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Peaked at #26 on re-release in 1993.

New retro certifications: Toto - Africa (6x Platinum) 295,290 pre February 1994 units + 3,600,000 post February 1994 units = 3,895,290 total chart units! Tina Turner - The Best (3x Platinum) 250,087 pre February 1994 units + 1,800,000 post February 1994 units = 2,050,087 total chart units! Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin' (3x Platinum) 70,000 1960s units + 1,800,000 post February 1994 units = 1,870,000 total chart units! Men Without Hats - Safety Dance (Platinum) 263,296 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 863,296 total chart units! Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song (Gold) 225,000 1970s units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 625,000 total chart units! Mary J. Blige - Real Love (Silver) 11,760 1992 units + 31,455 1993 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 243,215 total chart units! Randy Travis - Forever And Ever, Amen (Silver) 24,616 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 224,616 total chart units!

Each one of them (except maybe Kiss Me Once):

Well, it's #1 on the radio airplay chart this week so people are still discovering it.

Ariana Grande’s Official Top 40 biggest songs in the UK: POS TITLE ARTIST PEAK 1 ONE LAST TIME ARIANA GRANDE 2 2.84 million 2 SANTA TELL ME ARIANA GRANDE 8 2.69 million 3 INTO YOU ARIANA GRANDE 14 2.32 million 4 NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY ARIANA GRANDE 2 2.27 million 5 THANK U NEXT ARIANA GRANDE 1 2.19 million 6 7 RINGS ARIANA GRANDE 1 7 SIDE TO SIDE ARIANA GRANDE FT NICKI MINAJ 4 8 RAIN ON ME LADY GAGA & ARIANA GRANDE 1 9 DANGEROUS WOMAN ARIANA GRANDE 17 10 PROBLEM ARIANA GRANDE FT IGGY AZALE 1 11 BREAK FREE ARIANA GRANDE FT ZEDD 16 12 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) ARIANA GRANDE 2 13 GOD IS A WOMAN ARIANA GRANDE 4 14 POSITIONS ARIANA GRANDE 1 15 BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND I'M BORED ARIANA GRANDE 1 16 LOVE ME HARDER ARIANA GRANDE FT WEEKND 48 17 34+35 ARIANA GRANDE 3 18 BREATHIN ARIANA GRANDE 8 19 YES AND ARIANA GRANDE 2 20 STUCK WITH U ARIANA GRANDE & JUSTIN BIEBER 4 21 BOYFRIEND ARIANA GRANDE & SOCIAL HOUSE 4 22 EVERYDAY ARIANA GRANDE FT FUTURE 123 23 THE WAY ARIANA GRANDE FT MAC MILLER 41 24 SANTA CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KELLY CLARKSON & ARIANA GRANDE 23 25 BED NICKI MINAJ FT ARIANA GRANDE 20 26 DEFYING GRAVITY CYNTHIA ERIVO & ARIANA GRANDE 7 27 LET ME LOVE YOU ARIANA GRANDE & LIL WAYNE 111 28 NEEDY ARIANA GRANDE 8 29 FOCUS ARIANA GRANDE 10 30 IMAGINE ARIANA GRANDE 10 31 MOTIVE ARIANA GRANDE FT DOJA CAT 16 32 BE ALRIGHT ARIANA GRANDE 65 33 BLOODLINE ARIANA GRANDE 34 POV ARIANA GRANDE 19 35 THE BOY IS MINE ARIANA GRANDE 36 SYMPATHY IS A KNIFE CHARLI XCX FT ARIANA GRANDE 7 37 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ARIANA GRANDE & JOHN LEGEND 52 38 GREEDY ARIANA GRANDE 113 39 BAD IDEA ARIANA GRANDE 40 LAST CHRISTMAS ARIANA GRANDE 92 www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ariana-grande-biggest-songs/

New retro certifications: Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It (2x Platinum) 407,439 pre-February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post-February 1994 units = 1,607,439 total chart units! Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater (2x Platinum) 247,323 pre-February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post-February 1994 units = 1,447,323 total chart units! George Michael - Father Figure (Platinum) 72,437 pre-February 1994 units + 600,000 post-February 1994 units = 672,437 total chart units! Dr. Dre f/ Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang (Platinum) 16,260 pre-February 1994 units + 600,000 post-February 1994 units = 616,260 total chart units! Procul Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Gold) 630,000 1960s units + 138,000 1970s units + 400,000 post-February 1994 units = 1,168,000 total chart units! Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army (Gold) 553,175 pre-February 1994 units + 400,000 post-February 1994 units = 953,175 total chart units! David Bowie - Suffragette City (Silver) 10,642 pre-February 1994 units + 200,000 post-February 1994 units = 210,642 total chart units!

