This is a chart of the sales for singles that were number 1 in the UK in 1997. Id appreciate it if someone could adjust the columns becuase i never know how to lol.

Track Artist Sales Week

Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something about the Way You Look Tonight Elton John 1,547,000 2

Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something about the Way You Look Tonight Elton John 1,067,000 3

Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something about the Way You Look Tonight Elton John 658,000 1

Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something about the Way You Look Tonight Elton John 572,000 4

Perfect Day Various Artists 385,000 1

D'You Know What I Mean Oasis 377,000

Spice Up Your Life Spice Girls 321,000

Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh! Teletubbies 317,000 1

Perfect Day Various Artists 275,000 2

Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something about the Way You Look Tonight Elton John 274,000 5

Mmmbop Hanson 260,000 1

Too Much Spice Girls 252,000 1

Who Do You Think You Are / Mama Spice Girls 248,000 1

Barbie Girl Aqua 239,000 2

Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh! Teletubbies 230,000 2

Too Much Spice Girls 218,000 2

Don't Speak No Doubt 195,000 1

Barbie Girl Aqua 190,000 1

Barbie Girl Aqua 190,000 3

Men in Black Will Smith 182,000 1

I'll Be Missing You Puff Daddy & Faith Evans 167,000 3

Barbie Girl Aqua 165,000 4

I'll Be Missing You Puff Daddy & Faith Evans 156,000 2

Who Do You Think You Are / Mama Spice Girls 152,000 2

I Wanna Be the Only One Eternal featuring Bebe Winans 150,000

Don't Speak No Doubt 140,000 2

Men In Black Will Smith 133,000 2

I'll Be Missing You Puff Daddy & Faith Evans 127,000 5

Discothèque U2 125,000

I'll Be Missing You Puff Daddy & Faith Evans 124,000 4

Men In Black Will Smith 122,000 3

Beetlebum Blur 120,000

Mmmbop Hanson 120,000 2

Your Woman White Town 119,500

I'll Be Missing You Puff Daddy & Faith Evans 109,000 1

Men In Black Will Smith 105,000 4

The Drugs Don't Work The Verve 105,000

Don't Speak No Doubt 100,000 3

I'll Be Missing You Puff Daddy & Faith Evans 100,000 6

2 Become 1 Spice Girls 95,000

Love Won't Wait Gary Barlow 92,000

I Believe I Can Fly R. Kelly 87,000 3

Mmmbop Hanson 86,000 3

Who Do You Think You Are / Mama Spice Girls 85,000 3

Blood on the Dance Floor Michael Jackson 85,000

Block Rockin' Beats The Chemical Brothers 84,700

Professional Widow (Armand van Helden remix) Tori Amos 80,000

Ain't Nobody LL Cool J 80,000

I Believe I Can Fly R. Kelly 76,000 2

You're Not Alone Olive 75,000 1

You're Not Alone Olive 74,000 2

I Believe I Can Fly R. Kelly 51,000 1

 

Wow- huge sellers!

it was a huge year for singles

Interesting figures..alot of the higher figures are more than many singles sell in total these days.

i ave differnt years to come too

1997 and 1998 were just huge :o

Amazing sales and some great songs in that list too.

Every #1 managed to sell over 50k. How pitiful that's only been managed on 5 weeks so far this year and 100k has only been topped once. :lol:

yup the single is def dying

Interesting figures..alot of the higher figures are more than many singles sell in total these days.

 

what price were singles and albums then compared to now???

Big sales for the #1s, but 1999 was the biggest year for singles sales overall