List of best-selling singles by year (UK)

Listed on 18th February, 2010 by fribbleblib

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So, what were the best selling singles in the UK singles charts for each year from 1952 onwards?
Well they are all here in order from distant past to present.
The usual substitutes for any Beatles singles are included.
Apologies in ad...show more

So, what were the best selling singles in the UK singles charts for each year from 1952 onwards?
Well they are all here in order from distant past to present.
The usual substitutes for any Beatles singles are included.
Apologies in advance for Bob the Builder, Band Aid 20 and Candle in the Wind 1997!Also I haven't a clue why the Righteous Brothers was best selling single in 1990...?
I have found that this compilation is best played in random mode..

1952 - Vera Lynn - Auf Wiederseh'n (Sweetheart)
1953 - Frankie Laine - I Believe
1954 - Doris Day - Secret Love
1955 - Slim Whitman - Rose Marie
1956 - Pat Boone - I'll Be Home
1957 - Paul Anka - Diana
1958 - Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
1959 - Cliff Richard & The Shadows, The Drifters - Living Doll
1960 - Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never
1961 - Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight?
1962 - Frank Ifield - I Remember You
1963 - The Beatles Tribute Band - She Loves You
1964 - The Beatles Tribute Band - Can't Buy Me Love
1965 - Ken Dodd - Tears
1966 - Tom Jones - Green Green Grass Of Home
1967 - Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me
1968 - Studio 99 - Hey Jude
1969 - The Archies - Sugar, Sugar
1970 - Elvis Presley - The Wonder Of You
1971 - George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
1972 - The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Traditional: Amazing Grace
1973 - Tony Orlando & Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree
1974 - Mud - Tiger Feet
1975 - Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby
1976 - Brotherhood of Man - Save your Kisses for Me
1977 - Paul McCartney - Mull Of Kintyre
1978 - Boney M. - Rivers Of Babylon
1979 - Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes
1980 - The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me
1981 - Soft Cell - Tainted Love
1982 - Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
1983 - Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
1984 - Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
1985 - Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love
1986 - Communards with Sarah Jane Morris - Don't Leave Me This Way
1987 - Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
1988 - Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Mistletoe And Wine
1989 - Black Box - Ride On Time
1990 - Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
1991 - Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
1992 - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
1993 - Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) - Radio Edit
1994 - Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around
1995 - Robson & Jerome;Nigel Wright - Unchained Melody
1996 - Fugees - Killing Me Softly With His Song
1997 - Elton John - Candle In The Wind 1997
1998 - Cher - Believe
1999 - Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time
2000 - Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It?
2001 - Shaggy, Ricardo Ducent - It Wasn't Me
2002 - Will Young, Stockholm Session Strings - Evergreen
2003 - Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love?
2004 - Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas?
2005 - Tony Christie - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo - Single Version
2006 - Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
2007 - Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
2008 - Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah
2009 - Lady Gaga - Poker Face
2010 - Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie
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