#186

Fun featuring Janelle Monae - We Are Young

 

 

The track initially gained attention thanks to being covered in "Glee" and then being used in a car advert that aired during the Superbowl.

 

Estimated sales: 2.45 million including 1.16 million purchases

Year: 2012

Chart run: 7-3-3-3-5-2-(1)-2-3-6-7-9-7-11-12-10-16-17-28-31-30-31-42-42-35-43-45-52-52-13-33-38-48-54-58-69-/-48-52-74-/-69-72 (41 weeks)

 

#185

Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still

 

 

Using the tune from the 1961 Marvelletes hit "Please Mr Postman", this became a huge sleeper hit both here and in the US.

 

Estimated sales: 2.45 million

Year: 2017

Chart run: 69-65-42-52-51-53-58-57-60-58-44-39-42-49-48-42-49-67-71-70–/-35-32-25-20-13-9-6-4-6-4-(3)-3-3-5-8-8-27-27-30-34-43-43-48-59-70-68-66-72-67-65-74 (51 weeks)

 

#184

Anne-Marie - 2002

 

 

This was co-written by Ed Sheeran, Julia Michaels, Belly Blanco and Steve Mac plus a whole host of other artists who were sampled.

 

Estimated sales: 2.45 million

Year: 2018

Chart run: 8-5-5-5-4-(3)-3-3-3-3-6-10-12-21-26-32-32-37-34-44-53-58-59-62-72-73-72-/-69-37-43-40-41-47-45-44-43-46-44 (38 weeks)

 

#183

James Arthur - Impossible

 

 

A cover of a #9 hit by Barbadian singer Shontelle which became the 2012 X Factor winner's single.

 

Estimated sales: 2.46 million including 1.32 million purchases

Year: 2012

Chart run: (1)-2-1-1-3-7-9-11-14-19-29-34-39-43-50-42-48-75-/-58 (10 weeks)

 

#182

Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

 

 

Sampling the 1954 song "I Got A Woman" by Ray Charles, this was a US #1 and his highest charting hit to date here.

 

Estimated sales: 2.46 million

Year: 2005

Chart run: (2)-4-6-7-6-10-16-17-25-31-31-41-45-49-29-28-27-34-44-46-50-36-28-39-38-46-51-60-51-55-65-60-59-66-69–70-68–/-62-57-69-/-65-/-59-49-71–/-73-/-71-65–/-40-36-33-60-48 (52 weeks)

 

#181

Ariana Grande - One Last Time

 

 

Originally this was a long running low peaking hit, but it was released as a charity single in 2017 following the Manchester Arena bombing at her concert.

 

Estimated sales: 2.46 million

Year: 2014

Chart run: 70-70-65-67-61-65-65-63-36-33-34-33-28-24-27-37-37-39-43-51-61-71-/-49-/-11-(2)-2-7-13-20-27-28-28-33-38-42-51-50-68 (38 weeks)

 

#180

George Ezra - Paradise

 

 

The second single from "Staying At Tamara's" and his highest peak at the time, though the follow up would go one better.

 

Estimated sales: 2.47 million

Year: 2018

Chart run: 70-/-51-61-45-30-19-12-5-(2)-4-5-4-5-7-7-8-8-6-12-11-12-29-28-34-37-34-39-44-42-47-53-54-63-66-69-74-/-46-64-70 (39 weeks)

 

#179

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

 

 

The third single from "Sour" which debuted very high and grew, and spent a couple of weeks doing more than 1 million per day on Spotify.

 

Estimated sales: 2.47 million

Year: 2021

Chart run: 2-(1)-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-12-15-16-17-16-18-22-26-28-27-29-28-32-36-32-37-43-57-61-75-73-71-/-34-49-49-56-58-60-57-62-61-68-64-67-61-61-61-59-64-70-/-74-/-74 (51 weeks)

 

#178

Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie

 

 

A reworking of Wyclef's single "Dance Like That"; this has sold 13 million downloads globally.

 

Estimated sales: 2.47 million

Year: 2006

Chart run: 54-3-2-(1)-2-2-3-1-1-1-1-2-2-5-7-6-10-13-13-17-21-28-31-30-28-28-37-49-49-33-31-44-43-49-59-64-/-74-/-71 (38 weeks)

 

#177

The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

 

 

One of the more modest chart runs here, but one of the most well known guitar riffs of all time.

