Daft Punk, Atomic Kitten... Désormais 136 singles écoulés à 1 million d'exemplaires au UK

Crédits photo : pochette du single ''Get Lucky''
La semaine dernière, "Get Lucky" de Daft Punk est devenue la première chanson sortie en 2013 à séduire plus d'un million d'acheteurs outre-Manche, un carton phénoménal qui n'a pris au duo électro français que 69 jours, pour une moyenne de près de 14.500 ventes quotidiennes depuis sa sortie en avril ! Un exploit pour le groupe, qui a également battu des records en France avec le meilleur score digital de l'histoire pour "Get Lucky", écoulé à près de 39.000 exemplaires en trois jours seulement. "Get Lucky" est aussi millionnaire aux Etats-Unis mais s'est pour l'heure arrêtée en deuxième position du Hot 100, bloquée par un certain Robin Thicke. Outre-Manche, le succès de son tube "Blurred Lines" est également remarquablement et le titre devrait prochainement intégrer le club des millionnaires, devenant le 137ème membre de ce club très fermé.

Un millionnaire de plus pour Elton John

Car "Get Lucky" en est le 136ème alors que, en novembre dernier, la Official Chart Company publiait le classement des 123 singles écoulés à plus d'un million d'exemplaires. En huit mois à peine, treize titres supplémentaires ont donc passé ce cap. Certains sont très, très anciens, d'autres beaucoup plus récents, comme "Get Lucky" justement. Parmi les heureux élus, on savait déjà que "Gangnam Style" de PSY ou "We Are Young" de fun. avaient intégré les rangs des millionnaires, tout comme "Fight For This Love" de Cheryl Cole et "Call Me Maybe" de Carly Rae Jepsen.

Mais la OCC a annoncé de nouveaux noms qui ont atteint ce cap ces dernières semaines : "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" d'Elton John et Kiki Dee, sorti en 1976, "Mysterious Girl" de Peter Andre, paru en 1995, le tube "Whole Again" d'Atomic Kitten, qui avait passé quatre semaines en pole position en 2001, le carton rock "Use Somebody" des Kings Of Leon (2008), et enfin "The A Team", le premier tube d'Ed Sheeran, publié en 2011. Il s'agit du premier millionnaire pour tous ces artistes sauf Elton John, qui reste en tête du classement historique avec "Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind" qui, porté par l'émotion entourant le décès de la princesse Diana, avait séduit 4,91 millions d'acheteurs en 1997.

