Carly Rae Jepsen and Cheryl Cole join the Million Sellers Club
Carly Rae's Call Me Maybe and Cheryl's Fight For This Love break the 1 million copies sales barrier.
According to the Official Chart’s Company’s sales data, Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe and Cheryl Cole’s Fight For This Love have now both sold over a million copies in the UK. They join Gotye FT Kimbra’s Somebody That I Used To Know as the second and third tracks to be certified for sales over a million copies this year.
Cheryl’s 2009 debut solo single, and Carly Rae’s 2012 international breakthrough hit now take their place in the prestigious list of just 125 singles which have sold over a million copies in the 60 year history of the Official Singles Chart. When the Official Singles Chart celebrated its 50th birthday back in 2002, only 76 singles had reached this sales landmark. However, with the advent of digital downloads, the number of million selling singles have dramatically increased in the subsequent 10 years.
Martin Talbot, the Official Charts Company’s Managing Director, comments:
"Many congratulations are due to Carly Rae Jepsen and Cheryl Cole, who have joined Gotye to make it three million sellers this year. The fact that there has still only been 125 million sellers over the last 60 years indicates just quite how impressive a landmark it is to reach."
Historically, the 1970s were responsible for the highest number of million selling singles (27) until the 1990s smashed that total when 32 tracks reached the million copies mark. However, even though we’re only three years into the decade, the 2010s look set to surpass both the ‘70s and ‘90s, with 12 singles passing that significant sales milestone already. Artists such as the unstoppable Rihanna (who has racked up three million selling singles), plus the mighty Adele, Jessie J, Calvin Harris and Gotye are helping to create a new era of the super-hit.
To read the inside story of The Million Sellers, you can order the Official Charts Company’s book here, or download the Kindle version here.
The full list of the UK’s 125 million selling singles is as follows:
The Million Sellers
TITLE | ARTIST | YEAR OF RELEASE | |
1 | SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT/CANDLE IN THE WIND 97 | ELTON JOHN | 1997 |
2 | DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? | BAND AID | 1984 |
3 | BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY | QUEEN | 1975 |
4 | MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL | WINGS | 1977 |
5 | YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT | JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN | 1978 |
6 | RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RING | BONEY M | 1978 |
7 | RELAX | FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD | 1983 |
8 | SHE LOVES YOU | THE BEATLES | 1963 |
9 | UNCHAINED MELODY/(THERE'LL BE BLUEBIRDS OVER) THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER | ROBSON GREEN & JEROME FLYNN | 1995 |
10 | LOVE IS ALL AROUND | WET WET WET | 1994 |
11 | MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD | BONEY M | 1978 |
12 | I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU | STEVIE WONDER | 1984 |
13 | BARBIE GIRL | AQUA | 1997 |
14 | ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE/EVERGREEN | WILL YOUNG | 2002 |
15 | I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND | THE BEATLES | 1963 |
16 | BELIEVE | CHER | 1998 |
17 | (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU | BRYAN ADAMS | 1991 |
18 | LAST CHRISTMAS/EVERYTHING SHE WANTS | WHAM! | 1984 |
19 | IMAGINE | JOHN LENNON | 1975 |
20 | SUMMER NIGHTS | JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN | 1978 |
21 | TWO TRIBES | FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD | 1984 |
22 | I'LL BE MISSING YOU | PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS | 1997 |
23 | PERFECT DAY | VARIOUS ARTISTS | 1997 |
24 | DON'T YOU WANT ME? | HUMAN LEAGUE | 1981 |
25 | CAN'T BUY ME LOVE | THE BEATLES | 1964 |
26 | I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU | WHITNEY HOUSTON | 1992 |
27 | THREE LIONS | BADDIEL & SKINNER & LIGHTNING SEEDS | 1996 |
28 | TEARS | KEN DODD | 1965 |
29 | ...BABY ONE MORE TIME | BRITNEY SPEARS | 1999 |
30 | MY HEART WILL GO ON | CELINE DION | 1998 |
31 | KARMA CHAMELEON | CULTURE CLUB | 1983 |
32 | YMCA | VILLAGE PEOPLE | 1978 |
33 | CARELESS WHISPER | GEORGE MICHAEL | 1984 |
34 | (WE'RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK | BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS | 1955 |
35 | I FEEL FINE | THE BEATLES | 1964 |
36 | THE CARNIVAL IS OVER | THE SEEKERS | 1965 |
37 | GANGSTA'S PARADISE | COOLIO FEATURING L.V. | 1995 |
38 | EYE OF THE TIGER | SURVIVOR | 1982 |
39 | THE POWER OF LOVE | JENNIFER RUSH | 1985 |
40 | WE CAN WORK IT OUT/DAY TRIPPER | THE BEATLES | 1964 |
41 | RELEASE ME | ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK | 1967 |
42 | SOMEONE LIKE YOU | ADELE | 2011 |
