I'm watching the Official 60 biggest sellers of the 90s atm on Magic and it has Bohemian Rhapsody at no.60 on 670,000 sales. What's that all about?

I'm watching the Official 60 biggest sellers of the 90s atm on Magic and it has Bohemian Rhapsody at no.60 on 670,000 sales. What's that all about?

:lol: Who can say? Obviously not that "official"

I wish they would go a chart of the biggest selling songs FROM the 90s with download sales included

I wish they would go a chart of the biggest selling songs FROM the 90s with download sales included

If they could decide for more than a month on which "set" of 90s figures they were using then such a list would be possible! :D

I'm watching the Official 60 biggest sellers of the 90s atm on Magic and it has Bohemian Rhapsody at no.60 on 670,000 sales. What's that all about?

I don't suppose that only counts the sales from the 90s? I'm not sure if it sold more the first time round or the second, the early 90s was quite a low sales period wasn't it?

I don't suppose that only counts the sales from the 90s? I'm not sure if it sold more the first time round or the second, the early 90s was quite a low sales period wasn't it?

 

I thought this at first but on all the other 90s charts they've done (power ballads) its sales are always over a million

I wonder if Candle In The Wind will break 5 million?

Does anyone know what the biggest selling song in the UK is? Obviously Elton John has the biggest selling single, but I was wondering if any other song combined beats this. Do They Know It's Christmas? has two versions with high sales, plus the Band Aid 2 version, and Unchained Melody has three million selling versions, plus several others that charted rather well.

Was curious to see if anyone knew. Thanks.

I'm watching the Official 60 biggest sellers of the 90s atm on Magic and it has Bohemian Rhapsody at no.60 on 670,000 sales. What's that all about?

 

I noticed this aswell, its a common mistake that 4music make with countdowns. Singles who's sales dont fall completley within one calender year, i.e Boh Rap sold in 1991 and also was still selling significantly in 1992- they always miss out the following years sales! However it is not clear where they have got the figure of 670k from- as Bo Rhap actually sold 718,000 to the end of 1991! Its overall 90's sales should be 970,000 (it sold 1,190,000 in 1975/6)

Edited November 13, 201212 yr by fiesta

What they may have done, apart from ignoring 1992 sales, is reduce the multiplier from 16 to 15 as this would make the 1991 figure around 673,000.

What they may have done, apart from ignoring 1992 sales, is reduce the multiplier from 16 to 15 as this would make the 1991 figure around 673,000.

 

Bit Off Topic , but I was wondering do you know what multipliers the BPI used in the early 90's (91-94). Were they the same as the ones used by Gallup? Iam thinking specifically about the average weekly sales per position the the BPI produced annually.

Good thinking. I'm fairly sure that the BPI used 15 as the multiplier throughout 1991-1995 in their books for the average weekly sales and overall retail sales, while the Gallup and OCC figures use 16-15-15-17-17 in these five years.

Thanks. It Might help to explain a few things.

Just updating this and posted it at Haven, so thought I'd add it here as well...

 

Top 200 Biggest Selling Songs

 

[1] SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT/CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997 - Elton John (1997) 4,910,700

[2] DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS - Band Aid (1984) 3,729,000

[3] BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - Queen (1975/1991) 2,369,600

[4] MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL - Wings (1977) 2,061,000

[5] YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1978/1998) 2,025,000

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

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

[8] SHE LOVES YOU - Beatles (1963) 1,905,000

[9] UNCHAINED MELODY/WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER - Robson Green & Jerome Flynn (1995) 1,860,000

[10] LOVE IS ALL AROUND - Wet Wet Wet (1994) 1,860,000

 

[11] MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD - Boney M (1978) 1,856,500

[12] I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - Stevie Wonder (1984) 1,830,000

[13] BARBIE GIRL - Aqua (1997) 1,792,000

[14] ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE/EVERGREEN - Will Young (2002) 1,790,000

[15] I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - Beatles (1963) 1,772,000

[16] BELIEVE - Cher (1998) 1,771,000

[17] (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU - Bryan Adams (1991) 1,728,600

[18] LAST CHRISTMAS/EVERYTHING SHE WANTS - Wham! (1984) 1,706,450

[19] IMAGINE - John Lennon (1975/1980/1999) 1,600,000

[20] SUMMER NIGHTS - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1978) 1,590,000

 

[21] TWO TRIBES - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1984) 1,580,000

[22] I'LL BE MISSING YOU - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans (1997) 1,560,000

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

[24] DON'T YOU WANT ME - Human League (1981) 1,540,000

[25] CAN'T BUY ME LOVE - Beatles (1964) 1,535,000

[26] I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - Whitney Houston (1992) 1,530,000

