This statistic shows a ranking of the most successful song entries in the Eurovision Song Contest based on the total number of points received under the voting system in place between 1975 and 2015. The song Fairytale performed by Alexander Rybak for Norway in 2009 ranked first with a total of 387 points. Euphoria, Loreen's song for Sweden in 2012, and Heroes, another Swedish entry performed by Måns Zelmerlöw in 2015, took second and third place with 372 and 365 points, respectively.
Most successful song entries in Eurovision Song Contest competitions ranked by total points received as of 2015*
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Most successful song entries in Eurovision Song Contest competitions ranked by total points received as of 2015*
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* Based on voting system in place between 1975 and 2015. The highest scoring song under the new system in place since 2016 is '1944' performed by Jamala for Ukraine with 534 points.
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Eurovisionizer. (March 17, 2017). Most successful song entries in Eurovision Song Contest competitions ranked by total points received as of 2015* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/688236/eurovision-song-contest-most-successful-songs-of-all-time/
Eurovisionizer. "Most successful song entries in Eurovision Song Contest competitions ranked by total points received as of 2015*." Chart. March 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688236/eurovision-song-contest-most-successful-songs-of-all-time/
Eurovisionizer. (2017). Most successful song entries in Eurovision Song Contest competitions ranked by total points received as of 2015*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688236/eurovision-song-contest-most-successful-songs-of-all-time/
Eurovisionizer. "Most Successful Song Entries in Eurovision Song Contest Competitions Ranked by Total Points Received as of 2015*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/688236/eurovision-song-contest-most-successful-songs-of-all-time/
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