List of best-selling singles in the Netherlands

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	Vader Abraham	"'t Smurfenlied"	400,000[4]
2003	Jamai Loman	"Step Right Up"	300,000[5]
1977	Boney M	"Ma Baker"	250,000[6]
1994	Marco Borsato	"Dromen 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	Egbert 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' Kleine	"Verleden tijd"	320,000[36]	4× Platinum‡
2021	Donnie & René 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

• List of best-selling singles
• List of best-selling singles by country
• Music of the Netherlands
• NVPI