List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom
Million-selling singles (paid-for sales)

List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom

Section Title: Million-selling singles (paid-for sales)
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Artist	Single (two songs separated by / denotes a double A-side)	Date released	Date certified Platinum	Date sold 1 million	Copies sold	Order in which songs reached 1 million

Bing Crosby	"White Christmas"	1942	N/A	2010–12	1,047,349	117

Bill Haley & His Comets	"(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock"	December 1954	N/A	1955	1,439,196	1

Paul Anka	"Diana"	August 1957	N/A	1957	1,253,486

Harry Belafonte	"Mary's Boy Child"	October 1957	N/A	1957	1,187,752

Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires	"It's Now or Never"	October 1960	N/A	1960	1,272,271

Acker Bilk	"Stranger on the Shore"	November 1961	N/A	1961	1,186,534

Cliff Richard and The Shadows	"The Young Ones"	January 1962	N/A	1962	1,068,368

Frank Ifield	"I Remember You"	June 1962	N/A	1962	1,106,190

The Beatles	"She Loves You"	August 1963	N/A	1963	1,922,275

Gerry and the Pacemakers	"You'll Never Walk Alone"	October 1963	N/A	2016	1,011,244	165

The Beatles	"I Want to Hold Your Hand"	November 1963	N/A	1963	1,810,829

The Beatles	"Can't Buy Me Love"	March 1964	N/A	1964	1,547,454

The Beatles	"I Feel Fine"	November 1964	N/A	1964	1,423,196

The Righteous Brothers	"Unchained Melody"	July 1965 October 1990 (re-issue)	1 November 1990	2004–10	1,101,570

Ken Dodd	"Tears"	August 1965	N/A	1965	1,523,690

The Seekers	"The Carnival Is Over"	October 1965	N/A	1965	1,426,218

The Beatles	"Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out"	December 1965	N/A	1965	1,402,308

Tom Jones	"Green, Green Grass of Home"	November 1966	N/A	1966	1,257,737

Engelbert Humperdinck	"Release Me"	May 1967	N/A	1967	1,384,673

Engelbert Humperdinck	"The Last Waltz"	November 1967	N/A	1967	1,184,163

The Beatles	"Hey Jude"	August 1968	N/A	2010–12	1,141,635	116

The Archies	"Sugar, Sugar"	October 1969	N/A	2004–10	1,040,461

The New Seekers	"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)"	December 1971	N/A	2004–10	1,016,440

Simon Park Orchestra	"Eye Level"	November 1972	1 January 1978	1978	1,008,481

Little Jimmy Osmond	"Long Haired Lover from Liverpool"	November 1972	N/A	2004–10	1,006,661

Tony Orlando and Dawn	"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"	February 1973	N/A	2010–12	1,011,658	118

Gary Glitter	"I Love You Love Me Love"	November 1973	1 January 1974	1973	1,146,051

Slade	"Merry Xmas Everybody"	December 1973	1 December 1980	1980	1,306,566

Rod Stewart	"Sailing"	September 1975	N/A	2010–12	1,064,038	120

Queen	"Bohemian Rhapsody" "Bohemian Rhapsody" / "These Are the Days of Our Lives"	October 1975 November 1991	1 January 1976 1 December 1991	1975	2,540,604

John Lennon	"Imagine"	October 1975	1 February 1981	1981	1,714,351

Showaddywaddy	"Under the Moon of Love"	November 1976	N/A	2010–12	1,014,475	121

Brotherhood of Man	"Save Your Kisses for Me"	March 1976	1 May 1976	1976	1,025,364

Elton John and Kiki Dee	"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"	June 1976	N/A	2013	1,029,242	134

ABBA	"Dancing Queen"	August 1976	N/A	2004–10	1,133,288

Julie Covington	"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"	November 1976	N/A	2004–10	1,032,296

David Soul	"Don't Give Up on Us"	December 1976	1 February 1977	1976	1,167,371

Donna Summer	"I Feel Love"	July 1977	N/A	2012	1,127,511	115

Wings	"Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School"	November 1977	1 December 1977 Multi-Platinum 2×: 1 November 1986	1978	2,086,183

