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Elton John's 'Candle In The Wind' has been named the biggest selling single in the UK of all time, having sold nearly 5million copies.
His 1997 single and Princess Diana tribute track 'Candle In The Wind' tops the countdown with recorded sales of 4.9million since its release. The countdown was today published by The Official Charts Company, counting down the 123 singles to have broken the million sales mark.
Band Aid comes second in the countdown with the 1984 charity single 'Do They Know It's Christmas' and its 3.69million sales. Queen rank third with 2.36million sales of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' while 'Mull Of Kintyre' by Wings, 'You're The One That I Want' by John Travolta and Olivia Newton John, 'Rivers Of Babylon' by Boney M and 'Relax' by Frankie Goes To Hollywood all vie for fourth place with 2million single sales.
The chart is dominated by some of the biggest artists of all time - but a few less impressive tracks make the cut, with Robson & Jerome and Aqua placing at No.9 and No.13 respectively.
Adele has been the runaway sales success of the past two years in the UK, but her hit 'Someone Like You' ranks only at No.42 on the chart.
Elton John performed 'Candle In The Wing' at Princess Diana's funeral
Further down the chart, Steps, LMFAO, The Teletubbies and even Matt Cardle earn themselves a place on the sales chart, revealing that fans are still willing to part with their cash to buy singles - even if their taste isn't always spot on.
Check out the full top 123 million selling singles below.
1. 'SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT/CANDLE IN THE WIND 97' ELTON JOHN 1997 4.90m
2. 'DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?' BAND AID 1984 3.69m
3. 'BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY QUEEN' 1975 2.36m
4. 'MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL' WINGS 1977 2.00m
5. 'YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT' JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 1978 2.00m
6. 'RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RING' BONEY M 1978 2.00m
7. 'RELAX' FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 1983 2.00m
8. 'SHE LOVES YOU' THE BEATLES 1963 1.90m
9. 'UNCHAINED MELODY/(THERE'LL BE BLUEBIRDS OVER) THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER' ROBSON GREEN & JEROME FLYNN 1995 1.86m
10. 'LOVE IS ALL AROUND' WET WET WET 1994 1.85m
11. 'MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD' BONEY M 1978 1.85m
12. 'I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU' STEVIE WONDER 1984 1.83m
13. ' BARBIE GIRL' AQUA 1997 1.79m
14. 'ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE/EVERGREEN' WILL YOUNG 2002 1.79m
15. 'I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND' THE BEATLES 1963 1.77m
16. 'BELIEVE' CHER 1998 1.74m
17. '(EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU' BRYAN ADAMS 1991 1.72m
18. 'LAST CHRISTMAS/EVERYTHING SHE WANTS' WHAM! 1984 1.60m
19. 'IMAGINE' JOHN LENNON 1975 1.60m
20. 'SUMMER NIGHTS' JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 1978 1.59m
21. 'TWO TRIBES' FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 1984 1.58m
22. 'I'LL BE MISSING YOU' PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS 1997 1.56m
23. 'PERFECT DAY' VARIOUS ARTISTS 1997 1.55m
24. 'DON'T YOU WANT ME?' HUMAN LEAGUE 1981 1.54m
25. 'CAN'T BUY ME LOVE' THE BEATLES 1964 1.53m
26. 'I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU' WHITNEY HOUSTON 1992 1.53m
27. 'THREE LIONS' BADDIEL & SKINNER & LIGHTNING SEEDS 1996 1.53m
28. TEARS KEN DODD 1965 1.52m
29. '...BABY ONE MORE TIME' BRITNEY SPEARS 1999 1.51m
30. 'MY HEART WILL GO ON' CELINE DION 1998 1.48m
31. 'KARMA CHAMELEON' CULTURE CLUB 1983 1.47m
32. 'YMCA' VILLAGE PEOPLE 1978 1.46m
33. 'CARELESS WHISPER' GEORGE MICHAEL 1984 1.45m
34. '(WE'RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK' BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS 1955 1.42m
35. 'I FEEL FINE' THE BEATLES 1964 1.41m
36. 'THE CARNIVAL IS OVER' THE SEEKERS 1965 1.41m
37. 'GANGSTA'S PARADISE' COOLIO FEATURING L.V. 1995 1.41m
38. 'EYE OF THE TIGER' SURVIVOR 1982 1.41m
39. 'THE POWER OF LOVE' JENNIFER RUSH 1985 1.39m
40. 'WE CAN WORK IT OUT/DAY TRIPPER' THE BEATLES 1964 1.39m
41. 'RELEASE ME' ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 1967 1.38m
42. 'SOMEONE LIKE YOU' ADELE 2011 1.36m
43. 'KILLING ME SOFTLY' FUGEES 1996 1.36m
44. 'UNCHAINED MELODY' GARETH GATES 2002 1.34m
45. 'WANNABE' SPICE GIRLS 1996 1.32m
46. '(IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO' TONY CHRISTIE FT PETER KAY 2005 1.31m
