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1 |
Madonna
Sire / Maverick / Warner Bros. |
| 2 |
Elvis Presley
RCA |
| 3 |
Beatles
Apple / Parlophone / Capitol |
| 4 |
Michael Jackson
Motown / Epic |
| 5 |
Rolling Stones
Decca / London / Rolling Stones / Virgin |
| 6 |
Elton John
Rocket / MCA |
| 7 |
Bee
Gees
Atco / Polydor / RSO / Warner Bros. |
| 8 |
Mariah Carey
Columbia |
| 9 |
Rihanna
Def Jam |
| 10 |
Stevie Wonder
Tamla Motown |
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TRACKS WITH MOST WEEKS AT NO.1 SOURCE:
MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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1 |
As It Was - Harry Styles
Erskine / Columbia - 2021 - 22 weeks |
| 2 |
Flowers - Miley Cyrus
Smiley Miley, Inc. / Columbia - 2023 - 20 weeks |
| 3 |
(Everything I Do) I Do It
For You - Bryan
Adams
A&M - 1991 - 19 weeks |
| 3 |
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Back Lot / Columbia - 2014 - 19 weeks |
| 5 |
Hey Jude - Beatles
Parlophone / Apple - 1968 - 18 weeks |
| 6 |
Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
XO Recordings / Republic - 2019 - 17 weeks |
| 6 |
Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee
Universal Music Latino - 2017 - 17 weeks |
| 6 |
I Will Always Love You - Whitney
Houston
Arista - 1992 - 17 weeks |
| 6 |
Macarena - Los Del Rio
RCA - 1996 - 17
weeks |
| 6 |
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
Interscope - 2009 - 17 weeks |
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ARTISTS WITH MOST WEEKS AT NO.1
SOURCE: MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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1 |
Beatles
Apple / Parlophone / Capitol - 162 weeks |
| 2 |
Madonna
Sire / Maverick / Warner Bros. -
137 weeks |
| 3 |
Elvis Presley
RCA - 130 weeks |
| 4 |
Rihanna
Def Jam - 66 weeks |
| 5 |
Michael Jackson
Motown / Epic - 65 weeks |
| 6 |
Rolling Stones
Decca / London / Rolling Stones / Virgin - 62 weeks |
| 7 |
Black Eyed Peas
Interscope - 44 weeks |
| 8 |
George
Michael
Epic / Columbia - 40 weeks |
| 8 |
Justin Timberlake
Jive / DreamWorks / RCA - 40 weeks |
| 10 |
Bryan
Adams
A&M - 39 weeks |
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ARTISTS WITH MOST TRACKS AT NO.1
SOURCE: MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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1 |
AKB 48
King Records Japan - 32 hits |
| 2 |
Madonna
Sire / Maverick / Warner Bros. -
22 hits |
| 2 |
Elvis Presley
RCA - 22 hits |
| 4 |
Beatles
Apple / Parlophone / Capitol - 21 hits |
| 5 |
Michael Jackson
Motown / Epic - 13 hits |
| 6 |
Rolling Stones
Decca / London / Rolling Stones / Virgin - 12 hits |
| 6 |
Rihanna
Def Jam - 12 hits |
| 8 |
Britney
Spears
Jive - 10 hits |
| 9 |
George
Michael
Epic / Columbia - 9 hits |
| 9 |
Bee Gees
Atco / Polydor / RSO - 9 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. -
47 hits |
| 2 |
Elvis Presley
RCA - 43 hits |
| 2 |
AKB 48
King Records Japan - 43 hits |
| 4 |
Arashi
Pony Canyon / J Storm Records Japan - 40 hits |
| 5 |
Beatles
Apple / Parlophone / Capitol - 38 hits |
| 6 |
Michael Jackson
Motown / Epic - 34 hits |
| 7 |
Mariah Carey
Columbia - 28 hits |
| 7 |
B'z
Rooms (Vermillion) Records Japan - 28 hits |
| 7 |
Rihanna
Def Jam - 28 hits |
| 7 |
Elton John
DJM / MCA / Rocket - 28 hits |
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TRACKS WITH MOST WEEKS IN THE TOP 40
(SINCE 1999) SOURCE:
MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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1 |
Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
XO Recordings / Republic - 2019 - 93 weeks |
| 2 |
All I Want For Christmas Is
You - Mariah Carey
Columbia - 1994 - 89 weeks |
| 3 |
Dance Monkey - Tones And I
Bad Batch - 2019 - 89 weeks |
| 4 |
Save Your Tears - The Weeknd
XO Recordings / Republic - 2021 - 85 weeks |
| 5 |
Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran
Asylum / Atlantic - 2017 - 79 weeks |
| 6 |
Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
Virgin / Capitol - 2019 - 78 weeks |
| 6 |
Heat Waves - Glass Animals
Polydor / Republic - 2021 - 78 weeks |
| 8 |
Stay - Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber
Grade A Productions / Columbia - 2021 - 76 weeks |
| 8 |
Levitating - Dua Lipa
Warner - 2020 - 76 weeks |
| 10 |
