[Shaun]

In order of sales:

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the official singles chart, the Official Charts Company has ranked the top UK million-selling singles.

The most authoritative chart ever of the UK's million-selling singles, released on Monday, shows Elton John ranked highest for sales for his double A-side Something About The Way You Look Tonight/ Candle in the Wind.

Released after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997, the song is at the top of the UK million-sellers chart with 4.9m copies sold. Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid released in 1984 is in second place with 3.69m singles bought in the UK.

The Official Charts Company has ranked the top UK million-selling singles to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the singles chart, with some interesting results.

The list of 123 singles includes million-selling singles from artists such as Queen, The Beatles, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Adele. Even the Teletubbies make an appearance with 1.11m copies of Teletubbies Say "Eh-Oh!" sold in the UK.

Appearing six times on the list, The Beatles boast by far the highest amount of singles on the UK million-selling singles chart. Rihanna appears on the list three times – for Only Girl (In The World), Love The Way You Lie (featuring with Eminem) and another for We Found Love (featuring Calvin Harris).

Boney M, Celine Dion, Engelbert Humperdinck, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John all appear on the list twice.

The chart above shows the number of million selling-singles in the UK by decade. The 1990s was the best year for single sales it would appear, with 32 singles selling over a million. Explore the Tableau interactive to see the singles and artists by decade also.

The table below shows all 123 of the UK million-selling singles by song title, artist and sales.

