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Top Achievements / Tracks
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most successful artists
SOURCE: IFPI / MEDIA TRAFFIC |

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1 |
Elvis Presley
RCA |
| 2 |
Beatles
Apple / Odeon / Capitol |
| 3 |
Madonna
Sire / Maverick / Warner Bros. |
| 4 |
Elton John
Rocket / MCA |
| 5 |
Michael Jackson
Motown / Epic |
| 6 |
Rolling Stones
Decca / London / Rolling Stones / Virgin |
| 7 |
Bee
Gees
Atco / Polydor / RSO / Warner Bros. |
| 8 |
Stevie Wonder
Tamla Motown |
| 9 |
Whitney Houston
Arista |
| 10 |
Rod
Stewart
Mercury / Warner Bros. |
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tracks with most weeks at no.1 SOURCE:
MEDIA TRAFFIC |

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1 |
Hey Jude - Beatles
Parlophone / Apple - 1968 - 18 weeks |
| 1 |
I Will Always Love You - Whitney
Houston
Arista - 1992 - 18 weeks |
| 3 |
Macarena - Los Del Rio
RCA - 1996 - 17
weeks |
| 3 |
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
Interscope - 2009 - 17 weeks |
| 5 |
My Heart Will Go -
Celine Dion
550 Music / Columbia - 1998 - 16
weeks |
| 5 |
Hips Don't Lie -
Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean
Epic - 2006 - 16 weeks |
| 7 |
Candle In The Wind 1997 - Elton John
Rocket - 1997 - 15 weeks |
| 7 |
Believe - Cher
Warner Bros. - 1998 - 15 weeks |
| 7 |
Hung
Up - Madonna
Warner Bros. - 2005 - 15 weeks |
| 10 |
Apologize - Timbaland feat. OneRepublic
Mosley / Interscope - 2007 - 14 weeks |
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tracks with most weeks in the top 40 (since 1999) SOURCE:
MEDIA TRAFFIC |

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1 |
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Atlantic - 2008 - 63 weeks |
| 2 |
Bad Day - Daniel Powter
Warner Bros. - 2005 - 54 weeks |
| 3 |
You're
Beautiful - James Blunt
Atlantic - 2005 - 52 weeks |
| 4 |
Poker Face - Lady GaGa
Interscope - 2009 - 51 weeks |
| 5 |
Bleeding Love - Leona
Lewis
Syco Music - 2007 - 49 weeks |
| 5 |
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Parlophone / Capitol - 2008 - 49 weeks |
| 7 |
In The Shadows - The Rasmus
Playground / Universal - 2003 -
47 weeks |
| 7 |
How To Save A Life - The
Fray
Epic - 2006 - 47 weeks |
| 7 |
Just Dance - Lady GaGa feat.
Colby O'Donis
Interscope - 2008 - 47 weeks |
| 10 |
Apologize - Timbaland feat. OneRepublic
Mosley / Interscope - 2007 - 45 weeks |
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tracks with most points in a week (since 1999)
SOURCE: MEDIA TRAFFIC |

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1 |
Hung Up -
Madonna
Warner Bros. - 548.000 points - week 51/2005 |
| 2 |
Hung Up -
Madonna
Warner Bros. - 545.000 points - week 49/2005 |
| 3 |
Hung Up -
Madonna
Warner Bros. - 541.000 points - week 50/2005 |
| 4 |
Apologize - Timbaland feat. OneRepublic
Mosley / Interscope - 524.000 points - week 2/2008 |
| 5 |
Hung Up -
Madonna
Warner Bros. - 517.000 points - week 48/2005 |
| 6 |
Music -
Madonna
Maverick - 511.000 points - week 40/2000 |
| 6 |
Hung Up -
Madonna
Warner Bros. - 511.000 points - week 2/2006 |
| 8 |
Tik Tok - Ke$ha
Jive / RCA - 509.000 points - week 1/2010 |
| 9 |
Hung Up -
Madonna
Warner Bros. - 506.000 points - week 52/2005 |
| 10 |
Hung Up -
Madonna
Warner Bros. - 500.000 points - week 3/2006 |
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most successful singles in the USA SOURCES:
RIAA / SOUNDSCAN |

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1 |
Candle In The Wind 1997 - Elton John
Rocket - 1997 - 10
million copies |
| 2 |
We Are The World -
U.S.A. For Africa
Columbia - 1985 - 8 million copies |
| 3 |
I Want To Hold Your
Hand - Beatles
Capitol - 1964 - 5 million copies |
| 4 |
Macarena - Los Del Rio
RCA - 1996 - 4 million copies |
| 5 |
I
Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
Arista - 1992 - 4 million copies |
| 6 |
Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
RCA Victor - 1956 - 4 million copies |
| 7 |
Hey
Jude - Beatles
Apple - 1968 - 4 million copies |
| 8 |
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams
A&M - 1991 - 4 million copies |
| 9 |
Le
Freak - Chic
Atlantic - 1979 - 4 million copies |
| 10 |
Eye
Of The Tiger - Survivor
Scotti Brothers - 1982 - 4 million copies |
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most successful singles in Japan SOURCE:
ORICON |

