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1950's Top 100 Best Selling Singles Worldwide:

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Bill Haley & his Comets - Rock Around the Clock - 1955
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock - 1957
Jo Stafford - You Belong to Me - 1952
Doris Day
Que sera sera (Whatever will be will be) - 1956
Rocco Granata - Marina - 1959
The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley - 1958
Anton Karas - Third Man Theme - 1950
Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife - 1959
Al Martino - Here in My Heart - 1952
Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa - 1950
Teresa Brewer
(Put Another Nickel In) Music! Music! Music! - 1950
Patti Page - Tennessee Waltz - 1950
Les Paul & Mary Ford
Vaya Con Dios (may God Be With You) - 1953
Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill - 1956
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire - 1957
The Chordettes - Mister Sandman - 1954
Nat King Cole - Too Young - 1951
Vera Lynn - Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart - 1952
Doris Day - Secret Love - 1954
Elvis Presley - Hound Dog - 1956
Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons - 1955
Nat King Cole - Unforgettable - 1951
The Crew-Cuts
Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) - 1954
The Platters - Only You (And You Alone) - 1955
Paul Anka - Diana - 1957
Tony Bennett - Stranger in Paradise - 1953
The Platters - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - 1959
Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel - 1956
Johnnie Ray - Cry - 1951
Perez Prado
Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White - 1955
Perry Como
Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes - 1953
Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat Song - 1957
Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel - 1956
Domenico Modugno - Volare - 1958
Elvis Presley - All Shook Up - 1957
Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean a Lot - 1954
Pat Boone - Love Letters in the Sand - 1957
Dean Martin - Memories Are Made of This - 1956
The Kalin Twins - When - 1958
Frankie Avalon - Venus - 1959
The Platters - The Great Pretender - 1956
Doris Day - Bewitched (bothered & bewildered) - 1950
Phil Harris - The Thing - 1950
Four Aces - Love is a Many Splendoured Thing - 1955
Rosemary Clooney - Hey There - 1954
The Diamonds - Little Darlin' - 1957
Patti Page
How Much is That Doggy in the Window? - 1953
Eddie Fisher - I'm Walking Behind You - 1953
Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues - 1956
Elvis Presley
(Now & then There's) A Fool Such As I - 1959

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The Everly Brothers - Bird Dog - 1958


Dean Martin - That's Amore - 1953
Perez Prado - Patricia - 1958
Don Cornell - Hold My Hand - 1954
Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High the Moon - 1951
The Crickets - That'll Be the Day - 1957
Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano - 1954
Percy Faith
The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)
Frankie Laine - I Believe - 1953
Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers - Goodnight, Irene - 1950
Les Paul & Mary Ford - Mockin' Bird Hill - 1951
Champs - Tequila - 1958
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode - 1958
Jimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - 1952
Percy Faith - Delicado - 1952
Johnnie Ray - Just Walkin' in the Rain - 1956
Four Aces - Three Coins in the Fountain - 1954
Al Hibbler - Unchained Melody - 1955
Perry Como - Wanted - 1954
The Everly Brothers - All I Have to Do is Dream - 1958
Tony Bennett - Because of You - 1951
Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe - 1958
Eddie Fisher - I Need You Now - 1954
Eddie Fisher - Oh My Papa (O Mein Papa) - 1954
Kay Starr - Wheel of Fortune - 1952
The Platters - My Prayer - 1956
Mario Lanza - Be My Love - 1951
Debbie Reynolds - Tammy - 1957
Cliff Richard - Living Doll - 1959
Tony Bennett - Rags to Riches - 1953
Johnny Horton - Battle of New Orleans - 1959
Paul Anka - Lonely Boy - 1959
Rosemary Clooney - Half As Much - 1952
The Andrews Sisters - I Can Dream, Can't I? - 1950
Perry Como - If (They Made Me a King) - 1951
Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender - 1956
Billy Eckstine - My Foolish Heart - 1950
Little Richard - Long Tall Sally - 1956
Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - 1957
Billy Vaughn - Sail Along Silvery Moon - 1958
The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love - 1957
Neil Sedaka - Oh Carol - 1959
Nat King Cole - Pretend - 1953
Four Aces - Mister Sandman - 1955
Tony Bennett - Cold, Cold Heart - 1951
Tommy Edwards - It's All in the Game - 1958
Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House - 1954
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Why Do Fools Fall in Love? - 1956
Elvis Presley - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear - 1957
Mel Blanc - I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat - 1951

