This is a list of best-selling singles in the world . The Guinness World Records named the holiday single "White Christmas " (1942) by Bing Crosby as the best-selling single worldwide. According to Guinness , "White Christmas" sold over 50 million copies. The single is known as the "best-selling single of all time". It was released before music charts were created. The song "Candle in the Wind 1997 "/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight " (1997) by Elton John , is "the biggest-selling single since UK and US singles charts began in the 1950s". The recording was a tribute to Princess Diana . It sold 33 million copies, making it the third best-selling single of all time.
a.^ Sales figure includes digital sales.
b.^ Sales figure includes 'equivalent track streams'.
c.^ Sales figure includes physical sales.
d.^ Sales figure includes ringback tone sales not counted by the IFPI .
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