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A copy of "Old Folks at Home" (1851), whose sales are estimated at over 20 million. This list contains some of the best-selling songs in terms of sheet music sales in music publishing history with reportedly copies of over 3 million. Figures on sheet music —as with record sales— reported by publishing firms were not always reliable. [1]
The "100 Greatest Songs from the Past 25 Years" was a list published by VH1 in 2003 to commemorate 25 years of iconic music since 1978. The list aimed to capture some of the most influential, popular, and enduring songs from 1978 to 2003. Hosted by Drea de Matteo. [1]
The song, recognized as "the best-selling single of all time", was released before the pop/rock singles-chart era and "was listed as the world's best-selling single in the first-ever Guinness Book of Records (published in 1955) and—remarkably—still retains the title more than 50 years later".
Another of Elvis’s greatest songs, “Hound Dog,” was first recorded by Black rhythm and blues singer Big Mama Thorton. When Elvis recorded it, the song became his longest-running #1 song. The ...
The song peaked at #14 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969, came in at #227 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time," and was added to the National Registry in 2014. Michael Ochs Archives ...
'We Found Love' by Rihanna, written by Calvin Harris. Scottish songwriter, DJ, and producer Calvin Harris is known for cranking out popular pop and dance hits, especially in the 2000s and '10s.
Hundreds of voters, who included elected officials, people from the music industry and from the media, teachers, and students, were asked in 2001 by the NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) and the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) to choose the top 365 songs (not necessarily by Americans) of the 20th century with historical ...
Created as a track for the disco film Saturday Night Fever (1977), "Stayin' Alive" became one of the greatest and most popular songs to ever arise from a movie soundtrack. Funnily enough, the song ...