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Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - 1967


Beatles - Abbey Road - 1969
Beatles - Revolver - 1966
Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album) - 1968
Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 2 - 1969

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The Beatles - Rubber Soul - 1965


The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night - 1964
Leonard Bernstein - West Side Story - 1962
The Doors - The Doors - 1967
The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed - 1969
The Beatles - Help! - 1965
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced? - 1967
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited - 1965
Richard Rodgers - The Sound Of Music - 1965
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds - 1966
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland - 1968
Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde - 1966
Original Cast - Hair - 1969
Cream - Disraeli Gears - 1967
The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet - 1968
The Beatles - Beatles For Sale - 1965
Bob Newhart
The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart - 1960
Ray Charles
Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music - 1962
Maurice Jarre - Doctor Zhivago - 1966
The Rolling Stones - Aftermath - 1966
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Getz & Gilberto - 1964
The Beatles - With The Beatles - 1963
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour - 1968
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home - 1965
The Beatles - Meet The Beatles! - 1964
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin - 1969
John Coltrane - Love Supreme - 1964
The Who - Tommy - 1969
Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - 1963
Herb Alpert - Going Places - 1966
Simon & Garfunkel - The Graduate - 1968
The Monkees - More Of The Monkees - 1967
Judy Garland - Judy At Carnegie Hall - 1961
The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones - 1964
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding - 1968
Blood Sweat & Tears - Blood, Sweat & Tears - 1969
Elvis Presley - Blue Hawaii - 1961
The Monkees - The Monkees - 1967
Cream - Wheels of Fire - 1968
Disney - Mary Poppins - 1965
Herb Alpert - What Now My Love - 1966
Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At San Quentin - 1969
The Doors - Waiting For The Sun - 1968
The Band - The Band - 1969
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground & Nico 1967
Original Cast - The Sound Of Music - 1960
Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold As Love - 1967
Blind Faith - Blind Faith - 1969
The Rolling Stones - Between The Buttons - 1967
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash - 1969
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks - 1968
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba - 1962
LOVE - Forever Changes - 1967
James Brown - Live at the Apollo - 1963
Otis Redding - Otis Blue - 1965
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline - 1969
The Beatles - Yellow Submarine - 1969

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The Rolling Stones - Out Of Our Heads - 1965


Iron Butterfly - In-a-gadda-da-vida - 1969
The Beatles - Please Please Me - 1963
Frank Sinatra - Nice 'N' Easy - 1960
Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back! - 1960
Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends - 1968
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River - 1969
Elvis Presley - GI Blues - 1960
Simon & Garfunkel
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme - 1966
Original Cast - Camelot - 1961
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain - 1960
Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow - 1967
Barbra Streisand - The Barbra Streisand Album - 1963
Henry Mancini - Breakfast At Tiffany's - 1962
The Rolling Stones
Their Satanic Majesties Request - 1968
Herb Alpert - Whipped Cream & Other Delights - 1966
Otis Redding - Dock Of The Bay - 1968
Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority - 1969
Aretha Franklin
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You - 1967
Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis - 1969
Vaughan Meader - The First Family - 1962
Barbra Streisand - Funny Girl - 1969
Joan Baez - Joan Baez - 1960
Peter, Paul & Mary - Peter, Paul & Mary - 1963
Louis Armstrong - Hello Dolly! - 1964
John Coltrane - Giant Steps - 1960
Frank Sinatra - Strangers In The Night - 1966
Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison - 1968
Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits - 1967
Henry Mancini - The Pink Panther - 1964
Jimi Hendrix - Smash Hits - 1968
Bee Gees - Best Of The Bee Gees - 1969
The Beatles - 'Yesterday' ... & Today - 1966
The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed - 1968
Cream - Goodbye - 1969
Original Cast - West Side Story - 1962
The Monkees - Headquarters - 1967
Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds Of Silence - 1966

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The Beatles - Hey Jude - 1968