47. 'NEVER EVER' ALL SAINTS 1997 1.31m
48. 'COME ON EILEEN' DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 1982 1.31m
49. 'THINK TWICE' CELINE DION 1994 1.30m
50. 'I GOTTA FEELING' BLACK EYED PEAS 2009 1.30m
51. 'IT WASN'T ME' SHAGGY FEATURING RIKROK 2001 1.28m
52. 'TAINTED LOVE' SOFT CELL 1981 1.27m
53. 'HEART OF GLASS' BLONDIE 1979 1.27m
54. 'MOVES LIKE JAGGER' MAROON 5 FEATURING CHRISTINA AGUILERA 2011 1.27m
55. 'WONDERWALL' OASIS 1995 1.26m
56. 'IT'S NOW OR NEVER' ELVIS PRESLEY 1960 1.26m
57. ' DIANA' PAUL ANKA 1957 1.25m
58. 'IT'S LIKE THAT' RUN-D.M.C. VS JASON NEVINS 1997 1.25m
59. 'HALLELUJAH' ALEXANDRA BURKE 2008 1.24m
60. 'GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME' TOM JONES 1966 1.23m
61. 'SEX ON FIRE' KINGS OF LEON 2008 1.20m
62. 'BRIGHT EYES' ART GARFUNKEL 1979 1.20m
63. 'MERRY XMAS' EVERYBODY SLADE 1973 1.19m
64. 'HEARTBEAT/TRAGEDY' STEPS 1998 1.18m
65. 'MARY'S BOY CHILD' HARRY BELAFONTE 1957 1.18m
66. 'THE LAST WALTZ' ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 1967 1.17m
67. 'EARTH SONG' MICHAEL JACKSON 1995 1.16m
68. 'DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?' BAND AID 20 2004 1.16m
69. 'BLUE MONDAY' NEW ORDER 1983 1.16m
70. 'STRANGER ON THE SHORE' MR ACKER BILK AND HIS PARAMOUNT JAZZ BAND 1961 1.16m
71. 'DON'T GIVE UP ON US' DAVID SOUL 1976 1.16m
72. 'CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD' KYLIE MINOGUE 2001 1.15m
73. 'I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE' GARY GLITTER 1973 1.14m
74. 'SPACEMAN' BABYLON ZOO 1996 1.14m
75. 'SATURDAY NIGHT' WHIGFIELD 1994 1.14m
76. 'WE FOUND LOVE' RIHANNA FEATURING CALVIN HARRIS 2011 1.13m
77. 'NO MATTER WHAT' BOYZONE 1998 1.13m
78. 'JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (AMAZING)' BRUNO MARS 2010 1.12m
79. 'PARTY ROCK ANTHEM' LMFAO FEATURING LAUREN BENNETT AND GOONROCK 2011 1.12m
80. 'I BELIEVE/UP ON THE ROOF' ROBSON & JEROME 1995 1.11m
81. 'ANGELS' ROBBIE WILLIAMS 1997 1.11m
82. 'HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK' IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS 1978 1.11m
83. 'TELETUBBIES SAY "EH-OH!"' TELETUBBIES 1997 1.11m
84. '2 BECOME 1' SPICE GIRLS 1996 1.11m
85. 'TORN' NATALIE IMBRUGLIA 1997 1.11m
86. 'POKER FACE' LADY GAGA 2009 1.11m
87. 'I REMEMBER YOU' FRANK IFIELD 1962 1.10m
88. 'THAT'S MY GOAL' SHAYNE WARD 2005 1.10m
89. 'GHOSTBUSTERS' RAY PARKER JR. 1984 1.09m
90. 'PURE AND SIMPLE' HEAR'SAY 2001 1.09m
91. 'ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL' (PART 2) PINK FLOYD 1979 1.08m
92. 'BACK FOR GOOD' TAKE THAT 1995 1.07m
93. 'BLUE (DA BA DEE)' EIFFEL 65 1999 1.07m
94. 'PRICE TAG' JESSIE J FEATURING B.O.B 2011 1.07m
95. 'HEY JUDE' THE BEATLES 1968 1.06m
96. 'THE YOUNG ONES' CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS 1962 1.06m
97. 'SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW' GOTYE FEATURING KIMBRA 2011 1.06m
98. 'DANCING QUEEN' ABBA 1976 1.06m
99. 'I FEEL LOVE' DONNA SUMMER 1977 1.05m
100. 'LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE' EMINEM FEATURING RIHANNA 2010 1.05m
101. 'FAME' IRENE CARA 1982 1.05m
102. 'RIDE ON TIME' BLACK BOX 1989 1.05m
103. 'ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD)' RIHANNA 2010 1.04m
104. 'UNCHAINED MELODY' THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS 1965 1.04m
105. 'BLEEDING LOVE' LEONA LEWIS 2007 1.04m
106. 'CRAZY' GNARLS BARKLEY 2006 1.04m
107. 'STAND & DELIVER' ADAM AND THE ANTS 1981 1.03m
108. ' I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING' AEROSMITH 1998 1.03m
109. 'CAN WE FIX IT?' BOB THE BUILDER 2000 1.02m
110. 'UPTOWN' GIRL BILLY JOEL 1983 1.02m
111. 'I WILL SURVIVE' GLORIA GAYNOR 1979 1.02m
112. 'SAILING' ROD STEWART 1975 1.02m
113. 'SUGAR SUGAR' THE ARCHIES 1969 1.02m
114. 'SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME' BROTHERHOOD OF MAN 1976 1.01m
115. 'I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING' THE NEW SEEKERS 1971 1.01m
116. 'WHITE CHRISTMAS' BING CROSBY WITH THE KEN DARBY SINGERS AND JOHN SCOTT TROTTER ORCHESTRA 1942 1.01m
117. 'DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA' JULIE COVINGTON 1976 1.01m
118. 'THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT' TIGHT FIT 1982 1.01m
119. 'EYE LEVEL' THE SIMON PARK ORCHESTRA 1972 1.01m
120. 'LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL' LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND 1972 1.00m
121. 'UNDER THE MOON OF LOV'E SHOWADDYWADDY 1976 1.00m
122. 'TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE' DAWN FEATURING TONY ORLANDO 1973 1.00m
123. 'WHEN WE COLLIDE' MATT CARDLE 2010 1.00m
Photos: Elton John flashes his bum at Michael Caine from his yacht
