Posted July 18, 201312 yr Blurred Lines tips over a million sales to give Pharrell his second million seller in a month 17/07/2013 By Daniel Lane Does Pharrell have the Midas touch? Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines, with a little help from Pharrell, has become the latest single to join the UK's prestigious million sellers club, OfficialCharts.com can confirm. The cheeky summer anthem, which also features US rapper TI and über producer Pharrell Williams, is only the 137th single to sell over a million copies in British history, and the second track released in 2013 to do so; Daft Punk’s Get Lucky, which also features the seemingly Midas touch of Pharrell alongside Chic legend Nile Rodgers, broke though the million copies sales barrier at the end of last month. On hearing the news, Pharrell told OfficialCharts.com: "I'm humbled by all of the love the UK fans have shown. But, when you are working with incredible talent like The Robots and Robin, great things are bound to happen." We also caught up with recent collaborator Nile Rodgers who performed on the first of Pharrell’s two million sellers, Get Lucky, alongside French electronic duo Daft Punk. Rodgers and Williams share an approach to hitmaking that is not satisfied with being mere performers, with both artists adopting multiple roles of writer and producer too (Williams co-wrote, produced and performed on Blurred Lines). In a forthcoming interview with OfficialCharts.com, on the subject of working with Pharrell, the New York king of disco gushes, “When he and I were doing the video [for Get Lucky], I was just so impressed by him as a person, because we spent most of our time not talking about music, but other subjects! He’s a bright, bright, human being, his artistry goes without saying. There’s a mutual admiration there.” Blurred Lines, which is taken from the US R&B star’s new album of the same name, returned to the top of the Official Singles Chart on Sunday (July 14) for its fifth non-consecutive week at the top. The album from which the track is taken, also called Blurred Lines, is out this week and currenty set to debut at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart this Sunday. Martin Talbot, Chief Executive of the Official Charts Company comments, “It is a further sign of the strength of the UK singles market that Blurred Lines is the second track released this year to pass the million mark. Great credit not only to Robin Thicke and TI, but to Pharrell Williams too, who becomes a double millionaire in the space of just a month. Through Blurred Lines and Get Lucky, Pharrell has sold two million singles in just about 16 weeks. Impressive work!” Elton John’s double A-side, Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind '97, remains the UK’s biggest selling single of all-time, racking up over 4.91 million sales since its release in 1997. Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? (1984), Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody (1975), Wings’ Mull Of Kintyre / Girls’ School (1977) and John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John’s You’re The One That I Want (1978) complete the Top 5. You can see the full list of all the UK’s 136 million selling singles below: The UK’s Official biggest selling singles of all-time TRACK ARTIST YEAR OF RELEASE SALES (MILLIONS) 1 SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT/CANDLE IN THE WIND '97 ELTON JOHN 1997 4.91 2 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID 1984 3.73 3 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY QUEEN 1975 2.40 4 MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL WINGS 1977 2.07 5 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 1978 2.04 6 RELAX FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 1983 2.03 7 RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RING BONEY M 1978 2.02 8 SHE LOVES YOU THE BEATLES 