The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - 1965
Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale - 1967
Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman - 1964
The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand - 1964
Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight? - 1960
The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody - 1965
The Beatles - Help! - 1965
The Beatles - Yesterday - 1965
Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never - 1960
Frank Sinatra - Strangers in the Night - 1966
Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again - 1961
Pat Boone - Speedy Gonzales - 1962
The Beatles - All You Need is Love - 1967
The Monkees - I'm a Believer - 1967
The Beatles - Hello, Goodbye 1967

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The Animals - House of the Rising Sun - 1964


The Beatles - Get Back - 1969
Bee Gees - Massachusetts - 1967
Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You - 1962
Ben E King - Stand By Me - 1961
Petula Clark - Downtown - 1965
Nancy Sinatra
These Boots Are Made For Walking 1966
The Beatles - I Feel Fine - 1964
Archies - Sugar Sugar - 1969
The Beatles - She Loves You - 1964
The Tornados - Telstar - 1962
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations - 1966
Zager & Evans - In the Year 2525 - 1969
The Beatles - Yellow Submarine - 1966
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night - 1964
The Beatles - Paperback Writer - 1966
Mary Hopkin - Those Were the Days - 1968
The Beatles - Penny Lane - 1967
Chubby Checker - The Twist - 1960
The Rolling Stones - Paint it Black - 1966
Scott McKenzie
San Francisco (Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) 1967
Trini Lopez - If I Had a Hammer - 1963
The Beatles - Ticket to Ride - 1965
The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man - 1965
Elvis Presley - Return to Sender - 1962
The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman - 1969
Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds - 1969
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - Wooly Bully - 1965
The Beatles - We Can Work it Out - 1965
Simon & Garfunkel - The Sounds of Silence - 1966
Elvis Presley - In the Ghetto - 1969
The Beatles - The Ballad of John & Yoko - 1969
The Drifters - Save the Last Dance For Me - 1960
The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash - 1968
Sandie Shaw - Puppet On a String - 1967
Del Shannon - Runaway - 1961
Elvis Presley - Good Luck Charm - 1962
The Beatles - Come Together - 1969
Sam Cooke - Wonderful World - 1960
Barry Ryan - Eloise - 1968
Elvis Presley - Surrender - 1961
Percy Faith - Theme From 'A Summer Place' - 1960
Tommy James & the Shondells
Crimson & Clover - 1969
Tom Jones - Delilah - 1968
The Rolling Stones - Get Off of My Cloud - 1965
The Mamas & The Papas - Monday Monday - 1966
Elvis Presley - (You're The) Devil in Disguise - 1963
Paul & Paula - Hey Paula - 1963
Chris Montez - Let's Dance - 1962
The Monkees - Daydream Believer - 1967
The Beatles - Lady Madonna - 1968
Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day - 1969
Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart - 1961
The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever - 1967
The Righteous Brothers
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - 1964
Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay - 1968

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Nini Rosso - Il Silenzio - 1965


The Box Tops - The Letter - 1967
The Doors - Light My Fire - 1967
Conny Froeboss - Zwei kleine Italiener - 1962
Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely - 1960
The Beatles - Michelle - 1966
Little Eva - The Loco-Motion - 1962
John Fred & The Playboy Band
Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) - 1968
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82 Bobby Vinton - Roses Are Red - 1962
83 Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary Lou - 1961
84 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary - 1969
85 Tom Jones - The Green Green Grass of Home - 1967
86 The Marcels - Blue Moon - 1961
87 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg
Je T'Aime (Moi Non Plus) - 1969
88 The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go - 1964
89 The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown - 1960
90 Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone - 1965
91 Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling in Love - 1962
92 Edith Piaf - Milord - 1960
93 Fifth Dimension - Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In - 1969
94 The Beach Boys - Sloop John B - 1966
95 Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra
Somethin' Stupid - 1967
96 The Rolling Stones - The Last Time - 1965
97 Louis Armstrong - (What A) Wonderful World - 1968
98 The Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown - 1966
99 The Ronettes - Be My Baby - 1963
100 Tommy Roe - Dizzy - 1969
970's Top 100 Best Selling Albums Worldwide:
1Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water - 1970
2Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 1977
3Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever - 1978
4Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon - 1973
5Led Zeppelin - Four Symbols (Led Zeppelin 4) - 1971
6Pink Floyd - The Wall - 1979
7Eagles - Hotel California - 1976
8The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers - 1971
9Grease: The Original Soundtrack - 1978
10Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - 1975
11Neil Young - Harvest - 1972
12John Lennon - Imagine - 1971
13The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street - 1972
14Supertramp - Breakfast In America - 1979
15Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life - 1976
16Carole King - Tapestry - 1971
17The Beatles - Let It Be - 1970
18Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy - 1973
19Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - 1973
20Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu - 1970
21Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 3 - 1970
22Michael Jackson - Off The Wall - 1979
23Wings - Band On The Run - 1974
24Queen - A Night At The Opera - 1975
25George Harrison - All Things Must Pass - 1970
26Deep Purple - Machine Head - 1972