 

Estimated sales: 2.48 million

Year: 2004

Chart run: (7)-14-34-58-/-74-/-71 (6 weeks)

 

#176

Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait

 

 

Released alongside the "Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent" pre-order, and one of many big hits from that album.

 

Estimated sales: 2.48 million

Year: 2019

Chart run: (4)-8-5-7-7-6-4-6-5-4-5-6-6-10-9-26-29-35-39-46-43-41-45-47-56-55-64-68-/-30-26-27-27-29-27 (34 weeks)

 

#175

Eagles - Hotel California

 

 

One of the best known rock songs ever, yet amazingly only a #8 hit.

 

Estimated sales: 2.48 million

Year: 1977

Chart run: 38-32-21-15-(8)-9-10-12-24-25 (10 weeks)

 

#174

Puff Daddy & Faith Evans - I'll Be Missing You

 

 

A tribute to the Notorious B.I.G. based on "Every Breath You Take" by the Police.

 

Estimated sales: 2.49 million

Year: 1997

Chart run: (1)-1-1-2-1-1-1-2-3-4-6-5-11-12-18-27-34-40-52-61-75-/-32-62-/-73-68 (25 weeks)

 

#173

Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid - Eastside

 

 

The debut single for the American record producer which grabbed the top spot in a quiet week after a steady climb.

 

Estimated sales: 2.49 million

Year: 2018

Chart run: 52-40-23-12-4-3-(1)-2-2-2-2-8-11-16-17-21-26-27-29-31-51-50-51-/-29-31-39-44-50-54-55-57-57-59-63-57-57-61-64-65-59-74-73 (42 weeks)

 

#172

Coldplay - Fix You

 

 

The second single from "X&Y" and a favourite at memorial concerts with its funereal organ.

 

Estimated sales: 2.50 million

Year: 2005

Chart run: (4)-9-14-20-28-28-30-37-37-38-43-46-43-47-44-47-37-42-46-50-61-70-66-59-63-/-61-/-72–/-47-46-42-54-66-/-42-60-74-/-63-/-69-50-/-60-/-54 (40 weeks)

 

#171

The Fray - How To Save A Life

 

 

This had an epic chart run, both here and in the States, and here was one of the first songs to chart on downloads many weeks before its physical release.

 

Estimated sales: 2.50 million

Year: 2007

Chart run: 29-16-10-6-7-5-5-5-5-6-5-(4)-7-11-13-19-23-26-25-25-24-28-28-39-39-34-35-46-51-51-62-63-58-40-44-53-62-57-72-/-59-69-73-/-42-34-51-/-71-27-45-57-/-30-52-/-66-75 (53 weeks)

 

#170

Beyoncé featuring Jay Z - Crazy In Love

 

 

The lead single from her debut studio album "Dangerously In Love", with Jay-Z returning the favour after she'd appeared on "'03 Bonnie And Clyde".

 

Estimated sales: 2.52 million

Year: 2003

Chart run: (1)-1-1-2-5-10-12-16-19-25-36-35-40-46-64 (15 weeks)

 

#169

Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth - See You Again

 

 

Commissioned for the film "Furious 7" as a tribute to actor Paul Walker.

 

Estimated sales: 2.53 million

Year: 2015

Chart run: 22-(1)-1-2-2-3-2-4-6-6-10-12-15-22-22-24-26-30-32-32-36-44-41-46-44-55-57-61-57-54-64 (31 weeks)

 

#168

Eminem - The Real Slim Shady

 

 

This had an epic chart run, both here and in the States, and here was one of the first songs to chart on downloads many weeks before its physical release.

 

Estimated sales: 2.54 million

Year: 2000

Chart run: (1)-2-3-4-5-7-8-10-11-15-23-33-38-54-70-/-72 (16 weeks)

 

#167

Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag

 

 

The lead single from their eponymous debut album that has re-entered the Top 40 3 times since 2010.

 

Estimated sales: 2.55 million

Year: 2001

Chart run: (2)-2-4-6-5-7-7-8-9-11-15-18-18-18-19-25-22-27-37-71-/-43-35-56-50-/-41-36-44-/-48-46-72-/-46-59-63-70-/-56-54-/-38-38-34-52-67 (41 weeks)