Best-selling single of all time
The current best-selling single of all time record is 50 million copies, held by Bing Crosby, "White Christmas". Last checked October 14, 2026.
50
million copies
Bing Crosby, "White Christmas"
- Holder
- Bing Crosby, "White Christmas"
- Record
- 50 million copies
- Exact figure
- About 50 million copies (estimate)
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- TIME Yule laugh yule cry things you didnt know about beloved holiday songs
- BingCrosby.com From movie tie in to unprecedented blockbuster how bing crosbys white christmas conquered the holidays
- guinnessworldrecords.com Best selling single since charts began
- britannica.com Which holiday song is the biggest selling single of all time
- smithsonianmag.com Tragedy struck composer irving berlin on christmas day years later he would write one of the all time holiday classics
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