27Santana - Abraxas - 1970


28Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti - 1975
29Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell - 1977
30The Who - Who's Next - 1971
31Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run - 1975
32Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks - 1975
33Bob Dylan - Desire - 1976
34The Beatles - The Beatles 1967-1970 - 1973
35Abba - Arrival - 1976
36Billy Joel - 52nd Street - 1978
37Janis Joplin - Pearl - 1971
38Andrew Lloyd Webber - Jesus Christ Superstar - 1971
39The Beatles - The Beatles 1962-1966 - 1973
40Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory - 1970
41Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown - 1979
42Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story - 1971
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Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy 1975
44The Rolling Stones - Some Girls - 1978
45Black Sabbath - Paranoid - 1970
46Cat Stevens - Teaser & The Firecat - 1971
47Eagles - The Long Run - 1979
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Never Mind The Bullocks, Here's The Sex Pistols - 1977
49Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits - 1972
50Rod Stewart - Blondes Have More Fun - 1979
51Elton John - Greatest Hits - 1974
52David Bowie
The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From
53The Clash - London Calling - 1979
54Deep Purple - Made In Japan - 1973
55Neil Young - After The Goldrush - 1970
56Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive - 1976
57Blondie - Parallel Lines - 1978
58The Rolling Stones - Goat's Head Soup - 1973
59Pink Floyd - Animals - 1977
60Deep Purple - Burn - 1974
61Dire Straits - Dire Straits - 1978
62Abba - Greatest Hits - 1976
63Don McLean - American Pie - 1972
64John Lennon - The Plastic Ono Band - 1971
65Original Soundtrack - Woodstock - 1970
66Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick - 1972
67Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells - 1974
68Creedence Clearwater Revival - Pendulum - 1971
69Billy Joel - The Stranger - 1977
70Paul McCartney - Ram - 1971
71Rod Stewart - Atlantic Crossing - 1975
72Elton John
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player - 1973
73Boney M - Night Flight To Venus - 1978
74Electric Light Orchestra - Discovery - 1979
75Deep Purple - Deep Purple In Rock - 1970
76Marvin Gaye - What's Going On? - 1971
77Cat Stevens - Catch Bull At Four - 1972
78Rod Stewart - A Night On The Town - 1976
79Boston - Boston - 1976
80Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door - 1979
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Darkness On The Edge Of Town - 1978

