Hello!

 

This is something that I did a while ago - I calculated the increases from the sales of the the last OCC Million Sellers topic on Buzzjack from June 2012 by subtracting the Top 100 Singles Of All Time sales in the Virgin Hit Singles 2010 book from April 2010.

 

So, for example, 4,895,000 copies from June 2012 - 4,890,000 copies from April 2010 = (5,000).

 

Some of these figures are obviously out of date and the songs that went into the Top 100 Singles Of All Time after April 2010 are obviously not counted. But it's a very good indication of how much these songs sell on downloads every two years!

 

Here are the sales increases (which are in bold) from April 2010 to June 2012 (the figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000, which explains why some songs have a (0) figure by them):

 

[1] SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT/CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997 - Elton John (1997) 4,895,000 (5,000)

[2] DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS - Band Aid (1984) 3,706,000 (66,000)

[3] BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - Queen (1975/1991) 2,332,500 (42,500)

[4] MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL - Wings (1977) 2,061,000 (1,000)

[5] RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RING - Boney M (1978) 2,020,000 (0)

[6] YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1978/1998) 2,020,000 (5,000)

[7] RELAX - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1983/1993) 2,005,000 (25,000)

[8] SHE LOVES YOU - Beatles (1963) 1,892,000 (2,000)

[9] UNCHAINED MELODY/WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER - Robson Green & Jerome Flynn (1995) 1,850,000 (0)

[10] MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD - Boney M (1978) 1,847,000 (17,000)

 

[11] LOVE IS ALL AROUND - Wet Wet Wet (1994) 1,831,000 (6,000)

[12] I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - Stevie Wonder (1984) 1,821,000 (6,000)

[13] ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE/EVERGREEN - Will Young (2002) 1,796,000 (6,000)

[14] BARBIE GIRL - Aqua (1997) 1,776,000 (6,000)

[15] I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - Beatles (1963) 1,752,000 (2,000)

[16] BELIEVE - Cher (1998) 1,727,000 (7,000)

[17] (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU - Bryan Adams (1991) 1,697,000 (37,000)

[18] LAST CHRISTMAS - Wham! (1984) 1,664,000 [#2] (64,000)

[19] SUMMER NIGHTS - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1978) 1,580,000 (10,000)

[20] TWO TRIBES - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1984) 1,573,000 (13,000)

 

[21] IMAGINE - John Lennon (1975/1980/1999) 1,572,000 (27,000)

[22] PERFECT DAY - Various Artists (1997) 1,555,000 (5,000)

[23] DON'T YOU WANT ME - Human League (1981) 1,530,000 (30,000)

[24] BABY ONE MORE TIME - Britney Spears (1999) 1,527,000 (37,000)

[25] CAN'T BUY ME LOVE - Beatles (1964) 1,523,000 (3,000)

[26] I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - Whitney Houston (1992) 1,525,000 (65,000)

[27] TEARS - Ken Dodd (1965) 1,522,000 (2,000)

[28] I'LL BE MISSING YOU - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans (1997) 1,482,000 (12,000)

[29] 3 LIONS - Lightning Seeds ft Baddiel & Skinner (1996) 1,475,000 (60,000)

[30] KARMA CHAMELEON - Culture Club (1984) 1,455,000 (5,000)

 

[31] MY HEART WILL GO ON - Celine Dion (1998) 1,439,000 (29,000)

[32] YMCA - Village People (1979) 1,435,000 (5,000)

[33] CARELESS WHISPER - George Michael (1984) 1,430,000 (10,000)

[34] I FEEL FINE - Beatles (1964) 1,417,000 (7,000)

[35] ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - Bill Haley & His Comets (1955) 1,416,000 (6,000)

[36] THE CARNIVAL IS OVER - Seekers (1965) 1,405,000 (0)

[37] GANGSTA'S PARADISE - Coolio ft LV (1995) 1,401,000 (56,000)

[38] EYE OF THE TIGER - Survivor (1982) 1,399,000 (149,000)

[39] DAYTRIPPER/WE CAN WORK IT OUT - Beatles (1965) 1,389,000 (4,000)

[40] RELEASE ME - Englebert Humperdinck (1967) 1,375,000 (0)

 

[41] THE POWER OF LOVE - Jennifer Rush (1985) 1,373,000 (8,000)

[42] KILLING ME SOFTLY - Fugees (1996) 1,372,000 (47,000)

[43] UNCHAINED MELODY - Gareth Gates (2002) 1,362,000 (22,000)

[44] WANNABE - Spice Girls (1996) 1,360,000 (60,000)

[45] SOMEONE LIKE YOU – Adele (2011) 1,329,000 (N/A)

