#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)

 

#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)

 

#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)

 

#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)

 

#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)

 

#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)

 

#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)

 

#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)

 

#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)

 

#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)

 

#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)

 

#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)

 

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.

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

Thank you for compiling this list! Some very interesting and unusual results.

Great thread, love getting this type of information so thank you for compiling it.

This is a great thread

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.

 

 

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.

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.