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The song, recognized as "the best-selling single of all time", was released before the pop/rock singles-chart era and "was listed as the world's best-selling single in the first-ever Guinness Book of Records (published in 1955) and—remarkably—still retains the title more than 50 years later".
Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" is the best-selling physical single in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking music sales in 1991.. All of these physical singles have sold over four million copies according to either reliable third-party claims or RIAA multi-platinum certifications.
Lee recorded the song back in 1958, when she was 13, and would have been the youngest woman to top the Hot 100 had the song been number one back then. [233] [234] Louis Armstrong (age 62 years, 279 days) is the oldest male artist to top the Hot 100. He set that record with "Hello, Dolly!" on May 9, 1964. [235]
Theoretically, if one song were streamed 1.5 billion times on YouTube, the single would receive Diamond and the whole album could be certified Platinum, [7] thus creating a combined total of 11 million certified units without any sales.
Some of the highest-grossing tours had extensive schedules spanning multiple years. Among the top 20 tours of all time, Elton John 's Farewell Yellow Brick Road is the longest-running tour with a total of 330 shows in five different calendar years , while Beyoncé 's Renaissance World Tour is the shortest one with 56 shows in a single year.
The Billboard Year-End chart is a chart published by Billboard which denotes the top song of each year as determined by the publication's charts. Since 1946, Year-End charts have existed for the top songs in pop, R&B, and country, with additional album charts for each genre debuting in 1956, 1966, and 1965, respectively.
The Billboard Music Award for Top Selling Song was first presented at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. " Hello " by Adele was the first song to be awarded this honor. As of 2022, BTS hold the record for most wins in this category, with two awards.
Taylor Swift is the highest-grossing live music artist of all time, collecting $3 billion according to Pollstar. The Rolling Stones are the highest-grossing live music group of all time, collecting over $2.9 billion according to Billboard Boxscore. U2, Coldplay, and Elton John also passed two-billion mark in concert revenue.