Best-Selling Singles of All Time
Best-selling Singles Of All Time is a structured music dataset with 9 entries. Its fields include Name, Year, Single. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 9 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Data updated
- Feb 22, 2026
Included fields: Name, Year, Single, Artist, Claimed sales(in million), and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1935 to 2020
- Across 9 preview rows
- Claimed sales(in million) range
- 20 to 54.3
- Across 9 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, Year, and Single across music entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 9 downloadable records
Name↕ | Year↕ | Single↕ | Artist↕ | Claimed sales(in million)↕ | Ref.↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bing Crosby | 1935 | "Silent Night" | Bing Crosby | 30 | |
Tino Rossi | 1946 | "Petit Papa Noël" | Tino Rossi | 30 | |
Bill Haley & His Comets | 1954 | "Rock Around the Clock" | Bill Haley & His Comets | 25 | |
Elvis Presley | 1960 | "It's Now or Never" | Elvis Presley | 20 | |
USA for Africa | 1985 | "We Are the World" | USA for Africa | 20 | |
Whitney Houston | 1992 | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | 24 | |
Elton John | 1997 | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"/"Candle in the Wind 1997" | Elton John | 33 | |
Adele | 2011 | "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele | 20.6 | |
Xiao Zhan | 2020 | "Spotlight" | Xiao Zhan | 54.3 |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Best-Selling Singles of All Time organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 9 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 9 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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