Världens populäraste låtar (mest sålda)
Världens mest sålda skiva
Bing Crosby – White Christmas
(Irving Berlin)
Insp. 28 maj 1942
Utg. 1942
Filmen ”Holiday Inn”.
Såld i 50 miljoner ex.
1954
Bill Haley and His Comets – (We´re gonna) Rock around the Clock
(Freedman – DeKnight/Myers)
Insp. 12 apr 1954
Utg. 20 maj 1954
Filmen ”Blackboard Jungle”
#1 US Billboard
# 1 UK (25/11 1955)
# 2 på US Billboard årslista 1955
1955
Tennessee Ernie Ford – Sixteen Tons
(Merle Travis)
Insp. 1955
Utg. 17 oktober 1955
# 1 US Billboard
# 1 UK Singles Chart
1956
Doris Day – Whatever will be, will be (Que Sera, Sera)
(Livingston – Evans)
Utg. 21 maj 1956
Filmen ”Mannen som visste för mycket”.
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Elvis Presley – Hound Dog
(Lieber – Stoller)
Insp. 2 juli 1956
Utg. 13 juli 1956
10 miljoner sålda ex.
Milton Berle show 5 juni 1956
1957
Paul Anka – Diana
(Paul Anka)
Insp. 29 maj 1957
Utg. 2 juli 1957
# 1 UK
1958
Kingstons Trio – Tom Dooley
(Thomas Land)
Insp. 1958
Utg. 1958
Live 1958:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG539yiQt98
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Harry Simeone Chorale – Little Drummer Boy
(Katherine Kennicott Davis)
Davis skrev låten 1941.
Utg. 1958
1959
Cliff Richard & The Drifters – Living Doll
(Lionel Bart)
Insp. 28 april 1959
Utg. 10 juli 1959
Filmen ”Serious Charge”.
# 30 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 1 Sverigetopplistan
Såld i 1,86 miljoner ex.
Låtar från 1959
Barrett Strong – Money (That´s what I want)
Bobby Darin – Dream Lover
Clovers – Love Potion No 9
Dion & The Belmonts – A Teenager in Love
Isley Brothers – Shout!
Johnny & The Hurricans – Red River Rock
Johnny Horton – The Battle of New Orleans (mest sålda skivan i USA 1959)
Neil Sedaka – Oh! Carol
1960
Elvis Presley – It´s Now or Never
(Gold – Schroeder – Capua)
Utg. 5 juli 1960
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles
20 miljoner sålda ex.
Låtar från 1960
Ben E King – I count the Tears
Chubby Checker – The Twist
Drifters – Save the last Dance for me
Everly Brothers – Cathy´s Clown
Johnny Burnette – Dreamin´
Johnny Preston – Cradle of Love
Roy Orbison – Only the lonely
Sam Cooke – Chain Gang
Sam Cooke – Wonderful World
Shadows – Apache
Ventures – Walk don´t Run
1961
Kuy Sakamoto – Sukiyaki
(Rokusuke Ei – Hachidai Nakamura)
Utg. 1961
Gavs ut i England och USA 1963.
Låtar från 1961
Ben E King – Stand by me
Bobby Lewis – Tossin´ and Turnin´
Cleftones – Heart and Soul
Del Shannon – Runaway
Elvis Presley – Little Sister
Fats Domino – I hear You knocking
Fleetwoods – The Great Imposter
John Leyton – Johnny remember me
Mike Berry with The Outlaws – Tribute to Buddy Holly
Spotnicks – Ghostriders in the Sky
Wynona Carr – I gotta stand tall
1962
Acker Bilk – Stranger on the Shore
(Acker Bilk – Robert Mellin)
Utg. oktober 1960
# 1 UK (NME och Record Mirror)
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
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Tornados – Telstar
(Joe Meek)
Insp. 22 juli 1962
Utg. 17 aug 1962
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
Låtar från 1962
Etta James – Something´s got a Hold on me
Booker T & The M.G.´s – Green Onions
Gunnar Kinch´s orkester – Bop-a-Lena
Isley Brothers – Twist and Shout
Jimmy Darren – If I could only tell You
Little Eva – The Loco-Motion
Pat Boone – Speedy Gonzales
Sam Cooke – Twistin´ the Night away
Tommy Roe – Save Your Kisses
Övrigt 1962
Mest sålda albumet – West Side Story
1963
The Beatles – I want to hold Your Hand
(Lennon – McCartney)
Utg. 29 nov 1963
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 1 Tio-i-Topp
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The Beatles – She Loves You
(Lennon – McCartney)
Utg. 23 aug 1963
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK
Beatles första miljonsäljare.