1 SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT/CANDLE IN THE WIND 97 ELTON JOHN 1997 4.9
2 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID 1984 3.69
3 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY QUEEN 1975 2.36
4 MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL WINGS 1977 2
5 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 1978 2
6 RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RING BONEY M 1978 2
7 RELAX FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 1983 2
8 SHE LOVES YOU THE BEATLES 1963 1.9
9 UNCHAINED MELODY/(THERE'LL BE BLUEBIRDS OVER) THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER ROBSON GREEN & JEROME FLYNN 1995 1.86
10 LOVE IS ALL AROUND WET WET WET 1994 1.85
11 MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD BONEY M 1978 1.85
12 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU STEVIE WONDER 1984 1.83
13 BARBIE GIRL AQUA 1997 1.79
14 ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE/EVERGREEN WILL YOUNG 2002 1.79
15 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND THE BEATLES 1963 1.77
16 BELIEVE CHER 1998 1.74
17 (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU BRYAN ADAMS 1991 1.72
18 LAST CHRISTMAS/EVERYTHING SHE WANTS WHAM! 1984 1.6
19 IMAGINE JOHN LENNON 1975 1.6
20 SUMMER NIGHTS JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 1978 1.59
21 TWO TRIBES FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 1984 1.58
22 I'LL BE MISSING YOU PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS 1997 1.56
23 PERFECT DAY VARIOUS ARTISTS 1997 1.55
24 DON'T YOU WANT ME? HUMAN LEAGUE 1981 1.54
25 CAN'T BUY ME LOVE THE BEATLES 1964 1.53
26 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU WHITNEY HOUSTON 1992 1.53
27 THREE LIONS BADDIEL & SKINNER & LIGHTNING SEEDS 1996 1.53
28 TEARS KEN DODD 1965 1.52
29 ...BABY ONE MORE TIME BRITNEY SPEARS 1999 1.51
30 MY HEART WILL GO ON CELINE DION 1998 1.48
31 KARMA CHAMELEON CULTURE CLUB 1983 1.47
32 YMCA VILLAGE PEOPLE 1978 1.46
33 CARELESS WHISPER GEORGE MICHAEL 1984 1.45
34 (WE'RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS 1955 1.42
35 I FEEL FINE THE BEATLES 1964 1.41
36 THE CARNIVAL IS OVER THE SEEKERS 1965 1.41
37 GANGSTA'S PARADISE COOLIO FEATURING L.V. 1995 1.41
38 EYE OF THE TIGER SURVIVOR 1982 1.41
39 THE POWER OF LOVE JENNIFER RUSH 1985 1.39
40 WE CAN WORK IT OUT/DAY TRIPPER THE BEATLES 1964 1.39
41 RELEASE ME ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 1967 1.38
42 SOMEONE LIKE YOU ADELE 2011 1.36
43 KILLING ME SOFTLY FUGEES 1996 1.36
44 UNCHAINED MELODY GARETH GATES 2002 1.34
45 WANNABE SPICE GIRLS 1996 1.32
46 (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO TONY CHRISTIE FT PETER KAY 2005 1.31
47 NEVER EVER ALL SAINTS 1997 1.31
48 COME ON EILEEN DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 1982 1.31
49 THINK TWICE CELINE DION 1994 1.3
50 I GOTTA FEELING BLACK EYED PEAS 2009 1.3
51 IT WASN'T ME SHAGGY FEATURING RIKROK 2001 1.28
52 TAINTED LOVE SOFT CELL 1981 1.27
53 HEART OF GLASS BLONDIE 1979 1.27
54 MOVES LIKE JAGGER MAROON 5 FEATURING CHRISTINA AGUILERA 2011 1.27
55 WONDERWALL OASIS 1995 1.26
56 IT'S NOW OR NEVER ELVIS PRESLEY 1960 1.26
57 DIANA PAUL ANKA 1957 1.25
58 IT'S LIKE THAT RUN-D.M.C. VS JASON NEVINS 1997 1.25
59 HALLELUJAH ALEXANDRA BURKE 2008 1.24
60 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME TOM JONES 1966 1.23
61 SEX ON FIRE KINGS OF LEON 2008 1.2
62 BRIGHT EYES ART GARFUNKEL 1979 1.2
63 MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY SLADE 1973 1.19
64 HEARTBEAT/TRAGEDY STEPS 1998 1.18
65 MARY'S BOY CHILD HARRY BELAFONTE 1957 1.18
66 THE LAST WALTZ ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 1967 1.17
67 EARTH SONG MICHAEL JACKSON 1995 1.16
68 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID 20 2004 1.16
69 BLUE MONDAY NEW ORDER 1983 1.16
70 STRANGER ON THE SHORE MR ACKER BILK AND HIS PARAMOUNT JAZZ BAND 1961 1.16
71 DON'T GIVE UP ON US DAVID SOUL 1976 1.16
72 CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD KYLIE MINOGUE 2001 1.15
73 I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE GARY GLITTER 1973 1.14
74 SPACEMAN BABYLON ZOO 1996 1.14
75 SATURDAY NIGHT WHIGFIELD 1994 1.14
76 WE FOUND LOVE RIHANNA FEATURING CALVIN HARRIS 2011 1.13
77 NO MATTER WHAT BOYZONE 1998 1.13
78 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (AMAZING) BRUNO MARS 2010 1.12
79 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM LMFAO FEATURING LAUREN BENNETT AND GOONROCK 2011 1.12
80 I BELIEVE/UP ON THE ROOF ROBSON & JEROME 1995 1.11
81 ANGELS ROBBIE WILLIAMS 1997 1.11
82 HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS 1978 1.11
83 TELETUBBIES SAY "EH-OH!" TELETUBBIES 1997 1.11
84 2 BECOME 1 SPICE GIRLS 1996 1.11
85 TORN NATALIE IMBRUGLIA 1997 1.11
86 POKER FACE LADY GAGA 2009 1.11
87 I REMEMBER YOU FRANK IFIELD 1962 1.1
88 THAT'S MY GOAL SHAYNE WARD 2005 1.1
89 GHOSTBUSTERS RAY PARKER JR. 1984 1.09
90 PURE AND SIMPLE HEAR'SAY 2001 1.09
91 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (PART 2) PINK FLOYD 1979 1.08
92 BACK FOR GOOD TAKE THAT 1995 1.07
93 BLUE (DA BA DEE) EIFFEL 65 1999 1.07
94 PRICE TAG JESSIE J FEATURING B.O.B 2011 1.07
95 HEY JUDE THE BEATLES 1968 1.06
96 THE YOUNG ONES CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS 1962 1.06
97 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW GOTYE FEATURING KIMBRA 2011 1.06
98 DANCING QUEEN ABBA 1976 1.06
99 I FEEL LOVE DONNA SUMMER 1977 1.05
100 LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE EMINEM FEATURING RIHANNA 2010 1.05
101 FAME IRENE CARA 1982 1.05
102 RIDE ON TIME BLACK BOX 1989 1.05
103 ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) RIHANNA 2010 1.04
104 UNCHAINED MELODY THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS 1965 1.04
105 BLEEDING LOVE LEONA LEWIS 2007 1.04
106 CRAZY GNARLS BARKLEY 2006 1.04
107 STAND & DELIVER ADAM AND THE ANTS 1981 1.03
108 I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING AEROSMITH 1998 1.03
109 CAN WE FIX IT? BOB THE BUILDER 2000 1.02
110 UPTOWN GIRL BILLY JOEL 1983 1.02
111 I WILL SURVIVE GLORIA GAYNOR 1979 1.02
112 SAILING ROD STEWART 1975 1.02
113 SUGAR SUGAR THE ARCHIES 1969 1.02
114 SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME BROTHERHOOD OF MAN 1976 1.01
115 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING THE NEW SEEKERS 1971 1.01
116 WHITE CHRISTMAS BING CROSBY WITH THE KEN DARBY SINGERS AND JOHN SCOTT TROTTER ORCHESTRA 1942 1.01
117 DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA JULIE COVINGTON 1976 1.01
118 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT TIGHT FIT 1982 1.01
119 EYE LEVEL THE SIMON PARK ORCHESTRA 1972 1.01
120 LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND 1972 1
121 UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE SHOWADDYWADDY 1976 1
122 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE DAWN FEATURING TONY ORLANDO 1973 1
123 WHEN WE COLLIDE MATT CARDLE 2010 1

