Top songs
This top songs ranking is about the most successful songs of all time (understand โwhich have generated the most salesโ), taking all formats into account thanks to our CSPC concept.
Top-selling singles are often the field of one-hit wonders or caritative releases because truly successful songs generally convince customers to buy the studio album they are part of. Our methodology takes that into account and allows us to get down to their intrinsic success, and compile this top.
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Please keep in mind that some artists are missing, because their analysis has not been done yet. Here is the complete list of covered artists. All figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artistโs respective articles.
Top songs – Equivalent album sales (EAS)
| artist_spotify_id | # | song_title | Song | Year | Artist | EAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0LyfQWJT6nXafLPZqxe9Of | 1 | My Heart Will Go On | My Heart Will Go On | 1,997 | Celine Dion | 63,642,000 |
| 0ECwFtbIWEVNwjlrfc6xoL | 2 | Hotel California | Hotel California | 1,976 | Eagles | 53,626,000 |
| 3fMbdgg4jU18AjLCKBhRSm | 3 | Billie Jean | Billie Jean | 1,982 | Michael Jackson | 43,619,000 |
| 6PAt558ZEZl0DmdXlnjMgD | 4 | Layla | Layla | 1,970 | Derek and the Dominos | 37,353,000 |
| 6XpaIBNiVzIetEPCWDvAFP | 5 | I Will Always Love You | I Will Always Love You | 1,992 | Whitney Houston | 34,865,000 |
| 7mEIug7XUlQHikrFxjTWes | 6 | Sweet Caroline | Sweet Caroline | 1,969 | Neil Diamond | 34,822,000 |
| 5NGO30tJxFlKixkPSgXcFE | 7 | Every Breath You Take | Every Breath You Take | 1,983 | The Police | 34,612,000 |
| 1dfeR4HaWDbWqFHLkxsg1d | 8 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Bohemian Rhapsody | 1,975 | Queen | 34,381,000 |
| 1LZEQNv7sE11VDY3SdxQeN | 9 | Stayin' Alive | Stayin' Alive | 1,977 | Bee Gees | 33,468,000 |
| 70cRZdQywnSFp9pnc2WTCE | 10 | The Sound of Silence | The Sound of Silence | 1,964 | Simon & Garfunkel | 29,911,000 |
| 0rvjqX7ttXeg3mTy8Xscbt | 11 | Don't Stop Believin' | Don't Stop Believin' | 1,981 | Journey | 28,799,000 |
| 43ZHCT0cAZBISjO8DG9PnE | 12 | Can't Help Falling in Love | Can't Help Falling in Love | 1,961 | Elvis Presley | 28,737,000 |
| 3fMbdgg4jU18AjLCKBhRSm | 13 | Beat It | Beat It | 1,982 | Michael Jackson | 28,286,000 |
| 36QJpDe2go2KgaRleHCDTp | 14 | Stairway To Heaven | Stairway To Heaven | 1,971 | Led Zeppelin | 27,256,000 |
| 2y8Jo9CKhJvtfeKOsYzRdT | 15 | Maggie May | Maggie May | 1,971 | Rod Stewart | 26,758,000 |
| 0LcJLqbBmaGUft1e9Mm8HV | 16 | Dancing Queen | Dancing Queen | 1,976 | ABBA | 25,915,000 |
| 4lxfqrEsLX6N1N4OCSkILp | 17 | In the Air Tonight | In the Air Tonight | 1,981 | Phil Collins | 25,856,000 |
| 58lV9VcRSjABbAbfWS6skp | 18 | Livin' on a Prayer | Livin' on a Prayer | 1,986 | Bon Jovi | 25,077,000 |
| 1zuJe6b1roixEKMOtyrEak | 19 | What's Love Got to Do with It | What's Love Got to Do with It | 1,984 | Tina Turner | 24,568,000 |
| 51Blml2LZPmy7TTiAg47vQ | 20 | With Or Without You | With Or Without You | 1,987 | U2 | 24,553,000 |
| 3fMbdgg4jU18AjLCKBhRSm | 21 | Thriller | Thriller | 1,982 | Michael Jackson | 24,386,000 |
| 568ZhdwyaiCyOGJRtNYhWf | 22 | Smoke on the Water | Smoke on the Water | 1,972 | Deep Purple | 23,917,000 |