Boney M.	"Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring"	April 1978	1 May 1978	1978	2,032,656

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John	"You're the One That I Want"	May 1978	1 July 1978	1978	2,072,035

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John	"Summer Nights"	September 1978	1 October 1978	1979	1,640,672

Gloria Gaynor	"I Will Survive"	October 1978	N/A	2010–12	1,082,038	119

Boney M.	"Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord"	November 1978	1 December 1978	1978	1,885,274

Village People	"Y.M.C.A."	November 1978	1 January 1979	1979	1,513,677

Ian Dury and the Blockheads	"Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick"	November 1978	N/A	2004–10	1,129,369

Blondie	"Heart of Glass	January 1979	1 February 1979	1979	1,322,316

Art Garfunkel	"Bright Eyes"	January 1979	1 May 1979	1979	1,222,230

Pink Floyd	"Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)"	November 1979	1 January 1980	2004–10	1,146,548

Adam and the Ants	"Stand and Deliver"	May 1981	N/A	2004–10	1,060,856

Soft Cell	"Tainted Love"	July 1981	N/A	1981	1,356,094

The Human League	"Don't You Want Me"	November 1981	1 January 1982	1982	1,637,503

Journey	"Don't Stop Believin'"	December 1981	22 July 2013	2014	1,105,177	151

Tight Fit	"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"	January 1982	N/A	2010–12	1,045,051	122

Dexy's Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express	"Come On Eileen"	June 1982	1 September 1982	1982	1,425,474

Irene Cara	"Fame"	June 1982	N/A	2004–10	1,079,222

Survivor	"Eye of the Tiger"	July 1982	1 December 2014	2004–10	1,650,293

New Order	"Blue Monday"	March 1983	N/A	1,239,137

UB40	"Red Red Wine"	August 1983	N/A	2014	1,063,106	150

Culture Club	"Karma Chameleon"	September 1983	1 October 1983	1983	1,528,498

Billy Joel	"Uptown Girl"	September 1983	N/A	2004–10	1,066,141

Frankie Goes to Hollywood	"Relax"	October 1983	1 March 1984	1984	2,066,230

Frankie Goes to Hollywood	"Two Tribes"	June 1984	1 June 1984	1984	1,629,287

George Michael	"Careless Whisper"	July 1984	1 September 1984	1984	1,523,852

Stevie Wonder	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	August 1984	1 September 1984	1984	1,874,225

Ray Parker, Jr.	"Ghostbusters"	August 1984	N/A	2004–10	1,170,587

Band Aid	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"	November 1984	1 December 1984	1984	3,802,066

Wham!	"Last Christmas" / "Everything She Wants"	December 1984	1 January 1985	1985	1,825,115

Jennifer Rush	"The Power of Love"	May 1985	1 November 1985	1985	1,456,087

Rick Astley	"Never Gonna Give You Up"	July 1987	N/A	2018	1,002,000	172–175

The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl	"Fairytale of New York"	December 1987	22 July 2013	2012	1,217,112	126

Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan	"Especially for You"	November 1988	N/A	2014	1,008,057	154

Black Box	"Ride On Time"	August 1989	1 October 1989	2004–10	1,092,718

Bryan Adams	"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"	June 1991	1 August 1991 Multi-Platinum 2×: 1 September 1991	1991	1,848,154

Whitney Houston	"I Will Always Love You"	October 1992	1 December 1992 Multi-Platinum 2×: 1 January 1993	1993	1,642,360

Wet Wet Wet	"Love Is All Around"	May 1994	1 June 1994 Multi-Platinum 2×: 1 August 1994	1994	1,898,790

Whigfield	"Saturday Night"	September 1994	1 September 1994	1994	1,193,115

Celine Dion	"Think Twice"	October 1994	1 January 1995	1994	1,374,888

Mariah Carey	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	December 1994	19 December 2013 Multi-Platinum 3×: 28 September 2018	2013	1,172,436	142

Robson Green & Jerome Flynn	"Unchained Melody" / "White Cliffs of Dover"	May 1995	May 1995 Multi-Platinum 2×: May 1995	1995	1,867,755