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Asylum / Atlantic - 2017 - 74 weeks |
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TRACKS WITH MOST POINTS IN A WEEK
(SINCE 1999)
SOURCE: MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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1 |
Hello - Adele
XL Recordings - 1.531.000 points - week 45/2015 |
| 2 |
Hello - Adele
XL Recordings - 1.021.000 points - week 46/2015 |
| 3 |
Sayonara Crawl - AKB 48
King Records Japan - 898.000 points - week 23/2013 |
| 4 |
Hello - Adele
XL Recordings - 860.000 points - week 47/2015 |
| 5 |
Labrador Retriever - AKB 48
King Records Japan - 854.000 points - week 23/2014 |
| 6 |
Bokutachi Wa Tatakawanai - AKB 48
King Records Japan - 842.000 points - week 23/2015 |
| 7 |
Manatsu No Sounds Good! - AKB 48
King Records Japan - 832.000 points - week 23/2012 |
| 8 |
Tsubasa Wa Iranai - AKB 48
King Records Japan - 812.000 points - week 24/2016 |
| 9 |
Flying Get - AKB 48
King Records Japan - 770.000 points - week 36/2011 |
| 10 |
Everyday, Kachûsha - AKB 48
King Records Japan - 755.000 points - week 23/2011 |
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BEST SELLING TRACKS IN THE USA SOURCES:
RIAA / WIKIPEDIA (AUGUST 2021) |
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1 |
Candle In The Wind 1997 - Elton John
Rocket - 1997 -
8,8
million copies |
| 2 |
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
Interscope - 2009 - 8,7 million copies |
| 3 |
Rolling In The Deep - Adele
XL Recordings - 2011 - 8,4 million copies |
| 4 |
Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett
Interscope - 2011 - 8,1 million copies |
| 5 |
We Are The World -
U.S.A. For Africa
Columbia - 1985 - 8 million copies |
| 6 |
Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
Interscope - 2013 - 7,9 million copies |
| 7 |
Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye & Kimbra
Vertigo / Universal - 2011 - 7,9 million copies |
| 8 |
Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft.
Wanz
Macklemore - 2012 - 7,7 million copies |
| 9 |
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
Interscope - 2012 - 7,6 million
copies |
| 10 |
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke feat. T.I. &
Pharell
Interscope - 2013 - 7,4 million copies |
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MOST SUCCESSFUL TRACKS IN JAPAN SOURCE:
ORICON |
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1 |
Oyoge! Taiyaki-Kun - Masato Shimon
Canyon Records -
1976 - 4,5 million copies |
| 2 |
Onna No Michi -
Shiro Miya & Pinkara Trio
Columbia Japan - 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 - Kome Kome 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! - 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 TRACKS IN UNITED KINGDOM SOURCE: OCC
(JULY 2013) |
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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 - 3,7 million
copies |
| 3 |
Bohemian Rhapsody -
Queen
EMI - 1975 - 2,3 million copies |
| 4 |
Mull Of Kintyre - Wings
Parlophone - 1977 - 2,1 million copies |
| 5 |
You're The One That I Want - John Travolta
RSO - 1978 - 2,0 million copies |
| 6 |
Rivers Of Babylon - Boney M.
Atlantic - 1978 - 2,0 million copies |
| 7 |
Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
ZTT - 1984 - 2,0 million copies |
| 8 |
She
Loves You - Beatles
Parlophone - 1963 - 1,9 million copies |
| 9 |
Unchained Melody - Robson & Jerome
RCA - 1995 - 1,9 million copies |
| 10 |
Mary's Boychild / Oh My Lord - Boney M.
Atlantic - 1978 - 1,8 million copies |
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MOST SUCCESSFUL TRACKS IN GERMANY SOURCES: 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 |
Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran
Asylum / Atlantic - 2017 - 1,8 million copies |
| 8 |
Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee
Universal Music Latino - 2017 - 1,6 million copies |
| 9 |
Il Silenzio - Nini Rosso
Hansa - 1965 - 1,6 million copies |
| 10 |
Conquest Of Paradise - Vangelis
Eastwest - 1994 - 1,5 million copies |
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MOST SUCCESSFUL TRACKS IN FRANCE
SOURCE: SNEP |
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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 |
| 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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