List of best-selling singles
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Claimed physical units
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Year
Artist
Title
Sales
1990
Leandro & Leonardo
"Pense em Mim [pt ] "
3,000,000[ 1]
1991
Leandro & Leonardo
"Paz na Cama"
1,500,000[ 1]
1982
Dalto
"Muito Estranho"
1,000,000[ 2]
2000
É o Tchan!
"Gera Samba"
1,000,000[ 3]
1989
Kaoma
"Lambada "
700,000[ 4]
1983
Ritchie
"Meinne Veneno"
700,000[ 5]
1987
Roberta Miranda
"Eterno chorar"
600,000[ 6]
1979
As Melidnrosas
"Esta Prohibdoo besar a las Melindrosas"
500,000[ 7]
1982
Blitz
"Você Não Soube Me Amar"
500,000[ 5]
1973
Junior
"Perdoname"
500,000[ 8]
1980
Nikka Costa
"Out Here on My Own "
500,000[ 9] [ 10]
1986
Fábio Jr.
"Sem Limites Pra Sonhar"
450,000[ 6]
1980
ABBA
"The Winner Takes It All "
300,000[ 11]
Highest-certified singles
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Highest certified singles in Brazil‡ (as of 2024)
Year
Artist
Title
Certified sales
2011
Rihanna
"We Found Love "
3,500,000[ 12]
2014
Mundo Bita
"Fazendinha"
2,500,000[ 13]
2014
Mundo Bita
"Viajar Pelo Safari"
2,500,000[ 13]
2012
Psy
"Gangnam Style "
2,500,000[ 14]
2015
Ellie Goulding
"Love Me like You Do "
2,250,000[ 15]
2015
Maroon 5
"Sugar "
2,250,000[ 16]
2013
Katy Perry
"Dark Horse "
2,000,000[ 17]
2016
Matheus & Kauan
"Quem Me Dera"
2,000,000[ 18]
2017
Mundo Bita
"Esplêndida Fauna"
2,000,000[ 13]
2023
Marília Mendonça
"Leão "
1,800,000[ 19]
2013
Avicii
"Wake Me Up "
1,500,000[ 20]
2020
Israel & Rodolffo [pt ]
"Batom de Cereja"
1,500,000[ 21]
2019
Matheus & Kauan
"Vou Ter Que Superar"
1,500,000[ 18]
2017
MC Fioti
"Bum Bum Tam Tam "
1,500,000[ 22]
2017
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee
"Despacito "
1,500,000[ 23]
2019
The Weeknd
"Blinding Lights "
1,440,000[ 24]
2018
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
"Shallow "
1,280,000[ 25]
2019
Felipe Araújo
"Atrasdinha - Ao Vivo No Rio De Janeiro"
1,200,000[ 26]
2022
Hugo & Guilherme & Marilia Mendonça
"Mal Feito"
1,200,000[ 27]
2018
Luana Prado
"Cobaia"
1,200,000[ 28]
2018
Matheus & Kauan
"Ao Vico Em A Cores"
1,200,000[ 18]
2018
Márcia Fellipe
"Quem Me Dera"
1,200,000[ 29]
2018
Melim
"Meu Abrigo"
1,200,000[ 30]
2019
Ariana Grande
"7 Rings "
960,000[ 31]
2019
Marília Mendonça
""Apaixonadinha""
900,000[ 19]
2020
Marília Mendonça
"Bebaça "
900,000[ 19]
2020
Marília Mendonça
"Bebi liguei"
900,000[ 19]
2020
Marília Mendonça
"Bem pior que eu"
900,000[ 19]
2019
Marília Mendonça
"Ciumeira"
900,000[ 19]
2019
Marília Mendonça
"Eu sei de cor"
900,000[ 19]
2019
Marília Mendonça
"Sem Sal"
900,000[ 19]
2019
Marília Mendonça
"Serenata"
900,000[ 19]
2019
Marília Mendonça
""Supera""
900,000[ 19]
2020
Marília Mendonça
""Todo mundo vai sofrer"
900,000[ 19]
2019
Marília Mendonça
""Troca de calçada""
900,000[ 19]
2015
Adele
"Hello "
750,000[ 32]
2010
Adele
"Rolling in the Deep "
750,000[ 32]
2017
The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
"Something Just Like This "
750,000[ 33]
2016
Ariana Grande
"Side to Side "
750,000[ 31]
2016
Justin Timberlake
"Can't Stop the Feeling! "
750,000[ 34]
2010
Shakira
"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) "
750,000[ 35]
2020
Ariana Grande
"Positions "
640,000[ 31]
2019
Marília Mendonça
"Infiel"
600,000[ 19]
2018
Marília Mendonça
"Amante não tem lar"
600,000[ 19]
2020
Marília Mendonça
"Bem pior que eu"
600,000[ 19]
2020
Marília Mendonça
"Passa Mal"
600,000[ 19]
2020
Marília Mendonça
"Quero você do jeito que quiser"
600,000[ 19]
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