List of best-selling singles in Canada

This is a list of best selling singles in Canada based on sources such as Nielsen Soundscan Canada.

Best-selling Records

Rank Artist Song Year Sales[1][2][3][4] Certifications[5]
1 Celine Dion "Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore" 1995 2,100,000 21× Platinum
2 LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem" 2011 846,000 6× Platinum
3 Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I. "Blurred Lines" 2013 799,000 9× Platinum
4 Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger" 2011 784,000 8× Platinum
5 Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz "Thrift Shop" 2012 768,000 8× Platinum
6 Adele "Rolling in the Deep" 2011 754,000 9× Platinum
7 Gotye featuring Kimbra "Somebody That I Used To Know" 2011 743,000
8 LMFAO "Sexy and I Know It" 2011 730,000 2× Platinum
9 Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling" 2009 711,000 10× Platinum (Diamond)
10 Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" 2012 701,000 8× Platinum
11 Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc "Wake Me Up" 2013 696,000 Platinum
12 Pitbull featuring Afrojack, Nayer and Ne-Yo "Give Me Everything" 2011 541,000 7× Platinum
13 Pharrell Williams "Happy" 2013 530,000 6× Platinum
14 Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk" 2014 526,000 7× Platinum
15 Adele "Someone Like You" 2011 522,000 7× Platinum
16 Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe "We Are Young" 2012 518,000 7× Platinum
17 Psy "Gangnam Style" 2012 502,000 4× Platinum

References

  1. MacNeil, Jason (January 14, 2013). "Adele, Carly Rae Jepsen, Celine Dion Rule Nielsen/Billboard 2012 Canadian Music Industry Report". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  2. Bliss, Karen (January 10, 2014). "Canada's Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  3. "2014 Nielsen Canada Music Report" (PDF). Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  4. "2015 Nielsen Mid-year Music Canada Report" (PDF). Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  5. "Music Canada Gold/Platinum". Retrieved February 9, 2015.
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