Holiday Rap
"Holiday Rap" is a 1986 rap song recorded by Dutch duo MC Miker G & DJ Sven. The debut single of the duo, it was released in most European countries in 1986 and achieved success, topping the chart in France (it was the first number-one rap hit and the 591st best-selling single of all time in that country), Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands. While a relative failure in the U.S., the single managed to reach the Top 10 in Canada in the spring of 1987.
Candle in the Wind
In 1997, John performed a rewritten version of the song as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. This version of the song was released as a single and reached No. 1 in many countries, proving a much greater success than the original, officially being listed as the second best - selling single of all time, behind Bing Crosby's ``White Christmas ''.
Carrie Underwood
Underwood's debut album, Some Hearts, was released on November 15, 2005, entering the Billboard charts with 315,000 copies sold, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums and at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The large first week sales of Some Hearts made it the biggest debut of any country artist since the advent of the SoundScan system in 1991. Some Hearts became the best - selling album of 2006 in all genres in the United States. The album was also the best - selling country album of both 2006 and 2007, making Underwood the first female artist in Billboard history to earn back - to - back honors for Top Country Album. Additionally, it was the best - selling female country album of 2005, 2006, and 2007. Some Hearts has since become the fastest - selling debut country album in the history of the SoundScan era, the best - selling solo female debut album in country music history, the best - selling Country album of the last 14 years, and the best - selling album by an American Idol alumni in the US. The album is certified eight times platinum by the RIAA, the highest album certification of any country artist to emerge since 2000.
Kung Fu Fighting
``Kung Fu Fighting ''is a disco song by Carl Douglas, with production by Biddu. It was released as a single in 1974 on the cusp of a chopsocky film craze and rose to the top of the British, Australian and American charts, in addition to reaching the top of the Soul Singles chart. It received a Gold certification from the RIAA in 1974 and popularized disco music. It eventually went on to sell eleven million records worldwide, making it one of the best - selling singles of all time. The song uses the quintessential Oriental riff, a short musical phrase that is used to signify Chinese culture.
List of best-selling video games
This is a list of the best - selling video games of all time. The best - selling video game to date is Tetris, a tile - matching puzzle video game originally released for the Electronika 60 in 1984 and then popularised upon its Game Boy release in 1989. The game has been ported to a wide range of platforms and sold in excess of 170 million units, including 100 million paid downloads on mobile phones and 35 million as sales for the Game Boy version. Minecraft is the only other video game to have sold over 100 million units, with 122 million units sold as of February 2017. Excluding mobile sales, the best - selling video game of all time is Wii Sports with 82.81 million units sold, while Tetris is the fourth best - selling with sales of 70 million units.
I Will Always Love You
Parton's version of ``I Will Always Love You ''was a commercial success. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart twice. It first reached number one in June 1974, and then in October 1982, with her re-recording on the soundtrack of the movie version of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, making Parton the first singer ever to achieve the number one position twice with the same song. Whitney Houston recorded her version of the song for the 1992 film The Bodyguard. Her single spent 14 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart making it one of the best - selling singles of all time. It also holds the record for being the best - selling single by a woman in music history. Houston's version of`` I Will Always Love You'' re-entered the charts in 2012 after her death, making it the second single ever to reach the top three on the Billboard Hot 100 in separate chart runs. The song has been recorded by many other significant artists including Linda Ronstadt and John Doe.
List of best-selling singles
According to Guinness World Records, ``White Christmas ''(1942) by Bing Crosby is the best - selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies. The song recognized as`` the best - selling single of all time'' was released before the pop / rock singles - chart era and ``was listed as the world's best - selling single in the first - ever Guinness Book of Records (published in 1955) and -- remarkably -- still retains the title more than 50 years later. ''Guinness World Records states that double A-side charity single`` Candle in the Wind 1997'' / ``Something About the Way You Look Tonight ''(1997) by Elton John, a tribute to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, is`` the biggest - selling single since UK and US singles charts began in the 1950s, having accumulated worldwide sales of 33 million copies,'' making it the second - best - selling single of all time.
Sammy Johns
Sammy Johns (February 7, 1946 – January 4, 2013) was an American country singer-songwriter, best known for his million-selling 1975 hit single, "Chevy Van".
Come On Over
Come On Over is the third studio album recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997. It became the best - selling country music album, the best - selling studio album by a female act, and the best selling album by a Canadian. It is the sixth best - selling album in the United States.
Taylor Swift
According to RIAA, Swift is the second - best - selling digital singles artist in the United States, with cumulative single certifications of 106.5 million digital downloads and on - demand streaming. Meanwhile, US total album sales stand at 31.4 million copies. With estimated sales of over 40 million albums and 130 million singles worldwide, Swift is one of the best - selling music artists.
Bohemian Rhapsody
When it was released as a single, ``Bohemian Rhapsody ''became a commercial success, staying at the top of the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks and selling more than a million copies by the end of January 1976. It reached number one again in 1991 for another five weeks when the same version was re-released following Mercury's death, eventually becoming the UK's third - best - selling single of all time. It is also the only song to be the UK Christmas number one twice by the same artist. It topped the charts in several other markets as well, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and The Netherlands, later becoming one of the best - selling singles of all time selling over 6 million copies worldwide. In the United States, the song originally peaked at number nine in 1976. It returned to the chart at number two in 1992, and also appeared in the film Wayne's World, which contributed to the revival of its American popularity.
