Posted April 26, 201411 yr Calvin Harris’ Official Top 20 Biggest Selling Tracks Revealed! 26/04/2014 By Justin Myers http://c0903002.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/7020-calvin_harris_2013_420x250.jpg Calvin Harris releases brand new single Summer tomorrow – and it's sure to be a biggie. We take a look at Calvin's biggest selling tracks so far. Calvin Harris has come a long way from being the awkward nerdy dude whose cheeky dance track Acceptable In The 80s was a surprise Top 10 hit in 2007. Another big hit The Girls followed, but things really started to go stratospheric he worked with Kylie on her comeback album X, scoring a Top 10 in the process with In My Arms in 2008. Later that year Calvin scored his first ever chart-topper with Dizzee Rascal on the insanely catchy Dance Wiv Me. It was a game-changer for both Dizzee and Calvin – they’d both go on to enjoy huge success. Further collaborations with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Rita Ora, Rihanna and Cheryl Cole have made sure Calvin's name is on every pop lover's lips. But what about the hits he made his own? We take a look at Calvin’s Official Top 20 bestselling tracks – as both lead and featured artist. 1: We Found Love It’s no surprise to find this 2011 team-up with megastar Rihanna at the very top of the list. The smash hit was Number 1 for an incredible six weeks and has topped 1.3 million sales in the UK – it’s one of four million sellers for Rihanna. We Found Love certainly put Calvin on the map, and he even managed a sneaky cameo in the vid. It was Calvin’s third trip to the top of the Official Singles Chart, and an amazing sixth for RiRi. 2: Dance Wiv Me We've all been chatted up by the odd chancer in a bar, but never as charmingly as this. Calvin and Dizzee’s star turn as lovable rogues on the dancefloor was the first Number 1 for them both and has sold over 610,000 copies. Wassup darlin’? 3: I’m Not Alone Calvin’s first Number 1 all by himself is his third bestselling single, coming in at 565,000 copies sold. The lead single from Calvin’s sophomore effort Ready For The Weekend spent two weeks at the top in 2009. 4: Bounce The very first single from Calvin’s third album featured a kickass vocal from Kelis and made it all the way to Number 2 in June 2011. It was the first track on the road to make Calvin a record breaker – he eventually scored NINE Top 10 singles from album 18 Months, beating a record previously held by the king of pop himself Michael Jackson! 5: Feel So Close Up in fifth is Bounce’s follow-up, which saw Calvin tackle the vocals on his own. It also peaked at Number 2, and has racked up over 510,000 sales. Other noteworthy tracks: Calvin’s debut Acceptable In The ‘80s has shifted over 200,000 copies to land in 14th place. His 2013 Number 1 with Alesso and Theo from Hurts, Under Control, is already in 11th place – it’s sold almost 250,000 copies. Here’s Calvin’s full Official Top 20 Biggest Selling Tracks: TRACK CREDITED ARTIST PEAK POSITION YEAR 1 WE FOUND LOVE RIHANNA FT CALVIN HARRIS 1 2011 2 DANCE WIV ME DIZZEE RASCAL/HARRIS/CHROME 1 2008 3 I'M NOT ALONE CALVIN HARRIS 1 2009 4 BOUNCE CALVIN HARRIS FT KELIS 2 2011 5 FEEL SO CLOSE CALVIN HARRIS 2 2011 6 SWEET NOTHING CALVIN HARRIS/FLORENCE WELCH 1 2012 7 I NEED YOUR LOVE CALVIN HARRIS/ELLIE GOULDING 4 2013 8 DRINKING FROM THE BOTTLE CALVIN HARRIS FT TINIE TEMPAH 5 2012 9 WE'LL BE COMING BACK CALVIN HARRIS FT EXAMPLE 2 2012 10 LET'S GO CALVIN HARRIS FT NE-YO 2 2012 11 UNDER CONTROL CALVIN HARRIS/ALESSO/HURTS 1 2013 12 THINKING ABOUT YOU CALVIN HARRIS FT AYAH MARAR 8 2013 13 READY FOR THE WEEKEND CALVIN HARRIS 3 2009 14 ACCEPTABLE IN THE 80S CALVIN HARRIS 10 2007 15 THE GIRLS CALVIN HARRIS 3 2007 16 FLASHBACK CALVIN HARRIS 18 2009 17 YOU USED TO HOLD ME CALVIN HARRIS 27 2010 18 OFF THE RECORD TINCHY STRYDER/CALVIN HARRIS 24 2011 19 MERRYMAKING AT MY PLACE CALVIN HARRIS 43 2007 20 HERE 2 CHINA CALVIN HARRIS N/A 2012 © 2014 The Official Charts Company. All rights reserved.
