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 "Dremen 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

See also

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