1963 1.91 9 UNCHAINED MELODY/(THERE'LL BE BLUEBIRDS OVER) THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER ROBSON GREEN & JEROME FLYNN 1995 1.86 10 LOVE IS ALL AROUND WET WET WET 1994 1.86 11 MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD BONEY M 1978 1.86 12 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU STEVIE WONDER 1984 1.84 13 BARBIE GIRL AQUA 1997 1.80 14 ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE/EVERGREEN WILL YOUNG 2002 1.79 15 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND THE BEATLES 1963 1.77 16 BELIEVE CHER 1998 1.77 17 (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU BRYAN ADAMS 1991 1.75 18 LAST CHRISTMAS/EVERYTHING SHE WANTS WHAM! 1984 1.70 19 IMAGINE JOHN LENNON 1975 1.64 20 SUMMER NIGHTS JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 1978 1.60 21 TWO TRIBES FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 1984 1.59 22 I'LL BE MISSING YOU PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS 1997 1.58 23 DON'T YOU WANT ME? HUMAN LEAGUE 1981 1.56 24 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU WHITNEY HOUSTON 1992 1.55 25 PERFECT DAY VARIOUS ARTISTS 1997 1.55 26 THREE LIONS BADDIEL & SKINNER & LIGHTNING SEEDS 1996 1.54 27 CAN'T BUY ME LOVE THE BEATLES 1964 1.54 28 ...BABY ONE MORE TIME BRITNEY SPEARS 1999 1.52 29 TEARS KEN DODD 1965 1.52 30 MY HEART WILL GO ON CELINE DION 1998 1.50 31 KARMA CHAMELEON CULTURE CLUB 1983 1.49 32 YMCA VILLAGE PEOPLE 1978 1.47 33 EYE OF THE TIGER SURVIVOR 1982 1.46 34 CARELESS WHISPER GEORGE MICHAEL 1984 1.46 35 GANGSTA'S PARADISE COOLIO FT LV 1995 1.45 36 SOMEONE LIKE YOU ADELE 2011 1.45 37 (WE'RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS 1955 1.43 38 I FEEL FINE THE BEATLES 1964 1.42 39 THE CARNIVAL IS OVER THE SEEKERS 1965 1.42 40 THE POWER OF LOVE JENNIFER RUSH 1985 1.40 41 WE CAN WORK IT OUT/DAY TRIPPER THE BEATLES 1964 1.39 42 MOVES LIKE JAGGER MAROON 5 FT CHRISTINA AGUILERA 2011 1.39 43 RELEASE ME ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 1967 1.38 44 KILLING ME SOFTLY FUGEES 1996 1.38 45 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW GOTYE FT KIMBRA 2011 1.35 46 I GOTTA FEELING BLACK EYED PEAS 2009 1.35 47 UNCHAINED MELODY GARETH GATES 2002 1.34 48 WANNABE SPICE GIRLS 1996 1.34 49 COME ON EILEEN DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 1982 1.33 50 (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO TONY CHRISTIE FT PETER KAY 2005 1.32 51 IT WASN'T ME SHAGGY FT RIKROK 2001 1.32 52 WONDERWALL OASIS 1995 1.32 53 NEVER EVER ALL SAINTS 1997 1.32 54 THINK TWICE CELINE DION 1994 1.32 55 TAINTED LOVE SOFT CELL 1981 1.29 56 HEART OF GLASS BLONDIE 1979 1.28 57 IT'S NOW OR NEVER ELVIS PRESLEY 1960 1.26 58 IT'S LIKE THAT RUN-DMC VS JASON NEVINS 1997 1.26 59 WE FOUND LOVE RIHANNA FT CALVIN HARRIS 2011 1.26 60 SEX ON FIRE KINGS OF LEON 2008 1.25 61 HALLELUJAH ALEXANDRA BURKE 2008 1.25 62 DIANA PAUL ANKA 1957 1.25 63 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME TOM JONES 1966 1.24 64 MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY SLADE 1973 1.23 65 BRIGHT EYES ART GARFUNKEL 1979 1.20 66 HEARTBEAT/TRAGEDY STEPS 1998 1.19 67 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM LMFAO FT LAUREN BENNETT AND GOONROCK 2011 1.19 68 MARY'S BOY CHILD HARRY BELAFONTE 1957 1.19 69 CALL ME MAYBE CARLY RAE JEPSEN 2012 1.18 70 BLUE MONDAY NEW ORDER 1983 1.18 71 THE LAST WALTZ ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 1967 1.17 72 EARTH SONG MICHAEL JACKSON 1995 1.17 73 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID 20 2004 1.17 74 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (AMAZING) BRUNO MARS 2010 1.17 75 CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD KYLIE MINOGUE 2001 1.16 76 STRANGER ON THE SHORE MR ACKER BILK AND HIS PARAMOUNT JAZZ BAND 1961 1.16 77 DON'T GIVE UP ON US DAVID SOUL 1976 1.16 78 SATURDAY NIGHT WHIGFIELD 1994 1.15 79 