17/11/2012

Top Selling Singles by Year

To celebrate 60 years of the official charts in 2012, here's one of those interesting lists.  The biggest selling single of each year since 1952.

[Bear in mind though....it's the total in each year.  That means a single may have sold more across two consecutive years than what's listed but wouldn't get listed here].


YEARSINGLEARTIST
1952AUF WIEDERSEHEN (SWEETHEART)VERA LYNN
1953I BELIEVEFRANKIE LAINE
1954SECRET LOVEDORIS DAY
1955ROSE MARIESLIM WHITMAN
1956I'LL BE HOMEPAT BOONE
1957DIANAPAUL ANKA
1958JAILHOUSE ROCKELVIS PRESLEY
1959LIVING DOLLCLIFF RICHARD
1960IT'S NOW OR NEVERELVIS PRESLEY
1961WOODEN HEARTELVIS PRESLEY
1962I REMEMBER YOUFRANK IFIELD
1963SHE LOVES YOUBEATLES
1964CAN'T BUY ME LOVEBEATLES
1965TEARSKEN DODD
1966GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOMETOM JONES
1967RELEASE MEENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
1968HEY JUDEBEATLES
1969SUGAR SUGARARCHIES
1970THE WONDER OF YOUELVIS PRESLEY
1971MY SWEET LORDGEORGE HARRISON
1972AMAZING GRACEROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS
1973TIE A YELLOW RIBBONDAWN FEATURING TONY ORLANDO
1974TIGER FEETMUD
1975BYE BYE BABYBAY CITY ROLLERS
1976SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR MEBROTHERHOOD OF MAN
1977MULL OF KINTYREWINGS
1978RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RINGBONEY M
1979BRIGHT EYESART GARFUNKEL
1980DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO METHE POLICE
1981DON’T YOU WANT MEHUMAN LEAGUE
1982COME ON EILEENDEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
1983KARMA CHAMELEONCULTURE CLUB
1984DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS ?BAND AID
1985THE POWER OF LOVEJENNIFER RUSH
1986DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAYCOMMUNARDS
1987NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UPRICK ASTLEY
1988MISTLETOE & WINECLIFF RICHARD
1989RIDE ON TIMEBLACK BOX
1990UNCHAINED MELODYTHE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
1991(EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOUBRYAN ADAMS
1992I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOUWHITNEY HOUSTON
1993I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT)MEATLOAF
1994LOVE IS ALL AROUNDWET WET WET
1995UNCHAINED MELODY/WHITE CLIFFS...ROBSON & JEROME
1996KILLING ME SOFTLYFUGEES
1997SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK / CANDLE IN THE WINDELTON JOHN
1998BELIEVECHER
1999BABY ONE MORE TIMEBRITNEY SPEARS
2000CAN WE FIX ITBOB THE BUILDER
2001IT WASN'T MESHAGGY FT RIKROK
2002ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE / EVERGREENWILL YOUNG
2003WHERE IS THE LOVEBLACK EYED PEAS
2004DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS ?BAND AID 20
2005(IS THIS THE WAY) TO AMARILLOTONY CHRISTIE FT. PETER KAY
2006CRAZYGNARLS BARKLY
2007BLEEDING LOVELEONA LEWIS
2008HALLELUJAHALEXANDRA BURKE
2009POKER FACELADY GAGA
2010LOVE THE WAY YOU LIEEMINEM FT RIHANNA
2011SOMEONE LIKE YOUADELE
Source and thanks: Official Charts Company