I am a member of a Yahoo Group and I received an email which I thought was very interesting. Its list the Top 200 Best Selling Songs in UK Chart History. And I thought I’d share it with you all. I was quite surprised to see how many new songs, have been included in this chart, since the The Official Charts Company last published the Top 100 list a few years ago.

So get your groove on, shake your body down, do the Macarena, and get ready for the list, and see if one of your all time favourite songs is included in the list.

[1] SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT/CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997 – Elton John (1997) 4,895,000
[2] DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS – Band Aid (1984) 3,670,000
[3] BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY – Queen (1975/1991) 2,325,000
[4] MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS’ SCHOOL – Wings (1977) 2,061,000
[5] RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RING – Boney M (1978) 2,020,000
[6] YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1978/1998) 2,015,000
[7] RELAX – Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1983/1993) 2,005,000
[8] SHE LOVES YOU – Beatles (1963) 1,892,000
[9] UNCHAINED MELODY/WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER – Robson Green & Jerome Flynn (1995) 1,850,000
[10] MARY’S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD – Boney M (1978) 1,838,000
[11] LOVE IS ALL AROUND – Wet Wet Wet (1994) 1,828,000
[12] I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU – Stevie Wonder (1984) 1,818,000
[13] ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE/EVERGREEN – Will Young (2002) 1,792,000
[14] BARBIE GIRL – Aqua (1997) 1,775,000
[15] I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND – Beatles (1963) 1,752,000
[16] BELIEVE – Cher (1998) 1,720,000
[17] (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU – Bryan Adams (1991) 1,682,000
[18] LAST CHRISTMAS – Wham! (1984) 1,621,355
[19] SUMMER NIGHTS – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1978) 1,572,000
[20] TWO TRIBES – Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1984) 1,572,000
[21] IMAGINE – John Lennon (1975/1980/1999) 1,572,000
[22] PERFECT DAY – Various Artists (1997) 1,555,000
[23] DON’T YOU WANT ME – Human League (1981) 1,524,000
[24] CAN’T BUY ME LOVE – Beatles (1964) 1,523,000
[25] TEARS – Ken Dodd (1965) 1,522,000
[26] BABY ONE MORE TIME – Britney Spears (1999) 1,517,000
[27] 3 LIONS (All Versions) – Lightning Seeds ft Baddiel & Skinner (1996) 1,475,000
[28] I’LL BE MISSING YOU – Puff Daddy & Faith Evans (1997) 1,474,000
[29] I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU – Whitney Houston (1992) 1,467,000
[30] KARMA CHAMELEON – Culture Club (1984) 1,454,000
[31] MY HEART WILL GO ON – Celine Dion (1998) 1,432,000
[32] YMCA – Village People (1979) 1,430,000
[33] CARELESS WHISPER – George Michael (1984) 1,427,000
[34] I FEEL FINE – Beatles (1964) 1,417,000
[35] ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK – Bill Haley & His Comets (1955) 1,416,000
[36] THE CARNIVAL IS OVER – Seekers (1965) 1,405,000
[37] DAYTRIPPER/WE CAN WORK IT OUT – Beatles (1965) 1,389,000
[38] GANGSTA’S PARADISE – Coolio ft LV (1995) 1,382,000
[39] RELEASE ME – Englebert Humperdinck (1967) 1,375,000
[40] THE POWER OF LOVE – Jennifer Rush (1985) 1,370,000
[41] KILLING ME SOFTLY – Fugees (1996) 1,368,000
[42] UNCHAINED MELODY – Gareth Gates (2002) 1,362,000
[43] WANNABE – Spice Girls (1996) 1,357,000
[44] EYE OF THE TIGER – Survivor (1982) 1,326,500
[45] NEVER EVER – All Saints (1997) 1,296,000
[46] THINK TWICE – Celine Dion (1994) 1,285,000
[47] COME ON EILEEN – Dexy’s Midnight Runners (1982) 1,284,500
[48] IT’S NOW OR NEVER – Elvis Presley (1960) 1,270,000
[49] HEART OF GLASS – Blondie (1979) 1,251,000
[50] DIANA – Paul Anka (1957) 1,250,000
[51] TAINTED LOVE – Soft Cell (1981) 1,239,500
[52] IT WASN’T ME – Shaggy ft RikRok (2001) 1,235,000
[53] (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO – Tony Christie ft Peter Kay (1971) 1,215,000
[54] HALLELUJAH – Alexandra Burke (2008) 1,215,000
[55] GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME – Tom Jones (1966) 1,210,000
[56] IT’S LIKE THAT – Run-DMC vs Jason Nevins (1998) 1,210,000
[57] BRIGHT EYES – Art Garfunkel (1979) 1,185,000
[58] I GOTTA FEELING – Black Eyed Peas (2009) 1,183,795
[59] MARY’S BOY CHILD – Harry Belafonte (1957) 1,180,000
[60] THE LAST WALTZ – Englebert Humperdinck (1967) 1,165,000
