Ellie Goulding is the female with the most successful single of the year so far, with 'Love Me Like You Do' from the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack selling a total of 6,102,000 copies according to the United World Chart, coming in at number three on the list of most successful songs this year so far, men and women combined.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift

Further down the list at number seven is Rihanna's 'FourFiveSeconds' featuring Kanye West and Paul McCartney, with Taylor Swift slotting in at number eight with 'Blank Space', the pair selling 4,413,000 and 4,173,000 respectively.

Meghan Trainor comes in at 11 before Taylor Swift re-enters with her older single 'Shake It Off' at 12 and newer track 'Style' at 15.

Sia, Meghan Trainor, Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande all round out the top 10 with various other songs - find the full list of top 10 female tunes this year so far, below.

  1. 'Love Me Like You Do' - Ellie Goulding - 6,102,000
  2. 'FourFiveSeconds' - Rihanna feat. Kanye West and Paul McCartney - 4,413,000
  3. 'Blank Space' - Taylor Swift - 4,173,000
  4. 'Lips Are Moving' - Meghan Trainor - 2,846,000
  5. 'Shake It Off' - Taylor Swift - 2,721,000
  6. 'Style' - Taylor Swift - 2,430,000
  7. 'Elastic Heart' - Sia - 2,254,000
  8. 'All About That Bass' - Meghan Trainor - 2,246,000
  9. 'Bad Blood' - Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar - 1,602,000
  10. 'One Last Time' - Ariana Grande - 1,472,000

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