In November 2002, 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina',

by Julie Covington, (1976), was on 993,000 UK

Sales. It has now sold over a Million. The OCC

tell me that it was that Hit that became the

1st UK Female Solo Single to sell a UK Million.

'Hallelujah', by Alexandra Burke, sold a UK

Million far, far faster, in 2008/2009, but the

Julie Covington Single had reached a Million

before her. So Alexandra was the 2nd UK Female

Solo Act to have a UK Million Selling Single.

Thanks for that. As zeus knows, I've said all along that I thought Julie Covington got to the 1m mark before Alexandra Burke. I'm delighted to have been proved right :D

#101 Little Jimmy Osmond – Long Haired Lover from Liverpool

#101 Little Jimmy Osmond – Long Haired Lover from Liverpool

 

And its definitely sold over a million??

 

83 (+37) Angels - Robbie Williams (1997)

84 (+16) Back for Good - Take That (1995)

 

Glad Robbie has overtaken TT ! (+37, great improvement by the way)

Angels having being voted 'the greatest song of the past 25 years' four years ago, it totally deserves it.

27 (+134) Three Lions - Baddiel & Skinner / The Lightning Seeds (1996/1998/2002/2006) ???

 

Shouldn't that have /2010 at the end too? It was re-released again this year (and went top 10 again)

 

The enormous rise is due to the OCC (rightly IMO) deciding to combine the 96 and 98 versions

Shouldn't that have /2010 at the end too? It was re-released again this year (and went top 10 again)

 

The enormous rise is due to the OCC (rightly IMO) deciding to combine the 96 and 98 versions

 

the 2010 version featured different artists, so shouldnt be combined

 

the 96 and 98 should be as they are the same artists and song, the only difference is the year

the 2010 version featured different artists, so shouldnt be combined

 

the 96 and 98 should be as they are the same artists and song, the only difference is the year

 

No, the original Baddiel & Skinner version was re-released this year as well as the ($h!t) new version by The Squad.

Edited September 2, 201014 yr by ~ braysephone ~

No, the original Baddiel & Skinner version was re-released this year as well as the ($h!t) new version by The Squad.

 

oh that one- I thought that was just downloads, so that was probably counted I guess

The 2010 re-entry, unlike 2002 and 2006, wasn't a re-release, it was just on downloads:

 

http:// www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=24154

I find it very hard to believe that Long Haired Lover from Liverpool hasn't been downloaded 2,000 times since 2005...it must have crept over 1 million (but not in top 100).

 

So are there 101 Million Sellers, or more? Have Poker Face or White Christmas made it?

 

Presumably Crazy and Bleeding Love are fairly close now.

White Christmas is a million seller but most of its sales pre date the chart, which only counts sales from Nov 1952.

 

I'm not sure about Little Jimmy Osmond, the song is hardly a classic so I wouldnt be surprised if it hadnt sold 2000 downloads. But then again you never know...

Here are the Estimated Sales, of the Top 100 UK

Million Sellers, by Andy, from the Haven Chart

Site.

 

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Thought I'd add in the Top 100 as aired on radio 2 over the Bank Holiday weekend, with my sales estimates added in, plus BEPs and Kings of Leon have moved up as they are still selling enough each week.

I do think the original Tony Christie sales are missing as well!

 

 

[1] SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT/CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997 - Elton John (1997) 4,880,000

[2] DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS - Band Aid (1984) 3,640,000

[3] BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - Queen (19751991) 2,295,000

[4] MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL - Wings (1977) 2,060,000

[5] RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RING - Boney M (1978) 2,020,000

[6] YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1978/1998) 2,015,000

[7] RELAX - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1983/1993) 2,005,000

[8] SHE LOVES YOU - Beatles (1963) 1,890,000

[9] UNCHAINED MELODY/WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER - Robson Green & Jerome Flynn (1995) 1,850,000 (1,390,000)

[10] MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD - Boney M (1978) 1,831,000

[11] LOVE IS ALL AROUND - Wet Wet Wet (1994) 1,805,000

[12] I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - Stevie Wonder (1984) 1,795,000

[13] ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE/EVERGREEN - Will Young (2002) 1,792,000

[14] BARBIE GIRL - Aqua (1997) 1,760,000

[15] I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - Beatles (1963) 1,750,000

[16] BELIEVE - Cher (1998) 1,720,000

[17] (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU - Bryan Adams (1991) 1,585,000

[18] LAST CHRISTMAS - Wham! (1984) 1,575,000

[19] SUMMER NIGHTS - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1978) 1,570,000

[20] TWO TRIBES - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1984) 1,565,000

[21] IMAGINE - John Lennon (1975/1980/1999) 1,560,000

[22] PERFECT DAY - Various Artists (1997) 1,555,000

[23] TEARS - Ken Dodd (1965) 1,522,000

[24] CAN'T BUY ME LOVE - Beatles (1964) 1,520,000

[25] DON'T YOU WANT ME - Human League (1981) 1,515,000

[26] BABY ONE MORE TIME - Britney Spears (1999) 1,510,000

[27] 3 LIONS - Lightning Seeds ft Baddiel & Skinner (1996/1998) 1,475,000 (OCC adding 3 Lions and 3 Lions 98 sales, 800,000/500,000, dlds for both)

