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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".
In 2008, for the 50th anniversary of the Hot 100, Billboard magazine compiled a ranking of the 100 best-performing songs on the chart over the 50 years, along with the best-performing artists. [1] In 2013, Billboard revised the rankings for the chart's 55th anniversary edition. [ 2 ]
Rihanna was named the Digital Songs Artist of the 2000s decade. [46] Adele is the only artist to have a song earn one million downloads in a week, with "Hello" (2015). [47] Ed Sheeran is the first artist to debut two songs at the top two spots for the same week: "Shape of You" and "Castle on the Hill" (both 2017). [48]
The best-selling musicians of all time include Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, and Whitney Houston. RIAA ranked the best-selling musicians of all time based on total album units sold in the US.
This list compiles the best-selling singles in the United States, based on reported sales figures. Some of the singles have been certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In music, a single is a song considered commercially viable enough by the artist and record company to be released separately from an album , usually ...
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.
On a purely emotional level, selling one’s songs can seem. Some 57 years ago, Bob Dylan famously enraged folk purists by strapping on an electric guitar and performing with a rock band. What ...
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.