Does anybody have information about the best selling Queen singles? I have found some out of date lists which shows their original single sales upon release but does anybody have any lists including streaming and downloads? Any information much appreciated.
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This information comes from Slightlymad in ukmix.org.
QUEEN : 15,595,000 UK Single Sales
1. Queen -- Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days :: 2,815k
2. Queen -- Don't Stop Me Now :: 1,000k
3. Queen & David Bowie -- Under Pressure :: 905k
4. Queen -- We Are The Champions :: 855k
5. Queen -- Somebody To Love :: 685k
6. Queen -- I Want To Break Free :: 640k
7. Queen -- Crazy Little Thing Called Love :: 580k
8. Queen -- Radio Ga Ga :: 550k
9. Queen -- Another One Bites The Dust :: 515k
10. Queen -- Killer Queen :: 445k
11. Queen -- A Kind Of Magic :: 440k
12. Queen [George Michael w Lisa Stansfield] -- Five Live EP :: 420k
13. Queen -- Heaven For Everyone :: 335k
14. Queen -- We Will Rock You :: 310k
15. Queen [Five &] -- We Will Rock You :: 275k
16. Queen -- Flash :: 275k
17. Queen -- Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls {vinyl} :: 265k
18. Queen -- One Vision :: 265k
19. Queen -- You're My Best Friend :: 245k
20. Queen -- I Want It All :: 215k
21. Queen -- Who Wants To Live Forever :: 215k
22. Queen -- Show Must Go On :: 200k
23. Queen -- It's A Hard Life :: 190k
24. Queen -- Seven Seas Of Rhye :: 185k
25. Queen -- A Winter's Tale :: 170k
26. Queen -- Innuendo :: 160k
27. Queen -- Play The Game :: 160k
28. Queen -- Queen's First EP (Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy) :: 145k
29. Queen -- Hammer To Fall :: 145k
30. Queen -- These Are The Days Of Our Lives :: 140k
31. Queen -- Las Palabras De Amor :: 120k
32. Queen -- Friends Will Be Friends :: 120k
33. Queen -- Breakthru' :: 120k
34. Queen -- Save Me :: 120k
35. Queen -- Now I'm Here :: 120k
36. Queen with Wyclef Jean ft Pras Michel -- Another One Bites The Dust :: 105k
37. Queen -- Fat Bottomed Girls {digital + streams} :: 105k
38. Queen -- Thank God It's Christmas :: 95k
39. Queen -- Too Much Love Will Kill You :: 90k
40. Queen -- Invisible Man :: 75k
41. Queen & David Bowie -- Under Pressure (remix) :: 65k
42. Queen -- Let Me Live :: 60k
43. Queen -- No-One But You / Tie Your Mother Down {CD single} :: 55k
44. Queen -- The Miracle :: 55k
45. Queen -- You Don't Fool Me :: 55k
46. Queen -- Tie Your Mother Down {vinyl + digital + streams) :: 55k
47. Queen -- Body Language :: 50k
48. Queen -- Bicycle Race {digital + streams} :: 50k
49. Queen -- Scandal :: 45k
50. Queen -- Headlong :: 45k
51. Queen -- Spread Your Wings :: 45k
52. Queen -- I'm Going Slightly Mad :: 40k
53. Queen -- Backchat :: 30k
54. Queen & Vanguard -- Flash :: 20k
55. Queen & Muppets -- Bohemian Rhapsody :: 20k
56. Queen -- Princes Of The Universe :: 20k
57. Queen -- Love Of My Life :: 10k
58. Queen vs Miami Project -- Another One Bites The Dust :: 10k
59. Queen -- Keep Yourself Alive :: 10k
60. Queen -- Let Me In Your Heart Again :: 10k
61. Queen & Paul Rodgers -- C-lebrity :: 5k
62. Queen & Paul Rodgers -- Say It's Not True :: 5k
63. Queen -- Liar :: 5k
64. Queen -- The Prophet's Song :: 5k
65. Queen -- Under Pressure :: 5k
QUEEN : 15,595,000 UK Single Sales
1. Queen -- Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days :: 2,815k