| 0oSGxfWSnnOXhD2fKuz2Gy | 23 | Under Pressure | Under Pressure | 1,981 | David Bowie & Queen | 23,908,000 |
| 1dfeR4HaWDbWqFHLkxsg1d | 24 | Another One Bites the Dust | Another One Bites the Dust | 1,980 | Queen | 23,854,000 |
| 711MCceyCBcFnzjGY4Q7Un | 25 | Back in Black | Back in Black | 1,980 | AC/DC | 23,676,000 |
| 0k17h0D3J5VfsdmQ1iZtE9 | 26 | Wish You Were Here | Wish You Were Here | 1,975 | Pink Floyd | 22,914,000 |
| 6GI52t8N5F02MxU0g5U69P | 27 | Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen | Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen | 1,970 | Santana | 22,266,000 |
| 0WwSkZ7LtFUFjGjMZBMt6T | 28 | Sultans of Swing | Sultans of Swing | 1,978 | Dire Straits | 22,174,000 |
| 3Z02hBLubJxuFJfhacLSDc | 29 | Summer of '69 | Summer of '69 | 1,984 | Bryan Adams | 22,087,000 |
| 0uq5PttqEjj3IH1bzwcrXF | 30 | Wannabe | Wannabe | 1,996 | Spice Girls | 21,929,000 |
| 0LyfQWJT6nXafLPZqxe9Of | 31 | (Everything I Do) I Do It for You | (Everything I Do) I Do It for You | 1,991 | Bryan Adams | 21,495,000 |
| 4x1nvY2FN8jxqAFA0DA02H | 32 | Imagine | Imagine | 1,971 | John Lennon | 21,468,000 |
| 08GQAI4eElDnROBrJRGE0X | 33 | Go Your Own Way | Go Your Own Way | 1,976 | Fleetwood Mac | 21,053,000 |
| 6XpaIBNiVzIetEPCWDvAFP | 34 | I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) | I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) | 1,987 | Whitney Houston | 21,028,000 |
| 3qm84nBOXUEQ2vnTfUTTFC | 35 | Sweet Child O' Mine | Sweet Child O' Mine | 1,987 | Guns N' Roses | 20,982,000 |
| 6olE6TJLqED3rqDCT0FyPh | 36 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | Smells Like Teen Spirit | 1,991 | Nirvana | 19,948,000 |
| 4lxfqrEsLX6N1N4OCSkILp | 37 | Another Day in Paradise | Another Day in Paradise | 1,989 | Phil Collins | 19,913,000 |
| 3PhoLpVuITZKcymswpck5b | 38 | Your Song | Your Song | 1,970 | Elton John | 19,895,000 |
| 711MCceyCBcFnzjGY4Q7Un | 39 | Highway to Hell | Highway to Hell | 1,979 | AC/DC | 19,852,000 |
| 711MCceyCBcFnzjGY4Q7Un | 40 | You Shook Me All Night Long | You Shook Me All Night Long | 1,980 | AC/DC | 19,820,000 |
| 5rSXSAkZ67PYJSvpUpkOr7 | 41 | I Want It That Way | I Want It That Way | 1,999 | Backstreet Boys | 19,721,000 |
| 4KWTAlx2RvbpseOGMEmROg | 42 | Losing My Religion | Losing My Religion | 1,991 | R.E.M. | 19,662,000 |
| 70cRZdQywnSFp9pnc2WTCE | 43 | Mrs. Robinson | Mrs. Robinson | 1,968 | Simon & Garfunkel | 19,528,000 |
| 3fMbdgg4jU18AjLCKBhRSm | 44 | Black or White | Black or White | 1,991 | Michael Jackson | 19,457,000 |
| 0ECwFtbIWEVNwjlrfc6xoL | 45 | Take It Easy | Take It Easy | 1,972 | Eagles | 19,381,000 |
| 26dSoYclwsYLMAKD3tpOr4 | 46 | ...Baby One More Time | ...Baby One More Time | 1,998 | Britney Spears | 19,297,000 |
| 6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW | 47 | Like A Prayer | Like A Prayer | 1,989 | Madonna | 19,267,000 |
| 43ZHCT0cAZBISjO8DG9PnE | 48 | Jailhouse Rock | Jailhouse Rock | 1,957 | Elvis Presley | 18,565,000 |
| 29kkCKKGXheHuoO829FxWK | 49 | More Than a Feeling | More Than a Feeling | 1,976 | Boston | 18,542,000 |
| 4BclNkZtAUq1YrYNzye3N7 | 50 | Friends In Low Places | Friends In Low Places | 1,990 | Garth Brooks | 18,261,000 |
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