Take That	"Back for Good"	March 1995	1 April 1995	2004–10	1,119,470

Peter Andre featuring Bubbler Ranx	"Mysterious Girl"	September 1995	1 August 1996	2013	1,040,672	135

Coolio featuring L.V.	"Gangsta's Paradise"	October 1995	1 November 1995 Multi-Platinum 2×: 2 May 2014	1995	1,585,504

Robson Green & Jerome Flynn	"I Believe" / "Up on the Roof"	October 1995	1 November 1995	1995	1,121,703

Oasis	"Wonderwall"	October 1995	1 January 1996 Multi-Platinum 2×: 2 July 2013	2004–10	1,502,270	172–175

Michael Jackson	"Earth Song"	November 1995	1 December 1995	1995	1,210,297

Babylon Zoo	"Spaceman"	January 1996	1 January 1996	1996	1,161,286

Oasis	"Don't Look Back in Anger"	February 1996	1 April 1996 Multi-Platinum 2×: 9 June 2017	2018	1,000,000	172–175

Baddiel & Skinner & The Lightning Seeds	"Three Lions" "3 Lions '98"	June 1996 June 1998	1 July 1996 3 July 1998	1998	1,577,260

Fugees	"Killing Me Softly	June 1996	1 June 1996 Multi-Platinum 2×: 1 August 1996	1996	1,457,641

Spice Girls	"Wannabe"	July 1996	1 August 1996 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 July 2013	1996	1,385,211

Spice Girls	"2 Become 1"	December 1996	1 December 1996 Multi-Platinum 2×: 2 March 2018	1996	1,137,775

No Doubt	"Don't Speak"	February 1997	22 July 2013	2015	1,017,532	163

Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans	"I'll Be Missing You"	June 1997	1 July 1997 Multi-Platinum 2×: 1 August 19973×: 23 February 2018	1997	1,663,303

Elton John	"Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"	September 1997	1 September 1997 Multi-Platinum 2×: 1 September 19973×: 1 September 19974×: 1 September 19975×: 1 September 19976×: 1 September 19977×: 1 October 19978×: 1 October 19979×: 1 October 1997	1997	4,935,426

Aqua	"Barbie Girl"	October 1997	7 November 1997 Multi-Platinum 2×: 5 December 19973×: 22 July 2013	1997	1,844,310

Natalie Imbruglia	"Torn"	October 1997	12 December 1997 Multi-Platinum 2×: 25 September 2015	2004–10	1,197,721

Various artists	"Perfect Day"	November 1997	21 November 1997 Multi-Platinum 2×: 9 January 1998	1997	1,550,017

All Saints	"Never Ever"	November 1997	5 December 1997 Multi-Platinum 2×: 30 January 1998	1998	1,363,504

Teletubbies	"Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!""	December 1997	12 December 1997 Multi-Platinum 2×: 19 December 1997	1997	1,110,708

Robbie Williams	"Angels"	December 1997	6 February 1998 Multi-Platinum 2×: 4 December 1998	2009–10	1,228,319

Celine Dion	"My Heart Will Go On"	February 1998	27 February 1998 Multi-Platinum 2×: 24 April 1998	1998	1,583,276

Run–D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins	"It's Like That"	March 1998	27 March 1998 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 July 2013	1998	1,322,898

Boyzone	"No Matter What"	August 1998	7 August 1998	1998	1,157,952

Aerosmith	"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"	September 1998	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 11 December 2015	2012	1,190,480	113

Cher	"Believe"	October 1998	30 October 1998 Multi-Platinum 2×: 8 January 19993×: 1 August 2014	1998	1,826,573

Steps	"Heartbeat" / "Tragedy"	November 1998	8 January 1999	1999	1,212,288

Britney Spears	"...Baby One More Time"	February 1999	19 February 1999 Multi-Platinum 2×: 26 March 1999	1999	1,558,054

Lou Bega	"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of ...)"	August 1999	September 1999	2014	1,029,722	155

Eiffel 65	"Blue (Da Ba Dee)"	September 1999	8 October 1999	2000-02	1,130,082

Bob the Builder	"Can We Fix It?"	December 2000	15 December 2000	2001	1,029,644

Atomic Kitten	"Whole Again"	February 2001	2 March 2001	2013	1,021,465	131

Shaggy featuring Rikrok	"It Wasn't Me"	February 2001	2 March 2001 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 July 20133×: 31 August 2018	2001	1,428,204

