Top 100 Best Selling Singles Worldwide

  • 1950 - Little Richard

    1950 - Little Richard
    Fun fact about Little Richard
    He was third of twelve children
  • 1950 - Elvis Presley

    1950 - Elvis Presley
    Top 3 best selling songs
    - “Don't Be Cruel”
    - “All Shook Up”
    - “Love Me Tender”
  • 1950 - Jerry Lee Lewis

    1950 - Jerry Lee Lewis
    Top selling album
    - 1982 ~ The Wild One at the High School Hop
  • 1960 - The Beatles

    1960 - The Beatles
    The Beatles have sold 1.6 BILLION singles in the United States, and 177 million albums.
  • 1960 - The Rolling Stones

    1960 - The Rolling Stones
    They make around $10 Million per show
  • 1960 - Jimi Hendrix

    1960 - Jimi Hendrix
    Jimi Hendrix died from barbiturate overdose
  • 1970 - Michael Jackson

    1970 - Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson started his solo career in 1971
  • 1970 - The Sex Pistols

    1970 - The Sex Pistols
    Best selling album - 'No Feelings' From: 'Never Mind the Bollocks'
  • 1970 - Bruce Springsteen

    1970 - Bruce Springsteen
    His best selling album was 'Tunnel of Love' (1987)
  • 1970 - The Clash

    1970 - The Clash
    The biggest single was 'Rock the Casbah'
  • 1980 - Run-D.M.C.

    1980 - Run-D.M.C.
    Run-D.M.C. biggest concert was in 1985 at Live Aid
  • 1980 - Metalica

    1980 - Metalica
    Biggest performance was at "Monsters Of Rock" with 1,600,000 people
  • 1980 - Madonna

    1980 - Madonna
    Madonna gets paid $1 Million per night!
  • 1990 - Pearl Jam

    1990 - Pearl Jam
    Biggest tour was in 2018
  • 1990 - Whitney Houston

    1990 - Whitney Houston
    Biggest single "I wanna dance with somebody"
  • 1990 - Britney Spears

    1990 - Britney Spears
    First song she released was "Baby One More Time"