List of best-selling singles of the 2000s in Australia
Guy Sebastian's single "Angels Brought Me Here" is the best selling single of the 2000s.
The highest-selling singles in Australia are ranked in the Australian Recording Industry Association singles chart, also known as the ARIA Charts, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The data are compiled from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores and Internet sales, in other words, both digital as well as CD sales.[1]
In January 2010, the Australian Recording Industry Association released a chart with the highest selling singles of the previous decade, using data from all 520 ARIA singles charts from 1 January 2000, to 31 December 2009.[2]
The winner of the first series of Australian Idol, Guy Sebastian, had the highest selling single of the decade, "Angels Brought Me Here". Angels Brought Me Here reached number one on the ARIA singles chart on 1 December 2003, and remained there for 3 weeks. It was followed by "The Prayer" by Anthony Callea, who was the runner up of Australian Idol second season. It reached number one, and remained there for 5 weeks.
All but 23 of the 100 songs that made the end of decade chart reached number one during the decade.
Top 100[]
| Position | Song title | Artist | Artist nationality |
Year | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Angels Brought Me Here" | Guy Sebastian | 2003 | 1 | |
| 2 | "The Prayer" | Anthony Callea | 2005 | 1 | |
| 3 | "I Gotta Feeling" | The Black Eyed Peas | 2009 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Poker Face" | Lady Gaga | 2008 | 1 | |
| 5 | "What About Me" | Shannon Noll | 2004 | 1 | |
| 6 | "So What" | Pink | 2008 | 1 | |
| 7 | "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | 2002 | 1 | |
| 8 | "Sexy Bitch" | David Guetta featuring Akon | 2009 | 1 | |
| 9 | "Sex on Fire" | Kings of Leon | 2008 | 1 | |
| 10 | "Love Story" | Taylor Swift | 2009 | 1 | |
| 11 | "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" | Las Ketchup | 2002 | 1 | |
| 12 | "Just Dance" | Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis | 2008 | 1 | |
| 13 | "Low" | Flo Rida featuring T-Pain | 2008 | 1 | |
| 14 | "Boom Boom Pow" | The Black Eyed Peas | 2009 | 1 | |
| 15 | "I'm Yours" | Jason Mraz | 2008 | 3 | |
| 16 | "Without Me" | Eminem | 2002 | 1 | |
| 17 | "Teenage Dirtbag" | Wheatus | 2000 | 1 | |
| 18 | "Right Round" | Flo Rida featuring Kesha | 2009 | 1 | |
| 19 | "Born to Try" | Delta Goodrem | 2003 | 1 | |
| 20 | "Dilemma" | Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland | 2002 | 1 | |
| 21 | "Whenever, Wherever" | Shakira | 2000 | 1 | |
| 22 | "I Kissed a Girl" | Katy Perry | 2008 | 1 | |
| 23 | "Bleeding Love" | Leona Lewis | 2008 | 1 | |
| 24 | "Shut Up" | The Black Eyed Peas | 2003 | 1 | |
| 25 | "Apologize" | Timbaland presents OneRepublic | 2007 | 1 | |
| 26 | "All Summer Long" | Kid Rock | 2008 | 1 | |
| 27 | "Use Somebody" | Kings of Leon | 2008 | 1 | |
| 28 | "Sweet About Me" | Gabriella Cilmi | 2008 | 1 | |
| 29 | "Like It Like That" | Guy Sebastian | 2009 | 1 | |
| 30 | "Hot n Cold" | Katy Perry | 2008 | 4 | |
| 31 | "Don't Cha" | The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes | 2005 | 1 | |
| 32 | "Halo" | Beyoncé | 2009 | 3 | |
| 33 | "I'm Outta Love" | Anastacia | 2000 | 1 | |
| 34 | "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" | Sandi Thom | 2006 | 1 | |
| 35 | "Where Is the Love?" | The Black Eyed Peas | 2003 | 1 | |
| 36 | "A Little Less Conversation" | Elvis vs. JLX | 2002 | 1 | |
| 37 | "No Air" | Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown | 2008 | 1 | |
| 38 | "Shake It" | Metro Station | 2008 | 2 | |
| 39 | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" | Beyoncé | 2009 | 5 | |
| 40 | "Meet Me Halfway" | The Black Eyed Peas | 2009 | 1 | |
| 41 | "Left Outside Alone" | Anastacia | 2004 | 1 | |
| 42 | "Tik Tok" | Kesha | 2009 | 1 | |
| 43 | "Predictable" | Delta Goodrem | 2003 | 1 | |