[28] I'LL BE MISSING YOU - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans (1997) 1,465,000

[29] I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - Whitney Houston (1992) 1,460,000

[30] KARMA CHAMELEON - Culture Club (1984) 1,440,000

[31] YMCA - Village People (1979) 1,430,000

[32] CARELESS WHISPER - George Michael (1984) 1,425,000

[33] MY HEART WILL GO ON - Celine Dion (1998) 1,420,000

[34] ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - Bill Haley & His Comets (1955) 1,416,000

[35] I FEEL FINE - Beatles (1964) 1,415,000

[36] THE CARNIVAL IS OVER - Seekers (1965) 1,400,000

[37] WE CAN WORK IT OUT/DAYTRIPPER - Beatles (1965) 1,387,000

[38] RELEASE ME - Englebert Humperdinck (1967) 1,370,000

[39] THE POWER OF LOVE - Jennifer Rush (1985) 1,369,000

[40] GANGSTA'S PARADISE - Coolio ft LV (1995) 1,365,000

[41] UNCHAINED MELODY - Gareth Gates (2002) 1,362,000 (1.4 mill?)

[42] KILLING ME SOFTLY - Fugees (1996) 1,360,000

[43] WANNABE - Spice Girls (1996) 1,357,000

[44] NEVER EVER - All Saints (1997) 1,335,000

[45] THINK TWICE - Celine Dion (1994) 1,285,000

[46] COME ON EILEEN - Dexy's Midnight Runners (1982) 1,280,000

[47] EYE OF THE TIGER - Survivor (1982) 1,274,000

[48] IT'S NOW OR NEVER - Elvis Presley (1960) 1,270,000 (1.3 mill)

[49] HEART OF GLASS - Blondie (1979) 1,245,000

[50] DIANA - Paul Anka (1957) 1,240,000

[51] TAINTED LOVE - Soft Cell (1981) 1,225,000

[52] IT WASN'T ME - Shaggy ft RikRok (2001) 1,220,000

[53] (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO - Tony Christie ft Peter Kay (1971) 1,210,000 (53,852 in 1971 missing?)

[54] GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME - Tom Jones (1966) 1,205,000

[55] IT'S LIKE THAT - Run-DMC vs Jason Nevins (1998) 1,195,000

[56] HALLELUJAH – Alexandra Burke (2008) 1,191,000

[57] BRIGHT EYES - Art Garfunkel (1979) 1,185,000

[58] MARY'S BOY CHILD - Harry Belafonte (1957) 1,180,000

[59] THE LAST WALTZ - Englebert Humperdinck (1967) 1,160,000

[60] HEARTBEAT/TRAGEDY - Steps (1998) 1,155,000

[61] DON'T GIVE UP ON US - David Soul (1977) 1,150,000

[62] STRANGER ON THE SHORE - Acker Bilk (1961) 1,145,000

[63] DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS - Band Aid 20 (2004) 1,143,000

[64] EARTH SONG - Michael Jackson (1995) 1,142,000

[65] I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE - Gary Glitter (1973) 1,140,000

[66] SPACEMAN - Babylon Zoo (1996) 1,130,000

[67] CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD - Kylie Minogue (2001) 1,125,000

[68] BLUE MONDAY - New Order (1983) 1,121,000

[69] MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY - Slade (1973) 1,120,000

[70] SATURDAY NIGHT - Whigfield (1994) 1,115,000

[71] NO MATTER WHAT - Boyzone (1998) 1,114,000

[72] TELETUBBIES SAY "EH-OH" - Teletubbies (1997) 1,110,000

[73] I BELIEVE/UP ON THE ROOF - Robson & Jerome (1995) 1,109,000

[74] HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK - Ian Dury & The Blockheads (1979) 1,008,000

[75] I REMEMBER YOU - Frank Ifield (1962) 1,107,000

[76] 2 BECOME 1 - Spice Girls (1996) 1,105,000

[77] THAT’S MY GOAL – Shayne Ward (2005) 1,100,000

[78] PURE AND SIMPLE - Hear'Say (2001) 1,085,000

[79] GHOSTBUSTERS - Ray Parker Jnr (1984) 1,080,000

[80] TORN - Natalie Imbruglia (1997) 1,075,000

[81] THE YOUNG ONES - Cliff Richard & The Shadows (1962) 1,070,000

[82] ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL - Pink Floyd (1979) 1,065,000