[27] 3 LIONS - Lightning Seeds ft Baddiel & Skinner (1996) 1,530,000

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

[29] BABY ONE MORE TIME - Britney Spears (1999) 1,520,000

[30] MY HEART WILL GO ON - Celine Dion (1998) 1,485,000

 

[31] KARMA CHAMELEON - Culture Club (1984) 1,480,000

[32] SOMEONE LIKE YOU – Adele (2011) 1,470,500

[33] YMCA - Village People (1979) 1,460,000

[34] CARELESS WHISPER - George Michael (1984) 1,460,000

[35] EYE OF THE TIGER - Survivor (1982) 1,457,000

[36] GANGSTA'S PARADISE - Coolio ft LV (1995) 1,432,000

[37] (WE’RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - Bill Haley & His Comets (1955) 1,430,000

[38] I FEEL FINE - Beatles (1964) 1,430,000

[39] THE CARNIVAL IS OVER - Seekers (1965) 1,430,000

[40] MOVES LIKE JAGGER – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera (2011) 1,411,000

 

[41] DAYTRIPPER/WE CAN WORK IT OUT - Beatles (1965) 1,392,000

[42] THE POWER OF LOVE - Jennifer Rush (1985) 1,392,000

[43] SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW – Gotye featuring Kimbra (2012) 1,391,340

[44] RELEASE ME - Englebert Humperdinck (1967) 1,380,000

[45] KILLING ME SOFTLY - Fugees (1996) 1,380,000

[46] I GOTTA FEELING – Black Eyed Peas (2009) 1,361,000

[47] UNCHAINED MELODY - Gareth Gates (2002) 1,342,000

[48] WANNABE - Spice Girls (1996) 1,330,000

[49] COME ON EILEEN - Dexy's Midnight Runners (1982) 1,318,100

[50] NEVER EVER - All Saints (1997) 1,314,000

 

[51] (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO - Tony Christie ft Peter Kay (1971) 1,310,000

[52] THINK TWICE - Celine Dion (1994) 1,300,000

[53] IT WASN'T ME - Shaggy ft RikRok (2001) 1,288,000

[54] WE FOUND LOVE – Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris (2011) 1,288,400

[55] HEART OF GLASS - Blondie (1979) 1,285,000

[56] TAINTED LOVE - Soft Cell (1981) 1,275,000

[57] WONDERWALL - Oasis (1995) 1,272,000

[58] SEX ON FIRE – Kings of Leon (2008) 1,267,500

[59] IT'S NOW OR NEVER - Elvis Presley (1960) 1,260,000

[60] IT'S LIKE THAT - Run-DMC vs Jason Nevins (1998) 1,260,000

 

[61] DIANA - Paul Anka (1957) 1,250,000

[62] HALLELUJAH – Alexandra Burke (2008) 1,250,000

[63] GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME - Tom Jones (1966) 1,230,000

[64] CALL ME MAYBE – Carly Rae Jepsen (2012) 1,229,920

[65] MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY - Slade (1973) 1,226,000

[66] IMPOSSIBLE – James Arthur (2012) 1,207,115

[67] BRIGHT EYES - Art Garfunkel (1979) 1,200,000

[68] PARTY ROCK ANTHEM - LMFAO/Lauren Bennett/GoonRock (2011) 1,197,000

[69] JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (AMAZING) - Bruno Mars (2010) 1,184,330

[70] HEARTBEAT/TRAGEDY - Steps (1998) 1,181,000

 

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

[72] THE LAST WALTZ - Englebert Humperdinck (1967) 1,170,000

[73] DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS - Band Aid 20 (2004) 1,165,900

[74] EARTH SONG - Michael Jackson (1995) 1,160,000

[75] BLUE MONDAY - New Order (1983) 1,160,000

[76] STRANGER ON THE SHORE - Acker Bilk (1961) 1,160,000

[77] DON'T GIVE UP ON US - David Soul (1977) 1,160,000

[78] CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD - Kylie Minogue (2001) 1,160,000

[79] PRICE TAG – Jessie J featuring B.o.B (2011) 1,151,240

[80] I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE - Gary Glitter (1973) 1,141,000

 

[81] SPACEMAN - Babylon Zoo (1996) 1,140,000

[82] SATURDAY NIGHT - Whigfield (1994) 1,140,000

[83] ANGELS - Robbie Williams (1997) 1,138,000

[84] NO MATTER WHAT - Boyzone (1998) 1,130,000

[85] POKER FACE – Lady GaGa (2009) 1,130,000

[86] LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – Eminem feat Rihanna (2010) 1,126,000

