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duplicate entry

Bruno Mars - Grenade is listed twice

New section

Thinking about adding a section for the 20th century singles that ranks them by their certified singles, since they came out during the physical age and most of the artists haven't been streamed enough to distort the list we'd have a individual section of the highest certified singles from that period Never17 (talk) 18:38, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nice list there. Fantasy by Mariah Carey has 7.6 millions certified units and Always be my baby 6.7 millions both released 1995! 91.140.30.105 (talk) 23:39, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done, anything else? Never17 (talk) 01:30, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rocking around the Christmas tree by Brenda Lee 1958 has 7.3 millions certified units. 91.140.29.20 (talk) 23:47, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Will add all of these Never17 (talk) 01:43, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gangsta's paradise from Coolio feat L.V. 1995 has 7.5 millions certified units. 91.140.29.20 (talk) 23:59, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be missing you by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans feat 112 released 1997 has 9.1 millions certified units. 91.140.29.20 (talk) 00:07, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For the Highest Certified Singles section, a idea is that editors can use that as a reference on the individual pages for the Songs. So any song included there, can have the sales figure listed with "It's One of the Best Selling Songs of all time". For Example, Bohemian Rhapsody on it's page gets listed as "It's sold over 15 million copies worldwide and is one of the best selling singles of all time". Never17 (talk) 18:13, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Careless whisper by Wham got certified 7 times platinum by Riaa. It has 11 millions certified sales worldwide. Can you add to the list please? 91.140.29.102 (talk) 14:36, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yep Never17 (talk) 18:20, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Bohemian Rhapsody is not there, i am just helping nothing else. AnmollovesMercury (talk) 10:39, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: It is present in the "Highest-certified singles" section. Liu1126 (talk) 16:30, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Most-requested song

Though technically not typically released as a Single (in particular, the USA or UK), the song "Stairway to Heaven" is mentioned in its article as being the "most-requested song on FM radio stations in the United States at the time, despite never having been commercially released as a single in the US." Somehow it seems like it deserves a mention in this article, as even did "White Christmas". Misty MH (talk) 06:52, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Misty MH. Hardly no because this is about the best-selling singles, and no the most requested songs. --Apoxyomenus (talk) 15:34, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In the Summertime

The lead for "In the Summertime" says "It became one of the best-selling singles of all-time, and is the biggest-selling single of all-time by a British band, eventually selling 30 million copies.^[1]^[2]^[3]" but I don't see it on this page. Does it need adding, or has it dropped off the list? Stronach (talk) 13:57, 28 December 2024 (UTC) Stronach (talk) 13:57, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

^ Harris, Craig. "Ray Dorset – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
^ "The essential summer mix". The Guardian. 29 July 2006.
^ Nightingale, Laura (7 October 2015). "Mungo Jerry celebrates 45 years of In the Summertime at Camberley Theatre". Get Surrey. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[thirty1-1] Harris, Craig. "Ray Dorset – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

[thirty2-2] "The essential summer mix". The Guardian. 29 July 2006.

[thirty3-3] Nightingale, Laura (7 October 2015). "Mungo Jerry celebrates 45 years of In the Summertime at Camberley Theatre". Get Surrey. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

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