[61] DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS – Band Aid 20 (2004) 1,156,000
[62] HEARTBEAT/TRAGEDY – Steps (1998) 1,155,000
[63] MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY – Slade (1973) 1,150,000
[64] DON’T GIVE UP ON US – David Soul (1977) 1,150,000
[65] EARTH SONG – Michael Jackson (1995) 1,149,000
[66] STRANGER ON THE SHORE – Acker Bilk (1961) 1,145,000
[67] I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE – Gary Glitter (1973) 1,143,000
[68] SPACEMAN – Babylon Zoo (1996) 1,135,000
[69] CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD – Kylie Minogue (2001) 1,131,000
[70] BLUE MONDAY – New Order (1983) 1,125,500
[71] SATURDAY NIGHT – Whigfield (1994) 1,120,500
[72] NO MATTER WHAT – Boyzone (1998) 1,112,000
[73] TELETUBBIES SAY “EH-OH” – Teletubbies (1997) 1,111,000
[74] I BELIEVE/UP ON THE ROOF – Robson & Jerome (1995) 1,110,000
[75] I REMEMBER YOU – Frank Ifield (1962) 1,110,000
[76] HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK – Ian Dury & The Blockheads (1979) 1,105,000
[77] SEX ON FIRE – Kings of Leon (2008) 1,104,015
[78] 2 BECOME 1 – Spice Girls (1996) 1,100,000
[79] THAT’S MY GOAL – Shayne Ward (2005) 1,095,000
[80] ANGELS – Robbie Williams (1997) 1,093,000
[81] GHOSTBUSTERS – Ray Parker Jnr (1984) 1,091,000
[82] PURE AND SIMPLE – Hear’Say (2001) 1,086,000
[83] TORN – Natalie Imbruglia (1997) 1,083,000
[84] THE YOUNG ONES – Cliff Richard & The Shadows (1962) 1,060,000
[85] ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL – Pink Floyd (1979) 1,055,000
[86] BACK FOR GOOD – Take That (1995) 1,055,000
[87] WONDERWALL – Oasis (1995) 1,046,000
[88] POKER FACE – Lady GaGa (2009) 1,044,730
[89] BLUE (DA BA DEE) – Eiffel 65 (1999) 1,041,000
[90] FAME – Irene Cara (1982) 1,039,000
[91] RIDE ON TIME – Black Box (1989) 1,031,000
[92] DANCING QUEEN – ABBA (1976/1992) 1,028,000
[93] STAND AND DELIVER – Adam & The Ants (1981) 1,015,000
[94] CAN WE FIX IT – Bob The Builder (2000) 1,010,000
[95] SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME – Brotherhood Of Man (1976) 1,010,000
[96] BLEEDING LOVE – Leona Lewis (2007) 1,007,000
[97] UPTOWN GIRL – Billy Joel (1983) 1,006,000
[98] EYE LEVEL – Simon Park Orchestra (1972) 1,005,000
[99] SUGAR SUGAR – Archies (1969) 1,005,000
[100] I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING – New Seekers (1972) 1,005,000
[101] CRAZY – Gnarls Barkley (2006) 1,004,000
[102] UNCHAINED MELODY – Righteous Brothers (1965/1990) 1,002,000
[103] DON’T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA – Julie Covington (1977) 1,001,000
[104] LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL – Little Jimmy Osmond (1972) 1,000,000
[105] SAILING – Rod Stewart (1975) 999,500
[106] TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ‘ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE – Dawn (1973) 997,000
[107] ESPECIALLY FOR YOU – Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan (1988) 992,000
[108] I WILL SURVIVE – Gloria Gaynor (1979) 991,500 (812,000)
[109] UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE – Showaddywaddy (1976) 990,000
[110] WHITE CHRISTMAS – Bing Crosby (1977) 980,000
[111] TELSTAR – Tornados (1962) 980,000
[112] DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART – Elton John & Kiki Dee (1976) 978,000
[113] THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT – Tight Fit (1982) 978,000
[114] THE NEXT TIME/BACHELOR BOY – Cliff Richard & The Shadows (1963) 977,000
[115] WHOLE AGAIN – Atomic Kitten (2001) 975,500
[116] WHEN WE COLLIDE – Matt Cardle (2010) 967,500
[117] AMAZING GRACE – Pipes, Drums & Military Band of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (1972) 970,000
[118] JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (AMAZING) – Bruno Mars (2010) 955,250
[119] MISSISSIPPI – Pussycat (1976) 956,000
[120] MY SWEET LORD – George Harrison (1971) 955,000
[121] FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE – Cheryl Cole (2009) 955,000
[122] MYSTERIOUS GIRL – Peter Andre (1996) 950,000
[123] SAY YOU’LL BE THERE – Spice Girls (1996) 949,000
[124] HEY JUDE – Beatles (1968) 948,000
[125] LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – Eminem feat Rihanna (2010) 943,395
[126] STAY ANOTHER DAY – East 17 (1994) 936,000
[127] THREE TIMES A LADY – Commodores (1978) 925,000
[128] I DON’T WANT TO MISS A THING – Aerosmith (1998) 921,000
[129] FROM ME TO YOU – Beatles (1963) 917,000
[130] HELP! – Beatles (1965) 916,000 (910,000 pre downloads)
[131] THE MILLENNIUM PRAYER – Cliff Richard (1999) 915,000