New retro certifications: Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is (Platinum) 115,073 pre-February 1994 units + 600,000 post-February 1994 units = 715,073 total chart units! Neil Young - Harvest Moon (Platinum) 20,850 1993 units + 600,000 post-February 1994 units = 620,850 total chart units! Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone (Gold) 185,000 pre-February 1994 units + 400,000 post-February 1994 units = 585,000 total chart units! Carole King - I Feel The Earth Move (Silver) 135,000 pre-February 1994 units + 200,000 post-February 1994 units = 335,000 total chart units!

Yay Gimme More & Wannabe!

New retro certifications: Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 (4x Platinum) 41,640 pre-February 1994 units + 2,400,000 post-February 1994 units = 2,441,640 total chart units! Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover (2x Platinum) 515,644 pre-February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post-February 1994 units = 1,715,644 total chart units! Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (Platinum) 561,799 pre-February 1994 units + 600,000 post-February 1994 units = 1,161,799 total chart units! New Order - True Faith (Platinum) 210,341 pre-February 1994 units + 600,000 post-February 1994 units = 810,341 total chart units! Michael Jackson - Remember The Time (Platinum) 121,230 pre-February 1994 units + 600,000 post-February 1994 units = 721,230 total chart units! Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face (Platinum) 112,149 pre-February 1994 units + 600,000 post-February 1994 units = 712,149 total chart units! The Cure - In Between Days (Platinum) 90,797 pre-February 1994 units + 600,000 post-February 1994 units = 690,797 total chart units! Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (Gold) 395,000 1960s units + 400,000 post-February 1994 units = 795,000 total chart units! Jackson 5 - I'll Be There (Gold) 318,000 1970s units + 400,000 post-February 1994 units = 718,000 total chart units! The Clash - I Fought The Law (Gold) 40,086 pre-February 1994 units + 400,000 post-February 1994 units = 440,086 total chart units! Pulp - Babies (Gold) 1,860 pre-February 1994 units + 400,000 post-February 1994 units = 401,860 total chart units! U2 - All I Want Is You (Silver) 120,054 pre-February 1994 units + 200,000 post-February 1994 units = 320,054 total chart units! Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's In The Cradle (Silver) 114,735 1993 units + 200,000 post-February 1994 units = 314,735 total chart units!

Except for classic Christmas songs.

