Tracks Ranking – CSPC – Overall sales

This list is about the most successful songs of all time (understand “which have generated the most sales”). The figures are given in EAS (equivalent album sales).

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 – Céline Dion – My Heart Will Go On [Titanic / Let’s Talk About Love] – 62,750,000
2. 1976 – Eagles – Hotel California [Hotel California] – 51,840,000
3. 1982 – Michael Jackson – Billie Jean [Thriller] – 41,890,000
4. 1992 – Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You [The Bodyguard] – 33,620,000
5. 1983 – The Police – Every Breath You Take [Synchronicity] – 32,690,000
6. 1975 – Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody [A Night at the Opera] – 32,240,000
7. 1977 – Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive [Saturday Night Fever] – 31,660,000
8. 1964 – Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence [Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. / Sounds of Silence] – 28,800,000
9. 1961 – Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling in Love [Blue Hawaii] – 27,580,000
10. 1981 – Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’ [Escape] – 27,230,000
11. 1982 – Michael Jackson – Beat It [Thriller] – 27,160,000
12. 1971 – Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven [Led Zeppelin IV] – 26,530,000
13. 1971 – Rod Stewart – Maggie May [Every Picture Tells a Story] – 26,510,000
14. 1981 – Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight [Face Value] – 25,090,000
15. 1976 – ABBA – Dancing Queen [Arrival] – 24,490,000
16. 1986 – Bon Jovi – Livin’ on a Prayer [Slippery When Wet] – 23,460,000
17. 1982 – Michael Jackson – Thriller [Thriller] – 23,430,000
18. 1987 – U2 – With Or Without You [The Joshua Tree] – 23,430,000
19. 1981 – Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure [Hot Space] – 22,640,000
20. 1975 – Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here [Wish You Were Here] – 22,260,000
21. 1980 – Queen – Another One Bites the Dust [The Game] – 22,170,000
22. 1970 – Santana – Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen [Abraxas] – 22,070,000
23. 1980 – AC/DC – Back in Black [Back in Black] – 21,680,000
24. 1978 – Dire Straits – Sultans of Swing [Dire Straits] – 20,880,000
25. 1991 – Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It for You [Waking Up the Neighbours / Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves] – 20,820,000
26. 1971 – John Lennon – Imagine [Imagine] – 20,770,000
27. 1984 – Bryan Adams – Summer of ’69 [Reckless] – 20,670,000
28. 1996 – Spice Girls – Wannabe [Spice] – 20,670,000
29. 1987 – Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) [Whitney] – 19,630,000
30. 1976 – Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way [Rumours] – 19,540,000
31. 1989 – Phil Collins – Another Day in Paradise […But Seriously] – 19,230,000
32. 1987 – Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine [Appetite for Destruction] – 19,070,000
33. 1968 – Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson [Bookends] – 18,990,000
34. 1970 – Elton John – Your Song [Elton John] – 18,940,000
35. 1991 – Michael Jackson – Black or White [Dangerous] – 18,860,000
36. 1972 – Eagles – Take It Easy [Eagles] – 18,700,000
37. 1957 – Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock [Jailhouse Rock] – 18,700,000
38. 1980 – AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long [Back in Black] – 18,560,000
39. 1989 – Madonna – Like A Prayer [Like A Prayer] – 18,550,000
40. 1998 – Britney Spears – …Baby One More Time […Baby One More Time] – 18,370,000
41. 1999 – Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way [Millennium] – 18,360,000
42. 1990 – Garth Brooks – Friends In Low Places [No Fences] – 18,260,000
43. 1979 – AC/DC – Highway to Hell [Highway to Hell] – 17,950,000
44. 1976 – Boston – More Than a Feeling [Boston] – 17,890,000
45. 1978 – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – You’re the One That I Want [Grease] – 17,680,000
