August 4, 20241 yr Author #112 Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You A Dolly Parton cover which was the only song ever to hold down #1 from late November until early February. Estimated sales: 2.81 million including 1.67 million purchases Year: 1992 Chart run: 12-4-2-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-4-9-17-23-28-36-50-63-69-/-50-40-25-31-58-69-/-14-44 (31 weeks) 3JWTaaS7LdU
August 4, 20241 yr Author #111 Eminem - WIthout Me The lead single from "The Eminem Show", which has a similar opening to his 2024 #1 "Houdini" and enjoyed a Top 40 resurgence as a result. Estimated sales: 2.81 million Year: 2002 Chart run: (1)-2-2–9-8-10-13-14-17-20-28-30-41-53-64-/-38-37-41-54-52 (21 weeks) YVkUvmDQ3HY
August 4, 20241 yr Author #110 Joel Corry featuring MNEK - Head & Heart The zenith of both artists' commercial success, and until recently the biggest song released in the pandemic year. Estimated sales: 2.82 million Year: 2020 Chart run: 15-3-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-2-6-7-9-12-14-16-11-15-18-15-18-15-15-19-29-40-48-60-41-19-20-25-27-27-26-28-26-29-36-34-35-35-41-50-41-42-46-51-53-54-50-47-50-59-55-56-58-50-60-59-58-54-61-64-70-/-72-75 (64 weeks) CRuOOxF-ENQ
August 4, 20241 yr Author #109 Post Malone featuring 21 Savage - Rockstar The only chart topper to date for either act and one of 5 entries for Post Malone in the all time Spotify Top 100. Estimated sales: 2.82 million Year: 2017 Chart run: 5-2-(1)-1-1-1-2-2-3-8-12-17-20-25-27-12-24-29-31-33-37-35-38-49-53-53-56-59-59-68-68-75 (32 weeks) 4GFAZBKZVJY
August 4, 20241 yr Author #108 Lewis Capaldi - Bruises This was originally released independently in 2017, before being repackaged as the third single from "Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent" in 2020. Estimated sales: 2.82 million Year: 2017 Chart run: 72-/-62-56-59-55-59-63-54-54-53-49-/-16-/-73-/-11-16-9-(6)-10-9-10-6-6-11-12-15-/-24-12-13-16-15--15-/-50-56-60-60-66-71-72–/-72-/-72 (40 weeks) QwtRXG1QpR4
August 4, 20241 yr Author #107 George Michael - Careless Whisper One of eleven #1s for George including his solo work and Wham!, with the UK single of this credited only to George despite Andrew Ridgeley having co-written it. Estimated sales: 2.83 million including 1.54 million purchases Year: 1984 Chart run: 12-2-(1)-1-1-2-2-3-5–11-18-20-26-34-38-52-60-/-44-55 (19 weeks) izGwDsrQ1eQ
August 4, 20241 yr Author #106 Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug - Havana By far the biggest hit from her debut album "Camila", and had a remix featuring Daddy Yankee. Estimated sales: 2.83 million Year: 2017 Chart run: 53-57-37-24-11-10-7-4-3-2-2-2-(1)-1-1-1-1-4-4-13-12-5-13-16-22-26-25-26-28-36-39-39-35-35-34-42-49-56-57-55-67-62-58-69-73-/-75 (46 weeks) BQ0mxQXmLsk
August 4, 20241 yr Author #105 Mr Probz - Waves The only Top 40 for the Dutch singer, which became huge thanks to a Robin Schulz remix. Estimated sales: 2.83 million Year: 2014 Chart run: (1)-2-1-2-2-4-4-5-9-7-8-11-12-11-17-16-18-22-23-20-16-24-26-32-37-40-37-37–37-40-39-43-50-53-49-39-32-35-41-42-46-48-53-54-64-65-71-71 (48 weeks) pUjE9H8QlA4
August 4, 20241 yr Author #104 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe A huge bubblegum pop hit for the Canadian singer that topped the charts in many countries including the UK and the US, included on her EP "Curiosity". Estimated sales: 2.83 million including 1.37 million purchases Year: 2012 Chart run: (1)-1-1-1-2-3-3-3-5-7-10-8-11-11-12-13-13-15-16-20-27-28-30-35-33-40-38-39-46-52-59-60-54-52-67-67-70-56-33-25-41-53-59-73-/-62-62-70-75 (48 weeks) fWNaR-rxAic
August 4, 20241 yr Author #103 Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Considered the song that brought grunge to the mainstream, this was the lead single from the album "Nevermind" which went on to be huge. Estimated sales: 2.84 million Year: 1991 Chart run: 9-(7)-10-25-25-32-/-60–/-49-/-11-56 (10 weeks) hTWKbfoikeg
August 4, 20241 yr Author #102 Lil Nas X - Old Town Road A rare country rap hit which was remixed by Billy Rae Cyrus, with the original being less than 2 minutes long. Estimated sales: 2.84 million Year: 2019 Chart run: 67-39-2-(1)-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-10-10-13-17-20-17-22-29-32-38-36-42-46-46-52-45-55-61-60-69-/-38-34-36-43 (40 weeks) r7qovpFAGrQ
August 4, 20241 yr Author #101 Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are (Amazing) His debut single which returned to #1 with huge sales following an X Factor performance by Matt Cardle. Estimated sales: 2.84 million including 1.36 million purchases Year: 2010 Chart run: (1)-2-4-2-1-3-5-8-11-14-14-17-20-16-14-17-17-18-19-24-24-28-32-29-29-40-43-45-44-55-61-53-48-48-53-52-56-67-70-/-75-/-74-74-74-/-73-59-/-74-/-67 (46 weeks) LjhCEhWiKXk
August 4, 20241 yr Author And that’s all for now! Thanks Ed (chartjack2) for helping me with the prep for this. Second half to follow in the near future.