Hear'Say	"Pure and Simple"	March 2001	30 March 2001 Multi-Platinum 2×: 30 March 2001	2001	1,100,356

Kylie Minogue	"Can't Get You Out of My Head"	September 2001	28 September 2001 Multi-Platinum 2×: 28 August 2015	2002	1,195,229

Enrique Iglesias	"Hero"	January 2002	15 March 2002	2015	1,036,015	159

Will Young	"Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen"	February 2002	1 March 2002 Multi-Platinum 2×: 1 March 20023×: 1 March 2002	2002	1,795,213

Gareth Gates	"Unchained Melody"	March 2002	22 March 2002 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 March 2002	2002	1,345,850

Eminem	"Lose Yourself"	December 2002	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 April 2016	2015	1,077,213	162

The Black Eyed Peas	"Where Is the Love?"	June 2003	October 2003 Multi-Platinum 2×: 28 July 2017	2017	1,018,056	168-170

The Killers	"Mr. Brightside"	May 2004	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 27 May 20163×: 3 November 2017	2018	1,010,000	176

Band Aid 20	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"	November 2004	17 December 2004 Multi-Platinum 2×: 17 December 2004	2004	1,184,396

Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay	"(Is This the Way to) Amarillo"	March 2005	8 April 2005 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 July 2013	2005	1,354,478

Shayne Ward	"That's My Goal"	December 2005	13 January 2006	2006	1,112,671

Gnarls Barkley	"Crazy"	April 2006	26 May 2006 Multi-Platinum 2×: 15 April 2016	2010–11	1,131,184	104

Snow Patrol	"Chasing Cars"	July 2006	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 8 January 2016	2013	1,159,099	139

Leona Lewis	"Bleeding Love"	October 2007	18 January 2008	2010	1,114,596	103

Take That	"Rule the World"	October 2007	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 13 February 2018	2014	1,070,725	152

Kings of Leon	"Sex on Fire"	September 2008	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 July 20133×: 9 March 2018	2010	1,386,171	101

Adele	"Make You Feel My Love"	October 2008	22 April 2011 Multi-Platinum 2×: 12 May 2017	2017	1,002,171	168-170

Kings of Leon	"Use Somebody"	December 2008	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 10 June 2016	2013	1,115,392	133

Alexandra Burke	"Hallelujah"	December 2008	16 January 2009 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 July 2013	2009	1,310,017

Lady Gaga	"Poker Face"	April 2009	7 January 2010 Multi-Platinum 2×: 23 October 2015	2010	1,180,377	102

The Black Eyed Peas	"I Gotta Feeling"	July 2009	7 January 2010 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 July 2013	2010	1,477,778	100

Cheryl Cole	"Fight for This Love"	October 2009	14 May 2010	2012	1,040,958	125

Lady Gaga	"Bad Romance"	October 2009	20 August 2013	2013	1,045,372	138

Eminem featuring Rihanna	"Love the Way You Lie"	July 2010	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 25 July 2014	2011	1,258,763	107

CeeLo Green	"Fuck You"	August 2010	January 2011	2017	1,002,504	168-170

Bruno Mars	"Just the Way You Are (Amazing)"	September 2010	2 August 2011 Multi-Platinum 2×: 9 August 2013	2011	1,331,684	106

Rihanna	"Only Girl (In the World)"	October 2010	7 January 2011 Multi-Platinum 2×: 1 January 2016	2011	1,162,460	108

Katy Perry	"Firework"	November 2010	11 March 2011	2014	1,091,743	147

Matt Cardle	"When We Collide"	December 2010	22 July 2013	2012	1,017,149	123

Bruno Mars	"Grenade"	January 2011	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 26 January 2018	2018	1,000,000	171

Adele	"Rolling in the Deep"	January 2011	24 June 2011 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 April 2016	2014	1,086,347	144

Adele	"Someone like You"	January 2011	1 April 2011 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 July 20133×: 29 July 2016	2011	1,644,597	105