| 44 | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | Fergie | 2007 | 1 | |
| 45 | "Hero" | Enrique Iglesias | 2002 | 1 | |
| 46 | "Can't Fight the Moonlight" | LeAnn Rimes | 2001 | 1 | |
| 47 | "These Kids" | Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets | 2004 | 1 | |
| 48 | "Smooth Criminal" | Alien Ant Farm | 2001 | 1 | |
| 49 | "Lonely" | Akon | 2005 | 1 | |
| 50 | "Say My Name" | Destiny's Child | 2000 | 1 | |
| 51 | "Black Betty" | Spiderbait | 2004 | 1 | |
| 52 | "Axel F" | Crazy Frog | 2005 | 1 | |
| 53 | "When I Grow Up" | The Pussycat Dolls | 2008 | 1 | |
| 54 | "Get Shaky" | The Ian Carey Project | 2009 | 3 | |
| 55 | "In da Club" | 50 Cent | 2003 | 1 | |
| 56 | "Freestyler" | Bomfunk MC's | 2000 | 1 | |
| 57 | "The Last Day on Earth" | Kate Miller-Heidke | 2009 | 3 | |
| 58 | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | Kylie Minogue | 2001 | 1 | |
| 59 | "Bring Me to Life" | Evanescence | 2003 | 1 | |
| 60 | "Don't Stop the Music" | Rihanna | 2008 | 1 | |
| 61 | "You Found Me" | The Fray | 2009 | 1 | |
| 62 | "It Wasn't Me" | Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent | 2001 | 1 | |
| 63 | "SexyBack" | Justin Timberlake | 2006 | 1 | |
| 64 | "Angel" | Shaggy | 2001 | 1 | |
| 65 | "Over and Over" | Nelly featuring Tim McGraw | 2005 | 1 | |
| 66 | "Girlfriend" | Avril Lavigne | 2007 | 1 | |
| 67 | "Umbrella" | Rihanna featuring Jay-Z | 2007 | 1 | |
| 68 | "How You Remind Me" | Nickelback | 2001 | 2 | |
| 69 | "Lost Without You" | Delta Goodrem | 2003 | 1 | |
| 70 | "A Thousand Miles" | Vanessa Carlton | 2002 | 1 | |
| 71 | "Viva la Vida" | Coldplay | 2008 | 2 | |
| 72 | "Forever" | Chris Brown | 2008 | 7 | |
| 73 | "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" | A.R. Rahman and The Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger | 2009 | 1 | |
| 74 | "Hey Ya!" | Outkast | 2004 | 1 | |
| 75 | "What You Waiting For?" | Gwen Stefani | 2004 | 1 | |
| 76 | "Gives You Hell" | The All-American Rejects | 2009 | 3 | |
| 77 | "4 Minutes" | Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland | 2008 | 1 | |
| 78 | "Paparazzi" | Lady Gaga | 2009 | 2 | |
| 79 | "Untouched" | The Veronicas | 2008 | 2 | |
| 80 | "Hanging by a Moment" | Lifehouse | 2001 | 1 | |
| 81 | "Live Your Life" | T.I. featuring Rihanna | 2009 | 3 | |
| 82 | "The Way I Are" | Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson | 2007 | 1 | |
| 83 | "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" | Spiller | 2000 | 1 | |
| 84 | "The Climb" | Miley Cyrus | 2009 | 5 | |
| 85 | "Not Pretty Enough" | Kasey Chambers | 2002 | 1 | |
| 86 | "Straight Lines" | Silverchair | 2007 | 1 | |
| 87 | "Milkshake" | Kelis | 2004 | 2 | |
| 88 | "You Belong with Me" | Taylor Swift | 2009 | 5 | |
| 89 | "Evacuate the Dancefloor" | Cascada | 2009 | 3 | |
| 90 | "Flaunt It" | TV Rock featuring Seany B | 2006 | 1 | |
| 91 | "Behind Blue Eyes" | Limp Bizkit | 2004 | 4 | |
| 92 | "Complicated" | Avril Lavigne | 2002 | 1 | |
| 93 | "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" | Scissor Sisters | 2006 | 1 | |
| 94 | "Stan" | Eminem | 2001 | 1 | |
| 95 | "Bye Bye Bye" | 'N Sync | 2000 | 1 | |
| 96 | "The Fear" | Lily Allen | 2009 | 3 | |
| 97 | "Dream Catch Me" | Newton Faulkner | 2008 | 5 | |
| 98 | "Switch" | Will Smith | 2005 | 1 | |
| 99 | "Never Be the Same Again" | Melanie C | 2000 | 2 | |
| 100 | "If I Were a Boy" | Beyoncé | 2008 | 3 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "How are the ARIA Charts prepared each week?". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ Hart, Nicole (7 January 2010), "Guy Sebastian, Delta Goodrem & P!nk top ARIA's End of Decade Charts" (PDF), ARIA unveils the Top 100 Singles and Albums, Top 20 Music DVDs for the 2000s, Aria Charts, pp. 1–2, ISBN 0745649742, retrieved 22 February 2013.
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- Australian record charts
- 2000s in Australian music