Låtar från 1963
Bob Dylan – Blowin´ in the Wind
Dickey Lee – I saw Linda Yesterday
Jerry Williams – Come on, come on, come on
Kingsmen – Louie, Louie
Rolling Stones – Come on
Ronettes – Be my Baby
Solomon Burke – Home in Your Heart
Sunbeams – I´ve got a lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts
Swinging Blue Jeans – Hippy, Hippy Shake
Trashmen – Surfin´ Bird
1964
The Beatles – A Hard Day´s Night
(Lennon – McCartney)
Utg. 10 juli 1964.
# 1 US
# 1 UK
Live i Indianapolis, USA 1964:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFKVecMfNUU
eller
The Animals – The House of the Rising Sun
(trad.)
Utg. 19 juni 1964 (England)
# 1 US (5-25 sept 1964)
# 1 UK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A-4VGfx5lU
Låtar från 1964
Beatles – Can´t buy me Love
Hollies – Just One Look
Johnny Cash – Understand Your Man
Kinks – You really got me
Moody Blues – Go Now
Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman
Searchers – Needles and Pins
Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence
Terry Stafford – Suspicion
Zombies – She´s not There
1965
Nini Rosso – Il Silenzio
(Nini Rosso)
Insp. 1965
Utg. 1965
Över 10 miljoner sålda ex.
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Ken Dodd – Tears
(Capano – Uhr)
Låten skrevs 1930.
Utg. 27 aug 1965
# 1 UK
Fler låtar från 1965
Beatles – Help!
Beatles – Yesterday
Bob Dylan – Like a Rolling Stone
Byrds – Mr Tambourine Man
Rolling Stones – Get off my Cloud
Rolling Stones – (I can´t get no) Satisfaction
Sam the Sham & The Pharaos – Wooly Bully (mest sålda låten i USA 1965)
Sonics – Strychnine
Who – My Generation
Yardbirds – Heart full of Soul
1966
Monkees – I´m a Believer
(Neil Diamond)
Insp. 15 och 23 okt 1966
Utg. 12 nov 1966
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
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Barry Sadler – Ballad of the Green Berets
(Moore – Sadler)
Utg. januari 1966
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5WJJVSE_BE
1967
Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade of Pale
(Brooker – Reid – Fisher)
Utg. 12 maj 1967
# 5 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
Mest sålda singeln från 1967.
1968
Beatles – Hey Jude
(Lennon – McCartney)
Utg. 26 augusti 1968
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100 1968
Läs om Hey Jude på Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Jude
1969
Shocking Blue – Venus
(Robbie Van Leeuwen)
Utg. juli 1969
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 8 UK Singles Chart
1970
Mungo Jerry – In the Summertime
(Ray Dorset)
Utg. 1970
# 3 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 1 Sweden
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Neil Diamond – Cracklin´ Rosie
(Neil Diamond)
Utg. aug 1970
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 3 UK Singles Chart
1971
Roger Whittaker – The Last Farewell
(Whittaker – Webster)
Utg. 1971
1972
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards – Amazing Grace
(text: John Newton, musik: troligen William Walker)
Utg. 1972
1973
Tony Orlando & Dawn – Tie a Yellow Ribbon ´round the Old Oak Tree
(Levine – Brown)
Insp. 1972
Utg. 1973
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 2 Tio-i-Topp
1974
Terry Jacks – Seasons in the Sun
(Brel – McKuen)
Insp. dec 1973
Utg. jan 1974
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
Såld i 14 miljoner ex
1975
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
(Freddie Mercury)
Utg. 31 okt 1975
# 1 UK Singles Chart – den tredje bäst säljande singeln i England någonsin
# 9 US Billboard Hot 100
# 18 Sverigetopplistan
1976
Prince Nico Mbarga – Sweet Mother (Mbarga)
Utg. dec 1976
13 miljoner ex. sålda
Prince Nico Mbarga (1950-1997)
1977
Baccara – Yes Sir, I can Boogie
(Dostal – Soja)
Utg. 1977
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 1 SWE
1978
Gloria Gaynor – I will survive
(Fekaris – Perren)
Utg. 27 oktober 1978
# 1 USA Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles
# 1 SWE
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Village People – Y.M.C.A.
(Morali – Willis – Belolo)
Utg. 17 oktober 1978
# 2 USA Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles
# 1 SWE
1979
The Knack – My Sharona
(Fieger – Averre)
Insp. april 1979
Utg. juni 1979
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 6 UK Singles Chart
1980
Kenny Rogers – Lady
(Lionel Richie)
Utg. sept 1980
eller
Queen – Another One bites the Dust
(John Deacon)
Utg. 22 aug 1980
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 7 UK Singles Chart
# 12 Sverigetopplistan
1981
Trio – Da Da Da
(Remmler – Krawinkel)
Utg. 27 okt 1981
1982
Survivor – Eye of the Tiger
(Sullivan – Peterik)
Utg. 31 maj 1982
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 5 Sverigetopplistan
1983
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
(Michael Jackson)
Utg. 2 januari 1983
# 1 USA Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles
# 2 SWE Sverigetopplistan
1984
Band Aid – Do They know it´s Christmas?