2. Queen -- Don't Stop Me Now :: 1,000k
3. Queen & David Bowie -- Under Pressure :: 905k
4. Queen -- We Are The Champions :: 855k
5. Queen -- Somebody To Love :: 685k
6. Queen -- I Want To Break Free :: 640k
7. Queen -- Crazy Little Thing Called Love :: 580k
8. Queen -- Radio Ga Ga :: 550k
9. Queen -- Another One Bites The Dust :: 515k
10. Queen -- Killer Queen :: 445k
11. Queen -- A Kind Of Magic :: 440k
12. Queen [George Michael w Lisa Stansfield] -- Five Live EP :: 420k
13. Queen -- Heaven For Everyone :: 335k
14. Queen -- We Will Rock You :: 310k
15. Queen [Five &] -- We Will Rock You :: 275k
16. Queen -- Flash :: 275k
17. Queen -- Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls {vinyl} :: 265k
18. Queen -- One Vision :: 265k
19. Queen -- You're My Best Friend :: 245k
20. Queen -- I Want It All :: 215k
21. Queen -- Who Wants To Live Forever :: 215k
22. Queen -- Show Must Go On :: 200k
23. Queen -- It's A Hard Life :: 190k
24. Queen -- Seven Seas Of Rhye :: 185k
25. Queen -- A Winter's Tale :: 170k
26. Queen -- Innuendo :: 160k
27. Queen -- Play The Game :: 160k
28. Queen -- Queen's First EP (Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy) :: 145k
29. Queen -- Hammer To Fall :: 145k
30. Queen -- These Are The Days Of Our Lives :: 140k
31. Queen -- Las Palabras De Amor :: 120k
32. Queen -- Friends Will Be Friends :: 120k
33. Queen -- Breakthru' :: 120k
34. Queen -- Save Me :: 120k
35. Queen -- Now I'm Here :: 120k
36. Queen with Wyclef Jean ft Pras Michel -- Another One Bites The Dust :: 105k
37. Queen -- Fat Bottomed Girls {digital + streams} :: 105k
38. Queen -- Thank God It's Christmas :: 95k
39. Queen -- Too Much Love Will Kill You :: 90k
40. Queen -- Invisible Man :: 75k
41. Queen & David Bowie -- Under Pressure (remix) :: 65k
42. Queen -- Let Me Live :: 60k
43. Queen -- No-One But You / Tie Your Mother Down {CD single} :: 55k
44. Queen -- The Miracle :: 55k
45. Queen -- You Don't Fool Me :: 55k
46. Queen -- Tie Your Mother Down {vinyl + digital + streams) :: 55k
47. Queen -- Body Language :: 50k
48. Queen -- Bicycle Race {digital + streams} :: 50k
49. Queen -- Scandal :: 45k
50. Queen -- Headlong :: 45k
51. Queen -- Spread Your Wings :: 45k
52. Queen -- I'm Going Slightly Mad :: 40k
53. Queen -- Backchat :: 30k
54. Queen & Vanguard -- Flash :: 20k
55. Queen & Muppets -- Bohemian Rhapsody :: 20k
56. Queen -- Princes Of The Universe :: 20k
57. Queen -- Love Of My Life :: 10k
58. Queen vs Miami Project -- Another One Bites The Dust :: 10k
59. Queen -- Keep Yourself Alive :: 10k
60. Queen -- Let Me In Your Heart Again :: 10k
61. Queen & Paul Rodgers -- C-lebrity :: 5k
62. Queen & Paul Rodgers -- Say It's Not True :: 5k
63. Queen -- Liar :: 5k
64. Queen -- The Prophet's Song :: 5k
65. Queen -- Under Pressure :: 5k
Wow I've never seen that before. That's really interesting.
Yes, interesting to see DSMN at no 2 with a million sales. Does that include digital sales because it only reached no9 in the charts.
Also it is their album sales here not including streaming and downloading where Queen are huge. So if we count them they will be at top 3
Postby slightlymad » Sun Apr 15, 2018 5:56 pm
I don't think anyone has posted this from MJD's site. It's a breakdown of Album sales per country, interesting to see how well Queen have performed, especially in Europe!