46. 1991 – Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit [Nevermind] – 17,650,000
47. 1970 – Black Sabbath – Paranoid [Paranoid] – 17,330,000
48. 1957 – Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas [Elvis’ Christmas Album] – 17,310,000
49. 1975 – Aerosmith – Walk This Way [Toys in the Attic] – 17,270,000
50. 1983 – U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday [War] – 16,800,000
51. 1979 – Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) [The Wall] – 16,700,000
52. 1977 – Queen – We Will Rock You [News of the World] – 16,650,000
53. 1988 – Tracy Chapman – Fast Car [Tracy Chapman] – 16,650,000
54. 1986 – Bon Jovi – You Give Love a Bad Name [Slippery When Wet] – 16,520,000
55. 1996 – Céline Dion – Because You Loved Me [Falling Into You] – 16,310,000
56. 1991 – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under the Bridge [Blood Sugar Sex Magik] – 16,160,000
57. 1995 – Alanis Morissette – Ironic [Jagged Little Pill] – 16,060,000
58. 2002 – Eminem – Lose Yourself [8 Mile] – 15,900,000
59. 1963 – The Beatles – I Want to Hold Your Hand [Meet The Beatles!] – 15,750,000
60. 1983 – Van Halen – Jump [1984] – 15,670,000
61. 1978 – Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now [Jazz] – 15,660,000
62. 1977 – Bee Gees – How Deep Is Your Love [Saturday Night Fever] – 15,600,000
63. 1966 – The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black [Aftermath] – 15,590,000
64. 1984 – Prince and the Revolutions – Purple Rain [Purple Rain] – 15,570,000
65. 1970 – The Beatles – Let It Be [Let It Be] – 15,540,000
66. 1995 – No Doubt – Don’t Speak [Tragic Kingdom] – 15,490,000
67. 1978 – Bob Marley – Is This Love [Kaya] – 15,470,000
68. 1990 – AC/DC – Thunderstruck [The Razors Edge] – 15,460,000
69. 1994 – The Cranberries – Zombie [No Need to Argue] – 15,370,000
70. 1973 – Aerosmith – Dream On [Aerosmith] – 15,240,000
71. 1984 – Madonna – Like A Virgin [Like A Virgin] – 15,210,000
72. 1976 – Queen – Somebody to Love [A Day at Races] – 15,140,000
73. 1985 – Dire Straits – Money for Nothing [Brothers in Arms] – 15,080,000
74. 1973 – Billy Joel – Piano Man [Piano Man] – 15,020,000
75. 1972 – Elton John – Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time) [Honky Château] – 14,970,000
76. 1995 – Oasis – Wonderwall [(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?] – 14,920,000
77. 1975 – ABBA – Mamma Mia [ABBA] – 14,890,000
78. 1998 – Cher – Believe [Believe] – 14,850,000
79. 1978 – Rod Stewart – Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? [Blondes Have More Fun] – 14,810,000
80. 1984 – Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A. [Born in the U.S.A.] – 14,800,000
81. 1969 – Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love [Led Zeppelin II] – 14,790,000
82. 2000 – U2 – Beautiful Day [All That You Can’t Leave Behind] – 14,770,000
83. 1965 – The Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction [Out Of Our Heads] – 14,770,000
84. 1997 – Backstreet Boys – Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) [Backstreet’s Back] – 14,760,000
85. 1991 – U2 – One [Achtung Baby] – 14,750,000
86. 1991 – Metallica – Nothing Else Matters [Metallica] – 14,620,000
87. 1977 – Fleetwood Mac – Dreams [Rumours] – 14,580,000
88. 1991 – Metallica – Enter Sandman [Metallica] – 14,510,000
89. 1987 – Michael Jackson – Man in the Mirror [Bad] – 14,390,000
90. 1982 – Phil Collins – You Can’t Hurry Love [Hello, I Must Be Going!] – 14,310,000
91. 1974 – Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were [The Way We Were] – 14,230,000
92. 1994 – Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You [Merry Christmas] – 14,190,000
93. 1986 – Madonna – La Isla Bonita [True Blue] – 14,160,000
94. 1967 – The Doors – Light My Fire [The Doors] – 14,150,000
95. 1973 – Pink Floyd – Money [The Dark Side of the Moon] – 14,130,000
96. 1993 – Mariah Carey – Hero [Music Box] – 14,130,000
97. 2000 – Britney Spears – Oops!… I Did It Again [Oops!… I Did It Again] – 14,090,000
