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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.
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.
When it reached the top of the chart on May 4, "There's No Way" became Alabama's 16th consecutive No. 1 single (excepting for the 1982 Christmas single "Christmas in Dixie"). The feat allowed Alabama to tie Sonny James' 14-year-old record for most No. 1 songs in as many consecutive single releases. Then, on August 3, "40 Hour Week (For a Livin ...
Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three.
Michael Jackson had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (9 songs). In addition, Jackson remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (27 weeks). Madonna ranked as the most successful female artist of the 1980s, with 7 songs and 15 weeks atop the chart.
"Take Me Down" is a song recorded by American country music band Alabama.It was released in May 1982 as the second single from Alabama's album Mountain Music. [2]Written by Exile band members Mark Gray and J.P. Pennington, the song was originally recorded by Exile in 1980.
For the Record: 41 Number One Hits is a two-disc greatest hits album by the American country pop and southern rock band Alabama, released in 1998.. The track-listing includes all 33 of the band's Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs chart) number-one singles, as well as other songs which reached number-one on the former Radio & Records (now Mediabase) chart ...