List of best-selling singles in the Netherlands

The following is a list of the best-selling singles in the Netherlands. Depends on the measurement, list is divided by claimed sales and official certifications from NVPI, which certification system operates since 1978.

List of best-selling singles

By claimed sales

Year	Artist	Title	Sales
1997	Elton John	"Candle in the Wind 1997"	600,000^[1]
1969	Johnny Hoes	"Och Was Ik Maar"	450,000^[2]
1978	Boney M	"Rivers of Babylon"	400,000^[3]
1977	The Smurfs music	"The Smurfs Song"	400,000^[4]
2003	Jamai Loman	"Step Right Up"	300,000^[5]
1977	Boney M	"Ma Baker"	250,000^[6]
1994	Marco Borsato	"Dromen Zijn Bedrog"	250,000^[7]
1965	Nini Rosso	"Il Silenzio"	250,000^[8]
1958	Schriebl & Hupperts	"Schnee-Walzer"	250,000^[9]
1960	The Blue Diamonds	"Ramona"	250,000^[10]
1978	John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John	"You're the One That I Want"	200,000^[11]
1990	Sinéad O'Connor	"Nothing Compares 2 U"	170,000^[12]
1997	Wes	"Alane"	170,000^[13]
1977	Eddy Ouwens	"I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead)"	160,000^[14]
1960	Elvis Presley	"It's Now or Never"	160,000^[15]
1976	ABBA	"Dancing Queen"	150,000^[16]
1970	D.C. Lewis	"Mijn Gebed"	135,000^[17]
1969	Percy Sledge	"My Special Prayer"	130,000^[18]
1976	BZN	"Mon Amour"	130,000^[19]
1989	Dave A. Stewart ft. Candy Dulfer	"Lily Was Here"	125,000^[20]
1968	Barry Ryan	"Eloise"	100,000^[18]
1976	Dillinger	"Cokane in My Brain"	100,000^[21]
1967	De Heikrekels	"Jij Bent Voor Mij Alleen"	100,000^[22]
1977	Donna Summer	"I Feel Love"	100,000^[14]
1968	Douwe	"Kom Uit De Bedstee Mijn Liefste"	100,000^[23]
1966	Frank Sinatra	"Strangers in the Night"	100,000^[24]
1970	Gilbert O'Sullivan	"Nothing Rhymed"	100,000^[25]
1968	Heintje	"Ich bau' Dir ein Schloß"	100,000^[26]
1967	Heintje	"Mamma"	100,000^[26]
1976	Julie Covington	"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"	100,000^[27]
1965	Nancy Sinatra	"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"	100,000^[24]
1966	The Monkees	"I'm a Believer"	100,000^[28]
1972	Mouth and MacNeal	"Hello-A"	100,000^[29]
1978	Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"	100,000^[30]
1970	Peter Maffay	"Du"	100,000^[25]
1967	Procol Harum	"A Whiter Shade of Pale"	100,000 ^[31]
1971	Rod McKuen	"Soldiers Who Want to be Heroes"	100,000^[32]
1971	Rod McKuen	"Without A Worry in the World"	100,000^[32]
1967	The Beatles	"Hello, Goodbye"	100,000^[33]
1968	The Beatles	"Hey Jude"	100,000^[26]
1965	The Rolling Stones	"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"	100,000^[34]
1969	Wilma	"80 Rode Rozen"	100,000^[35]
1968	Wim Sonneveld	"De Kat Van Ome Willem"	100,000^[23]

Highest certified singles

As of 2023
Year	Artist	Title	Sales	Certified sales
1997	Elton John	"Candle in the Wind 1997"	450,000^[36]	6× Platinum
2019	Emma Heesters with Rolf Sanchez	"Pa Olvidarte"	320,000^[36]	4× Platinum^‡
2019	Kris Kross Amsterdam with Maan, Tabitha featuring Bizzey	"Hij Is van mij"	320,000^[36]	4× Platinum^‡
2019	Kris Kross Amsterdam with Kraantje Pappie and Tabitha	"Moment"	320,000^[36]	4× Platinum^‡
2021	Kris Kross Amsterdam with Antoon and Sigourney K	"Vluchtstrook"	320,000^[36]	4× Platinum^‡
2018	Frenna & Lil' Klein	"Verleden tijd"	320,000^[36]	4× Platinum^‡
2021	Donnie & Rene Froger	"Bon Gepakt"	240,000^[36]	3× Platinum^‡
2019	Emma Heesters and Rolf Sanchez	"Pa Olvidarte"	240,000^[36]	3× Platinum^‡
2021	FLEMMING	"Amsterdam"	240,000^[36]	3× Platinum^‡
2021	Goldband	"Noodgeval"	240,000^[36]	3× Platinum^‡
2003	Jamai Loman	"Step Right Up"	240,000^[36]	4× Platinum
2019	Lil Nas X	"Old Town Road"	240,000^[36]	3× Platinum^‡
1994	Marco Borsato	"Dromen Zijn Bedrog"	225,000^[36]	3× Platinum
1994	Van Dik Hout	"Stil In Mij"	225,000^[36]	3× Platinum^‡
2015	Kenny B	"Parijs"	210,000^[36]	6× Platinum^‡
2015	Mike Posner	"I Took a Pill in Ibiza"	180,000^[36]	6× Platinum^‡
2018	Aya Nakamura	"Djadja"	160,000^[36]	2× Platinum^‡
2021	Donnie & Frans Duijts	"Frans Duits"	160,000^[36]	2× Platinum
2022	Claude	"Ladada (Mon dernier mot)"	160,000^[36]	2× Platinum
2021	FLEMMING	"Automatisch"	160,000^[36]	2× Platinum^‡
2020	Kris Kross Amsterdam with Tino Martin and Emma Heesters	"Loop niet weg"	160,000^[36]	2× Platinum^‡
2021	Kris Kross Amsterdam, Donnie & Tino Martin	"Vanavond (Uit M’n Bol)"	160,000^[36]	2× Platinum^‡
2022	Libianca	"People"	160,000^[36]	2× Platinum
2018	Frenna, Jonna Fraser, Emms & Idaly	"Louboutin"	150,000^[36]	2× Platinum