43 | KILLING ME SOFTLY | FUGEES | 1996 |
44 | UNCHAINED MELODY | GARETH GATES | 2002 |
45 | WANNABE | SPICE GIRLS | 1996 |
46 | (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO | TONY CHRISTIE FT PETER KAY | 2005 |
47 | NEVER EVER | ALL SAINTS | 1997 |
48 | COME ON EILEEN | DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS | 1982 |
49 | THINK TWICE | CELINE DION | 1994 |
50 | I GOTTA FEELING | BLACK EYED PEAS | 2009 |
51 | IT WASN'T ME | SHAGGY FEATURING RIKROK | 2001 |
52 | SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW | GOTYE FT KIMBRA | 2012 |
53 | TAINTED LOVE | SOFT CELL | 1981 |
54 | HEART OF GLASS | BLONDIE | 1979 |
55 | MOVES LIKE JAGGER | MAROON 5 FEATURING CHRISTINA AGUILERA | 2011 |
56 | WONDERWALL | OASIS | 1995 |
57 | IT'S NOW OR NEVER | ELVIS PRESLEY | 1960 |
58 | DIANA | PAUL ANKA | 1957 |
59 | IT'S LIKE THAT | RUN-D.M.C. VS JASON NEVINS | 1997 |
60 | HALLELUJAH | ALEXANDRA BURKE | 2008 |
61 | GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME | TOM JONES | 1966 |
62 | SEX ON FIRE | KINGS OF LEON | 2008 |
63 | BRIGHT EYES | ART GARFUNKEL | 1979 |
64 | MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY | SLADE | 1973 |
65 | HEARTBEAT/TRAGEDY | STEPS | 1998 |
66 | MARY'S BOY CHILD | HARRY BELAFONTE | 1957 |
67 | THE LAST WALTZ | ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK | 1967 |
68 | EARTH SONG | MICHAEL JACKSON | 1995 |
69 | DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? | BAND AID 20 | 2004 |
70 | BLUE MONDAY | NEW ORDER | 1983 |
71 | STRANGER ON THE SHORE | MR ACKER BILK AND HIS PARAMOUNT JAZZ BAND | 1961 |
72 | DON'T GIVE UP ON US | DAVID SOUL | 1976 |
73 | CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD | KYLIE MINOGUE | 2001 |
74 | I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE | GARY GLITTER | 1973 |
75 | SPACEMAN | BABYLON ZOO | 1996 |
76 | SATURDAY NIGHT | WHIGFIELD | 1994 |
77 | WE FOUND LOVE | RIHANNA FEATURING CALVIN HARRIS | 2011 |
78 | NO MATTER WHAT | BOYZONE | 1998 |
79 | JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (AMAZING) | BRUNO MARS | 2010 |
80 | PARTY ROCK ANTHEM | LMFAO FEATURING LAUREN BENNETT AND GOONROCK | 2011 |
81 | I BELIEVE/UP ON THE ROOF | ROBSON & JEROME | 1995 |
82 | ANGELS | ROBBIE WILLIAMS | 1997 |
83 | HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK | IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS | 1978 |
84 | TELETUBBIES SAY "EH-OH!" | TELETUBBIES | 1997 |
85 | 2 BECOME 1 | SPICE GIRLS | 1996 |
86 | TORN | NATALIE IMBRUGLIA | 1997 |
87 | POKER FACE | LADY GAGA | 2009 |
88 | I REMEMBER YOU | FRANK IFIELD | 1962 |
89 | THAT'S MY GOAL | SHAYNE WARD | 2005 |
90 | GHOSTBUSTERS | RAY PARKER JR. | 1984 |
91 | CALL ME MAYBE | CARLY RAE JEPSEN | 2012 |
92 | PURE AND SIMPLE | HEAR'SAY | 2001 |
93 | ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (PART 2) | PINK FLOYD | 1979 |
94 | BACK FOR GOOD | TAKE THAT | 1995 |
95 | BLUE (DA BA DEE) | EIFFEL 65 | 1999 |
96 | PRICE TAG | JESSIE J FEATURING B.O.B | 2011 |
97 | HEY JUDE | THE BEATLES | 1968 |
98 | THE YOUNG ONES | CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS | 1962 |
99 | DANCING QUEEN | ABBA | 1976 |
100 | I FEEL LOVE | DONNA SUMMER | 1977 |
101 | LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE | EMINEM FEATURING RIHANNA | 2010 |
102 | FAME | IRENE CARA | 1982 |
103 | RIDE ON TIME | BLACK BOX | 1989 |
104 | ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) | RIHANNA | 2010 |
105 | UNCHAINED MELODY | THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS | 1965 |
106 | BLEEDING LOVE | LEONA LEWIS | 2007 |
107 | CRAZY | GNARLS BARKLEY | 2006 |
108 | STAND & DELIVER | ADAM AND THE ANTS | 1981 |
109 | I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING | AEROSMITH | 1998 |
110 | CAN WE FIX IT? | BOB THE BUILDER | 2000 |
111 | UPTOWN GIRL | BILLY JOEL | 1983 |
112 | I WILL SURVIVE | GLORIA GAYNOR | 1979 |
113 | SAILING | ROD STEWART | 1975 |
114 | SUGAR SUGAR | THE ARCHIES | 1969 |
115 | SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME | BROTHERHOOD OF MAN | 1976 |
116 | I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING | THE NEW SEEKERS | 1971 |
117 | WHITE CHRISTMAS | BING CROSBY WITH THE KEN DARBY SINGERS AND JOHN SCOTT TROTTER ORCHESTRA | 1942 |
118 | DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA | JULIE COVINGTON | 1976 |
119 | THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT | TIGHT FIT | 1982 |
120 | EYE LEVEL | THE SIMON PARK ORCHESTRA | 1972 |
121 | LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL | LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND | 1972 |
122 | UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE | SHOWADDYWADDY | 1976 |
123 | TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE | DAWN FEATURING TONY ORLANDO | 1973 |
124 | WHEN WE COLLIDE | MATT CARDLE | 2010 |
125 | FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE | CHERYL COLE | 2009 |
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