SPACEMAN BABYLON ZOO 1996 1.15 80 I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE GARY GLITTER 1973 1.14 81 ANGELS ROBBIE WILLIAMS 1997 1.14 82 NO MATTER WHAT BOYZONE 1998 1.13 83 PRICE TAG JESSIE J FT B.O.B 2011 1.13 84 POKER FACE LADY GAGA 2009 1.12 85 TORN NATALIE IMBRUGLIA 1997 1.12 86 IMPOSSIBLE JAMES ARTHUR 2012 1.12 87 I BELIEVE/UP ON THE ROOF ROBSON & JEROME 1995 1.12 88 2 BECOME 1 SPICE GIRLS 1996 1.11 89 LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE EMINEM FT RIHANNA 2010 1.11 90 HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS 1978 1.11 91 GHOSTBUSTERS RAY PARKER JR. 1984 1.11 92 TELETUBBIES SAY "EH-OH!" TELETUBBIES 1997 1.11 93 THAT'S MY GOAL SHAYNE WARD 2005 1.10 94 I REMEMBER YOU FRANK IFIELD 1962 1.10 95 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (PART 2) PINK FLOYD 1979 1.10 96 PURE AND SIMPLE HEAR'SAY 2001 1.09 97 BACK FOR GOOD TAKE THAT 1995 1.08 98 HEY JUDE THE BEATLES 1968 1.08 99 ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) RIHANNA 2010 1.08 100 BLUE (DA BA DEE) EIFFEL 65 1999 1.08 101 DANCING QUEEN ABBA 1976 1.07 102 I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING AEROSMITH 1998 1.07 103 I FEEL LOVE DONNA SUMMER 1977 1.07 104 THE YOUNG ONES CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS 1962 1.06 105 BLEEDING LOVE LEONA LEWIS 2007 1.06 106 RIDE ON TIME BLACK BOX 1989 1.06 107 CRAZY GNARLS BARKLEY 2006 1.06 108 FAME IRENE CARA 1982 1.05 109 UNCHAINED MELODY THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS 1965 1.05 110 STAND & DELIVER ADAM AND THE ANTS 1981 1.04 111 I WILL SURVIVE GLORIA GAYNOR 1979 1.03 112 UPTOWN GIRL BILLY JOEL 1983 1.03 113 SAILING ROD STEWART 1975 1.03 114 CAN WE FIX IT? BOB THE BUILDER 2000 1.02 115 SUGAR SUGAR THE ARCHIES 1969 1.02 116 WHITE CHRISTMAS BING CROSBY WITH THE KEN DARBY SINGERS AND JOHN SCOTT TROTTER ORCHESTRA 1942 1.02 117 GANGNAM STYLE PSY 2012 1.02 118 SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME BROTHERHOOD OF MAN 1976 1.02 119 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL 1987 1.02 120 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT TIGHT FIT 1982 1.01 121 WE ARE YOUNG FUN FT JANELLE MONAE 2011 1.01 122 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING THE NEW SEEKERS 1971 1.01 123 DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA JULIE COVINGTON 1976 1.01 124 WHEN WE COLLIDE MATT CARDLE 2010 1.01 125 EYE LEVEL THE SIMON PARK ORCHESTRA 1972 1.01 126 UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE SHOWADDYWADDY 1976 1.00 127 LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND 1972 1.00 128 FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE CHERYL COLE 2009 1.00 129 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE DAWN FT TONY ORLANDO 1973 1.00 130 TITANIUM DAVID GUETTA FT SIA 2011 1.00 131 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE 1976 1.00 132 MYSTERIOUS GIRL PETER ANDRE FT BUBBLER RANX 1995 1.00 133 WHOLE AGAIN ATOMIC KITTEN 2001 1.00 134 THE A TEAM ED SHEERAN 2011 1.00 135 USE SOMEBODY KINGS OF LEON 2008 1.00 136 GET LUCKY DAFT PUNK FT PHARRELL WILLIAMS & NILE RODGERS 2013 1.00 137 BLURRED LINES ROBIN THICKE FT TI & PHARRELL WILLIAMS 2013 1.00 Source - OCC Edited July 18, 201312 yr by Wake #Thermo Up
July 18, 201312 yr They're still not using up to date figures for some current songs like "Moves Like Jagger". And "Bad Romance" still isn't there. :(
July 18, 201312 yr So we can add Pharrell to the more exclusive list of artists to have had 2 million sellers in the same year. Along with Rhianna 2010 Kings of Leon 2008 Spice Girls 1996 George Michael 1984 John Travolta and ONJ 1978 Beatles 1963 Any others? Edited July 18, 201312 yr by Brotho
July 18, 201312 yr Obviously some of these have moved up the chart further, I think this is the same chart they posted last time, the only difference they have added Robin Thicke to it, pretty pointless.
