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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"
1977 - Tina Charles, "I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)"
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"

References

v t e Juno Awards
Awards to individuals	Artist of the Year Fan Choice Group of the Year Breakthrough Artist of the Year Breakthrough Group of the Year Producer Recording Engineer Songwriter
Awards for recordings	Album of the Year Adult Alternative Adult Contemporary Alternative Blues Children's Comedy Classical – Large Ensemble Classical – Small Ensemble Classical – Solo Classical Composition CCM/Gospel Contemporary Indigenous Artist Contemporary R&B/Soul Contemporary Roots Country Dance Electronic Francophone Global Music Heavy Metal Instrumental International Jazz – Solo Jazz – Group Jazz – Vocal Pop Rap Album/EP Rap Single Reggae Rock Single of the Year Traditional Indigenous Artist Traditional R&B/Soul Traditional Roots Underground Dance
Awards for technicality	Music DVD Recording Package Video
Discontinued categories	Classical Album of the Year (1977–1985) Classical – Solo or Chamber Ensemble (1985–2021) Classical – Vocal or Choral Performance (1994–2021) Indigenous Artist or Group (1994–2021) Jazz Album (1977–1993) Jazz – Contemporary (1994–2014) Jazz – Traditional (1994–2014) Rap Recording (1991–2021) R&B/Soul Recording (1985–2020) Roots and Traditional Album (1989–1995) Roots & Traditional Album – Solo (1996–2015) Roots & Traditional Album – Group (1996–2015)
Special awards	Canadian Music Hall of Fame Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award Juno Humanitarian Award
Years	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Leadership	Walt Grealis Stan Klees Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Notes	Due to the rescheduling of the ceremony from late fall to early spring, no ceremony was held in 1988.
See also Music of Canada Polaris Music Prize Much Music Video Awards Félix Awards East Coast Music Awards Western Canadian Music Awards

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