Worldwide Album Sales
1 The Beatles 342,050,000
2 Michael Jackson 226,150,000
3 Elvis Presley 224,210,000
4 Pink Floyd 203,900,000
5 Madonna 195,700,000
6 The Rolling Stones 189,250,000
7 Elton John 178,700,000
8 Queen 178,020,000
9 Led Zeppelin 171,100,000
10 Celine Dion 167,525,000
Europe
1 The Beatles 88,390,000
2 Queen 87,910,000
3 Pink Floyd 85,950,000
4 Michael Jackson 81,000,000
5 Madonna 76,780,000
6 ABBA 70,390,000
7 U2 63,220,000
8 The Rolling Stones 61,850,000
9 Dire Straits 61,170,000
10 Celine Dion 56,280,000
UK
1 The Beatles 34,095,000
2 Queen 25,720,000
3 Elvis Presley 23,255,000
4 Michael Jackson 22,690,000
5 Madonna 22,490,000
6 Rod Stewart 20,980,000
7 Robbie Williams 18,930,000
8 ABBA 18,735,000
9 U2 18,070,000
10 Elton John 17,470,000
Germany
1 Queen 16,215,000
2 Phil Collins 14,290,000
3 Pink Floyd 13,900,000
4 ABBA 12,785,000
5 The Beatles 12,680,000
6 AC/DC 11,955,000
7 Michael Jackson 11,470,000
8 Madonna 11,075,000
9 The Rolling Stones 9,615,000
10 Robbie Williams 8,475,000
Holland
1 Queen 4,542,000
2 ABBA 3,695,000
3 Michael Jackson 3,560,000
4 U2 3,290,000
5 Dire Straits 3,205,000
6 Celine Dion 2,938,000
7 The Rolling Stones 2,926,000
8 Madonna 2,525,000
9 Andrea Bocelli 2,505,000
10 Pink Floyd 2,435,000
Spain
1 Pink Floyd 4,405,000
2 Gloria Estefan 4,345,000
3 Queen 4,330,000
4 Michael Jackson 3,750,000
5 Bruce Springsteen 3,555,000
6 Madonna 3,545,000
7 The Beatles 3,543,000
8 U2 3,420,000
9 Phil Collins 3,390,000
10 Elton John 3,218,000
Argentina
1 The Beatles 3,095,000
2 Queen 1,940,000
3 Pink Floyd 1,745,000
4 Michael Jackson 1,515,000
5 U2 1,410,000
6 Guns N' Roses 1,405,000
7 Phil Collins 1,315,000
8 Madonna 1,295,000
9 Led Zeppelin 1,185,000
10 Shakira 1,070,000
Austria
1 Queen 1,529,000
2 Michael Jackson 1,370,000
3 Pink Floyd 1,145,000
4 U2 1,050,000
5 Madonna 1,050,000
6 ABBA 965,000
7 Robbie Williams 945,000
8 Tina Turner 935,000
9 AC/DC 898,000
10 Eros Ramazzotti 865,000
Switzerland
1 Queen 1,955,000
2 Celine Dion 1,870,000
3 Eros Ramazzotti 1,660,000
4 Dire Straits 1,585,000
5 AC/DC 1,578,000
6 Madonna 1,570,000
7 Michael Jackson 1,515,000
8 Pink Floyd 1,435,000
9 U2 1,385,000
10 Phil Collins 1,380,000
Italy
1 Eros Ramazzotti 11,750,000
2 Pink Floyd 10,845,000
3 Madonna 8,435,000
4 Queen 6,955,000
5 U2 6,815,000
6 Dire Straits 6,385,000
7 Michael Jackson 5,620,000
8 Bruce Springsteen 4,890,000
9 Elton John 4,762,000
10 Andrea Bocelli 4,600,000
Finland
1 Madonna 729,000
2 ABBA 695,000
3 Queen 638,000
4 Metallica 561,000
5 Bruce Springsteen 546,000
6 Dire Straits 500,000
7 Celine Dion 481,000
8 Michael Jackson 412,000
9 Guns N' Roses 350,000
10 U2 345,000
Japan
1 B'z 58,550,000
2 Ayumi Hamasaki 33,230,000
3 Hikaru Utada 26,320,000
4 The Beatles 20,655,000
5 Carpenters 10,160,000
6 Madonna 9,180,000
7 Michael Jackson 8,705,000
8 Celine Dion 8,360,000
9 ABBA 8,150,000
10 Queen 8,110,000
Other Countries
USA - No30
Canada - No18
Brazil - No5
Mexico - No11
Australia - No14
New Zealand - No7
France - No12
Sweden - No10
Postby slightlymad » Sun Apr 15, 2018 5:56 pm
I don't think anyone has posted this from MJD's site. It's a breakdown of Album sales per country, interesting to see how well Queen have performed, especially in Europe!
