Liste des singles les plus vendus

Cette liste non exhaustive présente un classement des meilleures ventes de singles dans le monde, d'abord sous forme physique (disque), puis sous format numérique en téléchargement.

Meilleures ventes de singles physiques

10 millions d'exemplaires vendus ou plus

Artiste	Titre	Année	Ventes (en millions)
Au moins 15 millions de copies
Bing Crosby	White Christmas	1942	50[1]
Elton John	Candle in the Wind 1997	1997	33[1],[2],[3],[4]
Mungo Jerry	In the Summertime	1970	30[5],[6]
Bing Crosby	Silent Night	1935	30[7]
Bill Haley & His Comets	Rock Around the Clock	1954	25[8],[9]
Whitney Houston	I Will Always Love You	1992	24 [10],[11]
Domenico Modugno	Nel blu dipinto di blu	1958	22[12],[13]
Elvis Presley	It's Now or Never	1960	20[7],[14]
USA for Africa	We Are the World	1985	20[15],[16]
The Ink Spots	If I Didn't Care	1939	19[17]
Céline Dion	My Heart Will Go On	1997	18[18]
The Beatles	I Want to Hold Your Hand	1963	15[19],[20],[21]
John Travolta et Olivia Newton-John	You're the One That I Want	1978	15[22],[23]
Bryan Adams	(Everything I Do) I Do It for You	1991	15[24],[25]
Au moins 12 millions de copies
Mariah Carey	All I Want for Christmas Is You	1994	14[26]
Herman's Hermits	Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter	1965	14[27]
Scorpions	Wind of Change	1990	14[28]
Robert Miles	Children	1995	13[29]
Gene Autry	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	1949	12.5[30]
Band Aid	Do They Know It's Christmas?	1984	12[31]
Andrea Bocelli et Sarah Brightman	Time to Say Goodbye	1995	12
Lou Bega	Mambo No. 5	1999	12[32]
Village People	Y.M.C.A.	1978	12[33],[34]
Au moins 11 millions de copies
Cher	Believe	1998	11[35],[36]
Carl Douglas	Kung Fu Fighting	1974	11[37],[38]
Terry Jacks	Seasons in the Sun	1974	11[39]
George McCrae	Rock Your Baby	1974	11[7]
The Mills Brothers	Paper Doll (en)	1943	11[7]
Roger Whittaker	The Last Farewell (en)	1971	11[40]
Au moins 10 millions de copies
ABBA	Fernando	1976	10[41]
Ace of Base	All That She Wants	1992	10[42]
Roy Acuff	Wabash Cannonball (en)	1942	10[7]
Paul Anka	Diana	1957	10[43],[44]
Boney M.	Rivers of Babylon	1978	10[45]
Toni Braxton	Un-Break My Heart	1996	10[46]
Culture Beat	Mr. Vain	1993	10[47]
The Knack	My Sharona	1979	10[48],[49],[50]
Lipps Inc.	Funkytown	1980	10[51]
Los del Río	Macarena	1995	10[52],[53]
Middle of the Road	Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep	1971	10[7],[54]
The Monkees	I'm a Believer	1966	10[7]
Patti Page	Tennessee Waltz	1950	10[55],[56]
Panjabi MC	Mundian To Bach Ke (en)	1998	10[57]
The Penguins	Earth Angel	1954	10[58],[59]
Elvis Presley	Heartbreak Hotel	1956	10[60]
Elvis Presley	Hound Dog	1956	10[61]
Procol Harum	A Whiter Shade of Pale	1967	10[7]
Britney Spears	...Baby One More Time	1999	10[62]
Van McCoy	The Hustle	1975	10[34],[63]