[87] TORN - Natalie Imbruglia (1997) 1,124,000

[88] GANGNAM STYLE – PSY (2012) 1,117,115

[89] TELETUBBIES SAY "EH-OH" - Teletubbies (1997) 1,111,000

[90] HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK - Ian Dury & The Blockheads (1979) 1,111,000

 

[91] I BELIEVE/UP ON THE ROOF - Robson & Jerome (1995) 1,110,000

[92] 2 BECOME 1 - Spice Girls (1996) 1,110,000

[93] THAT’S MY GOAL – Shayne Ward (2005) 1,104,000

[94] I REMEMBER YOU - Frank Ifield (1962) 1,100,000

[95] GHOSTBUSTERS - Ray Parker Jnr. (1984) 1,099,000

[96] PURE AND SIMPLE - Hear'Say (2001) 1,090,000

[97] ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) – Rihanna (2010) 1,086,000

[98] ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL - Pink Floyd (1979) 1,085,000

[99] BACK FOR GOOD - Take That (1995) 1,070,000

[100] BLUE (DA BA DEE) - Eiffel 65 (1999) 1,070,000

 

[101] HEY JUDE - Beatles (1968) 1,067,000

[102] THE YOUNG ONES - Cliff Richard & The Shadows (1962) 1,061,000

[103] DANCING QUEEN - ABBA (1976/1992) 1,060,000

[104] BLEEDING LOVE – Leona Lewis (2007) 1,060,000

[105] CRAZY – Gnarls Barkley (2006) 1,060,000

[106] TITANIUM – David Guetta featuring Sia (2012) 1,058,365

[107] I FEEL LOVE - Donna Summer (1977) 1,055,000

[108] FAME - Irene Cara (1982) 1,055,000

[109] I DON’T WANT TO MISS A THING – Aerosmith (1998) 1,051,000

[110] RIDE ON TIME - Black Box (1989) 1,050,000

 

[111] WE ARE YOUNG – fun featuring Janelle Monae (2012) 1,049,225

[112] UNCHAINED MELODY - Righteous Brothers (1965/1990) 1,041,000

[113] STAND AND DELIVER - Adam & The Ants (1981) 1,030,000

[114] CAN WE FIX IT - Bob The Builder (2000) 1,021,000

[115] UPTOWN GIRL - Billy Joel (1983) 1,021,000

[116] I WILL SURVIVE - Gloria Gaynor (1979) 1,021,000

[117] SAILING - Rod Stewart (1975) 1,020,000

[118] SUGAR SUGAR - Archies (1969) 1,020,000

[119] WHITE CHRISTMAS – Bing Crosby (1977) 1,017,000

[120] FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK – Pogues feat Kirsty MacColl (1987) 1,013,000

 

[121] USE SOMEBODY – Kings of Leon (2008) 1,011,040

[122] SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME - Brotherhood Of Man (1976) 1,010,000

[123] I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING - New Seekers (1972) 1,010,000

[124] EYE LEVEL - Simon Park Orchestra (1972) 1,010,000

[125] DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA - Julie Covington (1977) 1,010,000

[126] THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT - Tight Fit (1982) 1,010,000

[127] WHEN WE COLLIDE – Matt Cardle (2010) 1,006,300

[128] FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE – Cheryl Cole (2009) 1,004,500

[129] THE A TEAM – Ed Sheeran (2011) 1,003,000

[130] WHOLE AGAIN - Atomic Kitten (2001) 1,001,000

 

[131] LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL - Little Jimmy Osmond (1972) 1,000,000

[132] TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 'ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - Dawn (1973) 1,000,000

[133] UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE - Showaddywaddy (1976) 1,000,000

[134] ESPECIALLY FOR YOU - Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan (1988) 990,000

[135] DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART - Elton John & Kiki Dee (1976) 990,000

[136] BAD ROMANCE – Lady GaGa (2009) 990,000

[137] TELSTAR - Tornados (1962) 980,000

[138] THE NEXT TIME/BACHELOR BOY - Cliff Richard & The Shadows (1963) 980,000

[139] MYSTERIOUS GIRL - Peter Andre (1996) 980,000

[140] AMAZING GRACE - Pipes, Drums & Military Band of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (1972) 980,000

 

[141] GIVE ME EVERYTHING – Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo & Nayer (2011) 975,000

[142] CHASING CARS – Snow Patrol (2006) 971,000

[143] ROLLING IN THE DEEP – Adele (2011) 968,000

[144] STAY ANOTHER DAY - East 17 (1994) 966,000

[145] YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE - Gerry & The Pacemakers (1963) 966,000

[146] DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ – Journey (1982) 964,450

