Let’s Talk About Love] – 6,910,000
11. 1977 – Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive [Saturday Night Fever] – 6,470,000
12. 1984 – George Michael – Careless Whisper [Make It Big] – 6,290,000
13. 1980 – Barbra Streisand – Woman in Love [Guilty] – 6,260,000
14. 1978 – Rod Stewart – Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? [Blondes Have More Fun] – 6,250,000
15. 1983 – Irene Cara – Flashdance… What a Feeling [Flashdance / What a Feelin’] – 6,240,000
16. 1975 – Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody [A Night at the Opera] – 6,180,000
17. 1979 – Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) [The Wall] – 5,750,000
18. 1978 – Bee Gees – Too Much Heaven [Spirits Having Flown] – 5,640,000
19. 1977 – Bee Gees – Night Fever [Saturday Night Fever] – 5,520,000
20. 1983 – David Bowie – Let’s Dance [Let’s Dance] – 5,500,000
21. 1960 – Elvis Presley – It’s Now Or Never [Orphan] – 5,420,000
22. 1963 – The Beatles – She Loves You [Orphan] – 5,400,000
23. 1956 – Elvis Presley – Don’t Be Cruel [Orphan] – 5,390,000
24. 1976 – ABBA – Dancing Queen [Arrival] – 5,350,000
25. 1998 – Britney Spears – …Baby One More Time […Baby One More Time] – 5,330,000
26. 1969 – The Beatles – Get Back [Let It Be] – 5,300,000
27. 1980 – Queen – Another One Bites the Dust [The Game] – 5,270,000
28. 1965 – The Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction [Out Of Our Heads] – 5,200,000
29. 1977 – Queen – We Are the Champions [News of the World] – 5,190,000
30. 1979 – Bee Gees – Tragedy [Spirits Having Flown] – 5,050,000
30. 1996 – Spice Girls – Wannabe [Spice] – 5,050,000
32. 1984 – Wham! – Last Christmas [Music from the Edge of Heaven] – 4,980,000
33. 1964 – The Beatles – I Feel Fine [Beatles ’65] – 4,900,000
33. 1978 – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – Summer Nights [Grease] – 4,900,000
35. 1977 – Bee Gees – How Deep Is Your Love [Saturday Night Fever] – 4,890,000
36. 1982 – Michael Jackson – Billie Jean [Thriller] – 4,870,000
37. 1971 – John Lennon – Imagine [Imagine] – 4,840,000
38. 1970 – The Beatles – Let It Be [Let It Be] – 4,750,000
39. 1982 – Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder – Ebony And Ivory [Tug Of War] – 4,740,000
40. 1983 – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – Say Say Say [Pipes of Peace] – 4,570,000
41. 1960 – Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight? [Orphan] – 4,450,000
42. 1975 – Elton John & Kiki Dee – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart [Rock of the Westies] – 4,420,000
43. 1982 – Michael Jackson – Beat It [Thriller] – 4,410,000
44. 1965 – The Beatles – Help! [Help!] – 4,400,000
45. 1984 – Madonna – Like A Virgin [Like A Virgin] – 4,360,000
46. 1964 – The Beatles – Can’t Buy Me Love [A Hard Day’s Night] – 4,300,000
46. 1967 – The Beatles – Hello, Goodbye [Magical Mystery Tour] – 4,300,000
48. 1977 – Wings – Mull of Kintyre [Orphan] – 4,250,000
49. 1970 – Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water [Bridge over Troubled Water] – 4,160,000
50. 1993 – Meat Loaf ft. Lorraine Crosby – I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) [Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell] – 4,110,000