5 millions d'exemplaires vendus ou plus

Artiste	Titre	Année	Ventes (en millions)
Au moins 8 millions de copies
Wings	Mull of Kintyre	1977	9[64]
The Animals	The House of the Rising Sun	1964	8[65]
The Beatles	Hey Jude	1968	8[66]
Mary Hopkin	Those Were the Days	1968	8[7]
Paul Hardcastle	19	1985	8[67]
Mahalia Jackson	Move On Up a Little Higher	1948	8[68]
M	Pop Muzik	1979	8[69]
Modern Talking	You're My Heart, You're My Soul	1984	8[70],[71]
Nirvana	Smells Like Teen Spirit	1991	8[72]
O-Zone	Dragostea din tei	2004	8[73]
Seal	Kiss from a Rose	1994	8[74]
Shocking Blue	Venus	1969	8[7]
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs	Stay	1960	8[75]
Au moins 7 millions de copies
4 Non Blondes	What's Up?	1993	7[76]
The Black Crowes	Hard to Handle	1990	7[77]
Chic	Le Freak	1978	7[78]
Georgie Fame	The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde	1967	7[7]
Danyel Gérard	Butterfly	1971	7[7],[79]
Michael Jackson	Billie Jean	1983	7[80]
Las Ketchup	Aserejé	2002	7[81]
Scott McKenzie	San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)	1967	7[82],[83]
Roy Orbison	Oh, Pretty Woman	1964	7[84],[85]
Queen	Another One Bites the Dust	1980	7[86]
Julie Rogers	The Wedding	1964	7[7],[87]
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards	Amazing Grace	1972	7[7],[88]
Spice Girls	Wannabe	1996	7[89]
Ricky Valance	Tell Laura I Love Her	1960	7[90]
Au moins 6 millions de copies
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra	Begin the Beguine	1938	6.5[91]
Culture Club	Do You Really Want to Hurt Me	1982	6.5[92]
Eiffel 65	Blue (Da Ba Dee)	1999	6.5[93]
The Archies	Sugar, Sugar	1969	6[7],[94]
The Beatles	Can't Buy Me Love	1964	6[7]
The Champs	Tequila	1958	6[7],[95]
Clout	Substitute	1978	6[96]
Coolio featuring L. V.	Gangsta's Paradise	1995	6[97],[98]
Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters	Jingle Bells	1943	6[7]
Vernon Dalhart	The Prisoner's Song	1970	6[7]
Dawn featuring Tony Orlando	Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree	1973	6[7],[99]
Neil Diamond	Cracklin' Rosie	1970	6[7]
Frankie Goes to Hollywood	Relax	1983	6[100]
Harry Simeone Chorale	The Little Drummer Boy	1958	6[7]
The Jackson Five	I Want You Back	1969	6[101]
Jerry Lee Lewis	Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On	1957	6[102]
Lio	Amoureux solitaires	1980	6[103]
Madonna	Vogue	1990	6[104]
George Michael	Careless Whisper	1984	6[105]
Rick Nelson	Travelin' Man	1961	6[106]
The New Seekers	I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)	1971	6[7]
Elvis Presley	Don't Be Cruel	1956	6[107]
Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots	Disco Duck	1976	6[108],[109]
Jeannie C. Riley	Harper Valley P.T.A.	1968	6[110]
Simon and Garfunkel	Bridge over Troubled Water	1970	6[7]
Millie Small	My Boy Lollipop	1964	6[111],[112]
Stars on 45	Stars on 45	1981	6[113]
Tony Orlando and Dawn	Knock Three Times	1970	6[7],[114]
Bonnie Tyler	It's a Heartache	1977	6[115]
Bonnie Tyler	Total Eclipse of the Heart	1983	6[116]
Au moins 5 millions de copies
Tino Rossi	Petit Papa Noël	1946	5.7[117]
1910 Fruitgum Company	Simon Says	1967	5[7],[118]
ABBA	Waterloo	1974	5[7]
Gene Austin	My Blue Heaven	1927	5[7],[119]
Gene Autry	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	1935	5[7]
Charles Aznavour	She	1974	5[120]
The Beatles	She Loves You	1963	5[7]
Bee Gees	Massachusetts	1963	5[7],[121]
Debby Boone	You Light Up My Life	1977	5[122]
The Buggles	Video Killed the Radio Star	1979	5[123]
Culture Club	Karma Chameleon	1983	5[124],[125]
The DeCastro Sisters	Teach Me Tonight	1954	5[126],[127]
Enigma	Sadeness (Part I)	1990	5[128]
Fatboy Slim	The Rockafeller Skank	1998	5[129]
George Harrison	My Sweet Lord	1970	5[7]
Engelbert Humperdinck	Release Me	1967	5[7]
I Santo California	Torneró	1974	5[130]
The Jackson Five	I'll Be There	1970	5[7],[131]
Tom Jones	Delilah	1968	5[7]
Kaoma	Lambada	1989	5[132],[133]
Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls of Fire	1957	5[102]
Madonna	Like a Prayer	1989	5[134]
Ricky Martin	María	1995	5[135]
Michael Zager Band	Let's All Chant	1977	5[136],[137]
Mitch Miller	March from the River Kwai (en)	1957	5[7]
The Monkees	Daydream Believer	1967	5[138]
Art Mooney and His Orchestra	Bluebird of Happiness	1948	5[139]
Art Mooney and His Orchestra	I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover	1948	5[139]
Musical Youth	Pass the Dutchie	1982	5[140]
Donny Osmond	Puppy Love	1972	5[7]
The Partridge Family	I Think I Love You	1970	5[7]
Elvis Presley	Surrender	1961	5[7]
Gerry Rafferty	Baker Street	1978	5[141]
Cliff Richard	We Don't Talk Anymore	1979	5[142]
Nini Rosso	Il Silenzio	1965	5[7]
David Seville and the Chipmunks	The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)	1958	5[7]
Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler	Ballad of the Green Berets	1966	5[7]
Tag Team	Whoomp! (There It Is)	1993	5[143],[144]
Three Dog Night	Joy to the World	1971	5[7]
Tommy James and the Shondells	Crimson and Clover	1968	5[145],[146]
The Tornados	Telstar	1962	5[7],[147]
Zager and Evans	In the Year 2525	1978	5[148],[149]