Worldwide Album Sales
1 The Beatles 342,050,000
2 Michael Jackson 226,150,000
3 Elvis Presley 224,210,000
4 Pink Floyd 203,900,000
5 Madonna 195,700,000
6 The Rolling Stones 189,250,000
7 Elton John 178,700,000
8 Queen 178,020,000
9 Led Zeppelin 171,100,000
10 Celine Dion 167,525,000
Europe
1 The Beatles 88,390,000
2 Queen 87,910,000
3 Pink Floyd 85,950,000
4 Michael Jackson 81,000,000
5 Madonna 76,780,000
6 ABBA 70,390,000
7 U2 63,220,000
8 The Rolling Stones 61,850,000
9 Dire Straits 61,170,000
10 Celine Dion 56,280,000
UK
1 The Beatles 34,095,000
2 Queen 25,720,000
3 Elvis Presley 23,255,000
4 Michael Jackson 22,690,000
5 Madonna 22,490,000
6 Rod Stewart 20,980,000
7 Robbie Williams 18,930,000
8 ABBA 18,735,000
9 U2 18,070,000
10 Elton John 17,470,000
Germany
1 Queen 16,215,000
2 Phil Collins 14,290,000
3 Pink Floyd 13,900,000
4 ABBA 12,785,000
5 The Beatles 12,680,000
6 AC/DC 11,955,000
7 Michael Jackson 11,470,000
8 Madonna 11,075,000
9 The Rolling Stones 9,615,000
10 Robbie Williams 8,475,000
Holland
1 Queen 4,542,000
2 ABBA 3,695,000
3 Michael Jackson 3,560,000
4 U2 3,290,000
5 Dire Straits 3,205,000
6 Celine Dion 2,938,000
7 The Rolling Stones 2,926,000
8 Madonna 2,525,000
9 Andrea Bocelli 2,505,000
10 Pink Floyd 2,435,000
Spain
1 Pink Floyd 4,405,000
2 Gloria Estefan 4,345,000
3 Queen 4,330,000
4 Michael Jackson 3,750,000
5 Bruce Springsteen 3,555,000
6 Madonna 3,545,000
7 The Beatles 3,543,000
8 U2 3,420,000
9 Phil Collins 3,390,000
10 Elton John 3,218,000
Argentina
1 The Beatles 3,095,000
2 Queen 1,940,000
3 Pink Floyd 1,745,000
4 Michael Jackson 1,515,000
5 U2 1,410,000
6 Guns N' Roses 1,405,000
7 Phil Collins 1,315,000
8 Madonna 1,295,000
9 Led Zeppelin 1,185,000
10 Shakira 1,070,000
Austria
1 Queen 1,529,000
2 Michael Jackson 1,370,000
3 Pink Floyd 1,145,000
4 U2 1,050,000
5 Madonna 1,050,000
6 ABBA 965,000
7 Robbie Williams 945,000
8 Tina Turner 935,000
9 AC/DC 898,000
10 Eros Ramazzotti 865,000
Switzerland
1 Queen 1,955,000
2 Celine Dion 1,870,000
3 Eros Ramazzotti 1,660,000
4 Dire Straits 1,585,000
5 AC/DC 1,578,000
6 Madonna 1,570,000
7 Michael Jackson 1,515,000
8 Pink Floyd 1,435,000
9 U2 1,385,000
10 Phil Collins 1,380,000
Italy
1 Eros Ramazzotti 11,750,000
2 Pink Floyd 10,845,000
3 Madonna 8,435,000
4 Queen 6,955,000
5 U2 6,815,000
6 Dire Straits 6,385,000
7 Michael Jackson 5,620,000
8 Bruce Springsteen 4,890,000
9 Elton John 4,762,000
10 Andrea Bocelli 4,600,000
Finland
1 Madonna 729,000
2 ABBA 695,000
3 Queen 638,000
4 Metallica 561,000
5 Bruce Springsteen 546,000
6 Dire Straits 500,000
7 Celine Dion 481,000
8 Michael Jackson 412,000
9 Guns N' Roses 350,000
10 U2 345,000
Japan
1 B'z 58,550,000
2 Ayumi Hamasaki 33,230,000
3 Hikaru Utada 26,320,000
4 The Beatles 20,655,000
5 Carpenters 10,160,000
6 Madonna 9,180,000
7 Michael Jackson 8,705,000
8 Celine Dion 8,360,000
9 ABBA 8,150,000
10 Queen 8,110,000
Other Countries
USA - No30
Canada - No18
Brazil - No5
Mexico - No11
Australia - No14
New Zealand - No7
France - No12
Sweden - No10
The singles are downloads and stream plus physical sales
How many did Bohemian Rhapsody sell on its second release? Also does the figure include digital sales?
