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The RIAA began its certifications in 1958, therefore, popular artists from earlier eras are generally not represented on this list. As of February 10, 2024, the Beatles have the highest total certified albums and Drake has the highest total certified digital singles. Eminem is the only act in the top 20 of both lists.
Multi-Platinum means 2,000,000+ certification units; From 2004 through July 2006, the certification level was 100,000 downloads for Gold and 200,000 for Platinum. When the RIAA changed the certification standards to match retail distribution in August 2006, all Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards for a digital release were withdrawn.
The following is a list of the best-selling albums in the United States based on RIAA certification and Nielsen SoundScan sales tracking. The criteria are that the album must have been published (including self-publishing by the artist), and the album must have achieved at least a diamond certification from the RIAA.
Beyoncé's extensive list of RIAA recognitions includes seven-times platinum status for her debut solo album "Dangerously in Love" as well as her project "I Am Sasha Fierce." Her "4" and "Lemonade ...
Her duets with Jay-Z - “Drunk in Love” (2013) and “Crazy in Love” (2003) - both went 8x Platinum. Songs and albums earn RIAA Gold certifications if they sell a minimum of 500,000 units ...
For albums released before 1 July 2009, sales exceeding 10,000 and 20,000 for Gold and Platinum awards, respectively. Physical albums only; when combined with digital sales, thresholds are 15,000 for Gold and 30,000 for Platinum, whereby the digital sales are counted as 1/10 actual digital sales (10 downloads = 1 unit).
Fresh off of earning his first No. 1 solo album on the Billboard 200, Lil Durk has added several more certifications to his expanding trophy case.
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 ...