List of best-selling singles in Australia

This is a list of best-selling singles in Australia that have been certified by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Since 1983, ARIA certifies a single Platinum for shipment of 70,000 copies across Australia.[1] Single figures can include "qualifying streams" since July 2015. Since March 2022 this also includes Official Content streams on YouTube.[2] According to the ARIA rules, a "single" is a product that may include up to five songs, thus including various EPs,[3] which are also listed here.

All singles in this list must have won at least 10× ARIA Platinum Awards (700,000 copies). Prior to 1989, the values of the certifications were different, and a dearth of published data has made it difficult to source earlier release numbers.

Best-selling singles in Australia
List of best-selling singles in Australia according to ARIA's accreditations
Accreditation Sales Title Performer

nationality

 Artist Year
released
21× Platinum1,470,000 "Uptown Funk" ()Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars2015[4]
19× Platinum1,330,000 "Closer"The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey2016[5]
17× Platinum1,190,000 "Somebody That I Used to Know" ()Gotye featuring Kimbra2011[6]
"Shape of You"Ed Sheeran2017[5]
16× Platinum1,120,000 "All of Me"John Legend2013[4]
"Dance Monkey"Tones and I2019[5]
"Lose Yourself"Eminem2003[4]
"Perfect"Ed Sheeran2017[5]
15× Platinum1,050,000 "Party Rock Anthem" ()LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock2011[7]
"Roar"Katy Perry2013[8]
"Say You Won't Let Go"James Arthur2016[5]
"Wake Me Up"Avicii2013[6]
14× Platinum980,000 "Candle in the Wind 1997" /
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"		Elton John1997[9]
God Loves You When You're Dancing (EP)Vance Joy2013[4]
"Love the Way You Lie" ()Eminem featuring Rihanna2010[6]
"Old Town Road"Lil Nas X2019[5]
"Pumped Up Kicks"Foster The People2012[4]
"Sunflower"Post Malone and Swae Lee2019[4]
13× Platinum910,000 "Call Me Maybe"Carly Rae Jepsen2012[10]
"I Gotta Feeling"The Black Eyed Peas2009[6]
"Mr. Brightside"The Killers2005[4]
"Shake It Off"Taylor Swift2014[11]
"Thinking Out Loud"Ed Sheeran2014[12]
"Youngblood"5 Seconds Of Summer2018[5]
12× Platinum840,000 "Battle Scars" ()Guy Sebastian featuring Lupe Fiasco2011[6]
"Blinding Lights"The Weeknd2019[4]
"Riptide"Vance Joy2013[5]
"Sexy and I Know It"LMFAO2011[7]
"Shallow"Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper2019[5]
"Shotgun"George Ezra2018[4]
"Someone You Loved"Lewis Capaldi2019[5]
"Something Just like This" The Chainsmokers and Coldplay2017[4]
"Take Me to Church"Hozier2014[5]
11× Platinum770,000 "Bad Guy"Billie Eilish2019[5]
"Be Alright"Dean Lewis2018[5]
"Counting Stars"OneRepublic2013[6]
"Despacito" ()Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber2017[6]
"Don't You Worry Child"Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin2012[5]
"Eastside"Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid2018[5]
"Halo"Beyoncé2008[5]
"Happy"Pharrell Williams2014[13]
"Hey, Soul Sister"Train2010[5]
"Love Yourself"Justin Bieber2016[6]
"Moves like Jagger"Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera2011[7]
"Sex On Fire"Kings of Leon2008[4]
"Shut Up and Dance"Walk the Moon2014[4]
"Without Me"Eminem2002[4]
10× Platinum700,000 "Africa"Toto1983[5]
"Can't Stop the Feeling"Justin Timberlake2016[8]
"Gangnam Style"Psy2012[10]
"The Horses"Daryl Braithwaite1991[4]
"Lean On" () ()Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ2015[5]
"Love Story"Taylor Swift2009[6]
"One Dance" () ()Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla2016[6]
"Radioactive"Imagine Dragons2013[6]
"Rockstar"Post Malone featuring 21 Savage2017[6]
"Starboy" ()The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk2016[6]
"Thrift Shop"Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz2012[8]
"Thunder"Imagine Dragons2017[8]
"Thunderstruck"AC/DC1990[4]
"What Makes You Beautiful"One Direction2011[6]
"Wonderwall"Oasis1995[5]

Entries by artist

Only ten artists have achieved two or more best-selling songs in Australia. The following list includes both works as lead artist and as featured artist.

Entries Artist Country of origin Songs
3 Ed Sheeran  UK "Perfect", "Shape of You", "Thinking Out Loud"
Eminem  USA "Lose Yourself", "Love the Way You Lie", "Without Me"
2 The Chainsmokers "Closer", "Something Just like This"
Halsey "Closer", "Eastside"
Justin Bieber  CAN "Despacito", "Love Yourself"
LMFAO  USA "Party Rock Anthem", "Sexy and I Know It"
Post Malone "Rockstar", "Sunflower"
Taylor Swift "Love Story", "Shake It Off"
The Weeknd  CAN "Blinding Lights", "Starboy"
Vance Joy  Australia God Loves You When You're Dancing (EP), "Riptide"

See also

References
  1. "ARIA Charts - Gold and Platinum ARIA Accreditation Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. "Code of Practice for ARIA Charts" (PDF). ARIA. March 2022. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. "Code of Practice for ARIA Charts" (PDF). ARIA. March 2022. p. 19. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  10. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  11. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  12. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  13. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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