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[2025] Best-selling Singles Worldwide: Western Music Physical Sales Ranking

Suddenly, but do you know which is the best-selling single in the world?

Only those who are quite knowledgeable about music history and data could probably answer right away, but if you like music, you’ve likely wondered at least once how much those famous songs actually sold.

This article researches and introduces the world’s best-selling singles in a ranked format.

The ranking is limited strictly to physical sales, so digital sales and streaming play counts are excluded, which naturally makes the lineup centered around older music.

They’re all songs almost everyone has heard at least once, so take this opportunity to check them out!

Playlist

Ranking No. 1 and up
show_chartTitlePlaylistOne point
1eastWhite ChristmasBing CrosbyThe American composer Irving Berlin...
2eastCandle in the Wind 1997Elton JohnThe former Crown Princess Diana, who died in an accident…
3eastSilent NightBing CrosbyIn 1818, to a church minister in Australia...
4eastPetit Papa NoelTino RossiFrance’s beloved national singer Tino Rossi is…
5eastRock Around the ClockBill Haley & His CometsA song that can truly be called the very origin of rockabilly. U...
6eastI Will Always Love YouWhitney HoustonKevi…
7eastIt’s Now or NeverElvis PresleyElvis Presley’s best-selling song is…
8eastWe Are The WorldUSA For AfricaIt's a song that prays for world peace and the eradication of hunger and poverty...
9eastIf I Didn’t CareThe Ink SpotsIt was released as the debut single of The Ink Spots...
10eastMy Heart Will Go OnCéline DionThe theme song of the epic film Titanic. 19…
Rankings 11 and below
11eastAll I Want for Christmas Is YouMariah CareyWhen the season comes around, you start hearing it on TV and around town...
12eastYes Sir, I Can BoogieBaccaraReleased in 1977, by a female duo...
13east(Everything I Do) I Do It for YouBryan AdamsThis time, I’ll be introducing a singer-songwri… from Canada.
14eastYou’re the One That I WantJohn Travolta And Olivia Newton JohnThis is what I call my youth—I can’t help but stare off into the distance...
15eastBei Mir Bist Du SchönThe Andrews SistersThe United States’ proud female vocal group, Ann…
16eastWind of ChangeScorpionsIt’s the Scorpions’ best hit ballad…
17eastSweet MotherPrince Nico MbargaHere is a masterpiece that shines in the history of African music. Came—
18eastSukiyakiKyu SakamotoAlso known as “Sukiyaki,” with lyrics by Rokusu Eirin and music by Hachidai Nakamura…
19eastRudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerGene AutryAs the Christmas season approaches, the entire city starts to sparkle...
20eastDragostea din teiO-ZoneThe pop group from Moldova, O-Zone's...
Rankings 21 and up
21eastI Want to Hold Your HandThe BeatlesThe fifth ori… released in November 1963
22eastTime to Say GoodbyeAndrea Bocelli & Sarah BrightmanThe stand-in for Italian singer Andrea Bocelli…
23eastYMCAVillage PeopleA six-member group from the United States known for disco songs, hi...
24eastDo They Know It’s Christmas?Band AidWhen it comes to British Christmas songs, this ba…
25eastMacarenaLos Del RioI don’t really feel the distinctive Latin melody, and…
26eastBelieveCherThe pop song by Cher, who is both a singer and an actress...
27eastKung Fu FightingCarl DouglasJamaican singer Carl Dougla...
28eastRock Your BabyGeorge McCraeReleased in 1974, it became a huge hit worldwide...
29eastPaper DollThe Mills BrothersWith beautiful harmonies and sweet vocals, many people...
30eastThe Last FarewellRoger WhittakerIn 1971, the British folk singer Roger…
31eastFernandoABBAA world-famous pop gr… born in Sweden
32eastWabash CannonballRoy Acuff
Wabash CannonballRoy Acuff
As a legendary figure in American country music...
33eastDianaPaul AnkaThe song released in 1957 is Canada...
34eastUn-Break My HeartToni BraxtonToni, a leading R&B singer representing the United States, ...
35eastMy Sweet LordGeorge HarrisonHalf a year after the Beatles broke up, George H...
36eastChirpy Chirpy Cheep CheepMiddle of the RoadThe Scottish pop group, Middle …
37eastI’m a BelieverThe MonkeesA pop ro... band formed in the United States in 1966