Jessie J featuring B.o.B	"Price Tag"	January 2011	13 May 2011 Multi-Platinum 2×: 4 July 2014	2012	1,228,371	111

LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock	"Party Rock Anthem"	January 2011	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 July 2013	2012	1,284,335	110

Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer	"Give Me Everything"	March 2011	16 September 2011	2014	1,048,500	146

Christina Perri	"Jar of Hearts"	May 2011	22 July 2013	2016	1,018,874	164

Ed Sheeran	"The A Team"	June 2011	28 October 2011 Multi-Platinum 2×: 3 July 20153×: 3 August 2018	2013	1,118,825	132

LMFAO	"Sexy and I Know It"	July 2011	22 July 2013	2018	1,000,000	172–175

Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera	"Moves like Jagger"	August 2011	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 July 2013	2011	1,536,041	109

Coldplay	"Paradise"	September 2011	4 July 2014 Multi-Platinum 2×: 31 March 2017	2018	1,000,000	172–175

Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris	"We Found Love"	September 2011	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 July 2013	2012	1,415,416	112

One Direction	"What Makes You Beautiful"	September 2011	15 February 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 31 August 2018	2016	1,010,042	167

Gotye featuring Kimbra	"Somebody That I Used to Know"	December 2011	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 July 2013	2012	1,515,527	114

David Guetta featuring Sia	"Titanium"	December 2011	10 August 2012 Multi-Platinum 2×: 4 July 2014	2013	1,300,566	130

Nicki Minaj	"Starships"	February 2012	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 27 October 2017	2016	1,162,065	166

fun. featuring Janelle Monáe	"We Are Young"	April 2012	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 28 August 2015	2013	1,145,195	128

Carly Rae Jepsen	"Call Me Maybe"	April 2012	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 July 2013	2012	1,358,631	124

Passenger	"Let Her Go"	July 2012	28 June 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 4 July 2014	2013	1,243,336	141

Psy	"Gangnam Style"	August 2012	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 27 December 2013	2013	1,304,437	129

Rihanna	"Diamonds"	September 2012	15 February 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 19 February 2016	2014	1,098,959	145

Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin	"Don't You Worry Child"	October 2012	22 July 2013	2015	1,050,457	160

James Arthur	"Impossible"	December 2012	15 February 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 22 July 2013	2013	1,310,169	127

Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams	"Get Lucky"	April 2013	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 23 August 20133×: 7 July 2017	2013	1,471,356	136

Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith	"La La La"	May 2013	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 13 November 2015	2014	1,070,199	148

Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams	"Blurred Lines"	May 2013	22 July 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 9 August 20133×: 18 December 2015	2013	1,667,615	137

OneRepublic	"Counting Stars"	June 2013	23 November 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 12 December 2014	2014	1,132,526	153

Avicii	"Wake Me Up!"	July 2013	9 August 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 3 January 20143×: 26 August 2016	2013	1,483,346	140

John Legend	"All of Me"	August 2013	30 May 2014 Multi-Platinum 2×: 17 October 20143×: 25 March 20164×: 17 August 2018	2015	1,259,708	156

Katy Perry	"Roar"	September 2013	1 November 2013 Multi-Platinum 2×: 24 July 2015	2015	1,112,787	157

Pharrell Williams	"Happy"	November 2013	24 January 2014 Multi-Platinum 2×: 28 March 20143×: 18 July 20144×: 22 April 2016	2014	1,921,805	143

Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne	"Rather Be"	January 2014	7 March 2014 Multi-Platinum 2×: 4 July 20143×: 21 August 2015	2014	1,283,122	149

Ed Sheeran	"Thinking Out Loud"	June 2014	14 November 2014 Multi-Platinum 2×: 30 January 20153×: 18 September 2015	2015	1,219,184	161

Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars	"Uptown Funk"	December 2014	6 January 2015 Multi-Platinum 2×: 13 February 20153×: 22 May 20154×: 10 June 2016	2015	1,647,310	158

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Counting Stars has sold over 1 million copies in the United Kingdom.

final_sentence: Counting Stars has sold over 1 million copies in the United Kingdom.