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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.
2,000,000+ (in increments of 1,000,000 thereafter) units: Multi-Platinum album; 10,000,000 units: Diamond album; Starting from February 1, 2016, each album unit may be one of the following: [15] [16] Each permanent digital album or physical album sale; 10 tracks from the album downloaded; 1,500 on-demand audio or video streams of songs from the ...
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Eminem in 1999 Rapper Eminem holds many notable achievements, including 13 Guinness Book of World Records, for his videos, singles, albums, and rapping abilities. Eminem's first appearance in the Guinness Book of World Records was in 2000 ...
Over 150 songs have been certified diamond throughout history. They range from "Bohemian Rhapsody" (the best) to "Baby Shark" (the worst).
In March 2011, within days of each other, The Eminem Show and The Marshall Mathers LP were certified diamond by the RIAA; Eminem is the only rapper with two diamond-certified albums. [119] With more than 60 million "likes" he was the most-followed person on Facebook, outscoring Lady Gaga , Justin Bieber , Rihanna and Michael Jackson. [ 120 ]
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 albums released prior ...
Theoretically, if one song were streamed 1.5 billion times on YouTube, the single would receive Diamond and the whole album could be certified Platinum, [7] thus creating a combined total of 11 million certified units without any sales.
Albums are listed in order of number of copies sold. If two or more artists have the same claimed sales, they are then ranked by certified units and thereafter by the artist's last name. Markets' order within the table is based on the number of compact discs sold in each market, largest market at the top and smallest at the bottom. [7]