Juno Award for Best Selling Single

The "Juno Award for Best Selling Single" was awarded from 1975-1993 for the best selling single in Canada. It was also known as "Best Selling International Single" and "International Single of the Year".

Winners

Best Selling International Single (1975 - 1980)

• 1975 - Paper Lace, "The Night Chicago Died"
  • Paul McCartney & Wings, "Band on the Run"
  • Ray Stevens, "The Streak"
  • Charlie Rich, "The Most Beautiful Girl"
  • George McCrae, "Rock Your Baby"
• 1976 - The Captain and Tennille, "Love Will Keep Us Together"
  • Carol Douglas. "Doctor's Orders"
  • Dickie Goodman, "Mr. Jaws"
  • KC and the Sunshine Band, "That's the Way (I Like It)"
  • Shirley & Company, "Shame, Shame, Shame"
• 1977 - Tina Charles, "I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)"
  • Bay City Rollers, "Saturday Night"
  • Rick Dees, "Disco Duck"
  • KC and the Sunshine Band, "That's the Way (I Like It)"
  • Walter Murphy, "A Fifth of Beethoven"
• 1978 - Leo Sayer, "When I Need You"
  • Debby Boone, "You Light Up My Life"
  • Donna Summer, "I Feel Love"
  • Elvis Presley, "My Way"
  • Meco, "Star Wars Theme"
• 1979 - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, "You're the One That I Want"
  • Bee Gees, "Night Fever"
  • Bee Gees, "Stayin' Alive"
  • Frankie Valli, "Grease"
  • A Taste of Honey, "Boogie Oogie Oogie"
• 1980 - Blondie, "Heart of Glass"
  • Patrick Hernandez, "Born to Be Alive"
  • Rod Stewart, "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"
  • Chic, "Le Freak"
  • Village People, "Y.M.C.A."

International Single of the Year (1981 - 1991)

• 1981 - Pink Floyd, "Another Brick in the Wall"
  • Queen, "Another One Bites the Dust"
  • Lipps Inc., "Funkytown"
  • Billy Joel, "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
  • The Sugarhill Gang, "Rapper's Delight"
• 1982 - Kim Carnes, "Bette Davis Eyes"
  • Kool & the Gang, "Celebration"
  • Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, "Endless Love"
  • Stars on 45, "Stars on 45" (Medley: "Venus" / "Sugar, Sugar" / "No Reply" / "I'll Be Back" / "Drive My Car" / "Do You Want to Know a Secret" / "We Can Work It Out" / "I Should Have Known Better" / "Nowhere Man" / "You're Going to Lose That Girl" / "Stars on 45".)
  • Blondie, "The Tide Is High"
• 1983 - Survivor, "Eye of the Tiger"
  • Steve Miller Band, "Abracadabra"
  • Trio, "Da Da Da"
  • Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
  • Olivia Newton-John, "Physical"
• 1984 - Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean"
  • The Police, "Every Breath You Take"
  • Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, "Islands in the Stream"
  • David Bowie, "Let's Dance"
  • Cyndi Lauper, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
• 1985 - Foreigner, "I Want to Know What Love Is"
  • Wham!, "Careless Whisper"
  • Stevie Wonder, "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
  • Tears for Fears, "Shout"
  • Wham!, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
• 1986 - Opus, "Live Is Life"
  • Kool & the Gang, "Cherish"
  • Elton John, "Nikita"
  • Falco, "Rock Me Amadeus"
  • Lionel Richie, "Say You, Say Me"
• 1987 - Bananarama, "Venus"
  • Madonna, "Papa Don't Preach"
  • Timex Social Club, "Rumours"
  • Chris de Burgh, "The Lady in Red"
  • Samantha Fox, "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"
• 1989 - MARRS, "Pump Up the Volume"
  • George Michael, "Faith"
  • Phil Collins, "A Groovy Kind of Love"
  • Tiffany, "I Think We're Alone Now"
  • Kylie Minogue, "The Locomotion"
• 1990 - Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers, "Swing the Mood"
  • New Kids on the Block, "Hangin' Tough"
  • Madonna, "Like a Prayer"
  • Fine Young Cannibals, "She Drives Me Crazy"
  • Paula Abdul, "Straight Up"
• 1991 - Madonna, "Vogue"
  • Soul II Soul, "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)"
  • Kaoma, "Lambada"
  • New Kids on the Block, "Step by Step"
  • Poison, "Unskinny Bop"

Best Selling Single by a Foreign Artist (1992 - 1992)

• 1992 - Extreme, "More Than Words"
  • Michael Jackson, "Black or White"
  • Metallica, "Enter Sandman"
  • Roxette, "Joyride"
  • EMF, "Unbelievable"

Best Selling Single (Foreign or Domestic) (1993)

• 1993 - Billy Ray Cyrus, "Achy Breaky Heart"
  • Michael Jackson, "Black or White"
  • Kris Kross, "Jump"
  • The KLF, "Justified & Ancient"
  • KWS, "Please Don't Go"