Top songs - ChartMasters

This top songs ranking is about the most successful songs of all time (understand “which have generated the most sales”), 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 artist’s respective articles.

Top songs – Equivalent album sales (EAS)

Song:

Year:

Artist:

artist_spotify_id	#	song_title	Song	Year	Artist	EAS
0LyfQWJT6nXafLPZqxe9Of	1	My Heart Will Go On	My Heart Will Go On (1997)	1,997	Celine Dion	63,466,000
0ECwFtbIWEVNwjlrfc6xoL	2	Hotel California	Hotel California (1976)	1,976	Eagles	53,279,000
3fMbdgg4jU18AjLCKBhRSm	3	Billie Jean	Billie Jean (1982)	1,982	Michael Jackson	43,123,000
6PAt558ZEZl0DmdXlnjMgD	4	Layla	Layla (1970)	1,970	Derek and the Dominos	37,212,000
6XpaIBNiVzIetEPCWDvAFP	5	I Will Always Love You	I Will Always Love You (1992)	1,992	Whitney Houston	34,605,000
5NGO30tJxFlKixkPSgXcFE	6	Every Breath You Take	Every Breath You Take (1983)	1,983	The Police	33,930,000
1dfeR4HaWDbWqFHLkxsg1d	7	Bohemian Rhapsody	Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)	1,975	Queen	33,865,000
1LZEQNv7sE11VDY3SdxQeN	8	Stayin' Alive	Stayin' Alive (1977)	1,977	Bee Gees	33,034,000
70cRZdQywnSFp9pnc2WTCE	9	The Sound of Silence	The Sound of Silence (1964)	1,964	Simon & Garfunkel	29,763,000
43ZHCT0cAZBISjO8DG9PnE	10	Can't Help Falling in Love	Can't Help Falling in Love (1961)	1,961	Elvis Presley	28,429,000
0rvjqX7ttXeg3mTy8Xscbt	11	Don't Stop Believin'	Don't Stop Believin' (1981)	1,981	Journey	28,319,000
3fMbdgg4jU18AjLCKBhRSm	12	Beat It	Beat It (1982)	1,982	Michael Jackson	27,971,000
36QJpDe2go2KgaRleHCDTp	13	Stairway To Heaven	Stairway To Heaven (1971)	1,971	Led Zeppelin	27,092,000
2y8Jo9CKhJvtfeKOsYzRdT	14	Maggie May	Maggie May (1971)	1,971	Rod Stewart	26,706,000
4lxfqrEsLX6N1N4OCSkILp	15	In the Air Tonight	In the Air Tonight (1981)	1,981	Phil Collins	25,684,000
0LcJLqbBmaGUft1e9Mm8HV	16	Dancing Queen	Dancing Queen (1976)	1,976	ABBA	25,512,000
58lV9VcRSjABbAbfWS6skp	17	Livin' on a Prayer	Livin' on a Prayer (1986)	1,986	Bon Jovi	24,679,000
1zuJe6b1roixEKMOtyrEak	18	What's Love Got to Do with It	What's Love Got to Do with It (1984)	1,984	Tina Turner	24,350,000
51Blml2LZPmy7TTiAg47vQ	19	With Or Without You	With Or Without You (1987)	1,987	U2	24,310,000
3fMbdgg4jU18AjLCKBhRSm	20	Thriller	Thriller (1982)	1,982	Michael Jackson	24,119,000
568ZhdwyaiCyOGJRtNYhWf	21	Smoke on the Water	Smoke on the Water (1972)	1,972	Deep Purple	23,821,000
0oSGxfWSnnOXhD2fKuz2Gy	22	Under Pressure	Under Pressure (1981)	1,981	Queen & David Bowie	23,545,000
1dfeR4HaWDbWqFHLkxsg1d	23	Another One Bites the Dust	Another One Bites the Dust (1980)	1,980	Queen	23,304,000
711MCceyCBcFnzjGY4Q7Un	24	Back in Black	Back in Black (1980)	1,980	AC/DC	23,172,000
0k17h0D3J5VfsdmQ1iZtE9	25	Wish You Were Here	Wish You Were Here (1975)	1,975	Pink Floyd	22,783,000