[83] ANGELS - Robbie Williams (1997) 1,060,000

[84] I GOTTA FEELING – Black Eyed Peas (2009) 1,055,250

[85] BACK FOR GOOD - Take That (1995) 1,055,000

[86] WONDERWALL - Oasis (1995) 1,050,000

[87] BLUE (DA BA DEE) - Eiffel 65 (1999) 1,047,000

[88] FAME - Irene Cara (1982) 1,045,000

[89] RIDE ON TIME - Black Box (1989) 1,040,000

[90] DANCING QUEEN - ABBA (1976/1992) 1,036,000

[91] STAND AND DELIVER - Adam & The Ants (1981) 1,015,000

[92] SEX ON FIRE – Kings of Leon (2008) 1,013,875

[93] CAN WE FIX IT - Bob The Builder (2000) 1,010,000

[94] SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME - Brotherhood Of Man (1976) 1,008,000

[95] UPTOWN GIRL - Billy Joel (1983) 1,007,000

[96] EYE LEVEL - Simon Park Orchestra (1972) 1,006,000

[97] SUGAR SUGAR - Archies (1969) 1,003,000

[98] I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING - New Seekers (1972) 1,002,000

[99] DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA - Julie Covington (1977) 1,001,000

[100] UNCHAINED MELODY - Righteous Brothers (1965/1990) 1,000,000

 

 

The 2010 re-entry, unlike 2002 and 2006, wasn't a re-release, it was just on downloads:

 

http:// www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=24154

 

No, it was physically re-released, I'm 100% certain of it.

 

Chartstats hasn't listed re-releases as new entries for years. (e.g. Don't Trust Me was definitely released twice, but the two releases share the same entry)

http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...t&p=3097969

 

Unless the physical re-release was cancelled at very short notice, the proof is right there ^

So 7 songs have sold more than 2 million!

I found an article on MW site

 

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Digital generation pushes oldies into the million-sellers club

 

08:16 | Monday September 6, 2010

 

Survivor's Eye Of The Tiger and Abba’s Dancing Queen are among more than a dozen oldies that have been elevated to million-seller status after download sales gave them a new lease of life.

 

A new chart published by the OCC and played on Radio 2 counts down the 101 singles that have sold at least 1m units in the UK, with Elton John’s Candle In The Wind 1997 at the top and the top three also including evergreens Do They Know It’s Christmas? by Band Aid and Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen.

 

But it is lower down the all-time sellers list where there has been some reshuffling of the pack, with a number of the tracks having enjoyed new sales activity thanks to fans buying them as downloads.

 

Some 19 tracks released last century whose cumulative sales had originally stalled at six figures have now crossed the magic million mark because of the download market. These include Survivor’s 1982 hit Eye Of The Tiger, which was around 10,000 sales short of 1m UK sales but since 2004 has added around 280,000 download sales to move it up to 47th on the all-time chart.

 

 

Abba, meanwhile, have finally achieved their first-ever million-selling single in the UK nearly three decades after their last studio album, with Dancing Queen reaching the mark as a result of around 105,000 download sales. Others joining it in millionaires’ row thanks to digital sales include Fame by Irene Cara, Adam & The Ants’ Stand & Deliver, Sugar Sugar by The Archies and Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr.

 

A number of other singles that were already above 1m sales have increased their tallies in the download era, including Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, which has added about 170,000 extra sales to take its total to 2.3m and third place on the list; Bryan Adams’ (Everything I Do) I Do It For You whose additional 140,000 sales have taken its total above 1.6m; and Soft Cell’s Tainted Love, now with more than 1.2m sales after selling around 100,000 downloads.

 

The newest track on the list is Kings Of Leon’s Sex On Fire, which followed two months on from Black Eyed Peas’ I Gotta Feeling reaching the landmark when in July it became the UK’s 101st million-selling single.

Cheers Mikey, cracking article.

No wonder why charity shops are filled with copies of elton john

NUMBERS 101 TO 106

 

I managed to get No.1's 101 to 106 off my 'Contact' at The OCC.

He tells me that the Radio 2, (August 30th), Top 100, (& 101 to 106),

take in Sales to 31st July.

 

2,000 people have actually Downloaded the awful Jimmy Osmond Single,

since 2005! Hence why it is now a Million Seller. (There are some very odd

people around!).

 

The OCC 'consulted' with Alan Jones, for the Top 106.

 

101) LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL - LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND (1972) - 1,000,000

102) SAILING - ROD STEWART (1975/1976) - 999,200

103) TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 'ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - DAWN (1973) - 997,000

104) ESPECIALLY FOR YOU - KYLIE MINOGUE & JASON DONOVAN (1988) - 990,000

105) POKER FACE - LADY GAGA (2009) - 985,000

106) MYSTERIOUS GIRL - PETER ANDRE (1996/2004) - 950,000

 

 

Edited September 16, 201014 yr by zeus555

101 - 106 cant be in the correct order, because there are still records missing from the original top 100 run-down of all time, with

songs that had sold over 950,000 at that time (many years ago!)

them being :

AMAZING GRACE : Royal Scots Dragoon Guards 962,000

TELSTAR : Tornados 967,000

BATCHELOR BOY : Cliff Richard 976,000

THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT : Tight Fit 978,000

UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE : Shawaddywaddy 985,000

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