July 18, 201312 yr Obviously some of these have moved up the chart further, I think this is the same chart they posted last time, the only difference they have added Robin Thicke to it, pretty pointless. They haven't even updated the introductory line - it still refers to 136 million sellers. The fact that Daft Punk are still shown on 1.0 million is also a b it of a giveaway :lol:
July 18, 201312 yr So we can add Pharrell to the more exclusive list of artists to have had 2 million sellers in the same year. Along with Rhianna 2010 Kings of Leon 2008 Spice Girls 1996 George Michael 1984 John Travolta and ONJ 1978 Beatles 1963 Any others? ROBSON AND JEROME and FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Edited July 18, 201312 yr by Griff Newman
July 18, 201312 yr They also appear to be using the higher figures for 94-96, have they finally decided?
July 18, 201312 yr Engelbert Humperdinck had 2 in 1967:, Release Me The Last Waltz Boney M had 2 in 1978:, Rivers Of Babylon//Brown Girl In The Ring Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord (A Medley of 2 Songs, & not a Double 'A' Side) The Beatles had 2 in 1964:, Can't Buy Me Love I Feel Fine And - Bad Romance - a Million Seller any day now. (If it isn't one already). Lady GaGa in 2009:, Poker Face Bad Romance Edited July 18, 201312 yr by zeus555
July 18, 201312 yr It's shocking that 'Gangnam Style' has sold over 1 million. Fair enough the video was a fun novelty thing but as a song it was f***ing awful and got boring after three weeks. Fight For This Love? The A-Team? Price Tag? Impossible? Ugh. They don't deserve to be on the same list as 'Wasn't Me'.
July 18, 201312 yr 'Titanium' is still on 1.00m as it was the last time they posted this list. It must be nearing if not over 1.1m by now. They've clearly not actually been updating these sales. As far as I can see the only artist with 2 or more million sellers who HASN'T had 2 in one year is Celine Dion, so the 'in one year' part isn't all that impressive :P EDIT: Actually Robson & Jerome's were in 2 different years as well. Edited July 18, 201312 yr by Bré
July 18, 201312 yr It's shocking that 'Gangnam Style' has sold over 1 million. Fair enough the video was a fun novelty thing but as a song it was f***ing awful and got boring after three weeks. Fight For This Love? The A-Team? Price Tag? Impossible? Ugh. They don't deserve to be on the same list as 'Wasn't Me'. For me, The A Team is the most surprising million-seller!
July 18, 201312 yr So we can add Pharrell to the more exclusive list of artists to have had 2 million sellers in the same year. Along with Rhianna 2010 Kings of Leon 2008 Spice Girls 1996 George Michael 1984 John Travolta and ONJ 1978 Beatles 1963 Any others? Frankie Goes To Hollywood?
July 18, 201312 yr When did Ed Sheeran pass a million? I had no idea it had sold anything like that amount and completely missed it whenever it happened!
July 18, 201312 yr When did Ed Sheeran pass a million? I had no idea it had sold anything like that amount and completely missed it whenever it happened! I think it may have been in the update before 'Blurred Lines' when they confirmed about 6 million sellers (I believe Ed Sheeran had passed a little before it was confirmed though).
July 19, 201312 yr As far as I can see the only artist with 2 or more million sellers who HASN'T had 2 in one year is Celine Dion, so the 'in one year' part isn't all that impressive :P EDIT: Actually Robson & Jerome's were in 2 different years as well. If anything it's even MORE impressive since it shows that that artist has been highly relevant for more than one year which is kind of better.
July 19, 201312 yr Actually Robson & Jerome's were in 2 different years as well. Err, what?! :lol: They're both in 1995!
July 19, 201312 yr When did Ed Sheeran pass a million? I had no idea it had sold anything like that amount and completely missed it whenever it happened! It passed the mark 3 months ago - see : http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...t=0&start=0
July 19, 201312 yr Err, what?! :lol: They're both in 1995! Oh, you're right. I'm gonna blame Wikipedia for that one, the 'list of million selling singles' article says 'Unchained Melody' came out in 1994.
July 19, 201312 yr Elton John's two million sellers are from different years as well (unless I'm missing one somewhere but I don't see more than two) - in fact they're about 20 years apart! :o
July 19, 201312 yr That's not good for Bra - two mistakes in one post. Reputation plummeting AS WE SPEAK
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