2007-12-11 08:37:46 · 4 answers · asked by chuffer 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ R&B & Soul
According to a list I found, best selling music single of the 80's is Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas. Being that it's the second best selling single ever behind Candle in the wind which wasn't from the 80's. But does that include sales from it's re-release? See list below for top 20 best selling singles:
All-Time Best-Selling Singles
1) "Candle In The Wind '97" - Elton John. (4.86 million)
The lyrics to Elton's 1974 classic were re-written in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. The song was only ever performed once publicly; at Diana's funeral. It has sold 37 million around the world.
2) "Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid. (3.55m)
The first ever multi-artist charity single (*), this track was recorded in Christmas 1984 by a host of celebrity vocalists to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia.
3) "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen. (2.13m)
Arguably the first track to benefit from having a video, this epic spent 9 weeks at number 1 across Christmas 1975 (1.19m). It returned to the top for a further 5 weeks at number 1 at Christmas 1991, a few weeks after the death of lead singer, Freddie Mercury (0.94m).
4)"Mull Of Kintyre" - Wings (2.05m)
5) "Rivers Of Babylon" / "Brown Girl In The Ring" - Boney M (1.985m)
6) "You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1.975m)
7) "Relax" - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1.91m)
8) "She Loves You" - The Beatles (1.89m)
9) "Unchained Melody" - Robson & Jerome (1.84m)
10) "Mary's Boychild - Oh My Lord" - Boney M (1.79m)
11) "Evergreen" / "Anything Is Possible" - Will Young (1.78m)
12) "Love Is All Around" - Wet Wet Wet (1.78m)
13) "I Just Called To Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder (1.775m)
14) "I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles (1.75m)
15) "Barbie Girl" - Aqua (1.72m)
16) "Believe" - Cher (1.67m)
17)"Perfect Day" - Various Artists (1.55m)
18) "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - Bryan Adams (1.53m)
19) "Tears" - Ken Dodd (1.52m)
20)"Can't Buy Me Love" - The Beatles (1.52m)
2007-12-11 18:38:22 · answer #1 · answered by Hector 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm going to have to say Michael Jackson's Thriller Album...
Wait, Dire Straits?!?! Brothers in Arms?!?! Over Michael Jackson?!
2007-12-11 17:20:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous Gambino 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Possibly ..Band Aid (do they know it's Christmas)
2007-12-11 16:46:12 · answer #3 · answered by Shaggy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
michael jackson - bad/thriller?
2007-12-11 16:41:47 · answer #4 · answered by Ghost Boy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