[132] ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) – Rihanna (2010) 911,980
[133] BAD ROMANCE – Lady GaGa (2009) 911,725
[134] TWO LITTLE BOYS – Rolf Harris (1969) 911,000
[135] DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME – Police (1980) 910,000
[136] MISSING (TODD TERRY REMIX) – Everything But The Girl (1995) 910,000
[137] GLAD ALL OVER – Dave Clark Five (1963) 906,000
[138] WE DON’T TALK ANYMORE – Cliff Richard (1979) 900,000
[139] SOMEONE LIKE YOU – Adele (2011) 896,225
[140] MEN IN BLACK – Will Smith (1997) 896,000
[141] JUST DANCE – Lady GaGa (2009) 891,000
[142] ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT – Elvis Presley (1961) 880,000
[143] I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS – Boomtown Rats (1979) 880,000
[144] A MOMENT LIKE THIS – Leona Lewis (2006) 879,000
[145] HERO – Enrique Iglesias (2002) 876,000
[146] WHEN A CHILD IS BORN (SOLEADO) – Johnny Mathis (1976) 877,000
[147] MAMBO NO.5 (A LITTLE BIT OF…) – Lou Bega (1999) 875,000
[148] WHISPERING GRASS – Windsor Davies & Don Estelle (1975) 875,000
[149] CHOCOLATE SALTY BALLS (PS: I LOVE YOU) – Chef (1998) 871,000
[150] ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC – Tubeway Army (1979) 871,000
[151] JAILHOUSE ROCK – Elvis Presley (1958) 870,000
[152] HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE? – Bee Gees (1977)] 865,000
[153] GOODBYE – Spice Girls (1998) 863,000
[154] INTO THE GROOVE – Madonna (1985) 860,000
[155] THE FLORAL DANCE – Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band (1977) 860,000
[156] HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) – John Lennon/Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band (1972) 860,000
[157] C’EST LA VIE – B*Witched (1998) 855,000
[158] YOU WONT FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME – New Seekers (1973) 855,000
[159] NEEDLES AND PINS – Searchers (1964) 855,000
[160] BILLIE JEAN – Michael Jackson (1983) 852,000
[161] ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART – Cilla Black (1964) 850,000
[162] DON’T SPEAK – No Doubt (1997) 848,000
[163] A TOWN CALLED MALICE/PRECIOUS – Jam (1982) 847,000
[164] KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU – ABBA (1977) 845,000 (776000)
[165] THE SMURF SONG – Father Abraham & The Smurfs (1978) 845,000
[166] WITHOUT YOU – Nilsson (1972) 842,000
[167] LIVING DOLL – Cliff Richard & The Drifters (1959) 840,000
[168] RETURN OF THE MACK – Mark Morrison (1996) 838,000
[169] LOVESICK BLUES – Frank Ifield (1962) 835,000
[170] LIVIN’ LA VIDA LOCA – Ricky Martin (1999) 832,000
[171] SPICE UP YOUR LIFE – Spice Girls (1997) 831,000
[172] CANT HELP FALLING IN LOVE/ROCK-A-HULA BABY – Elvis Presley (1962) 831,000
[173] NOTHING’S GONNA STOP US NOW – Starship (1987) 830000
[174] TAKE MY BREATH AWAY – Berlin (1986) 830,000
[175] WAY DOWN – Elvis Presley (1977) 829,000
[176] USE SOMEBODY – Kings of Leon (2008) 828,000
[177] HELLO – Lionel Richie (1984) 823,000
[178] I KNOW HIM SO WELL – Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson (1985) 821,000
[179] YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE – Gerry & The Pacemakers (1963) 820,000
[180] FATHER AND SON – Boyzone (1995) 820,000
[181] FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK – Pogues feat Kirsty MacColl (1987) 820,000
[182] WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR – Emile Ford & The Checkmates (1959) 820,000
[183] SWING THE MOOD – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers (1989) 820,000
[184] DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME – Culture Club (1982) 817,000
[185] STOP THE CAVALRY – Jona Lewie (1980) 816,250
[186] WELCOME HOME – Peters and Lee (1973) 815,000
[187] SPACE ODDITY – David Bowie (1969) 815,000
[188] SUPER TROUPER – ABBA (1980) 815,000
[189] HERO – X Factor Finalists (2008) 815,000
[190] ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE – Michael Jackson (1981) 813,000
[191] STAN – Eminem feat Dido (2000) 811,000
[192] WHEN I NEED YOU – Leo Sayer (1977) 810,000
[193] RULE THE WORLD – Take That (2009) 808,000
[194] WHEN YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN – Dr Hook (1979) 805,000
[195] RETURN TO SENDER – Elvis Presley (1962) 805,000
[196] CHILDREN – Robert Miles (1996) 804,000 (826000/730000?)
[197] IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW – Chicago (1979) 804,000
[198] HELLO GOODBYE – Beatles (1967) 803,000 (800,000 pre downloads)
[199] UN-BREAK MY HEART – Toni Braxton (1996) 803,000
[200] NIGHT FEVER – Bee Gees (1978) 803000