Whitney Houston
Houston made her screen acting debut in the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard (1992). She recorded seven songs for the film's soundtrack, including "I Will Always Love You", which received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became the best-selling single by a woman in music history. The soundtrack album received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and remains the world's best-selling soundtrack album of all time. Houston made other high-profile film appearances, including Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). The theme song "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" became her eleventh and final number-one single on the Hot 100 chart, while The Preacher Wife's soundtrack became the best-selling gospel album in history.
Danger Zone (song)
``Danger Zone ''is a song, with music composed by Giorgio Moroder and lyrics written by Tom Whitlock, which American singer - songwriter Kenny Loggins recorded and released in 1986. The song was one of the hit singles from the soundtrack to the 1986 American motion picture Top Gun, the best selling soundtrack of 1986 and one of the best selling of all time. According to Allmusic.com, the album`` remains a quintessential artifact of the mid - '80s'' and the album's hits ``still define the bombastic, melodramatic sound that dominated the pop charts of the era. ''
List of best-selling video games
This is a list of the best - selling video games of all time. The best - selling video game to date is Tetris, a tile - matching puzzle video game originally released for the Electronika 60 in 1984 and then popularised upon its Game Boy release in 1989. The game has been ported to a wide range of platforms and sold in excess of 170 million units, including 100 million paid downloads on mobile phones and 35 million as sales for the Game Boy version. Minecraft is the only other video game to have sold over 100 million units, with 122 million units sold as of February 2017. Excluding mobile sales, the best - selling video game of all time is Wii Sports with 82.83 million units sold, while Tetris is the fourth best - selling with sales of 70 million units.
Dennis Crosby
Dennis Michael Crosby (July 13, 1934 – May 4, 1991) was an American singer and occasional actor, the son of singer and actor Bing Crosby and his first wife Dixie Lee, and twin brother of Phillip Crosby. He was the father of actress Denise Crosby and screenwriter/film producer Gregory Crosby ("Hacksaw Ridge").
It's Now or Never (song)
``It's Now or Never ''is a ballad recorded by Elvis Presley in 1960. It is one of two popular songs based on the Italian song`` 'O Sole mio'' (music by Eduardo di Capua), the other being ``There's No Tomorrow '', recorded by U.S. singer Tony Martin in 1949, which inspired Presley's version. The lyrics were written by Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold. The single is the second best - selling single by Presley, and one of the best - selling singles of all time.
List of best-selling video games
This is a list of the best - selling video games of all time. The best - selling video game to date is Tetris, a tile - matching puzzle video game originally released for the Electronika 60 in 1984 and then popularised upon its Game Boy release in 1989. The game has been ported to a wide range of platforms and sold in excess of 170 million units, including 100 million paid downloads on mobile phones and 35 million as sales for the Game Boy version. Minecraft is the only other video game to have sold over 100 million units, with 144 million units sold as of January 2018. The best - selling game on a single platform is Wii Sports, with nearly 83 million sales for the Wii console.
Beyoncé
Her debut single, "Crazy in Love" was named VH1's "Greatest Song of the 2000s", NME's "Best Track of the 00s" and "Pop Song of the Century", considered by Rolling Stone to be one of the 500 greatest songs of all time, earned two Grammy Awards and is one of the best-selling singles of all time at around 8 million copies. The music video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", which achieved fame for its intricate choreography and its deployment of jazz hands, was credited by the Toronto Star as having started the "first major dance craze of both the new millennium and the Internet", triggering a number of parodies of the dance choreography and a legion of amateur imitators on YouTube. In 2013, Drake released a single titled "Girls Love Beyoncé", which featured an interpolation from Destiny Child's "Say My Name" and discussed his relationship with women. In January 2012, research scientist Bryan Lessard named Scaptia beyonceae, a species of horse fly found in Northern Queensland, Australia after Beyoncé due to the fly's unique golden hairs on its abdomen. In July 2014, a Beyoncé exhibit was introduced into the "Legends of Rock" section of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The black leotard from the "Single Ladies" video and her outfit from the Super Bowl half time performance are among several pieces housed at the museum.
Sweet Dreams My LA Ex
"Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" is the debut single by English singer-songwriter Rachel Stevens. It was released on 15 September 2003 as lead single from her first solo album, "Funky Dory". Originally written for Britney Spears, the song was produced by Swedish Bloodshy & Avant. The single is Stevens's most successful single to date, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It was the 22nd best-selling single of 2003 in the United Kingdom, selling 210,000 copies. It has sold over 233,000 copies as of 2013.
List of best-selling video games
This is a list of the best - selling video games of all time. The best - selling video game to date is Tetris, a tile - matching puzzle video game originally released for the Electronika 60 in 1984 and then popularised upon its Game Boy release in 1989. The game has been ported to a wide range of platforms and sold in excess of 170 million copies, including 100 million paid downloads on mobile phones and 35 million as sales for the Game Boy version. Minecraft is the only other video game to have sold over 100 million copies, with 144 million units sold as of January 2018. The best - selling game on a single platform is Wii Sports, with nearly 83 million sales for the Wii console.
Whose dad hold's the record for the best selling single of all time?
who has the best selling single of all time
Bing Crosby
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Phillip Crosby