Best-selling Single By Year
Here's a year-by-year look at the #1 best-selling songs of each of the past 20 years. From 1992 through 2004, the numbers are for physical singles. From 2005 on, they are for digital songs.
- 1992: "I Will Always Love You", Whitney Houston - 3,086,000
- 1993: "Whoomp! (There It Is)", Tag Team - 2,754,000
- 1994: "I'll Make Love To You", Boyz II Men - 1,627,000
- 1995: "Gangsta's Paradise", Coolio featuring L.V. - 2,534,000
- 1996: "Macarena (bayside boys mix)", Los Del Rio - 3,747,000
- 1997: "Candle In The Wind 1997", Elton John - 8,111,000
- 1998: "The Boy Is Mine", Brandy & Monica - 2,591,000
- 1999: "Believe", Cher - 1,707,000
- 2000: "Maria, Maria", Santana featuring The Product G&B - 1,337,000
- 2001: "Loverboy", Mariah Carey - 571,000
- 2002: "A Moment Like This", Kelly Clarkson - 600,000
- 2003: "This Is The Night", Clay Aiken - 948,000
- 2004: "I Believe", Fantasia - 401,000
- 2005: "Beverly Hills", Weezer - 962,000
- 2006: "Bad Day", Daniel Powter - 1,936,000
- 2007: "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", Soulja Boy Tell'em - 2,714,000
- 2008: "Bleeding Love", Leona Lewis - 3,420,000
- 2009: "Boom Boom Pow", The Black Eyed Peas - 4,762,000
- 2010: "California Gurls", Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg - 4,398,000
- 2011: "Rolling in the Deep", Adele - 5,813,000
Read more about this topic: List Of Best-selling Singles In The United States
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