Notes

^‡Certification include on-demand audio and video streams and track sale equivalent

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[1] "Top 40 Classic: Elton John eert prinses Diana in 1997". Top 40. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

[2] "Zanger Johnny Hoes (94) overleden". Algemeen Dagblad. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

[3] "Boney M". Top 40. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

[4] "Vader Abraham". Top 40. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

[5] "'Ketchup song' best verkochte single van decennium". De Pers. 29 December 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

[6] "'Ma Baker' Top Dutch Single in '77 Chart Tally" (PDF). Billboard. 21 January 1978. p. 116. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

[7] "Global Music Pulse - Netherlands". Billboard. 11 February 1995. p. 55. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

[8] "Cash Box - Italy" (PDF). Cash Box. 5 April 1969. p. 54. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[9] "Cash Box - Holland" (PDF). Cash Box. 26 May 1964. p. 40. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[The_Book_of_Golden_Discs121-10] Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 121. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.

[11] "'Grease' Off & Running In U.K. and Holland". Billboard. 9 September 1978. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

[12] Hoos, Willemm (12 January 1991). "Nothing Compares To Sinead, Collins On Dutch Charts In '90" (PDF). Billboard. p. 65. Retrieved 4 January 2023 – via World Radio History.

[13] "Artist Information - Wes". Top 40. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[netherlands-14] "From the Music Capitals of the World - Amsterdam". Billboard. 29 October 1977. p. 79. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[15] Wapperom, Hemmy J.S. (June 26, 1961). "Connie Froboes Set For Festival". Billboard. p. 41. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Google Books.

[16] "Dutch Chart Recaps Rates ABBA Top Group in 1976". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 29 January 1977. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[17] "Cash Box - Holland" (PDF). Cash Box. 6 June 1970. p. 58. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[barryandpercy-18] "Holland - 1969 in Review" (PDF). Cash Box. December 27, 1969. p. 19 (scroll to page 139). Retrieved March 21, 2023.

[19] "Toen BZN nog stevige rock maakte". U Discover Music. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[20] "Candy Is Definitely Here" (PDF). Music & Media. 24 March 1990. p. 17. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

[21] "Where Is Dillinger?, Asks Ariola-Holland" (PDF). Billboard. 10 September 1977. p. 54. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[22] "From Music Capitals of the World - Amsterdam" (PDF). Billboard. 30 September 1967. p. 33. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[nederlands-23] "From Music Capitals of the World - Amsterdam" (PDF). Billboard. 16 November 1968. p. 64. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[sinatra-24] "Cash Box - Holland" (PDF). Cash Box. 12 November 1966. p. 56. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[netherlands2-25] "From Music Capitols of the World - Amsterdam" (PDF). Billboard. 8 May 1971. p. 64. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[billboard2-26] Robertshaw, Nick (2 November 1968). "From Music Capitals of the World - Amsterdam". Billboard. p. 67. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[27] "From the Music Capitals of the World". Billboard. 7 May 1977. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

[28] "Cash Box - Holland" (PDF). Cash Box. 30 December 1967. p. 46. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[29] "From the Music Capitals of the World - Amsterdam" (PDF). Billboard. 12 August 1972. p. 54. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[30] "MIDEM: Important Fair - Dutch" (PDF). Billboard. 24 January 1981. p. 91. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[31] "International - From The Music Capitols of the World - Amsterdam" (PDF). Billboard. 8 July 1967. p. 50. Retrieved 23 April 2023 – via World Radio History.

[rod-32] "McKuen - 3 Dutch Golds". Billboard. 18 March 1972. p. 54. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[33] "From Music Capitols of the World - Amsterdam". Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 4. 27 January 1968. p. 39. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 4 January 2023 – via Google Books.

[34] "From Music Capitols of the World - Amsterdam" (PDF). Billboard. 12 February 1966. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[35] Hageman, Bas (17 October 1970). "From Music Capitols of the World - Amsterdam". Billboard. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 21 March 2023 – via Google Books.

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