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83Joni Mitchell - Blue - 1971
84Elvis Costello - This Year's Model - 1978
85Jethro Tull - Aqualung - 1971
86Steely Dan - Aja - 1977
87Paul Simon - Paul Simon - 1972
88Paul McCartney - McCartney - 1970
89Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac - 1975
90George Harrison - The Concert For Bangladesh - 1972
91Elton John - Caribou - 1974
92Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise - 1976
93Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record - 1976
94David Bowie - Diamond Dogs - 1974
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Willy & The Poor Boys - 1970
96Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson
A Star Is Born - 1977
97Elton John - Honky Chateau - 1972
98Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard - 1974
99Wings - Venus & Mars - 1975
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Rod Stewart - Foot Loose & Fancy Free - 1977
1970's Top 100 Best Selling Singles Worldwide:
1Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive - 1978
2The Beatles - Let it Be - 1970
3John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
You're the One That I Want - 1978
4George Harrison - My Sweet Lord - 1971
5The Village People - YMCA - 1978
6Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting - 1974
7John Lennon - Imagine - 1971
8Abba - Dancing Queen - 1976
9Terry Jacks - Seasons in the Sun - 1974
10The Rolling Stones - Angie - 1973
11Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime - 1970
12Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - 1976
13Boney M - Rivers of Babylon - 1978
14Abba - Waterloo - 1974
15George McCrae - Rock Your Baby - 1974
16Shocking Blue - Venus - 1970
17Bee Gees - Night Fever - 1978
18Blondie - Heart of Glass - 1979
19Eagles - Hotel California - 1977
20Chicago - If You Leave Me Now - 1976
21Don McLean - American Pie - 1972
22Tony Orlando & Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon - 1973
23Elton John & Kiki Dee
Don't Go Breaking My Heart - 1976
24Abba - Fernando - 1976
25Billy Swan - I Can Help - 1975
26Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive - 1979
27Chic - Le Freak - 1979
28Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge Over Troubled Water - 1970
29Elton John - Crocodile Rock - 1973
30Bee Gees - Tragedy - 1979
31Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven - 1978
32Abba - SOS - 1975
33Rod Stewart - Maggie May - 1971

34Patrick Hernandez - Born to Be Alive - 1979


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You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet - 1974
36Hot Butter - Popcorn - 1972
37The Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love - 1974
38Donna Summer - Hot Stuff - 1979
39Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street - 1978
40Bonnie Tyler - It's a Heartache - 1978
41M - Pop Muzik - 1979
42Roberta Flack
Killing Me Softly With His Song - 1973
43The Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz - 1973
44Lynn Anderson - I Beg Your Pardon - 1971
45Carly Simon - You're So Vain - 1973
46Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky - 1970
47Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love - 1970
48Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love? - 1977
49Harry Nilsson - Without You - 1972
50Donna Summer - I Feel Love - 1977
51Wings - Mull of Kintyre - 1977
5210CC - I'm Not in Love - 1975
53Boney M - Daddy Cool - 1976
54Lobo - I'd Love You to Want Me - 1973
55Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? - 1979
56Steve Miller Band - The Joker - 1974
57Michael Jackson
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - 1979
58Boney M - Ma Baker - 1977
59Anita Ward - Ring My Bell - 1979
60The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin - 1972
61The Sweet - Fox On the Run - 1975
62Exile - Kiss You All Over - 1978
63The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar - 1971
64Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights - 1978
65John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
Summer Nights - 1978
66George Baker Selection - Una Paloma Blanca - 1975
67The Kinks - Lola - 1970
68Tom Jones - She's a Lady - 1971
69The Commodores - Three Times a Lady - 1978
70The Rolling Stones - Miss You - 1978
71Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down - 1973
72Shirley & Company - Shame, Shame, Shame - 1975
73Abba - Money, Money, Money - 1976
74Neil Young - Heart of Gold - 1972
75Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood - 1979
76Abba - Take a Chance On Me - 1978
77Frankie Valli - Grease - 1978
78Creedence Clearwater Revival
Up Around the Bend - 1970
79The Manhattans - Kiss & Say Goodbye - 1976
80Patti LaBelle - Lady Marmalade - 1975
81Isaac Hayes - Theme From 'Shaft' - 1971
82Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star - 1979
83The Knack - My Sharona - 1979
84Pussycat - Mississippi - 1976
85Daniel Boone - Beautiful Sunday - 1972
86Rod Stewart - Sailing - 1975
87Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - 1973
88Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore - 1979

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Save All Your Kisses For Me - 1976
90Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow - 1976
91The Four Seasons
December 1963 (Oh What a Night) - 1976
92Ringo Starr - Photograph - 1973
93Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You - 1979
94The Hollies - The Air That I Breathe - 1974
95Silver Convention - Fly Robin Fly - 1975
96Three Dog Night - Joy to the World - 1971
97Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - 1977
98Barry White
You're the First, the Last, My Everything - 1975
99Tony Orlando & Dawn - Knock Three Times - 1971
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Michael Jackson - Thriller - 1982


Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms - 1985
U2 - The Joshua Tree - 1987
Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA - 1984
Michael Jackson - Bad - 1987
Prince - Purple Rain - 1984
The Police - Synchronicity - 1983
Paul Simon - Graceland - 1986
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston - 1986
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required - 1985
Guns n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction - 1987
Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down - 1983
George Michael - Faith - 1987
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet - 1986
Original Soundtrack - Dirty Dancing - 1987
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman - 1988
Def Leppard - Hysteria - 1987
AC/DC - Back In Black - 1980
Madonna - True Blue - 1986
U2 - Rattle & Hum - 1988
Whitney Houston - Whitney - 1987
John Lennon - Double Fantasy - 1980
Madonna - Like A Prayer - 1989
Original Soundtrack - Flashdance - 1983
Phil Collins - ... But Seriously - 1989
Madonna - Like A Virgin - 1984
Prince - Sign 'O' The Times - 1987
Culture Club - Colour By Numbers - 1983
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair - 1985
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You - 1981
Bryan Adams - Reckless - 1985
Peter Gabriel - So - 1986
Barbra Streisand - Guilty - 1980
Bruce Springsteen - The River - 1980
Men At Work - Business As Usual - 1982
Paul McCartney - Tug Of War - 1982
The Police - Ghost In The Machine - 1981
Bob Marley - Legend, The Best Of Bob Marley - 1984
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel Of Love - 1987
The Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill - 1986
Phil Collins - Face Value - 1981
Sting - The Dream Of The Blue Turtles - 1985

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Original Soundtrack - Footloose - 1984


Sting - ...Nothing Like The Sun - 1987
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire - 1984
Toto - Toto IV - 1982
David Bowie - Let's Dance - 1983
Wham! - Make It Big - 1984
Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw & The Cooked - 1989
Roxy Music - Avalon - 1982
INXS - Kick - 1988
ZZ Top - Eliminator - 1983
U2 - War - 1983
Asia - Asia - 1982
Tina Turner - Private Dancer - 1984
The Human League - Dare! - 1981
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead - 1986
Billy Joel - Glass Houses - 1980
Foreigner - 4 - 1981
Bon Jovi - New Jersey - 1988
Queen - Queen's Greatest Hits I - 1981
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta - 1980
Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing The Hardline - 1987
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual - 1984
Pink Floyd - The Final Cut - 1983
The Cure - Disintegration - 1989
Traveling Wilburys - Volume I - 1988
Original Soundtrack - Top Gun - 1986
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity - 1981
Foreigner - Agent Provocateur - 1985
Sade - Promise - 1985
Janet Jackson - Control - 1986
Prince - Batman - 1989
Prince - Lovesexy - 1988
Sade - Diamond Life - 1984
Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody - 1988
The Eurythmics - Be Yourself Tonight - 1985
Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love - 1985
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold - 1982
Bruce Springsteen - Live 1975-1985 - 1986
Van Halen - 5150 - 1986
The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue - 1980
Paula Abdul - Forever Your Girl - 1989
Van Halen - 1984 (mcmlxxxiv) - 1984
Genesis - Genesis - 1983
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 - 1989
Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra
Xanadu - 1980
Queen - The Game - 1980
Paul Young - No Parlez - 1983
Billy Joel - An Innocent Man - 1983
Prince - Around The World In A Day - 1985
Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night - 1987
Abba - Super Trouper - 1980
Dire Straits - Making Movies - 1980
Prince - 1999 - 1982
Electric Light Orchestra - Time - 1981
Simon & Garfunkel - The Concert In Central Park - 1982
The Eurythmics - Touch - 1983
Genesis - Invisible Touch - 1986
Huey Lewis & The News - Sports - 1984

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Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (part 2) - 1980