Meilleures ventes de singles téléchargés

Artiste	Titre	Année	Ventes (en millions)
Au moins 15 millions de copies
Ed Sheeran	Shape of You	2017	26.6[150]
Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee	Despacito	2017	24.3[150]
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth	See You Again	2015	20.9[151]
The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey	Closer	2016	20.7[152],[150]
Adele	Rolling in the Deep	2018	20.6[153]
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars	Uptown Funk	2015	20[151]
Ed Sheeran	Thinking Out Loud	2015	19.5[151]
Carly Rae Jepsen	Call Me Maybe	2011	18[154]
The Black Eyed Peas	I Gotta Feeling	2009	15[155]
Kesha	TiK ToK	2009	15[155]
Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera	Moves like Jagger	2011	15[156]
Au moins 14 millions de copies
Robin Thicke featuring T.I. et Pharrell	Blurred Lines	2013	14.8[157]
Lady Gaga	Poker Face	2008	14[155]
LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett et GoonRock	Party Rock Anthem	2011	14[155]
Au moins 13 millions de copies
Bruno Mars	Just the Way You Are	2010	13.9[Note 1]
Pharrell Williams	Happy	2013	13.9[163]
Maroon 5	Sugar	2015	13.5[151]
Psy	Gangnam Style	2012	13.5[Note 2]
Macklemore et Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz	Thrift Shop	2012	13.4[157]
Katy Perry featuring Juicy J	Dark Horse	2013	13.2[163]
Major Lazer et DJ Snake featuring MØ	Lean On	2015	13.1[151]
Gotye featuring Kimbra	Somebody That I Used to Know	2011	13[155],[166]
Au moins 12 millions de copies
Eminem featuring Rihanna	Love the Way You Lie	2010	12.8[155]
Ellie Goulding	Love Me Like You Do	2015	12.6[151]
Drake featuring Wizkid et Kyla	One Dance	2016	12.5[152]
Adele	Hello	2015	12.3[151]
John Legend	All of Me	2013	12.3[163]
Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris	Baby	2010	12[167]
Flo Rida featuring Kesha	Right Round	2009	12[168]
Flo Rida featuring T-Pain	Low	2007	12[169]
Lady Gaga	Bad Romance	2009	12[170],[171]
Au moins 11 millions de copies
Justin Bieber	Love Yourself	2015	11.7[152]
The Chainsmokers et Coldplay	Something Just like This	2017	11.5[150]
Avicii	Wake Me Up!	2013	11.1[157]
Sia featuring Sean Paul	Cheap Thrills	2016	11.1[152]
Katy Perry	Firework	2010	11[155]
Meghan Trainor	All About That Bass	2014	11[163]
Au moins 10 millions de copies
Idina Menzel	Let It Go	2013	10.9[163]
Jason Mraz	I'm Yours	2008	10.9[Note 3]
Justin Bieber	Sorry	2015	10.8[152]
Bruno Mars	Grenade	2010	10.7[Note 4]
Rihanna featuring Drake	Work	2016	10.6[152]
Rihanna & Calvin Harris	We Found Love	2011	10.5[175]
Lukas Graham	7 Years	2015	10.4[152]
The Chainsmokers featuring Daya	Don't Let Me Down	2016	10.2[152]
James Blunt	You're Beautiful	2005	10[176]
Eminem	Not Afraid	2010	10[167]
Imagine Dragons	Radioactive	2012	10[167]
Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis	Just Dance	2008	10[171]
Lorde	Royals	2013	10[177]
Katy Perry	Roar	2013	10[178]
Mike Posner	I Took a Pill in Ibiza	2015	10[152]
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars	Uptown Funk	2014	10[179],[180]
Shakira featuring Freshlyground	Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)	2010	10[181]
Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean	Hips Don't Lie	2006	10[182]
Alexandra Stan	Mr. Saxobeat	2011	10[183]
Au moins 9 millions de copies
Pink featuring Nate Ruess	Just Give Me a Reason	2013	9.9[157]
Twenty One Pilots	Stressed Out	2015	9.9[152]
Bruno Mars	That's What I Like	2017	9.7[150]
Fun featuring Janelle Monáe	We Are Young	2011	9.6[164]
Pitbull featuring Kesha	Timber	2013	9.6[163]
Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams	Get Lucky	2013	9.3[157]
Taylor Swift	Blank Space	2015	9.2[151]
Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX	Fancy	2014	9.1[163]