6GI52t8N5F02MxU0g5U69P	26	Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen	Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen (1970)	1,970	Santana	22,212,000
0WwSkZ7LtFUFjGjMZBMt6T	27	Sultans of Swing	Sultans of Swing (1978)	1,978	Dire Straits	21,834,000
3Z02hBLubJxuFJfhacLSDc	28	Summer of '69	Summer of '69 (1984)	1,984	Bryan Adams	21,698,000
0uq5PttqEjj3IH1bzwcrXF	29	Wannabe	Wannabe (1996)	1,996	Spice Girls	21,674,000
0LyfQWJT6nXafLPZqxe9Of	30	(Everything I Do) I Do It for You	(Everything I Do) I Do It for You (1991)	1,991	Bryan Adams	21,349,000
4x1nvY2FN8jxqAFA0DA02H	31	Imagine	Imagine (1971)	1,971	John Lennon	21,325,000
6XpaIBNiVzIetEPCWDvAFP	32	I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)	I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) (1987)	1,987	Whitney Houston	20,728,000
08GQAI4eElDnROBrJRGE0X	33	Go Your Own Way	Go Your Own Way (1976)	1,976	Fleetwood Mac	20,665,000
3qm84nBOXUEQ2vnTfUTTFC	34	Sweet Child O' Mine	Sweet Child O' Mine (1987)	1,987	Guns N' Roses	20,510,000
4lxfqrEsLX6N1N4OCSkILp	35	Another Day in Paradise	Another Day in Paradise (1989)	1,989	Phil Collins	19,732,000
3PhoLpVuITZKcymswpck5b	36	Your Song	Your Song (1970)	1,970	Elton John	19,672,000
711MCceyCBcFnzjGY4Q7Un	37	You Shook Me All Night Long	You Shook Me All Night Long (1980)	1,980	AC/DC	19,503,000
5rSXSAkZ67PYJSvpUpkOr7	38	I Want It That Way	I Want It That Way (1999)	1,999	Backstreet Boys	19,396,000
70cRZdQywnSFp9pnc2WTCE	39	Mrs. Robinson	Mrs. Robinson (1968)	1,968	Simon & Garfunkel	19,388,000
711MCceyCBcFnzjGY4Q7Un	40	Highway to Hell	Highway to Hell (1979)	1,979	AC/DC	19,366,000
6olE6TJLqED3rqDCT0FyPh	41	Smells Like Teen Spirit	Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)	1,991	Nirvana	19,353,000
4KWTAlx2RvbpseOGMEmROg	42	Losing My Religion	Losing My Religion (1991)	1,991	R.E.M.	19,300,000
3fMbdgg4jU18AjLCKBhRSm	43	Black or White	Black or White (1991)	1,991	Michael Jackson	19,297,000
0ECwFtbIWEVNwjlrfc6xoL	44	Take It Easy	Take It Easy (1972)	1,972	Eagles	19,219,000
26dSoYclwsYLMAKD3tpOr4	45	...Baby One More Time	...Baby One More Time (1998)	1,998	Britney Spears	18,995,000
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	46	Like A Prayer	Like A Prayer (1989)	1,989	Madonna	18,856,000
43ZHCT0cAZBISjO8DG9PnE	47	Jailhouse Rock	Jailhouse Rock (1957)	1,957	Elvis Presley	18,565,000
29kkCKKGXheHuoO829FxWK	48	More Than a Feeling	More Than a Feeling (1976)	1,976	Boston	18,385,000
4BclNkZtAUq1YrYNzye3N7	49	Friends In Low Places	Friends In Low Places (1990)	1,990	Garth Brooks	18,261,000
0LyfQWJT6nXafLPZqxe9Of	50	You're the One That I Want	You're the One That I Want (1978)	1,978	John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John	18,101,000
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