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  1. Mar 1, 2022 · 3.3K. 117K views 1 year ago. Top 10 best selling songs each year worldwide according to International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). IFPI released the best-selling songs of...

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  2. Mar 14, 2021 · 90.4K subscribers. 31M views 3 years ago. ...more. Show your support for my work on Patreon ;)https://patreon.com/MusicHereTop 10 best selling songs each year worldwide according to...

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    • White Christmas – Bing Crosby
    • Candle in The Wind 1997 – Elton John
    • In The Summertime – Mungo Jerry
    • Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley & His Comets
    • It’S Now Or Never – Elvis Presley
    • I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
    • We Are The World – USA For Africa
    • If I Didn’T Care – The Ink Spots
    • Yes Sir, I Can Boogie – Baccara
    • My Heart Will Go on – Céline Dion

    Total Sales: 50 Million Nothing is better for long-term sales than a Christmas classic, and that’s exactly what Bing Crosby accomplished with his 1942 song White Christmas. It is still played to this day on just about every radio station. The song is also a titan in streaming services. Irving Berlin wrote the song for the film Holiday Inn, and the ...

    Total Sales: 33 Million Elton John originally wrote Candle in the Wind as a tribute to the late Marilyn Monroe, then tweaked the song for the late Princess Diana after her death in 1997. Pairing the song with Something About the Way You Look Tonightbecame an instant classic. Millions worldwide were mourning Diana’s death, and this was the perfect t...

    Total Sales: 30 Million Just like Christmas, summer comes and goes each year, so a great song about the most popular season is bound for long-term success. British rock group Mungo Jerry released their ode to summer in 1970 with In the Summertime, which is considered to be the best song of all time about the season. Interestingly enough, lead singe...

    Total Sales: 25 Million While some may know it as the original theme song for the show Happy Days, Rock Around the Clock ushered in the era of rock music being successful in the mainstream. The song was a massive success, sticking around on the top of the Billboard chartsfor months upon its release in the summer of 1954. Next: The greatest rock alb...

    Total Sales: 22 Million There are plenty of Elvis Presley songs that were massive hits around the world, so why was It’s Now or Never by far the best selling? At the time, Presley had been serving in the military and wrote the song while he was stationed in Germany.It’s Now or Neverbecame one of his first releases upon his return, so fans were chom...

    Total Sales: 20 Million Before the internet, soundtracks were amongst the best selling albums of all time, and among them was The Bodyguard, which was released in late 1992. On the soundtrack, Whitney Houston sang her version of the Dolly Parton classic “I Will Always Love You”, making it her own with a tremendous vocal performance. This masterclas...

    Total Sales: 20 Million Singers Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie teamed up with producers Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for a star-studded song to support humanitarian aid for Africa. Thus, We Are the Worldwas born, featuring the biggest musicians of the time, including Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, and many more. The album raised a wh...

    Total Sales: 19 Million Writer Jack Lawrence penned If I Didn’t Care in the late 1930s, and at first didn’t receive positive feedback. However, Lawrence was certain that the song would be a hit and when The Ink Spots got a hold of it, they made it into the biggest hit of the era. The song, released in January 1939, has been covered endlessly over t...

    Total Sales: 18 Million For North Americans, this may be the most surprising entry on the list. Flamenco dancers Maria Mendiola and Mayte Mateos from Spain formed a duo named Baccara, releasing the song Yes Sir, I Can Boogiein 1977. The song was unstoppable throughout Europe, reaching the number one spot in just about every country.

    Total Sales: 18 Million For those that were around when Titanic released, you know that you couldn’t get away from that movie or the soundtrack that featured the Céline Dion hit My Heart Will Go On. The song, which was also featured on her album Let’s Talk About Love, reached number one in just about every English-speaking country and stuck around ...

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  3. 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, by Rolling Stone (2021) "For the first time in 17 years, we’ve completely remade our list of the best songs ever. More than 250 artists, writers, and...

  4. Apr 25, 2019 · Among the RIAA's (Recording Industry Association of America) biggest singles ever, Eminem and Katy Perry are the most popular artists, with three songs each in the top 25. Ed Sheeran, though ...

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  6. Aug 2, 2013 · In celebration of the 55th anniversary of the Hot 100 on Aug. 4, 2013, here is a list of the top 100 songs in the tally’s history, ranked in order of chart performance.

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