Posted June 24, 20214 yr Today I found myself thinking: in an era where songs can not hit the top 100 but still rack up 100s of millions o streams, there must be some tracks that have never charted that have racked up pretty incredible sales! Does anyone know what the top-selling song(s) to not chart is?
June 24, 20214 yr I think someone said on this Forum a while back that it's You Make My Dreams Come True by Hall & Oates? Might be wrong though. My other shouts would be Bon Iver - Skinny Love & Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire but I've no idea on their sales.
June 24, 20214 yr I figure someone will have a more up to date list, but here's an answer from a previous thread on this exact topic: Seven songs have been certified Platinum without reaching the Top 100: Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum Daryl Hall & John Oates - You Make My Dreams Dwayne Johnson - You're Welcome J. Cole - No Role Modelz Oasis - Champagne Supernova Post Malone - White Iverson Queen - We Will Rock You All but 'We Will Rock You' have been mentioned already. 'You Make My Dreams' went from Gold to Platinum in just 9 months (February 2018 - November 2018) so will easily pass 1m this year, becoming the first non-charting song to do so!
June 24, 20214 yr Ah yes that was the thread I must have remembered it from. Oops at forgetting Champagne Supernova though :')
June 24, 20214 yr any reason why the Hall & Oates song is so popular? There was a BBC News article about this only a few weeks ago. John Oates himself seems to think that it was its inclusion of "500 Days of Summer" that turned it into a streaming titan.
June 24, 20214 yr Love to see Champagne Supernova listed here! 🔥💯Shame they never released it as an official UK single back in 1996. Also bangers from Arctic Monkeys, Hall & Oates, Post Malone & Queen!
June 24, 20214 yr Tightrope from The Greatest Showman is certified Platinum, but I don't think it ever charted.
June 25, 20214 yr Wasnt Queen's We Will Rock You the Double-A side to We Are the Champions which got to No. 2?
June 25, 20214 yr Love to see Champagne Supernova listed here! 🔥💯Shame they never released it as an official UK single back in 1996. Also bangers from Arctic Monkeys, Hall & Oates, Post Malone & Queen! It would have been huge as a single but it's done so well as it is.
June 25, 20214 yr How has We Will Rock You never charted?! Was it not released as a single in the UK?
June 25, 20214 yr as mentioned above it was the b-side to We are the Champions in the UK in other countries like the US and EU it was a double A-side but not in the UK later of course it was a #1 for 5ive & Queen though
June 25, 20214 yr It would have been huge as a single but it's done so well as it is. If they had released it as a single to coincide with Knebworth it would have been massive.
June 25, 20214 yr Author There was a BBC News article about this only a few weeks ago. John Oates himself seems to think that it was its inclusion of "500 Days of Summer" that turned it into a streaming titan. So they could have charted if people had bought the new vinyl version this year! I kind of feel it's more special to sell a million without ever charting.
June 25, 20214 yr There was a BBC News article about this only a few weeks ago. John Oates himself seems to think that it was its inclusion of "500 Days of Summer" that turned it into a streaming titan.There's an error in the BBC article. It says of 'You Make My Dreams' "although it was never released as a single in the UK" which is wrong. It was released as a single in June 1981 (40 years ago last week to be exact, 19 June 1981), but failed to chart despite decent airplay.
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