150 Best Selling Singles of the 21st Century [127-136]

We start off this bunch with a few more recent hits from some of Britain's break-through artists of the past couple of years (all of whom have bigger hits to come) and then we get a bit retro.

127. WRITTEN IN THE STARS- Tinie Tempah Ft Eric Turner 591,000
128. LEGO HOUSE- Ed Sheeran 588,000
129. DO IT LIKE A DUDE- Jessie J 588,000
130. LEAVE RIGHT NOW- Will Young (69) 588,00

131. ANGEL- Shaggy Ft Reyvon (44) 588,000

I once tried to sing this at Karaoke; needless to say I couldn't do the Shaggy bits and it didn't turn out well.  This is a song that I always think is great until I actually make the effort to go and listen to it and it just doesn't deliver what I think it should in my mind.



132. WITHOUT ME- Eminem (72) 587,000

So Eminem makes a comeback (for the first time) and we were all beginning to wonder how many times he would leave the music industry then make a return.  Thankfully his most recent album and return to form has proved that it's all been worth it with a song which is much much higher in this countdown (he's also got a couple of other hits between here and there too.)



133. I'M YOURS- Jason Mraz 587,000
134. DANCE WIV ME- Dizzee Rascal Ft Calvin Harris & Chrome (80) 586,000

135. HALO- Beyonce 584,000

Despite Beyonce's massive influence on the charts over the past decade, since Destiny's Child parted ways she's only has four entries in the top 150; one power duet and three as a lead artist from her album 'I Am . . Sasha Fierce'. I think that says a lot more about the mid-decade plunge in sales rather than this woman's vocal performances as she is a force to be reckoned with.  I do love her big ballads: Irreplaceable, Best Thing I Never Had and Halo, as they just translate into such fantastic live performances. Here's Halo live at Glastonbury festival 2011.



136. HUNG UP- Madonna (70) 584,000


She's still going; but I think it's quite apparent that she's much more about her tours than her singles chart impact these days (see MDNA and accompanying singles).  This is her only entry on this countdown but I personally preferred her follow up #1 Sorry.