And finally, the all time top 70 best sellers: POS TITLE ARTIST YEAR PEAK 1 GREATEST HITS (7.8M units) QUEEN 1981 1 2 GOLD - GREATEST HITS (7.1M units) ABBA 1992 1 3 WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY (6.2M units) OASIS 1995 1 4 21 (5.7M units) ADELE 2011 1 5 SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (5.6M units) BEATLES 1967 1 6 RUMOURS FLEETWOOD MAC 1977 1 7 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (5M units) PINK FLOYD 1973 2 8 THRILLER MICHAEL JACKSON 1982 1 9 LEGEND BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS 1984 1 10 BROTHERS IN ARMS (4.6M units) DIRE STRAITS 1985 1 11 BACK TO BLACK (4.6M units) AMY WINEHOUSE 2006 1 12 BAD MICHAEL JACKSON 1987 1 13 DIVIDE (4.5M units) ED SHEERAN 2017 1 14 GREATEST HITS II QUEEN 1991 1 15 25 ADELE 2015 1 16 X ED SHEERAN 2014 1 17 1 BEATLES 2000 1 18 THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION (3.9M units) MADONNA 1990 1 19 BAT OUT OF HELL MEAT LOAF 1977 9 20 THE FAME LADY GAGA 2008 1 21 COME ON OVER SHANIA TWAIN 1997 1 22 CURTAIN CALL - THE HITS EMINEM 2005 1 23 STARS SIMPLY RED 1991 1 24 URBAN HYMNS VERVE 1997 1 25 CHRISTMAS MICHAEL BUBLE 2011 1 26 BACK TO BEDLAM JAMES BLUNT 2004 1 27 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER SIMON & GARFUNKEL 1970 1 28 SPIRIT LEONA LEWIS 2007 1 29 DIRTY DANCING ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 1987 4 30 ONLY BY THE NIGHT KINGS OF LEON 2008 1 31 CRAZY LOVE MICHAEL BUBLE 2009 1 32 IN THE LONELY HOUR SAM SMITH 2014 1 33 WHITE LADDER DAVID GRAY 1998 1 34 NUMBER ONES MICHAEL JACKSON 2003 1 35 NO ANGEL DIDO 2000 1 36 A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD COLDPLAY 2002 1 37 THE JOSHUA TREE U2 1987 1 38 SPICE SPICE GIRLS 1996 1 39 DEFINITELY MAYBE OASIS 1994 1 40 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING 2017 1 41 NEVERMIND NIRVANA 1991 5 42 HOPES AND FEARS KEANE 2004 1 43 JAGGED LITTLE PILL ALANIS MORISSETTE 1995 1 44 TALK ON CORNERS CORRS 1997 1 45 BEAUTIFUL WORLD TAKE THAT 2006 1 46 THE WAR OF THE WORLDS JEFF WAYNE 1978 5 47 LIFE FOR RENT DIDO 2003 1 48 PARACHUTES COLDPLAY 2000 1 49 X&Y COLDPLAY 2005 1 50 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP EMINEM 2000 1 51 TRACY CHAPMAN TRACY CHAPMAN 1988 1 52 GREASE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 1977 1 53 + ED SHEERAN 2011 1 54 BUT SERIOUSLY PHIL COLLINS 1989 1 55 SCISSOR SISTERS SCISSOR SISTERS 2004 1 56 LADIES & GENTLEMEN - THE BEST OF GEORGE MICHAEL 1998 1 57 TUBULAR BELLS MIKE OLDFIELD 1973 1 58 THE MAN WHO TRAVIS 1999 1 59 TANGO IN THE NIGHT FLEETWOOD MAC 1987 1 60 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION GUNS N' ROSES 1987 5 61 GRACELAND PAUL SIMON 1986 1 62 COME AWAY WITH ME NORAH JONES 2002 1 63 19 ADELE 2008 1 64 GREATEST HITS ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2004 1 65 AMERICAN IDIOT GREEN DAY 2004 1 66 ABBEY ROAD BEATLES 1969 1 67 GREATEST HITS GUNS N' ROSES 2004 1 68 I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU ROBBIE WILLIAMS 1998 1 69 GREATEST HITS ABBA 1975 1 70 HOT FUSS KILLERS 2004 1 https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/biggest-albums-all-time-uk/

Last Christmas was re-released on its own in December 1985 without Everything She Wants attached.

The rest of the retro certifications: Beatles - Twist & Shout (2x Platinum) 750,000 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,950,000 total chart units! Wham! - Everything She Wants (Platinum) 1,068,773 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 1,668,773 total chart units! Mental As Anything - Live It Up (Gold) 282,387 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 682,387 total chart units! Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line (Gold) 18,054 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 418,054 total chart units Gipsy Kings - Bamboleo (Gold) 8,925 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 408,925 total chart units REO Speedwagon - Take It On The Run (Silver) 216,696 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 416,696 total chart units Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin - Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves (Silver) 147,271 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 347,271 total chart units Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally (Silver) 80,000 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 280,000 total chart units

Two of the big retro certifications: Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way (6x Platinum) 48,960 pre February 1994 units + 3,600,000 post February 1994 units = 3,648,960 total chart units! Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero (2x Platinum) 389,118 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,589,118 or 1.59M total chart units! RIP Bonnie Tyler.

Some exact Music Week totals: 1,425,225 Man I Need (Total: 2,524,980) 1,307,611 Rein Me In (Total: 1,992,324) 904,391 Where Is My Husband (Total: 1,511,515) 895,191 Raindance (Total: 1,133,350) 820,914 So Easy (To Fall In Love) [Total: 1,198,846] 802,012 I Love It I Love It I Love It 698,204 Stateside 549,530 Die On This Hill [Total: 729,411]