Irene Cara - Flashdance... What a Feeling - 1983
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean - 1983
The Police - Every Breath You Take - 1983
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes - 1981
Madonna - Like a Prayer - 1989
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger - 1982
Stevie Wonder - I Just Called to Say I Love You - 1984
Barbra Streisand - A Woman in Love - 1980
USA For Africa - We Are the World - 1985
George Michael - Careless Whisper - 1984
John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over - 1980
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n' Roll - 1982
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon - 1983
Lipps Inc - Funkytown - 1980
Diana Ross - Upside Down - 1980
The Human League - Don't You Want Me - 1982
Phil Collins - Another Day in Paradise - 1989
Prince - When Doves Cry - 1984
Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - 1987
Michael Jackson - Beat It - 1983
Los Lobos - La Bamba - 1987
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up - 1987
David Bowie - Let's Dance - 1983
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - 1984
Culture Club - Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? - 1983
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
Ebony & Ivory - 1982
Men At Work - Down Under - 1982
A-Ha - Take On Me - 1985
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
(I've Had) the Time of My Life - 1987
Blondie - Call Me - 1980
U2 - With Or Without You - 1987
Berlin - Take My Breath Away - 1986
Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen - 1982
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy - 1988
Starsound - Stars On 45 - 1981
Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind of Love - 1988
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus - 1986
The Bangles - Eternal Flame - 1989
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - Endless Love - 1981
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra - 1982
Bon Jovi - Livin' On a Prayer - 1987
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach - 1986
Soft Cell - Tainted Love - 1981
Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting - 1989
J Geils Band - Centrefold - 1982
Nena - 99 Red Balloons - 1983
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart - 1983
UB40 - Red Red Wine - 1983
Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do With It? - 1984
The B52s - Love Shack - 1989
George Michael - Faith - 1987
Roxette - The Look - 1989
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - 1984
Olivia Newton-John - (Let's Get) Physical - 1981

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Queen - Another One Bites the Dust - 1980


Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is - 1985
Guns n' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine - 1988
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy - 1989
Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? - 1985
The Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls - 1986
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax - 1984
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
Up Where We Belong - 1982
Dionne Warwick & Friends
That's What Friends Are For - 1986
John Lennon - Woman - 1981
Jefferson Starship
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - 1987
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - 1987
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love - 1980
Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra
Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers
Swing the Mood - 1989
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight - 1981
Phil Collins
Against All Odds (Take a Look At Me Now) - 1984
Prince - Batdance - 1989
Irene Cara - Fame - 1980
Van Halen - Jump - 1984
F R David - Words - 1982
Tears For Fears - Shout - 1985
Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie - 1982
U2 - Desire - 1988
Madonna - Like a Virgin - 1984
The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian - 1986
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer - 1986
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now - 1988
Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters - 1984
Billy Ocean
Get Outta My Dreams Get Into My Car - 1988
Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night) - 1983
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place On Earth - 1988
Kaoma - Lambada - 1989
Kenny Loggins - Footloose - 1984
Abba - The Winner Takes it All - 1980
Chicago - Hard to Say I'm Sorry - 1982
Lionel Richie - Hello - 1984
Kool & The Gang - Celebration - 1981
INXS - Need You Tonight - 1988
Michael Jackson - Thriller - 1984
Madonna - Who's That Girl? - 1987
The Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - 1983
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
Say Say Say - 1983
Europe - The Final Countdown - 1986
Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me - 1985

1990's Top 100 Best Selling Albums of the Decade Worldwide:


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Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill


Nirvana - Nevermind
Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard
Metallica - Metallica

Xanadu - 1980

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Santana - Supernatural
REM - Automatic For The People
U2 - Achtung Baby
Celine Dion - Falling Into You
Eric Clapton - Unplugged
Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
Spice Girls - Spice
The Fugees - The Score
Shania Twain - Come On Over
Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love
Radiohead - OK Computer
REM - Out Of Time
Sinead O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Mariah Carey - Daydream
Celine Dion & James Horner - Titanic
Guns n' Roses - Use Your Illusion II
Mariah Carey - Music Box
Pearl Jam - Ten
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
The Backstreet Boys - Millennium
Michael Jackson - Dangerous
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
Michael Jackson - History - Past, Present & Future
The Smashing Pumpkins
Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
Madonna - Ray Of Light
Nirvana - In Utero
The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land
Nirvana - Unplugged In New York
Celine Dion - All The Way... A Decade Of Songs
Britney Spears - Baby One More Time
Pearl Jam - Vs
U2 - Zooropa
Abba - Gold, Greatest Hits
Green Day - Dookie
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Metallica - Load
Pink Floyd - The Division Bell
Madonna - The Immaculate Collection
Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell II, Back Into Hell
Bon Jovi - Crossroad - The Best Of Bon Jovi
Ricky Martin - Ricky Martin
MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
Bryan Adams - Waking Up The Neighbours
REM - Monster
Bryan Adams - So Far So Good
Janet Jackson - Janet
The Cranberries - No Need To Argue
Pink Floyd - P.U.L.S.E.
Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey
Celine Dion - The Colour Of My Love
The Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys
The Verve - Urban Hymns
Guns n' Roses - Use Your Illusion I
U2 - Pop
Moby - Play
REM - New Adventures In Hi-Fi
Hootie & The Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
Depeche Mode - Violator

