List of best-selling singles in the United States
This is a list of best-selling singles in the United States, some of which have been certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In music, a single is a song considered commercially viable enough by the artist and record company to be released separately from an album, usually featured on an album as well. For more information, see single.
- The RIAA certifies a record only if that record company pays for its official certification; some companies do not consider this an important distinction and will not request certifications unless pressed by its active, still saleable artists. A full and complete list of RIAA-certified recordings would be a very incomplete list of popular American music.
- The RIAA only certifies a particular recording of a song. Remixes, live and other versions count as separate.
- Prior to 1989, physical singles were awarded with a Gold certification for shipments of 1,000,000 units and a Platinum certification for shipments of 2,000,000 units. For certification dates since January 1, 1989, a Gold award represented shipments of 500,000 units and a Platinum award represented shipments of 1,000,000 units.
- Since May 9, 2013, RIAA certifications for singles in the "digital" category include on-demand audio and/or video song streams in addition to downloads.[1] The current formula since February 1, 2016 is 150 on-demand streams = 1 song download.[2]
- Physical sales figures backed by RIAA certifications may be inaccurate as physical singles can be "overcertified" (sell less copies than were shipped to stores) or "undercertified" (sell beyond their current certification level and not receive a new certification).
With estimated sales of over 25 million copies, Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" is the highest selling single in North America.
Physical singles
Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" is the best-selling physical single in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking music sales in 1991.
All of these physical singles have sold over four million copies according to either reliable third-party claims or RIAA multi-platinum certifications.
Digital singles
All of these digital singles been certified at least 6× platinum by the RIAA or have sold more than 6 million copies. Digital singles are listed according to certifications first, and then according to actual sales figures. Since May 2013, RIAA certification for digital singles include downloads and on-demand streaming.[20] Thus the actual sales figures will be different from the amounts specified by the RIAA.
11× Platinum or higher
| Song | Artist(s) | Release year |
Number of times Platinum[21] | Actual sales (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Old Town Road" | Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus | 2019 | 14× | 1.5[22] |
| "All of Me" | John Legend | 2014 | 13× | 5.99[23] |
| "Despacito" | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber | 2017 | 13× | 2.7[24] |
| "Firework" | Katy Perry | 2010 | 12× | 7.4[25] |
| "Just the Way You Are" | Bruno Mars | 2010 | 12× | 6.7[26] |
| "Love the Way You Lie" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | 2010 | 12× | 6.5[26] |
| "Thinking Out Loud" | Ed Sheeran | 2014 | 12× | 5.96[23] |
| "Baby" | Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris | 2010 | 12× | 3.9[27] |
| "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | 2016 | 13x | 2.3[28] |
| "Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | 2014 | 11× | 8.1[23] |
| "Cruise" | Florida Georgia Line | 2012 | 11× | 7.6[29] |
| "Dark Horse" | Katy Perry featuring Juicy J | 2013 | 11× | 6.3[30] |
| "Bad Romance" | Lady Gaga | 2009 | 11× | 5.9[31] |
| "The Hills" | The Weeknd | 2015 | 11× | 2.9[32] |
| "God's Plan" | Drake | 2018 | 11x | 1.1[33] |
| "See You Again" | Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth | 2015 | 11× | 3.4[34] |
| "Happy" | Pharrell Williams | 2014 | 11× | 6.9[35] |
Diamond certification
9× Platinum
| Song | Artist(s) | Release year |
Number of times Platinum[21] | Actual sales (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Low" | Flo Rida featuring T-Pain | 2007 | 9× | 7.3[50] |
| "Stronger" | Kanye West | 2007 | 9× | 5.0 |
| "Just Dance" | Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis | 2008 | 9× | 7.2[31] |
| "Need You Now" | Lady Antebellum | 2009 | 9× | 6.7[51] |
| "Moves like Jagger" | Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera | 2011 | 9× | 6.7[52] |
| "We Found Love" | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris | 2011 | 9× | 5.4[53] |
| "Timber" | Pitbull featuring Kesha | 2013 | 9× | 4.7[54] |
| "I Like It" | Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin | 2018 | 9× | 1.0[33] |
| "Bodak Yellow" | Cardi B | 2017 | 9× | 1.0 |
| "Sad!"[55] | XXXTentacion | 2018 | 9× | - |
8× Platinum
7× Platinum
6× Platinum or more than 6 million in sales
Achievements
- Rihanna is currently RIAA's top awarded singles artist and became the first artist to cross 100 million cumulative singles sales in 2015. She held the title as the only artist with over 100 million cumulative singles sales from July 2015 until June 2017 when Taylor Swift crossed the mark as well.[112][113][114]
- After his sudden death, Michael Jackson became the first artist in digital history to sell one million downloads in a week, with a record-breaking 2.6 million downloads of his songs.[115]
- Katy Perry is the only artist to top the 5 million mark with six songs—"Hot n Cold", "California Gurls", "Firework", "E.T.", "Roar" and "Dark Horse".[116][117] In October 2015, Perry also became the first artist to top the 6 million mark with three different songs.[118]
- Lady Gaga's debut single "Just Dance" is the best-selling debut single by any artist in the United States, with over 7.2 million copies sold as of February 2018. Gaga is also the first artist to pass 7 million downloads with two songs, with "Just Dance" and "Poker Face".[26]
- Eminem, Katy Perry, and Ed Sheeran are the only artists to achieve three songs with a diamond certification, Eminem with his songs "Lose Yourself", "Love the Way You Lie", and "Not Afraid", Katy Perry with her songs "Dark Horse", "Firework", and "Roar", and Ed Sheeran with his songs "Thinking Out Loud", "Shape of You", and "Perfect".[119]
See also
- RIAA certification
- List of highest-certified music artists in the United States: This lists the top 100 100 certified music artists (albums), and the top 50 50 certified music artists (digital singles).
- List of best-selling singles
- List of best-selling albums in the United States
Notes
- For those where sales figures are not cited, sales figures are based on certified amounts by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
- North American sales figures for Cosby's "White Christmas"[4]
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External links
- RIAA Website
- Detailed List of Artists with Most Singles Certification Units
- Billboard Magazine - a magazine that publishes weekly music rankings
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