The Top 100 Best Selling Songs at #1

 

Had (what I assume) is a good idea for a thread yesterday. I looked at all the sales figures for the number ones during 2000-2009 and added up the song which sold the most whilst at the #1 spot (for example for 'Sound of the Underground' I added sales for the 4 weeks it was at #1). Good idea? Who knows but I'll carry on with it if people would like it. There were 272 different number ones in the 2000's (including Westlife's "I Have a Dream" which was released in 1999 but spent the first two weeks of the decade at #1). I will countdown the Top 100 but at the end I'll put up the full list

 

Let's start

 

100. Akon - Lonely

 

Sales at #1: 147,467

Released: 2005

Weeks spent at No.1: 2

First week sales: 87,695

Second week sales: 59,772

 

Edited October 14, 201113 yr by jonny91

Could someone tell me how to do the Youtube links please? Still new

my explanation was rubbish lol

Edited October 14, 201113 yr by Dannyboy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= << Delete this part of the youtube url and surround it with the youtube tags.

 

So Akon Lonely:

[youtube*]6EEW-9NDM5k&ob=av2e[/*youtube] < Take the * out.

 

Looking forwards to this thread.

 

[EDIT] Beaten to it.

 

Edited October 14, 201113 yr by Electro Paradise

This is quite a good idea. We haven't seen a thread portraying this and it would be interesting to read.

I think you have to have made a certain amount of posts before you can embed YouTube videos. I don't know what the numebr is though so you might be alright.

 

Good idea for a thread, I look forward to following it :D

Could someone tell me how to do the Youtube links please? Still new

 

I'm not, and I still can't figure them out. ;)

 

BTW, I think you mean 'bear', not 'bare', unless you want everyone to read your thread naked. :lol:

I'm not, and I still can't figure them out. ;)

 

It's not that hard to understand...

 

[youtube]VIDEO ID GOES HERE[/youtube]

Edited October 14, 201113 yr by Bré

The bit you put inbetween the tags is the code in the URL for the video you want (the bit that comes after "v=").

 

It is very simple, although it took me ages to figure it out for the first time too, to be fair.

Wahooo did the Youtube link! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

 

99. Ronan Keating - If Tommorrow Never Comes

 

Sales at #1: 147,610

Released: 2002

Weeks spent at #1: 1

 

 

 

98. DJ Pied Piper - Do You Really Like It?

 

Sales at #1: 148,594

Released: 2001

Weeks spent at #1: 1

 

Excellent idea, I suspect Bleeding Love will be extremely high on this one, will it be #1 (excluding Pop Idol/XF winners/charity singles)?

 

Only other one I can think of is FFTL but that only got one week @ #1 IIRC.

FFTL had 2 weeks at #1.

 

And if you exclude XF winners you're excluding Bleeding Love anyway :P

Edited October 14, 201113 yr by Bré

^ :lol:

 

Funny that X Factor and Charity singles are bad EXCEPT if the artist singing them is good it doesn't matter.

 

Great thread

Edited October 14, 201113 yr by SKOB

It will be interesting to see just how low down this list Umbrella will finish.

97. Craig David - 7 Days

 

Sales at #1: 149,000

Released: 2000

Weeks at #1: 1

 

96. 2Pac feat. Elton John - Ghetto Gospel

 

Sales at #1: 150,463

Released: 2005

Weeks at #1: 3

 

95. Liberty X - Just a Little

 

Sales at #1: 153,219

Released: 2002

Weeks at #1: 1

 

94. Beyonce feat. Jay-Z - Crazy In Love

 

Sales at #1: 153,600

Released: 2003

Weeks at #1: 3

 

Ghetto Gospel is AMAZE! :wub:

 

Crazy in Love was waaaaaaay too overplayed, but it is very good aswell.