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65 The Beatles - Anthology 1
66 Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits
67 Aerosmith - Get A Grip
68 Roxette - Joyride
69 Soundgarden - Superunknown
70 Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
71 Beck - O-De-Lay
72 Madonna - I'm Breathless
73 The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge
74 Bon Jovi - These Days
75 Live - Throwing Copper
76 Garth Brooks - Ropin' the Wind
77 Spice Girls - Spiceworld
78 The Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty
79 Massive Attack - Mezzanine
80 Sting - The Soul Cages
81 Oasis - Be Here Now
82 Def Leppard - Adrenalize
83 The Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back
84 Dire Straits - On Every Street
85 Billy Ray Cyrus - Some Gave All
86 Creed - Human Clay
87 Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith & Devotion
88 New Kids On The Block - Step By Step
89 Radiohead - The Bends
90 Aqua - Aquarium
91 Pearl Jam - No Code
92 Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
93 Mariah Carey - Number Ones
94 Andrea Bocelli - Romanza
95 Paul Simon - The Rhythm Of The Saints
96 Genesis - We Can't Dance
97 Alannah Myles - Alannah Myles
98 Oasis - Definitely Maybe
99 Peter Gabriel - Us
100 Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti
Concert 1994
1990's Top 100 Best Selling Singles of the Decade Worldwide:
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Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do it For You


Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Madonna - Vogue
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
Hanson - Mmmbop
Cher - Believe
Britney Spears - Baby One More Time
Elton John - Candle in the Wind '97
No Doubt - Don't Speak
Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
UB40 - I Can't Help Falling in Love With You
Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca
P Diddy & Faith Evans - I'll Be Missing You
Spice Girls - Wannabe
Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Michael Jackson - Black Or White
Ace of Base - The Sign

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Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Meatloaf
I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
Snow - Informer
All-4-One - I Swear
Boyz II Men - End of the Road
The Fugees - Killing Me Softly With His Song
Ace of Base - All That She Wants
TLC - No Scrubs
Aqua - Barbie Girl
Boyz II Men - I'll Make Love to You
Rob Thomas & Santana - Smooth
Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting - All For Love
Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
Mariah Carey - Fantasy
TLC - Waterfalls
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
Brandy & Monica - The Boy is Mine
R Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly
Los Del Rio - Macarena
Bryan Adams - Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day
Seal - Kiss From a Rose
Mariah Carey - Without You
Take That - Back For Good
Janet Jackson - That's the Way Love Goes
Will Smith - Men in Black
Bon Jovi - Always
The Backstreet Boys - I Want it That Way
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory
Shaggy - Boombastic
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love
Bryan Adams - Please Forgive Me
Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle
Four Non Blondes - What's Up?
Wet Wet Wet - Love is All Around
Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe
Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone
Roxette - Joyride
REM - Losing My Religion
Enigma - Sadeness
Mr Big - To Be With You
Everything But The Girl - Missing
Culture Beat - Mr Vain
Haddaway - What is Love?
Madonna - Take a Bow
Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply
Kris Kross - Jump
The Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
Madonna - Frozen
Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart
Prince - The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me
Snap - Rhythm is a Dancer

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Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love
Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
Ini Kamoze - Here Comes the Hotstepper
Oasis - Wonderwall
Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson - Scream
Elton John - Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Scatman John - Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)
Mariah Carey - Vision of Love
Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
Snap - The Power
Billy Joel - The River of Dreams
Alanis Morissette - Ironic
Mariah Carey - Dreamlover
Offspring - Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
C&C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat
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Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
Enigma - Return to Innocence
Lisa Stansfield - All Around the World
Janet Jackson - Together Again

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