August 4, 20241 yr Author A recap: 101 Bruno Mars - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (AMAZING) (2010) 2.84m 102 Lil Nas X – OLD TOWN ROAD (2019) 2.84m 103 Nirvana – SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT (1991) 2.84m 104 Carly Rae Jepson - CALL ME MAYBE 2.83m 105 Mr Probz – WAVES (Robin Schulz remix) (2014) 2.83m 106 Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug - HAVANA 2.83m 107 George Michael - CARELESS WHISPER (1984) 2.83m 108 Lewis Capaldi - BRUISES 2.82m 109 Post Malone featuring 21 Savage – ROCKSTAR (2017) 2.82m 110 Joel Corry featuring MNEK - HEAD & HEART (2020) 2.82m 111 Eminem – WITHOUT ME (2002) 2.81m 112 Whitney Houston - I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU (1992) 2.81m 113 Drake – GOD’S PLAN (2018) 2.80m 114 Black Eyed Peas - I GOTTA FEELING (2009) 2.80m 115 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – I DON’T CARE (2019) 2.79m 116 Dave featuring BurnaBoy – LOCATION (2019) 2.79m 117 Coolio ft LV - GANGSTA'S PARADISE (1995) 2.78m 118 Katy Perry - ROAR (2013) 2.78m 119 Lewis Capaldi - BEFORE YOU GO (2019) 2.77m 120 Human League - DON'T YOU WANT ME (1981) 2.77m 121 Shawn Mendes – STITCHES (2016) 2.76m 122 Pinkfong - BABY SHARK (2018) 2.76m 123 Boney M - MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD (1978) 2.76m 124 Florence and the Machine - YOU'VE GOT THE LOVE (2009) 2.75m 125 James Bay – LET IT GO (2014) 2.75m 126 Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson – SYMPHONY (2017) 2.75m 127 Major Lazer featuring MO & DJ Snake – LEAN ON (2015) 2.74m 128 Florence and the Machine – DOG DAYS ARE OVER (2009) 2.73m 129 Ed Sheeran - SHIVERS (2021) 2.73m 130 Idina Menzel – LET IT GO (2013) 2.72m 131 Cher - BELIEVE (1998) 2.72m 132 Imagine Dragons – RADIOACTIVE (2013) 2.71m 133 Tears For Fears - EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD (2.71m) 134 Justin Bieber – WHAT DO YOU MEAN? (2015) 2.70m 135 Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera - MOVES LIKE JAGGER (2011) 2.70m 136 Mike Posner – I TOOK A PILL IN IBIZA (2016) 2.69m 137 James Bay - HOLD BACK THE RIVER (2014) 2.68m 138 Imagine Dragons - BELIEVER (2018) 2.68m 139 Ava Max – SWEET BUT PSYCHO (2018) 2.67m 140 TLC – NO SCRUBS (1999) 2.67m 141 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT (1978/1998) 2.67m 142 Fleetwood Mac – THE CHAIN (1977) 2.66m 143 Fleetwood Mac – GO YOUR OWN WAY (1977) 2.65m 144 Tracy Chapman - FAST CAR (1988) 2.64m 145 Spice Girls - WANNABE (1996) 2.63m 146 Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna – THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME FOR (2016) 2.63m 147 Zara Larsson – LUSH LIFE (2016) 2.63m 148 Bryan Adams - EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) (1991) 2.62m 149 Arctic Monkeys – I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR (2006) 2.62m 150 Eminem feat Dido - STAN (2000) 2.62m 151 Kings of Leon - USE SOMEBODY (2008) 2.61m 152 Dua Lipa - DONT START NOW (2020) 2.61m 153 Earth, Wind And Fire - SEPTEMBER (1978) 2.61m 154 Ellie Goulding - LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO (2015) 2.60m 155 Harry Styles - WATERMELON SUGAR (2019) 2.60m 156 Weeknd - THE HILLS (2015) 2.60m 157 Adele - MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE (2008) 2.59m 158 Beyonce - HALO (2008) 2.59m 159 Lana Del Rey vs Cedric Gervais - SUMMERTIME SADNESS (2012) 2.59m 160 Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell - BLURRED LINES (2013) 2.58m 161 Weeknd - SAVE YOUR TEARS (2020) 2.58m 162 Lumineers- HO HEY (2013) 2.58m 163 Shaggy ft RikRok - IT WASN'T ME (2002) 2.57m 164 Wizzard - I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY (1973) 2.57m 165 Clean Bandit featuring Anne-Marie & Sean Paul – ROCKABYE (2016) 2.56m 166 Aqua - BARBIE GIRL (1997) 2.56m 167 Wheatus - TEENAGE DIRTBAG (2001) 2.55m 168 Eminem – THE REAL SLIM SHADY (2004) 2.54m 169 Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth – SEE YOU AGAIN (2015) 2.53m 170 Beyoncé featuring Jay Z - CRAZY IN LOVE (2003) 2.52m 171 The Fray - HOW TO SAVE A LIFE (2007) 2.50m 172 Coldplay – FIX YOU (2005) 2.50m 173 Benny Blanco, Halsey, Khalid – EASTSIDE (2018) 2.49m 174 Puff Daddy & Faith Evans - I'LL BE MISSING YOU (1997) 2.49m 175 Eagles - HOTEL CALIFORNIA 2.48m 176 Lewis Capaldi– HOLD ME WHILE YOU WAIT (2019) 2.48m 177 White Stripes - SEVEN NATION ARMY (2004) 2.48m 178 Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean - HIPS DON’T LIE (2006) 2.47m 179 Olivia Rodrigo – GOOD 4 U (2021) 2.47m 180 George Ezra – PARADISE (2018) 2.47m 181 Ariana Grande – ONE LAST TIME (2014) 2.46m 182 Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx – GOLD DIGGER (2005) 2.46m 183 James Arthur - IMPOSSIBLE (2012) 246m 184 Anne-Marie – 2002 (2018) 2.45m 185 Portugal. The Man – FEEL IT STILL (2017) 2.45m 186 fun featuring Janelle Monae - WE ARE YOUNG (2012) 2.45m 187 Arctic Monkeys - FLUORESCENT ADOLESCENT 2.44m 188 Dua Lipa - LEVITATING (2020) 2.44m 189 Kate Bush - RUNNING UP THAT HILL (1985) 2.44m 190 John Lennon - IMAGINE (1975/1980/1999) 2.43m 191 Foster The People – PUMPED UP KICKS (2010) 2.43m 192 Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin - DON’T YOU WORRY CHILD (2012) 2.43m 193 New Order - BLUE MONDAY (1983) 2.42m 194 Gnarls Barkley - CRAZY (2006) 2.42m 195 Verve – BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY (1997) 2.42m 196 Eurythmics - SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) (1983) 2.41m 197 Estelle featuring Kanye West – AMERICAN BOY (2008) 2.41m 198 Brenda Lee - ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE (1962) 2.41m 199 UB40 - RED RED WINE (1983) 2.40m 200 The Script featuring will.i.am - HALL OF FAME (2012) 2.40m
August 4, 20241 yr Great thread, love getting this type of information so thank you for compiling it.
August 4, 20241 yr Thank you for the list. It's a shame it's so skewed to newer songs due to streaming. But I assume in another 10-20 years a lot of the older songs will have caught up that stream well whilst newer songs fade more over time.
August 4, 20241 yr Author I think so yes - the older songs that do well on streaming seem to get stronger each year while the more recent songs tend to be slowly fading.
August 4, 20241 yr Thanks for doing this Ed and Julian. Sorry I left the listen through unannounced. By the time I left to get something to eat, it was buffering and my attempts to post something failed.
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