[46] NEVER EVER - All Saints (1997) 1,300,000 (10,000)

[47] COME ON EILEEN - Dexy's Midnight Runners (1982) 1,292,000 (22,000)

[48] THINK TWICE - Celine Dion (1994) 1,291,000 (11,000)

[49] I GOTTA FEELING – Black Eyed Peas (2009) 1,276,800 (N/A)

[50] IT'S NOW OR NEVER - Elvis Presley (1960) 1,270,000 (15,000)

 

[51] HEART OF GLASS - Blondie (1979) 1,257,000 (12,000)

[52] TAINTED LOVE - Soft Cell (1981) 1,255,000 (25,000)

[53] DIANA - Paul Anka (1957) 1,250,000 (0)

[54] IT WASN'T ME - Shaggy ft RikRok (2001) 1,247,000 (17,000)

[55] HALLELUJAH – Alexandra Burke (2008) 1,227,000 (42,000)

[56] IT'S LIKE THAT - Run-DMC vs Jason Nevins (1998) 1,226,000 (31,000)

[57] (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO - Tony Christie ft Peter Kay (1971) 1,215,000 (0)

[58] MOVES LIKE JAGGER – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera (2011) 1,211,000 [#2] (N/A)

[59] GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME - Tom Jones (1966) 1,210,000 (10,000)

[60] MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY - Slade (1973) 1,187,000 (57,000)

 

[61] BRIGHT EYES - Art Garfunkel (1979) 1,185,000 (0)

[62] MARY'S BOY CHILD - Harry Belafonte (1957) 1,183,000 (3,000)

[63] SEX ON FIRE – Kings of Leon (2008) 1,175,500 (N/A)

[64] THE LAST WALTZ - Englebert Humperdinck (1967) 1,165,000 (0)

[65] DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS - Band Aid 20 (2004) 1,161,000 (11,000)

[66] HEARTBEAT/TRAGEDY - Steps (1998) 1,155,000 (5,000)

[67] EARTH SONG - Michael Jackson (1995) 1,152,000 (12,000)

[68] DON'T GIVE UP ON US - David Soul (1977) 1,150,000 (0)

[69] STRANGER ON THE SHORE - Acker Bilk (1961) 1,145,000 (0)

[70] WONDERWALL - Oasis (1995) 1,145,000 [#2] (120,000)

 

[71] I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE - Gary Glitter (1973) 1,143,000 (-2,000)

[72] BLUE MONDAY - New Order (1983) 1,141,000 [#3] (16,000)

[73] CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD - Kylie Minogue (2001) 1,140,000 (15,000)

[74] SPACEMAN - Babylon Zoo (1996) 1,136,000 (1,000)

[75] SATURDAY NIGHT - Whigfield (1994) 1,124,000 (4,000)

[76] NO MATTER WHAT - Boyzone (1998) 1,115,000 (5,000)

[77] ANGELS - Robbie Williams (1997) 1,115,000 [#4] (70,000)

[78] TELETUBBIES SAY "EH-OH" - Teletubbies (1997) 1,111,000 (6,000)

[79] I BELIEVE/UP ON THE ROOF - Robson & Jerome (1995) 1,110,000 (5,000)

[80] I REMEMBER YOU - Frank Ifield (1962) 1,110,000 (10,000)

 

[81] HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK - Ian Dury & The Blockheads (1979) 1,108,000 (8,000)

[82] JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (AMAZING) - Bruno Mars (2010) 1,104,400 (N/A)

[83] GHOSTBUSTERS - Ray Parker Jnr. (1984) 1,101,000 [#2] (36,000)

[84] 2 BECOME 1 - Spice Girls (1996) 1,100,000 (5,000)

[85] THAT’S MY GOAL – Shayne Ward (2005) 1,100,000 (10,000)

[86] POKER FACE – Lady GaGa (2009) 1,094,000 (N/A)

[87] PURE AND SIMPLE - Hear'Say (2001) 1,087,000 (2,000)

[88] TORN - Natalie Imbruglia (1997) 1,087,000 [#2] (27,000)

[89] WE FOUND LOVE – Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris (2011) 1,085,000 (N/A)

[90] PARTY ROCK ANTHEM - LMFAO/Lauren Bennett/GoonRock (2011) 1,077,000 (N/A)

 

[91] BACK FOR GOOD - Take That (1995) 1,065,000 (20,000)

[92] THE YOUNG ONES - Cliff Richard & The Shadows (1962) 1,065,000 (5,000)

[93] ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL - Pink Floyd (1979) 1,057,000 (7,000)

[94] FAME - Irene Cara (1982) 1,055,000 (20,000)

