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most successful artists SOURCE: IFPI / MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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1 |
Elvis Presley RCA |
| 2 | Beatles Apple / Odeon / Capitol |
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| 3 | Madonna Sire / Maverick / Warner Bros. |
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| 4 |
Elton John Rocket / MCA |
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Michael Jackson Motown / Epic |
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Rolling Stones Decca / London / Rolling Stones / Virgin |
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| 7 | Bee
Gees Atco / Polydor / RSO / Warner Bros. |
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Stevie Wonder Tamla Motown |
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| 9 |
Whitney Houston Arista |
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| 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 | (Everything I Do) I Do It
For You - Bryan
Adams A&M - 1991 - 19 weeks |
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Hey Jude - Beatles Parlophone / Apple - 1968 - 18 weeks |
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| 3 |
I Will Always Love You - Whitney
Houston Arista - 1992 - 17 weeks |
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| 3 |
Macarena - Los Del Rio RCA - 1996 - 17 weeks |
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| 3 |
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas Interscope - 2009 - 17 weeks |
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| 3 | It's Now Or
Never - Elvis Presley RCA - 1960 - 17 weeks |
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| 7 |
My Sweet Lord - George Harrison Apple - 1970 - 16 weeks |
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| 7 | My Heart Will Go -
Celine Dion 550 Music / Columbia - 1998 - 16 weeks |
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| 7 | Hips Don't Lie -
Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean Epic - 2006 - 16 weeks |
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| 7 | Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor Scotti Brothers - 1982 - 16 weeks |
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artists with most weeks at no.1 SOURCE: MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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1 | Madonna Sire / Maverick / Warner Bros. - 116 weeks |
| 2 | Beatles Apple / Odeon / Capitol - 77 weeks |
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| 3 |
Elvis Presley RCA - 67 weeks |
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Michael Jackson Motown / Epic - 54 weeks |
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| 5 |
Black Eyed Peas Interscope - 44 weeks |
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| 6 | George
Michael Epic / Columbia - 40 weeks |
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| 7 | Bryan
Adams A&M - 39 weeks |
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| 8 |
Rihanna Def Jam - 38 weeks |
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| 9 | Bee Gees Atco / Polydor / RSO - 37 weeks |
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| 10 | Britney
Spears Jive - 32 weeks |
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artists with most tracks at no.1 SOURCE: MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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1 | Madonna Sire / Maverick / Warner Bros. - 19 hits |
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Michael Jackson Motown / Epic - 14 hits |
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| 3 |
Elvis Presley RCA - 13 hits |
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| 4 | Beatles Apple / Odeon / Capitol - 10 hits |
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| 5 |
George
Michael Epic / Columbia - 9 hits |
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| 5 | Britney
Spears Jive - 9 hits |
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| 5 |
Rihanna Def Jam - 9 hits |
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| 8 | Bee Gees Atco / Polydor / RSO - 8 hits |
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| 9 |
Black Eyed Peas Interscope - 6 hits |
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| 9 |
Jennifer Lopez Columbia / Def Jam / Island - 6 hits |
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artists with most tracks in the top 10 SOURCE: MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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1 | Madonna Sire / Maverick / Warner Bros. - 40 hits |
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Michael Jackson Motown / Epic - 30 hits |
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| 3 |
Mariah Carey RCA - 28 hits |
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| 4 |
B'z Rooms Records Japan - 24 hits |
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| 4 |
Britney
Spears Jive - 24 hits |
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| 6 |
Janet Jackson A&M / Virgin - 23 hits |
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| 6 |
Elvis Presley RCA - 23 hits |
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| 8 | U2 Island - 19 hits |
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| 9 |
George
Michael Epic / Columbia - 18 hits |
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| 9 |
Bee Gees Atco / Polydor / RSO - 18 hits |
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tracks with most weeks in the top 40 (since 1999) SOURCE: MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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1 |
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas Interscope - 2009 - 64 weeks |
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I'm Yours - Jason Mraz Atlantic - 2008 - 63 weeks |
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| 3 |
Rolling In The Deep - Adele XL Recordings - 2010 - 55 weeks |
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| 4 |
Bad Day - Daniel Powter Warner Bros. - 2005 - 54 weeks |
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| 5 | You're
Beautiful - James Blunt Atlantic - 2005 - 52 weeks |
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Poker Face - Lady GaGa Interscope - 2009 - 52 weeks |
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| 7 | Bleeding Love - Leona
Lewis Syco Music - 2007 - 49 weeks |
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| 7 | Viva La Vida - Coldplay Parlophone / Capitol - 2008 - 49 weeks |
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| 7 | Need You Now - Lady
Antebellum Capitol Nashille - 2009 - 49 weeks |
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Someone Like You - Adele XL Recordings - 2011 - 49 weeks |
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tracks with most points in a week (since 1999) SOURCE: MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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1 |
Flying Get - AKB 48 King Records Japan - 770.000 points - week 36/2011 |
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Everyday, Kachûsha - AKB 48 King Records Japan - 755.000 points - week 23/2011 |
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Kaze Wa Fuiteiru - AKB 48 King Records Japan - 732.000 points - week 45/2011 |
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Born This Way - Lady GaGa Interscope - 688.000 points - week 9/2011 |
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| 5 | Sakuranoki Ni Narô
- AKB 48 King Records Japan - 575.000 points - week 9/2011 |
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California Gurls - Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg Capitol - 556.000 points - week 27/2010 |
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| 7 | Hung Up -
Madonna Warner Bros. - 548.000 points - week 51/2005 |
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| 8 |
California Gurls - Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg Capitol - 546.000 points - week 28/2010 |
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| 9 | Hung Up -
Madonna Warner Bros. - 545.000 points - week 49/2005 |
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| 10 | Hung Up -
Madonna Warner Bros. - 541.000 points - week 50/2005 |
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most successful singles in the USA SOURCES: RIAA / SOUNDSCAN (AUGUST 2011) |
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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 |
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I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas Interscope - 2009 - 7,3 million copies |
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| 4 | Just Dance - Lady GaGa feat.