Le classement des 136 plus gros succès de l'histoire au Royaume-Uni

1. Elton John - "Candle in the Wind '97/Something About the Way..." (1997) / 4,91 millions
2. Band Aid - "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (1984) / 3,73 millions
3. Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975) / 2,40 millions
4. Wings - "Mull of Kintyre/Girls' School" (1977) / 2,07 millions
5. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - "You're the One That I Want" (1978) / 2,04 millions
6. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax" (1983) / 2,03 millions
7. Boney M - "Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl in the Ring" (1978) / 2,02 millions
8. The Beatles - "She Loves You" (1963) / 1,91 million
9. Robson & Jerome - "Unchained Melody/The White Cliffs of Dover" (1995) / 1,86 million
10. Wet Wet Wet - "Love Is All Around" (1994) / 1,86 million
11. Boney M - "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (1978) / 1,86 million
12. Stevie Wonder - "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (1984) / 1,84 million
13. Aqua - "Barbie Girl" (1997) / 1,80 million
14. Will Young - "Anything Is Possible/Evergreen" (2002) / 1,79 million
15. The Beatles - "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (1963) / 1,77 million
16. Cher - Believe (1998) / 1,77 million
17. Bryan Adams - "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (1991) / 1,75 million
18. Wham! - "Last Christmas/Everything She Wants" (1984) / 1,70 million
19. John Lennon - "Imagine" (1975) / 1,64 million
20. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - "Summer Nights" (1978) / 1,60 million
21. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Two Tribes" (1984) / 1,59 million
22. Puff Daddy & Faith Evans - "I'll Be Missing You" (1997) / 1,58 million
23. Human League - "Don't You Want Me" (1981) / 1,56 million
24. Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You" (1992) / 1,55 million
25. Various Artists - "Perfect Day" (1997) / 1,55 million
26. Baddiel & Skinner & Lightning Seeds - "Three Lions" (1996) / 1,54 million
27. The Beatles - "Can't Buy Me Love" (1964) / 1,54 million
28. Britney Spears - "...Baby One More Time" (1999) / 1,52 million
29. Ken Dodd - "Tears" (1965) / 1,52 million
30. Celine Dion - "My Heart Will Go On" (1998) / 1,50 million
31. Culture Club - "Karma Chameleon" (1983) / 1,49 million
32. Village People - "YMCA" (1978) / 1,47 million
33. Survivor - "Eye of the Tiger" (1982) / 1,46 million
34. George Michael - "Careless Whisper" (1984) / 1,46 million
35. Coolio feat. LV - "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995) / 1,45 million
36. Adele - "Someone Like You" (2011) / 1,45 million
37. Bill Haley & His Comets - "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" (1955) / 1,43 million
38. The Beatles - "I Feel Fine" (1964) / 1,42 million
39. The Seekers - "The Carnival Is Over" (1965) / 1,42 million
40. Jennifer Rush - "The Power of Love" (1985) / 1,40 million
41. The Beatles - "We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper" (1964) / 1,39 million
42. Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera - "Moves Like Jagger" (2011) / 1,39 million
43. Engelbert Humperdinck - "Release Me" (1967) / 1,38 million
44. The Fugees - "Killing Me Softly" (1996) / 1,38 million
45. Gotye feat. Kimbra - "Somebody That I Used to Know" (2011) / 1,35 million
46. Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling" (2009) / 1,35 million
47. Gareth Gates - "Unchained Melody" (2002) / 1,34 million
48. Spice Girls - "Wannabe" (1996) / 1,34 million
49. Dexy's Midnight Runners - "Come on Eileen" (1982) / 1,33 million
50. Tony Christie feat. Peter Kay - "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" (2005) / 1,32 million
51. Shaggy feat. RikRok - "It Wasn't Me" (2001) / 1,32 million
52. Oasis - "Wonderwall" (1995) / 1,32 million
53. All Saints - "Never Ever" (1997) / 1,32 million
54. Celine Dion - "Think Twice" (1994) / 1,32 million
55. Soft Cell - "Tainted Love" (1981) / 1,29 million
56. Blondie - Heart of Glass" (1979) / 1,28 million
57. Elvis Presley - "It's Now or Never" (1960) / 1,26 million
58. Run DMC Vs Jason Nevins - "It's Like That" (1997) / 1,26 million
59. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris - "We Found Love" (2011) / 1,26 million
60. Kings of Leon - "Sex on Fire" (2008) / 1,25 million
61. Alexandra Burke - "Hallelujah" (2008) / 1,25 million
62. Paul Anka - "Diana" (1957) / 1,25 million
63. Tom Jones - "Green, Green Grass of Home" (1966) / 1,24 million
64. Slade - "Merry Xmas Everybody" (1973) / 1,23 million
65. Art Garfunkel - "Bright Eyes" (1979) / 1,20 million
66. Steps - "Heartbeat/Tragedy" (1998) / 1,19 million
67. LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennet & Goonrock - "Party Rock Anthem" (2011) / 1,19 million
