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This is a list compiling the highest certified digital singles in the United States, all of which have reached Diamond status and are kept track of by the Recording Industry Association of America. [1] RIAA Certifications depend on how many units a single has received. A single being streamed 150 times equals one unit. Digital singles are ...
A Gold record is a song or album that sells 500,000 units (records, tapes, and compact discs). The award was launched in 1958; [5] originally, the requirement for a Gold single was one million units sold and a Gold album represented $1 million in sales (at wholesale value, around a third of the list price). [6]
This list compiles the best-selling singles in the United States, based on reported sales figures. Some of the singles 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 ...
There are over 150 songs that have been certified diamond by the RIAA. The list includes a vast range of quality, from "Bohemian Rhapsody" to "Baby Shark."
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.
Diamond Iceland Félag hljómplötuframleiðenda (FHF) [24] 750,000 1,500,000 — Japan Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) [77] Note: Starting April 2020: 50,000,000 100,000,000 500,000,000 South Korea Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) [76] Note: Applied for songs released on or after January 1, 2018 — 100,000,000 1,000,000,000
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.
The Weeknd can now add two more diamond certified singles to his resume. The Grammy winner’s hit singles “Save Your Tears” and “Die for You” have been awarded diamond certification by ...