Colby O'Donis Interscope - 2008 - 6,1 million copies |
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Poker Face - Lady GaGa Interscope - 2009 - 6,1 million copies |
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| 6 | Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed
Peas Interscope - 6 million copies |
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| 7 | Low - Flo Rida feat. T-Pain Poe Boy / Atlantic - 2008 - 6 million copies |
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Tik Tok - Ke$ha Jive / RCA - 2009 - 5,9 million copies |
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| 9 | I'm Yours - Jason Mraz Atlantic - 2008 - 5,5 million copies |
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| 10 | Hey, Soul Sister - Train Sony Music - 2010 - 5,3 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 |
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| 3 | Dango 3 Kyodai -
Dango Gasshodan & Co. Pony Canyon - 1999 - 2,9 million copies |
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Tsunami - Southern All Stars Victor Entertainment - 2000 - 2,9 million copies |
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| 5 | Kimi
Ga Irudakede - Kome Kome Club Sony Records - 1992 - 2,9 million copies |
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Say Yes - Chage & Aska Yamaha Music - 1991 - 2,8 million copies |
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Tomorrow Never Knows - Mr.Children Toy's Factory - 1994 - 2,8 million copies |
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Ok! Yeah! - Kazumasa Oda Funhouse - 1991 - 2,6 million copies |
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| 9 | Love
Love Love - Dreams Come True Epic Records - 1995 - 2,5 million copies |
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| 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 (OCTOBER 2011) |
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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 |
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| 3 | Bohemian Rhapsody -
Queen EMI - 1975 - 2,3 million copies |
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Mull Of Kintyre - Wings Parlophone - 1977 - 2,1 million copies |
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You're The One That I Want - John Travolta RSO - 1978 - 2,0 million copies |
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Rivers Of Babylon - Boney M. Atlantic - 1978 - 2,0 million copies |
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| 7 |
Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood ZTT - 1984 - 2,0 million copies |
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| 8 | She
Loves You - Beatles Parlophone - 1963 - 1,9 million copies |
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Unchained Melody - Robson & Jerome RCA - 1995 - 1,9 million copies |
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| 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 |
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Rivers Of Babylon - Boney M. Hansa - 1978 - 2 million copies |
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| 4 | My Heart Will Go -
Celine Dion Columbia - 1998 - 2 million copies |
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| 5 | Heimweh - Freddy Polydor - 1956 - 2 million copies |
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Junge, Komm Bald Wieder - Freddy Polydor - 1963 - 2 million copies |
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Il Silenzio - Nini Rosso |
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Conquest Of Paradise - Vangelis Eastwest - 1994 - 1,5 million copies |
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Butterfly - Danyel Gérard CBS - 1971 - 1,5 million copies |
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| 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 CBS - 1981 - 3,5 million copies |
| 2 | Belle - Daniel
Lavoie, Garou & Patrick Fiori Pomme - 1998 - 2,5 million copies |
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| 3 | Candle In The Wind
1997 - Elton John Rocket - 1997 - 2 million copies |
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You're The One That I Want - John Travolta RSO - 1978 - 1,8 million copies |
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Aserejé - Las Ketchup Columbia - 2002 - 1,75 million copies |
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Lambada - Kaoma CBS - 1989 - 1,75 million copies |
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Ethiopie - Chanteurs Sans Frontiéres EMI Pathé Marconi - 1985 - 1,65 million copies |
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Chante - Les Forbans Polydor - 1982 - 1,6 million copies |
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Mambo No.5 - Lou Bega BMG - 1999 - 1,5 million copies |
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Ces Soirées Lá - Yannick Sony - 2000 - 1,5 million copies |