Don’t show Brian that list - he hasn’t got a song in the top 10!
Under pressure in there twice?!
Top selling artists worldwide, physical and digital sales.
1. The Beatles – 405,737,000 (as of Mar 2017)
2. Michael Jackson – 323,741,000 (as of Sep 2017)
3. Elvis Presley – 314,044,000 (as of Sep 2018)
4. Madonna – 241,134,000 (as of Aug 2017)
5. Queen – 238,637,000 (as of Oct 2017)
6. The Rolling Stones – 237,135,000 (as of Dec 2016)
7. Pink Floyd – 229,426,000 (as of Jun 2017)
8. Led Zeppelin – 200,459,000 (as of Aug 2016)
9. Elton John – 196,130,000 (as of Feb 2018)
10. U2 – 194,519,000 (as of Aug 2016)
11. Céline Dion – 193,422,000 (as of Sep 2016)
12. AC/DC – 191,030,000 (as of Feb 2018)
13. Eagles – 171,069,000 (as of Dec 2017)
14. Mariah Carey – 167,149,000 (as of Apr 2017)
15. Bruce Springsteen – 157,024,000 (as of Jul 2017)
16. Bee Gees – 156,874,000 (as of Apr 2017)
17. ABBA – 156,623,000 (as of Nov 2016)
18. Eminem – 154,954,000 (as of Aug 2016)
19. Barbra Streisand – 152,498,000 (as of Mar 2018)
20. Whitney Houston – 151,693,000 (as of May 2017)
https://chartmasters.org/2017/10/cspc-most-successful-artists-ever-data-collector/24/
1. The Beatles – 405,737,000 (as of Mar 2017)
2. Michael Jackson – 323,741,000 (as of Sep 2017)
3. Elvis Presley – 314,044,000 (as of Sep 2018)
4. Madonna – 241,134,000 (as of Aug 2017)
5. Queen – 238,637,000 (as of Oct 2017)
6. The Rolling Stones – 237,135,000 (as of Dec 2016)
7. Pink Floyd – 229,426,000 (as of Jun 2017)
8. Led Zeppelin – 200,459,000 (as of Aug 2016)
9. Elton John – 196,130,000 (as of Feb 2018)
10. U2 – 194,519,000 (as of Aug 2016)
11. Céline Dion – 193,422,000 (as of Sep 2016)
12. AC/DC – 191,030,000 (as of Feb 2018)
13. Eagles – 171,069,000 (as of Dec 2017)
14. Mariah Carey – 167,149,000 (as of Apr 2017)
15. Bruce Springsteen – 157,024,000 (as of Jul 2017)
16. Bee Gees – 156,874,000 (as of Apr 2017)
17. ABBA – 156,623,000 (as of Nov 2016)
18. Eminem – 154,954,000 (as of Aug 2016)
19. Barbra Streisand – 152,498,000 (as of Mar 2018)
20. Whitney Houston – 151,693,000 (as of May 2017)
https://chartmasters.org/2017/10/cspc-most-successful-artists-ever-data-collector/24/
publishing for "only" 18 years, i think, they did quite well.
but seeing something like IWTBF at the top of sales makes me wonder on their audience :-)
"the muppets" topping POTU ... well... odd!. but that's the way it goes.
quite interesting numbers. quite interesting preferences of the buyers. explains a lot of their setlist nowadays.
if only they would make their performances be more interesting by updating their playlist and shove in some songs that we didn't hear live, yet.
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well, let's see how THAT worldwide list develops after ABBA will have released their latest songs :-)
but seeing something like IWTBF at the top of sales makes me wonder on their audience :-)
"the muppets" topping POTU ... well... odd!. but that's the way it goes.
quite interesting numbers. quite interesting preferences of the buyers. explains a lot of their setlist nowadays.
if only they would make their performances be more interesting by updating their playlist and shove in some songs that we didn't hear live, yet.
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well, let's see how THAT worldwide list develops after ABBA will have released their latest songs :-)
Maybe my memory is failing but when was the Prophets Song released as a single in the UK?
It’s anazing scandal sales so low even though there were at least six variants to collect as far as I recall
The Prophet's Song wasn't a single, it's probably included because it's sold quite a lot. I was thinking that Keep Yourself Alive would've sold more than 10,000 even though it didn't chart. Princes Of The Universe wasn't a hit in the UK.
There’s a person on the other site called Enrique and he regularly updates sales figures from around the world , interesting how the band performs in different territories