List of best-selling singles (UK) explained

These are the top 10 best selling singles in the UK.

Place	Artist	Single	Year	Copies Sold
01	Elton John	Candle In The Wind 1997	1997	4.8 million
02	Band Aid	Do They Know It's Christmas	1984	3.51 million
03	Queen	Bohemian Rhapsody	1975	2.13 million
04	Wings	Mull Of Kintyre	1977	2.05 million
05	Boney M	Rivers Of Babylon	1978	1.99 million
06	Frankie Goes To Hollywood	Relax	1984	1.91 million
07	The Beatles	She Loves You	1963	1.89 million
08	John Travolta and Olivia Newton John	You're The One That I Want	1978	1.87 million
09	Robson Green and Jerome Flynn	Unchained Melody	1995	1.82 million
10	Boney M	Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord	1978	1.79 million

Top 10 best selling singles of the 2000s

1. Will Young Anything Is Possible/Evergreen 1.79m
2. Gareth Gates Unchained Melody 1.34m
3. Shaggy ft. RikRok It Wasn't Me 1.174m
4. Tony Christie ft. Peter Kay (Is This The Way To) Amarillo 1.174m
5. Band Aid 20 Do They Know It's Christmas Time? 1.13m
6. Alexandra Burke Hallelujah 1.1m
7. Hear'Say Pure And Simple 1.079m
8. Shayne Ward That's My Goal 1.076m
9. Kylie Minogue Can't Get You Out Of My Head 1.074m
10. Bob The Builder Can We Fix It? 1.0m