The following is an independently-determinedlist of best-selling singles by country. Depends on the measurement,record sales ofsongs are taken by estimations orcertifications. The singles listed here were cited by various media, such asdigital journalism, newspapers, magazines, and books.

Note that tables are incomplete due to a lack of available published data from a number of territories, unlike the United Kingdom and the United States with recognized national measurement firms andcertifying bodies such asOfficial Charts Company/British Phonographic Industry (BPI) andNielsen SoundScan/Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) respectively. Therefore, it is not an exhaustive list, so no rankings are given in certain cases.

• Additional information: The best-selling single in Argentina is also the best-selling record, attributed to eitherLeonardo Favio's "Fuiste Mia Un Verano" (1968) orEl rancho'e la Cambicha [es] (1950) for estimations as high as 1.5 and 5 million sold in the country respectively, by various national publications.^[18]

According to some estimates, "Miénteme" (1954) byOlga Guillot sold one million copies in Cuba,^[31] although figures lack of reliability.On Becoming Cuban (2008), author explained that by 1957, 3,000 records sold in Cuba was considered to be "commercially successful". Around this time, Rock 'n' Roll record sales approached $200,000 annually.^[32]

"Fatalidad" (1956 release, 1944 original recording) byJulio Jaramillo is according to some national newspapers, biggest Ecuatorian single, selling between 6,000 and 8,000 copies in its first-week.^[62]

• "Legalize It" is "one of Jamaica's top-selling singles".^[85]

Park Café sold 5,000 copies of amaxi-single recorded in 1986.^[89] Up to 1993, average sales records were between 1,000 and 2,000 units, according to local retailers and mechanical licensing reports from SACEM.^[89]

"Taxi Mary" by Fredu Abela (il-Bamboċċu) is considered to be Malta's highest selling record/single of all time.^[93] "Do They Know It's Christmas?" byBand Aid, sold "Hundreds of copies" in its first eight days.^[94]

• Additional information: According to a 1968 report, about 60,000 records were sold annually in Malta up that point, with 70% covered by singles, and three quarters of the records were of American or British origins. The remainder were principally Italian.^[96]

Additional information: Until 1965, the average of copies sold of singles in Norway, with a population of 3.5 million, was between 1,500 and 2,000 copies. In comparison, "I Love You Because" ofJim Reeves sold up that point 100,000 copies, which was considered a "tremendous amount" and became the highest-selling record in the country.^[104]

By September 2000, "Solo" byAlsou was considered to be the best-selling single ever in Russia. It sold at least 60,000 units in four weeks.^[141]

• List of best-selling singles
• List of best-selling albums by country
• List of best-selling sheet music

• ^‡Certification includeon-demand audio and videostreams andtrack sale equivalent