[147] MY SWEET LORD - George Harrison (1971) 963,500

[148] PARADISE – Coldplay (2011) 961,000

[149] MISSISSIPPI - Pussycat (1976) 960,000

[150] RED RED WINE - UB40 (1983) 955,000

 

[151] BILLIE JEAN – Michael Jackson (1983) 955,000

[152] HELP! - Beatles (1965) 955,000

[153] MAMBO NO.5 (A LITTLE BIT OF...) - Lou Bega (1999) 950,000

[154] SAY YOU'LL BE THERE - Spice Girls (1996) 950,000

[155] HERO – Enrique Iglesias (2002) 950,000

[156] RULE THE WORLD – Take That (2009) 949,000

[157] GLAD ALL OVER - Dave Clark Five (1963) 940,000

[158] FIREWORK – Katy Perry (2011) 935,000

[159] JUST DANCE – Lady GaGa (2009) 931,000

[160] FORGET YOU – Cee-Lo Green (2010) 930,000

 

[161] ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU – Mariah Carey (1994) 930,000

[162] GRENADE – Bruno Mars (2011) 928,000

[163] SEXY AND I KNOW IT – LMFAO (2011) 924,000

[164] MEN IN BLACK - Will Smith (1997) 923,000

[165] FROM ME TO YOU - Beatles (1963) 920,000

[166] STARSHIPS – Nicki Minaj (2012) 914,100

[167] THE MILLENNIUM PRAYER - Cliff Richard (1999) 913,000

[168] DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME - Police (1980) 913,000

[169] TWO LITTLE BOYS - Rolf Harris (1969) 911,000

[170] MISSING (TODD TERRY REMIX) - Everything But The Girl (1995) 910,000

 

[171] MY WAY - Frank Sinatra (1969) 910,000

[172] HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE? - Bee Gees (1977)] 905,000

[173] DIAMONDS – Rihanna (2012) 900,000

[174] WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE - Cliff Richard (1979) 900,000

[175] THREE TIMES A LADY - Commodores (1978) 900,000

[176] A MOMENT LIKE THIS – Leona Lewis (2006) 900,000

[177] JAR OF HEARTS – Christina Perri (2011) 900,000

[178] HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) – John Lennon & Yoko Ono with the Plastic Ono Band and the Harlem Community Street Choir (1972) 891,000

[179] ALBATROSS – Fleetwood Mac (1968) 890000

[180] I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS - Boomtown Rats (1979) 884,000

 

[181] MISTLETOE AND WINE - Cliff Richard (1988) 880,000

[182] ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT - Elvis Presley (1961) 880,000

[183] TOWN CALLED MALICE/PRECIOUS – Jam (1982) 880,000

[184] WHEN A CHILD IS BORN (SOLEADO) - Johnny Mathis (1976) 877,000

[185] DON'T SPEAK - No Doubt (1997) 876,000

[186] WHISPERING GRASS – Windsor Davies & Don Estelle (1975) 875,000

[187] CHOCOLATE SALTY BALLS (PS: I LOVE YOU) - Chef (1998) 875,000

[188] LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA - Ricky Martin (1999) 872,000

[189] ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC - Tubeway Army (1979) 871,000

[190] NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP - Rick Astley (1987) 870,000

 

[191] INTO THE GROOVE - Madonna (1985) 870,000

[192] JAILHOUSE ROCK - Elvis Presley (1958) 870,000

[193] EARTHQUAKE – Labrinth featuring Tinie Tempah (2011) 870,000

[194] STAN – Eminem feat Dido (2000) 866,000

[195] NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW - Starship (1987) 864,000

[196] GOODBYE - Spice Girls (1998) 863,000

[197] MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE – Adele (2008) 862,000

[198] C'EST LA VIE - B*Witched (1998) 860,000

[199] NEEDLES AND PINS - Searchers (1964) 860,000

[200] THE FLORAL DANCE - Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band (1977) 860,000

 

Possible future entries?

ON THE FLOOR – Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull (2011) 855,300

WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL - One Direction (2011) 854,450

PASS OUT – Tinie Tempah (2010) 850,000

IN FOR THE KILL – La Roux (2009) 839,700

DON’T YOU WORRY CHILD – Swedish House Mafia (2012) 835,500

BENEATH YOUR BEAUTIFUL – Labrinth featuring Emeli Sande (2012) 834,200

DILEMMA – Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland (2002) 833,500

IRIS – Goo Goo Dolls (1998) 827,650

 

So Into the groove has not increased at all?

 

So unfortunate that M big signature hits were released when sales were in a lull....

 

 

So Into the groove has not increased at all?

 

So unfortunate that M big signature hits were released when sales were in a lull....

 

 

Starships :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: