4. THE TOP MUSIC SINGLE OF ALL TIME
1. Candle in the Wind/Something About the Way You Look Tonight (1997 ed.)
Artist: Elton John
Year released: 1997
Copies sold: 37 million
Originally written as a tribute to Marilyn Monroe and released in 1973 on his acclaimed Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album, Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" experienced a second wave of popularity in 1997 when an updated version was performed at the funeral of Princess Diana. Sir Elton penned the tearful remake as a tribute to the Princess, a fellow Brit and longtime friend. An emotional world looked on, and snatched up copies of the song in droves.
