<P> It is notable that , according to Guinness World Records , `` White Christmas '' ( 1942 ) by Bing Crosby is the best - selling single worldwide , with estimated sales of over 50 million copies . The song recognized as `` the best - selling single of all time '' was released before the pop / rock singles - chart era and `` was listed as the world 's best - selling single in the first - ever Guinness Book of Records ( published in 1955 ) and -- remarkably -- still retains the title more than 50 years later '' . Also , Guinness World Records states that double A-side charity single `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' / `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' ( 1997 ) by Elton John , a tribute to the late Diana , Princess of Wales , is `` the biggest - selling single since UK and US singles charts began in the 1950s , having accumulated worldwide sales of 33 million copies '' , making it the second - best - selling single of all time . </P>
<P> It is notable that , according to Guinness World Records , `` White Christmas '' ( 1942 ) by Bing Crosby is the best - selling single worldwide , with estimated sales of over 50 million copies . The song recognized as `` the best - selling single of all time '' was released before the pop / rock singles - chart era and `` was listed as the world 's best - selling single in the first - ever Guinness Book of Records ( published in 1955 ) and -- remarkably -- still retains the title more than 50 years later '' . Also , Guinness World Records states that double A-side charity single `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' / `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' ( 1997 ) by Elton John , a tribute to the late Diana , Princess of Wales , is `` the biggest - selling single since UK and US singles charts began in the 1950s , having accumulated worldwide sales of 33 million copies '' , making it the second - best - selling single of all time . </P>
biggest selling song of all time in the world
biggest selling song of all time in the world
`` White Christmas '' ( 1942 ) by Bing Crosby
`` White Christmas '' ( 1942 ) by Bing Crosby