[95] I FEEL LOVE - Donna Summer (1977) 1,050,920 * (N/A)

[96] BLUE (DA BA DEE) - Eiffel 65 (1999) 1,042,000 (2,000)

[97] DANCING QUEEN - ABBA (1976/1992) 1,039,000 (19,000)

[98] PRICE TAG – Jessie J featuring B.o.B (2011) 1,035,800 (N/A)

[99] LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – Eminem feat Rihanna (2010) 1,034,000 [#2] (N/A)

[100] RIDE ON TIME - Black Box (1989) 1,032,000 (2,000)

[101] ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) – Rihanna (2010) 1,030,000 (N/A)

 

[102] BLEEDING LOVE – Leona Lewis (2007) 1,027,000 (N/A)

[103] STAND AND DELIVER - Adam & The Ants (1981) 1,015,000 (0)

[104] CAN WE FIX IT - Bob The Builder (2000) 1,010,000 (0)

[105] SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME - Brotherhood Of Man (1976) 1,010,000 (0)

[106] CRAZY – Gnarls Barkley (2006) 1,009,000 (N/A)

[107] UPTOWN GIRL - Billy Joel (1983) 1,006,000 (1,000)

[108] EYE LEVEL - Simon Park Orchestra (1972) 1,005,000 (0)

[109] SUGAR SUGAR - Archies (1969) 1,005,000 (5,000)

[110] I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING - New Seekers (1972) 1,005,000 (0)

 

[111] UNCHAINED MELODY - Righteous Brothers (1965/1990) 1,005,000 (5,000)

[112] SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW - Gotye featuring Kimbra [2012] 1,004,690 (N/A)

[113] I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING - Aerosmith (1998) 1,002,990 (N/A)

[114] WHEN WE COLLIDE - Matt Cardle (2010) 1,000,167* (N/A)

[115] DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA - Julie Covington (1977) 1,002,000 (2,000)

[116] LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL - Little Jimmy Osmond (1972) 1,000,000 (0)

[117] SAILING - Rod Stewart (1975) 1,000,000 ?? (5,000)

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

 

 

Wow at Eye Of The Tiger!

Gary Glitter on -2,000 sales! :lol:

Gary Glitter on -2,000 sales! :lol:

 

I guess people must be returning their copies... :lol:

Hello!

 

This is something that I did a while ago - I calculated the increases from the sales of the the last OCC Million Sellers topic on Buzzjack from June 2012 by subtracting the Top 100 Singles Of All Time sales in the Virgin Hit Singles 2010 book from April 2010.

 

So, for example, 4,895,000 copies from June 2012 - 4,890,000 copies from April 2010 = (5,000).

 

Some of these figures are obviously out of date and the songs that went into the Top 100 Singles Of All Time after April 2010 are obviously not counted. But it's a very good indication of how much these songs sell on downloads every two years!

 

Nothing wrong with your methodology, but I suspect the older figures are just too approximate for the calculation to have any meaning - the fact that some of them *appear* to have sold 0 in 2 years proves that, not even Little Jimmy Osmond could have sold nothing whatsoever in 2 years! :lol:

Edited December 19, 201212 yr by vidcapper

Nothing wrong with your methodology, but I suspect the older figures are just too approximate for the calculation to have any meaning - the fact that some of them *appear* to have sold 0 in 2 years proves that, not even Little Jimmy Osmond could have sold nothing whatsoever in 2 years! :lol:

 

(the figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000, which explains why some songs have a (0) figure by them)

 

:D

Edited December 19, 201212 yr by ★ G R I E F ★

Nothing wrong with your methodology, but I suspect the older figures are just too approximate for the calculation to have any meaning - the fact that some of them *appear* to have sold 0 in 2 years proves that, not even Little Jimmy Osmond could have sold nothing whatsoever in 2 years! :lol:

 

 

I do wonder about double A side totals though, Take for instance Something About The Way You Look Tonight/Candle In The Wind '97, does downloading SATWYLT count towards the total of the A-Side, or its own seperate total? Do you have to buy it as a single to count for the tally?

Do you know how many have genuinely sold zero because they are not available to download?

In theory it is a good idea, but with some only estimates it throws it out too much.

I like this. Thanks for doing. I get what people are saying about the methodologies possibly being different between the two lists and figures being revised due to further info unearthed or varying opinions over the years but it does still give some nice general trends and the way some things like eye of the tiger and wonderwall still sell is pretty amazing! May actually be nice to see the list reordered in terms of biggest tks smallest increases if possible..

 

So Eiffel's Blue (Da Ba Dee) has sold 2,000 copies in 2 years, but only 9 of them in this year? :P