98. 1991 – Nirvana – Come As You Are [Nevermind] – 14,070,000
99. 1965 – Bob Dylan – Like a Rolling Stone [Highway 61 Revisited] – 14,040,000
100. 1983 – Billy Joel – Uptown Girl [An Innocent Man] – 13,940,000
101. 2011 – Adele – Someone Like You [21] – 13,890,000
102. 1969 – Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds [Orphan] – 13,880,000
103. 1981 – The Rolling Stones – Start Me Up [Tattoo You] – 13,690,000
104. 1979 – Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough [Off the Wall] – 13,630,000
105. 1991 – Guns N’ Roses – November Rain [Use Your Illusion I] – 13,580,000
106. 1970 – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Have You Ever Seen The Rain [Pendulum] – 13,560,000
107. 1984 – Bruce Springsteen – Dancing in the Dark [Born in the U.S.A.] – 13,530,000
108. 1980 – Barbra Streisand – Woman in Love [Guilty] – 13,440,000
109. 1987 – U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For [The Joshua Tree] – 13,420,000
110. 1997 – Shania Twain – Man! I Feel Like a Woman! [Come On Over] – 13,320,000
111. 1969 – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son [Willy And The Poor Boys] – 13,240,000
112. 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] – 13,140,000
113. 1984 – George Michael – Careless Whisper [Make It Big] – 13,110,000
114. 1993 – Céline Dion – The Power of Love [The Colour Of My Love] – 13,080,000
115. 1973 – Elton John – Bennie and the Jets [Goodbye Yellow Brick Road] – 13,020,000
116. 1965 – The Beatles – Yesterday [Help!] – 13,010,000
117. 1969 – The Beatles – Come Together [Abbey Road] – 13,000,000
118. 1984 – Queen – I Want to Break Free [The Works] – 12,960,000
119. 1994 – Green Day – Basket Case [Dookie] – 12,960,000
120. 1985 – Dire Straits – Walk of Life [Brothers in Arms] – 12,880,000
121. 1987 – Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal [Bad] – 12,800,000
122. 2010 – Adele – Rolling In The Deep [21] – 12,780,000
123. 1971 – The Doors – Riders on the Storm [L.A. Woman] – 12,710,000
124. 1977 – Queen – We Are the Champions [News of the World] – 12,570,000
125. 1984 – Madonna – Material Girl [Like A Virgin] – 12,550,000
126. 1967 – The Doors – Break On Through (To the Other Side) [The Doors] – 12,460,000
127. 1968 – The Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil [Beggars Banquet] – 12,420,000
128. 1999 – Santana ft. Rob Thomas – Smooth [Supernatural] – 12,410,000
129. 1996 – Céline Dion – It’s All Coming Back to Me Now [Falling Into You] – 12,280,000
130. 1995 – Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby [Daydream] – 12,220,000
131. 1968 – The Beatles – Hey Jude [Orphan] – 12,210,000
132. 1969 – Simon & Garfunkel – The Boxer [Bridge over Troubled Water] – 12,140,000
133. 1979 – Supertramp – The Logical Song [Breakfast in America] – 12,140,000
134. 1987 – Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel [Bad] – 12,100,000
135. 1969 – The Jackson 5 – I Want You Back [Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5] – 12,100,000
136. 2000 – Linkin Park – In The End [Hybrid Theory] – 12,040,000
137. 1987 – George Michael – Faith [Faith] – 11,890,000
138. 1976 – Barbra Streisand – Evergreen [A Star Is Born] – 11,890,000
139. 1978 – The Rolling Stones – Beast Of Burden [Some Girls] – 11,870,000
140. 1970 – Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water [Bridge over Troubled Water] – 11,800,000
141. 1990 – Madonna – Vogue [I’m Breathless] – 11,790,000
142. 1969 – The Beatles – Here Comes the Sun [Abbey Road] – 11,660,000
143. 1977 – Meat Loaf – Paradise by the Dashboard Light [Bat Out of Hell] – 11,600,000
144. 1989 – Garth Brooks – The Dance [Garth Brooks] – 11,580,000
145. 1992 – Whitney Houston – I Have Nothing [The Bodyguard] – 11,570,000
146. 1987 – Guns N’ Roses – Welcome to the Jungle [Appetite for Destruction] – 11,530,000
147. 1978 – The Police – Roxanne [Outlandos d’Amour] – 11,510,000
148. 1969 – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising [Green River] – 11,460,000
149. 1993 – Mariah Carey – Without You [Music Box] – 11,440,000
150. 1985 – Whitney Houston – How Will I Know [Whitney Houston] – 11,350,000
151. 1973 – Paul McCartney & Wings – Band on the Run [Band on the Run] – 11,320,000
152. 1987 – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life [Dirty Dancing] – 11,270,000
153. 1988 – Metallica – One […And Justice For All] – 11,210,000
154. 1999 – TLC – No Scrubs [FanMail] – 11,130,000
155. 1999 – Santana ft. The Product G&B – Maria Maria [Supernatural] – 11,120,000
156. 1975 – Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run [Born to Run] – 11,100,000
157. 2015 – Adele – Hello [25] – 11,090,000
158. 1962 – The Beatles – Love Me Do [Please Please Me] – 11,080,000
159. 2001 – Nickelback – How You Remind Me [Silver Side Up] – 11,080,000
160. 1987 – Guns N’ Roses – Paradise City [Appetite for Destruction] – 11,050,000
161. 1979 – The Police – Message in a Bottle [Reggatta de Blanc] – 11,020,000
162. 1984 – Sade – Smooth Operator [Diamond Life] – 11,020,000
163. 1987 – Sting – Englishman in New York […Nothing Like the Sun] – 10,990,000
164. 2000 – Bon Jovi – It’s My Life [Crush] – 10,990,000
165. 1987 – Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere [Tango In The Night] – 10,930,000
166. 1973 – Eagles – Desperado [Desperado] – 10,760,000
167. 1973 – The Rolling Stones – Angie [Goats Head Soup] – 10,760,000
168. 1985 – Phil Collins – Sussudio [No Jacket Required] – 10,760,000
169. 1991 – Guns N’ Roses – Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door [Use Your Illusion II] – 10,740,000
170. 1979 – Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb [The Wall] – 10,740,000
171. 1984 – Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go [Make It Big] – 10,670,000
172. 1970 – Simon & Garfunkel – Cecilia [Bridge over Troubled Water] – 10,630,000
173. 1991 – Enya – Caribbean Blue [Shepherd Moons] – 10,590,000
174. 2000 – Eminem – The Real Slim Shady [The Marshall Mathers LP] – 10,500,000
175. 1993 – Janet Jackson – That’s the Way Love Goes [Janet] – 10,360,000
176. 1997 – Shania Twain – You’re Still the One [Come On Over] – 10,320,000
177. 1956 – Elvis Presley – Hound Dog [Orphan] – 10,300,000
178. 1995 – Mariah Carey – Fantasy [Daydream] – 10,280,000
179. 1994 – TLC – Waterfalls [CrazySexyCool] – 10,210,000
180. 1999 – Destiny’s Child – Say My Name [The Writing’s on the Wall] – 10,200,000
181. 1981 – The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic [Ghost in the Machine] – 10,170,000
182. 2004 – James Blunt – You’re Beautiful [Back to Bedlam] – 10,170,000
183. 1997 – Robbie Williams – Angels [Life thru a Lens] – 10,160,000
184. 1970 – Santana – Oye Como Va [Abraxas] – 10,150,000
185. 1971 – Led Zeppelin – Black Dog [Led Zeppelin IV] – 10,130,000
186. 1975 – Elton John & Kiki Dee – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart [Rock of the Westies] – 10,100,000
187. 1986 – Paul Simon – You Can Call Me Al [Graceland] – 10,070,000
188. 1980 – Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train [Blizzard of Ozz] – 10,040,000
189. 1995 – Michael Jackson – They Don’t Care About Us [HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I] – 9,940,000
190. 1993 – Aerosmith – Crazy [Get a Grip] – 9,940,000
191. 1963 – The Beatles – Twist and Shout [Please Please Me] – 9,890,000
192. 1964 – The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night [A Hard Day’s Night] – 9,860,000
193. 1975 – Eagles – One Of These Nights [One Of These Nights] – 9,840,000
194. 1977 – Bee Gees – Night Fever [Saturday Night Fever] – 9,840,000
195. 1990 – Garth Brooks – The Thunder Rolls [No Fences] – 9,840,000
196. 2002 – Robbie Williams – Feel [Escapology] – 9,820,000
197. 1977 – ABBA – Take a Chance on Me [The Album] – 9,780,000
198. 1974 – Bob Marley – No Woman, No Cry [Natty Dread] – 9,770,000
199. 2001 – Alicia Keys – Fallin’ [Songs in A Minor] – 9,760,000
200. 1997 – Shania Twain – That Don’t Impress Me Much [Come On Over] – 9,710,000