Top 40 Selling Songs of the Decade

Below are the Top 40 biggest selling songs of this decade - an updated list will be published once this year is out.

Unsurprisingly, the top 10 records are full of reality contestants, with 5 of the 10 records in the Top 10 being from Talent Competitions such as X Factor and Pop Stars.

It is also refreshing to see that in the last 12 months, we have had a couple of artists rapidly approach the 1 million mark who aren't from a reality show, proving that the industry is still alive and capable of producing big selling singles (Kings Of Leon and Lady Gaga)

However this decade's title goes to Will Young the winner of the first Pop Idol show with his debut single "Evergreen/Anything Is Possible"

Below is a list of the Top 40 singles of the decade with their respective sales.


1. Will Young - Evergreen/Anything Is Possible 1,795,000
2. Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody 1,400,000
3. Shaggy - It Wasn't Me 1,200,000
4. Alexandra Burke – Hallelujah 1,161,650
5. Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas 1,150,000
6. Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo 1,137,000 (1,197,000)
7. Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head 1,104,000
8. Shayne Ward - That's My Goal 1,100,000
9. Hear'Say - Pure & Simple 1,080,000
10. Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It 1,010,000

11. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love 971,500
12. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 970,000
13. Atomic Kitten - Whole Again 965,000
14. Kings of Leon – Sex On Fire 865,705
15. Leona Lewis - A Moment Like This 862,000
16. Lady GaGa – Poker Face 848,580
17. Enrique Iglesias - Hero 835,000
18. X Factor Finalists – Hero 802,000
19. DJ Otzi - Hey Baby 776,000
20. Eminem ft Dido - Stan 772,000

21. Westlife - Uptown Girl 768,000
22. Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling 762,790
23. Lady GaGa – Just Dance 749,115
24. S Club7 - Don't Stop Moving 742,000
25. All Saints - Pure Shores 721,000
26. Nelly & Kelly Rowland - Dilemma 710,000
27. Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out 707,000
28. Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation 700,000
29. Take That - Rule The World 686,925
30. Kings of Leon – Use Somebody 681,310

31. Rihanna - Umbrella 670,000
32. La Roux – In For The Kill 651,225
33. Sonique - Feels So Good 650,000
34. Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love 641,500
35. Girls Aloud - Sound Of The Underground 635,000
36. James Blunt - You're Beautiful 635,000
37. Cheryl Cole – Fight For This Love 632,090
38. Shakira - Whenever Wherever 631,000
39. S Club 7 - Never Had A Dream Come True 630,000
40. Robbie Williams - Rock DJ 629,000