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1 |
Oyoge! Taiyaki-Kun - Masato Shimon
Pony Canyon - 1975
- 4,5 million copies |
| 2 |
Onna No Michi - Mya
Shiro & Pinkara Trio
Nippon Columbia - 1972 - 3,3
million copies |
| 3 |
Dango 3 Kyodai -
Dango Gasshodan & Co.
Pony Canyon - 1999 - 2,9 million
copies |
| 4 |
Tsunami - Southern All Stars
Victor Entertainment - 2000 - 2,9 million copies |
| 5 |
Kimi
Ga Irudakede - Komekome Club
Sony Records - 1992 - 2,9 million copies |
| 6 |
Say Yes - Chage & Aska
Yamaha Music - 1991 - 2,8 million copies |
| 7 |
Tomorrow Never Knows - Mr.Children
Toy's Factory - 1994 - 2,8 million copies |
| 8 |
Ok! Yeah! Love Story - Kazumasa Oda
Funhouse - 1991 - 2,6 million copies |
| 9 |
Love
Love Love - Dreams Come True
Epic Records - 1995 - 2,5 million copies |
| 10 |
Yah
Yah Yah - Chage & Aska
Yamaha Music - 1993 - 2,4 million copies |
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most successful singles in United Kingdom SOURCE: OCC |

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1 |
Candle In The Wind 1997 - Elton John
Rocket - 1997 -
4,9 million copies |
| 2 |
Do They Know It's
Christmas - Band Aid
Mercury - 1984 - 3,6 million
copies |
| 3 |
Bohemian Rhapsody -
Queen
EMI - 1975 - 2,1 million copies |
| 4 |
Mull Of Kintyre - Wings
Parlophone - 1977 - 2,1 million copies |
| 5 |
Rivers Of Babylon - Boney M.
Atlantic - 1978 - 2,0 million copies |
| 6 |
You're The One That I Want - John Travolta
RSO - 1978 - 2,0 million copies |
| 7 |
Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
ZTT - 1984 - 1,9 million copies |
| 8 |
She
Loves You - Beatles
Parlophone - 1963 - 1,9 million copies |
| 9 |
Unchained Melody - Robson & Jerome
RCA - 1995 - 1,8 million copies |
| 10 |
Mary's Boychild / Oh My Lord - Boney M.
Atlantic - 1978 - 1,8 million copies |
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most successful singles in Germany SOURCES: MUSIKMARKT / MEDIA CONTROL / IFPI GERMANY |

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1 |
Candle In The Wind 1997 - Elton John
Rocket - 1997 -
4,75 million copies |
| 2 |
Time To Say Goodbye -
Bocelli & Brightman
Eastwest - 1996 - 2,5 million copies |
| 3 |
Rivers Of Babylon - Boney M.
Hansa - 1978 - 2 million copies |
| 4 |
My Heart Will Go -
Celine Dion
Columbia - 1998 - 2 million copies |
| 5 |
Heimweh - Freddy
Polydor - 1956 - 2 million copies |
| 6 |
Junge, Komm Bald Wieder - Freddy
Polydor - 1963 - 2 million copies |
| 7 |
Il Silenzio - Nini Rosso
Hansa - 1965 - 1,6 million copies |
| 8 |
Conquest Of Paradise - Vangelis
Eastwest - 1994 - 1,5 million copies |
| 9 |
Butterfly - Danyel Gérard
CBS - 1971 - 1,5 million copies |
| 10 |
Mambo No.5 - Lou Bega
BMG - 1999 - 1,5 million copies |
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most successful singles in France
SOURCE: SNEP (SPECIAL THANKS TO MJDANGEROUS) |

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1 |
La Danse Des Canards - J.J.Lionel
Disques Deesse - 1981 -
3,5 million copies |
| 2 |
Belle - Daniel
Lavoie, Garou & Patrick Fiori
Pomme - 1998 - 2,5 million
copies |
| 3 |
Candle In The Wind
1997 - Elton John
Rocket - 1997 - 2 million copies |
| 4 |
You're The One That I Want - John Travolta
RSO - 1978 - 1,8 million copies |
| 5 |
Aserejé - Las Ketchup
Columbia - 2002 - 1,75 million copies |
| 6 |
Lambada - Kaoma
CBS - 1989 - 1,75 million copies |
| 7 |
Ethiopie - Chanteurs Sans Frontiéres
EMI Pathé Marconi - 1985 - 1,65 million copies |
| 8 |
Chante - Les Forbans
Polydor - 1982 - 1,6 million copies |
| 9 |
Mambo No.5 - Lou Bega
BMG - 1999 - 1,5 million copies |
| 10 |
Ces Soirées Lá - Yannick
Sony - 2000 - 1,5 million copies |
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