April 26, 201411 yr Author Very nice to see that a couple of his earlier (and much better) singles like 'Acceptable in the 80s' and 'Ready for the Weekend' have passed 200k. I'm guessing 'The Girls' is on 190k.
April 26, 201411 yr If he goes to #1 next week he will have secured second most weeks at #1 in the 21st Century. He currently has 14 (joint with *Throws up everywhere* Westlife) This will remain well behind Rihanna's 22 weeks.
April 26, 201411 yr If he goes to #1 next week he will have secured second most weeks at #1 in the 21st Century. He currently has 14 (joint with *Throws up everywhere* Westlife) This will remain well behind Rihanna's 22 weeks. If you count 'Holiday', 'Spectrum' and 'Call My Name' as #1s for Calvin he currently has 19. And it'll soon be 21 when 'Summer' and 'I Will Never Let You Down' go to #1. (that domination!)
April 26, 201411 yr Never liked 'The Girls' he's very hit & miss for me, pleased to see 'Acceptable In The 80s' ahead of it.
April 26, 201411 yr I'm surprised Dance Wiv Me is higher than I'm Not Alone. I'm also surprised Bounce is highest out of his current album's singles. Here 2 China being his best-selling album track isn't surprising, since it was playlisted by Choice FM last year, so probably got good trickle sales from it.
April 26, 201411 yr If he goes to #1 next week he will have secured second most weeks at #1 in the 21st Century. He currently has 14 (joint with *Throws up everywhere* Westlife) This will remain well behind Rihanna's 22 weeks. I get 24 weeks for Rihanna? 10 Umbrella 2 Take A Bow 1 Run This Town 2 Only Girl (In The World) 1 What's My Name? 6 We Found Love 1 Diamonds 1 The Monster
April 26, 201411 yr Author I loved 'Take a Bow'! :( Rihanna could do no wrong in the Good Girl Gone Bad era for me, perfect single choices and a great album all round.
April 26, 201411 yr I get 24 weeks for Rihanna? 10 Umbrella 2 Take A Bow 1 Run This Town 2 Only Girl (In The World) 1 What's My Name? 6 We Found Love 1 Diamonds 1 The Monster Yep, agreed 24 weeks for Rihanna., Only Elvis, Beatles, Cliff, Shadows, Frankie Laine, Abba, Madonna & Take That have more all-time (well since 1952 to be honest)
April 29, 201411 yr Where would 'In My Arms', 'Holiday', 'Hands', 'Where Have You Been', 'Only the Horses', 'Call My Name', 'Spectrum' and 'Eat Sleep Rave Repeat' appear on this list if they had been included?
April 29, 201411 yr I'm guessing 'Summer' has done enough in the first day to be #18 on this list now?
April 29, 201411 yr Funny how the top 5 is from 2008-2011 and the 6-10 positions are from 2012-2013. GO BACK TO YOUR EARLY SOUND CALVIN. :kink:
April 29, 201411 yr Bounce 511k from the sales report if I'm remembering rightly? "Feels so close" to the hit below it! (See what I did there?!) They were always really close even when they were 1st out but glad to see Bounce winning. I remember them topping 300k and that being a lot he seems to be selling well on cherry picks by the uplift in the figures given compared to when they left the main chart
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