(Geldof – Ure)
Insp. nov 1984
Utg. 3 dec 1984
# 13 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 1 Sverigetopplistan
1985
USA for Africa – We are the World
(Jackson – Richie)
Insp. 28 jan 1985
Utg. 7 mars 1985
# 1 UK Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 1 Sverigetopplistan
1986
Communards – Don´t leave me This Way
(Gamble – Huff – Gilbert)
Utg. 11 aug 1986
# 40 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
1987
Rick Astley – Never gonna give You up
(Stock – Aitken – Waterman)
Utg. 1987
1988
Yazz – The only Way is Up
(George Jackson – Johnny Henderson)
Utg. 11 juli 1988
# 96 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles
# 1 Sverigetopplistan
1989
Kaoma – Lambada
(Chico De Oliveira)
Utg. 1989
Fransk-brasiliansk grupp.
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Madonna – Like a Prayer
(Madonna – Leonard)
Utg. 3 mars 1989
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 1 Sverigetopplistan
1990
Madonna – Vogue
(Madonna – Pettibone)
Insp. dec 1989
Utg. 27 mars 1990
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 1 Sverigetopplistan
1991
Scorpions – Wind of Change
(Klaus Meine)
Insp. 1990
Utg. 21 jan 1991
# 4 US Billboard Hot 100
# 2 UK Singles Chart
# 1 Sverigetopplistan
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Bryan Adams – (Everything I do) I do it for You
(Adams – Kamen – Lange)
Insp. mars 1991
Utg. 16 juni 1991
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 1 Svenska singellistan
1992
Whitney Houston – I will always love You
(Dolly Parton)
Utg. 2 nov 1992
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 1 Sverigetopplistan
1993
Meatloaf – I´d do Anything for Love (But I won´t do That)
(Jim Steinman)
Utg. 1993
1994
Mariah Carey – All I want for Christmas is You
(Afanasieff – Carey)
Insp. aug 1994
Utg. 29 okt 1994
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 1 Sverigetopplistan
1995
Los del Rio – Macarena
(Perdigones – Monge)
Utg. 1995 (remix)
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 2 UK Singles Chart
# 2 Sverigetopplistan
1996
Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman – Time to say Goodbye
(Sartori – Quarantotto)
Utg. 15 nov 1996
# 2 UK Singles Chart
# 31 Sverigetopplistan
1997
Elton John – Candle in the Wind 1997
(John – Taupin)
Utg. 13 sept 1997
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 1 Sverigetopplistan
Celine Dion – My Heart will go on
(Horner – Jennings)
Utg. 24 nov 1997
Mest sålda skivan 1998.
1998
Cher – Believe
(Higgins – McLennen – Barry – Torch – Gray – Powell – Cher)
Utg. 19 okt 1998
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 1 Sverigetopplistan
1999
Ricky Martin – Livin´ la Vida Loca
(Child – Rosa)
Insp. 1998
Utg. 23 mars 1999
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 4 Sverigetopplistan
Ricky Martin, Puerto Rico (USA)
2000
Britney Spears – Oops! …I did it again
(Martin – Yacoub)
Insp. nov 1999
Utg. 27 mars 2000
# 9 US Billboard Hot 100
# 1 UK Singles Chart
# 1 Sverigetopplistan
2001
Shakira – Whenever, Wherever
(Shakira – Mitchell – Estefan)
Utg. 2 okt 2001
# 6 US Billboard Hot 100
# 2 UK Singles Chart
# 1 Sverigetopplistan
Shakira, Colombia
2002
Ashanti – Foolish
(Douglas – DeBarge – Jordan – Lorenzo – Vest)
Utg. 11 febr 2002.
# 1 US Billboard Hot 100
# 4 UK Singles Chart
# 52 Sverigetopplistan
2003
O-Zone – Dragostea Din Tei
(Balan – Sevan)
Utg. 1 aug 2003.
# 72 US Pop 100 (Billboard)
# 3 UK Singles Chart
# 3 Sverigetopplistan
O-zone, Moldavien
2022
Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero
(Swift – Antonoff)
Utg. 2022
Källor
Alegsaonline (https://sv.alegsaonline.com/art/124506)
Zenzafacta (https://zenzafacta.wordpress.com/2015/10/19/mest-salda-singel-over-alla-ar-varlden-over-listan-over-de-25-mest-salda/)
Jerry Lee Lewis – R.I.P.
Jerry Lee Lewis – High School Confidential
(Hargrave – Lewis)
Insp. 24 april 1958
Utg. 20 maj 1958
# 21 US Billboard Hot 100
# 12 UK Singles Chart
Från filmen ”High School Confidential”.
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