What is the best-selling British single of all time?
What is the best-selling British single of all time?
Candle in the Wind 1997
The best-selling single in the UK is “Something About the Way You Look Tonight”/”Candle in the Wind 1997”, a double A-side released by Elton John following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Since September 1997, the single has sold over 4.93 million copies in the UK.
Which is the highest selling single of all time?
White Christmas
According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.
What was the best-selling single of the decade in the UK?
Shape of You
Best-selling songs of the 2010s based on combined sales
| Position | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Shape of You” | Ed Sheeran |
| 2 | “Uptown Funk” | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars |
| 3 | “Happy” | Pharrell Williams |
| 4 | “Thinking Out Loud” | Ed Sheeran |
Which British singer has sold the most records?
The Beatles
400 million or more records
| Artist | Biggest selling album | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band | Pop / Rock |
What was the best-selling single of the 80s in the UK?
The 1984 charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” by Band Aid was the best-selling single of the decade, and also became the biggest selling single of all time in the UK.
What was the best-selling single of the 90s?
Elton John had the best-selling single of the decade with “Candle in the Wind 1997″/”Something About the Way You Look Tonight”, a tribute to Princess Diana. Cher had the best-selling single of the decade (as well as of all time) by a female artist, with the single “Believe”.
What is the biggest selling British album of all time?
Greatest Hits
The best-selling album in the United Kingdom is Greatest Hits, a compilation album by the British rock band Queen that was first released in 1981. As of August 2020, it has sold more than 6.6 million copies, of which approximately 124,000 have been from downloads.
