# The best-selling singles in UK history: top 10 (Channel 4's The Ultimate Chart, 2002)

Channel 4's 2002 programme "The Ultimate Chart" ranked singles by their UK sales. Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" came first with about 4.86 million copies, ahead of Band Aid.

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- Aug 9, 2021 · Kazuya Endo
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## Top 10

1. **Candle in the Wind 1997 – Elton John** (15 · ▲15 ▼0) — 1997. UK sales: 4,864,611.
2. **Do They Know It's Christmas? – Band Aid** (12 · ▲12 ▼0) — 1984. UK sales: 3,550,000.
3. **Unchained Melody – Robson & Jerome** (11 · ▲11 ▼0) — 1995. UK sales: 1,843,701.
4. **Mull of Kintyre / Girls' School – Wings** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — 1977. UK sales: 2,050,000.
5. **Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring – Boney M** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — 1978. UK sales: 1,985,000.
6. **She Loves You – The Beatles** (7 · ▲9 ▼2) — 1963. UK sales: 1,890,000.
7. **Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — 1975. UK sales: 2,130,000.
8. **You're the One That I Want – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John** (5 · ▲8 ▼3) — 1978. UK sales: 1,975,000.
9. **Relax – Frankie Goes to Hollywood** (3 · ▲7 ▼4) — 1983. UK sales: 1,910,000.
10. **Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord – Boney M** (1 · ▲5 ▼4) — 1978. UK sales: 1,790,000.

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