68. Harry Belafonte - "Mary's Boy Child" (1957) / 1,19 million
69. Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe" (2012) / 1,18 million
70. New Order - "Blue Monday" (1983) / 1,18 million
71. Engelbert Humperdinck - "The Last Waltz" (1967) / 1,17 million
72. Michael Jackson - "Earth Song" (1995) / 1,17 million
73. Band Aid 20 - "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (2004) / 1,17 million
74. Bruno Mars - "Just the Way You Are" (2010) / 1,17 million
75. Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (2001) / 1,16 million
76. Mr Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band - "Stranger on the Shore" (1961) / 1,16 million
77. David Soul - "Don't Give Up on Us" (1976) / 1,16 million
78. Whigfield - "Saturday Night" (1994) / 1,15 million
79. Babylon Zoo - "Spaceman" (1996) / 1,15 million
80. Gary Glitter - "I Love You Love Me Love" (1973) / 1,14 million
81. Robbie Williams - "Angels" (1997) / 1,14 million
82. Boyzone - "No Matter What" (1998) / 1,13 million
83. Jessie J feat. B.o.B - "Price Tag" (2011) / 1,13 million
84. Lady Gaga - "Poker Face" (2009) / 1,12 million
85. Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn" (1997) / 1,12 million
86. James Arthur - "Impossible" (2012) / 1,12 million
87. Robson & Jerome - "I Believe/Up on the Roof" (1995) / 1,12 million
88. Spice Girls - "2 Become 1" (1996) / 1,11 million
89. Eminem feat. Rihanna - "Love the Way You Lie" (2010) / 1,11 million
90. Ian Dury and the Blockheads - "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" (1978) / 1,11 million
91. Ray Parker, Jr. - "Ghostbusters" (1984) / 1,11 million
92. Teletubbies - "Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh!" (1997) / 1,11 million
93. Shayne Ward - "That's My Goal" (2005) / 1,10 million
94. Frank Ifield - "I Remember You" (1962) / 1,10 million
95. Pink Floyd - "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" (1979) / 1,10 million
96. Hear'Say - "Pure and Simple" (2001) / 1,09 million
97. Take That - "Back for Good" (1995) / 1,08 million
98. The Beatles - "Hey Jude" (1968) / 1,08 million
99. Rihanna - "Only Girl (In the World)" (2010) / 1,08 million
100. Eiffel 65 - "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (1999) / 1,08 million
101. ABBA - "Dancing Queen" (1976) / 1,07 million
102. Aerosmith - "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (1998) / 1,07 million
103. Donna Summer - "I Feel Love" (1977) / 1,07 million
104. Cliff Richard & the Shadows - "The Young Ones" (1962) / 1,06 million
105. Leona Lewis - "Bleeding Love" (2007) / 1,06 million
106. Black Box - "Ride on Time" (1989) / 1,06 million
107. Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" (2006) / 1,06 million
108. Irene Cara - "Fame" (1982) / 1,05 million
109. The Righteous Brothers - "Unchained Melody" (1965) / 1,05 million
110. Adam and the Ants - "Stand & Deliver" (1981) / 1,04 million
111. Gloria Gaynor - "I Will Survive" (1979) / 1,03 million
112. Billy Joel - "Uptown Girl" (1983) / 1,03 million
113. Rod Stewart - "Sailing" (1975) / 1,03 million
114. Bob the Builder - "Can We Fix It?" (2000) / 1,02 million
115. The Archies - "Sugar Sugar" (1969) / 1,02 million
116. Bing Crosby/Ken Darby Singers/John Scott Trotter Orchestra - "White Christmas" (1942) / 1,02 million
117. PSY - "Gangnam Style" (2012) / 1,02 million
118. Brotherhood of Man - "Save Your Kisses for Me" (1976) / 1,01 million
119. The Pogues - "Fairytale of New York" (1987) / 1,02 million
120. Tight Fit - "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (1982) / 1,01 million
121. fun. feat. Janelle Monae - "We Are Young" (2012) / 1,01 million
122. The New Seekers - "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" (1971) / 1,01 million
123. Julie Covington - "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (1976) / 1,01 million
124. Matt Cardle - "When We Collide" (2010) / 1,01 million
125. The Simon Park Orchestra - "Eye Level" (1972) / 1,01 million
126. Showaddywaddy - "Under the Moon of Love" (1976) / 1,00 million
127. Little Jimmy Osmond - "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" (1972) / 1,00 million
128. Cheryl Cole - "Fight For This Love" (2009) / 1,00 million
129. Dawn feat. Tony Orlando - "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" (1973) / 1,00 million
130. David Guetta feat. Sia - "Titanium" / 1,00 million
131. Elton John & Kiki Dee - "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" / 1,00 million
132. Peter Andre feat. Bubbler Ranx - "Mysterious Girl" / 1,00 million
133. Atomic Kitten - "Whole Again" / 1,00 million
134. Ed Sheeran - "The A Team" / 1,00 million
135. Kings of Leon - "Use Somebody" / 1,00 million
136. Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers - "Get Lucky" / 1,00 million