[Shaun]

Alternatively it all looks prettier on here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datab...gles-full-list

[Z]

...Matt Cardle made the list?!

[Marc]

1 SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT/CANDLE IN THE WIND 97 ELTON JOHN 1997 4.9
2 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID 1984 3.69
3 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY QUEEN 1975 2.36
4 MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL WINGS 1977 2
5 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 1978 2
6 RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RING BONEY M 1978 2
7 RELAX FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 1983 2
8 SHE LOVES YOU THE BEATLES 1963 1.9
9 UNCHAINED MELODY/(THERE'LL BE BLUEBIRDS OVER) THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER ROBSON GREEN & JEROME FLYNN 1995 1.86
10 LOVE IS ALL AROUND WET WET WET 1994 1.85

Actually pretty happy with the top 10!

[Marc]

Spoiler:

[Shaun]

I'm a little bit distraught @ Price Tag selling more than Hey Jude

[Saph]

haven't heard most of them

lmao Teletubbies

[Kizzy]

Robson and green!....foff
Did you stumble across this information whilst researching an assignment shaun?

[Shaun]

no, just was on twitter

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Shaun

no, just was on twitter

Oh, thought it sounded like uni work. Don't want to sound like ya mam but are you up to date with that?....

[King Gizzard]

lol at 123

[Me. I Am Salman]

So ****ing stupid that Jessie J is up there with that horrid song

[King Gizzard]

Can't take some of these that seriously with the invention of the internet and illegal downloading

[Jake.]

lol

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by kizzy

Oh, thought it sounded like uni work. Don't want to sound like ya mam but are you up to date with that?....

lovely low blow.

[InOne]

Some good songs and some bad songs. Guess what it's always like with these big lists

[Ammi]

...no Bowie, Bob Dyan, Neil Young....but Brotherhood of Man and David Soul......


..I guess that's popular music for you...

[Black Dagger]

My Will being in the top 15.

[MeMyselfAndI]

Well done Leona Lewis
She is actually 1.05M (After Union J sang on XF)
So welldone on top 100

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I'm a little bit distraught @ Price Tag selling more than Hey Jude

Same..

..also by the fact that Robson and Jerome appear at all, let alone twice!

[Niall]

-quietly weeps because no Goldfrapp or Björk-

[Novo]

Be good to see what would be top if it was done on a Ratio of the Population of GB at the time

[Locke.]

Time to buy a fex extra copies of Ignition and I Believe I Can Fly to make it 125

[Jake.]

Can't believe half of that **** is on there

[Smithy]

Bad Romance & Just Dance are only about 30k copies each off of 1 mill