UK Official Singles Chart - 65 Years of Best-Selling Singles 1952-2017

Source: Note this is the best-selling within the year, not in total, as very often the single continues to sell more in later years (and sometimes other singles released within a particular year will go on to outsell the year-end winner (e.g. Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan’s “Especially for You“ (from 1988) ultimately outsold “Mistletoe and Wine“). The song that is played b