Lil Wayne featuring Static Major	Lollipop	2008	9.1[184]
Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa	Payphone	2012	9.1[164]
Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea	Problem	2014	9[163]
Lady Gaga	Born This Way	2011	9[171]
Madonna	Hung Up	2005	9[104]
Au moins 8 millions de copies
Thelma Aoyama	Soba ni Iru ne	2008	8.7[185]
Magic!	Rude	2013	8.6[163]
The Black Eyed Peas	Boom Boom Pow	2009	8.5[172]
Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull	On the Floor	2011	8.4[158]
Kendrick Lamar	Humble	2017	8.3[150]
Bruno Mars	When I Was Your Man	2013	8.3[157]
OMI	Cheerleader	2015	8.3[151]
Charlie Puth	Attention	2017	8.3[150]
Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack et Nayer	Give Me Everything	2010	8.2[158]
Jason Derulo	Want to Want Me	2015	8.1[151]
will.i.am featuring Britney Spears	Scream & Shout	2012	8.1[157]
Enrique Iglesias featuring Sean Paul, Descemer Bueno et Gente de Zona	Bailando	2014	8[163]
Hikaru Utada	Flavor of Life	2007	8[186]
Au moins 7 millions de copies
DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper et Lil Wayne	I'm the One	2017	7.9[150]
Ed Sheeran	Perfect	2017	7.9[150]
Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko	Stay	2012	7.9[157]
Imagine Dragons	Believer	2017	7.8[150]
Greeeen	Kiseki	2008	7.6[187]
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé	Telephone	2010	7.4[188]
Leona Lewis	Bleeding Love	2007	7.7[184]
Avril Lavigne	Girlfriend	2007	7.3[189]
The Black Eyed Peas	The Time (Dirty Bit)	2010	7.3[158]
Nicki Minaj	Starships	2012	7.2[164]
Michel Teló	Ai, Se eu te Pego	2011	7.2[164]
Hilcrhyme	Shunkashūtō	2009	7[190]
Au moins 6 millions de copies
Maroon 5	One More Night	2012	6.9[164]
Usher featuring will.i.am	OMG	2010	6.9[188]
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg	California Gurls	2010	6.7[188]
Flo Rida	Whistle	2012	6.6[164]
Rihanna featuring Jay-Z	Umbrella	2007	6.6[189]
Train	Hey, Soul Sister	2009	6.6[188]
Flo Rida	Wild Ones	2011	6.5[164]
Bruno Mars	The Lazy Song	2011	6.5[158]
Shōnan no Kaze	Junrenka	2006	6.5[191]
Taylor Swift	Love Story	2008	6.5[172]
Timbaland	Apologize	2007	6.2[184]
Beyoncé	Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)	2008	6.1[172]
Paramore	CrushCrushCrush	2007	6.1[188]
A Great Big World et Christina Aguilera	Say Something	2013	6[192]
Kaela Kimura	Butterfly	2009	6[193]
The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes	Don't Cha	2005	6[194]
Au moins 5 millions de copies
T-Pain featuring Yung Joc	Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')	2007	5.9[189]
Akon	Don't Matter	2007	5.7[189]
Katy Perry	I Kissed a Girl	2008	5.7[184]
Soulja Boy	Kiss Me thru the Phone	2008	5.7[172]
Alicia Keys	No One	2007	5.6[184]
Usher featuring Young Jeezy	Love In This Club	2008	5.6[184]
Chris Brown	With You	2007	5.5[184]
Britney Spears	Circus	2008	5.5[172]
Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin	Don't You Worry Child	2012	5.5[195]
Kanye West	Heartless	2008	5.5[172]
Phillip Phillips	Home	2012	5.4[196]
Greeeen	Ai Uta	2007	7.6[197]
Shop Boyz	Party Like a Rockstar	2007	5.2[189]
Soulja Boy	Crank That (Soulja Boy)	2007	5.2[189]
Ai	Story	2005	5[198]
Avicii	Levels	2011	5[157]
Kelly Clarkson	Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)	2012	5[199]
Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne	Rather Be	2014	5[200]
Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull	I Like It	2010	5[201]
Greeeen	Haruka	2009	5[202]
Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook	Maru Maru Mori Mori!	2011	5[203]
Michael Learns to Rock	Take Me to Your Heart	2006	5[204]
Kana Nishino	Aitakute Aitakute	2010	5[205]
Shakira featuring Dizzee Rascal ou El Cata	Loca	2010	5[206]
Shakira featuring Alejandro Sanz	La tortura	2005	5[207]