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From EDM bangers to feed good pop anthems, 2016 was an INCREDIBLE year for hit music! With appearances from The Chainsmokers, Justin Timberlake, Sia & Rihanna, Nielsen Music have revealed the top 15 biggest selling tracks of the past 12 months.
2016's feel good anthem and 'Trolls' theme is officially the biggest selling track of the past 12 months, shifting a mighty 2.438 MILLION copies! (Pic: PA)
Flo's biggest track to date, 'My House', sold 515,000 copies in 2015... but it REALLY took off this year, moving another 2.2million! The US rapper belted out the smash at our Summertime Ball back in June, and had the whole of Wembley Stadium on their feet! (Pic: PA)
Alex & Drew were THE act to watch in 2016! Not only was 'Closer' on EVERYONE'S playlist, it sold an impressive 2,124,000 copies. The duo have come a long way since their semi-novelty '#Selfie' became a viral success in 2014 - and this isn't their only appearance on this countdown. (Pic: PA)
The Danish group moved everyone to tears with their emotionally raw Big Top 40 number 1 single '7 Years'. Lukas and the rest of his band sold a huge 2 million copies of their track, which is just a couple more than the 29,000 it sold the previous year... (Pic: PA)
With one of the best music videos of last decade, the pressure was on Drake to provide a good follow up to 'Hotline Bling' - and he did it! 'One Dance' outsold his previous chart offering, with a total of 1,982,000 copies sold. (Pic: PA)
The Grammy nominated single from twenty one pilots sold a not-too-shabby 652,000 copies in 2015, but in the last 12 months alone the duo shifted another 1,839,000 copies! (Pic: PA)
2015 was Bieb's comeback year, and 2016 showed no signs of slowing. 'Love Yourself', which was co-written by Ed Sheeran, didn't just sell 1,805,000 copies (as well as 916,000 in 2015), it was nominated for a Grammy and went triple platinum in the UK! (Pic: PA)
It's Alex & Drew's second appearance in this list, proving that 2016 was ALL about EDM! Since it dropped in February, their Daya collaboration shifted an impressive 1,763,000 copies! (Pic: PA)
While her eighth studio album 'Anti' wasn't the huge success she hoped it'd be, lead single 'Work' still did the business. After dropping in January, her collaboration with Drake sold 1,758,000 copies. (Pic: PA)
We know you're still secretly singing "Come on, come on, turn Capital on" (sorry, not sorry), and the numbers prove it. Sia's vocal perfection mixed with Sean Paul's Jamaican vibes proved to be a perfect combination - racking up 1,666,000 sales in 2016. (Pic: PA)
The US duo's second appearance on this list is thanks, in part, to 'Heathens' appearing on the official soundtrack for the much-hyped Suicide Squad movie. The track sold 1,636,000 since its release in June. (Pic: PA)
After a hiatus of a few years, 'Ibiza' not only marks Mike Posner's comeback, it also alludes to what he got up to during his time out of the limelight. The SeeB remix of the track helped garner an impressive 1.525m sales, and secured Mike another spot on our Summertime Ball lineup in June. (Pic: PA)
After being nominated for pretty much every award going in 2016, it's no surprise Desiigner's 'Panda' managed to sell a hefty 1,524,000 copies! (Pic: PA)
The girls have confirmed they'll stay in the music game following Camila Cabello's departure in December 2016, and if these numbers are anything, they're good reason to! 'Work From Home' not only had a HOT music video, it also proved to be a catchy pop tune - selling 1,425,000 copies. (Pic: PA)
The debut single from Joe Jonas' new crew proved to be a huge international success, with just shy of 1.4million sales in 2016. After an epic opening set at our Jingle Bell Ball in December, we can't wait to see what the four-piece will get up to in 2017! (Pic: PA)