List of best-selling singles in the United States

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With estimated sales of over 25 million copies, Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" is the highest selling single in North America.

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).

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.

Song Artist(s) Release year Claimed sales
(million)[A] 		No. of times Platinum[3]
"White Christmas" Bing Crosby 1941 25[B] 4×
"Candle in the Wind 1997" Elton John 1997 8.84[5] 11×
"We Are the World" USA for Africa 1985 8 4×
"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Gene Autry 1949 7[6] None
"Paper Doll" Mills Brothers 1943 6[7] None
"The Tennessee Waltz" Patti Page 1948 6[7] None
"Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel" Elvis Presley 1956 5[8] 4×
"That Silver-Haired Daddy Of Mine" Gene Autry 1935 5[9] None
"The Ballad of the Green Berets" Barry Sadler 1966 5[10] None
"Dardanella" Ben Selvin 1919 5[11] None
"My Blue Heaven" Gene Austin 1928 5[12] None
"I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston 1992 4.6[13] 8×
"Macarena" Los del Río 1996 4.3[14] 4×
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Bryan Adams 1991 4.1[15] 3×
"Le Freak" Chic 1978 4[16] 1×
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Marvin Gaye 1968 4[17] None
"I'm a Believer" the Monkees 1966 4[18] None
"You Light Up My Life" Debby Boone 1977 4[19] 1×
"Hey Jude" The Beatles 1968 4 4×
"Whoomp! (There It Is)" Tag Team 1993 4 4×

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 15× 1.5[22]
"Radioactive" Imagine Dragons 2012 14× 8.2[23]
"Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye featuring Kimbra 2011 14× 7.9[24]
"Closer" The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey 2016 14x 2.3[25]
"All of Me" John Legend 2014 13× 6.0[26]
"Despacito" Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 2017 13× 2.7[27]
"Just the Way You Are" Bruno Mars 2010 13× 6.7[28]
"Firework" Katy Perry 2010 12× 7.4[29]
"Love the Way You Lie" Eminem featuring Rihanna 2010 12× 6.5[28]
"Thinking Out Loud" Ed Sheeran 2014 12× 6.0[26]
"Baby" Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris 2010 12× 3.9[30]
"Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars 2014 11× 8.1[26]
"Cruise" Florida Georgia Line 2012 11× 7.6[31]
"Happy" Pharrell Williams 2014 11× 6.9[32]
"Dark Horse" Katy Perry featuring Juicy J 2013 11× 6.3[33]
"Bad Romance" Lady Gaga 2009 11× 5.9[34]
"When I Was Your Man" Bruno Mars 2013 11× 3.9[35]
"See You Again" Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth 2015 11× 3.4[36]
"The Hills" The Weeknd 2015 11× 2.9[37]
"God's Plan" Drake 2018 11x 1.1[38]
"Congratulations" Post Malone ft. Quavo 2016 11× 1.0[39]
"Meant to Be" Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line 2018 11× 1.0[38]
"Sunflower" Post Malone and Swae Lee 2018 11× 0.7[22]
"Baby Shark" Pinkfong 2016 11× —

Diamond certification[]

Song Artist(s) Release
year 		Number of times Platinum[21] Actual sales
(million)
"I Gotta Feeling" The Black Eyed Peas 2009 10× 8.7[28]
"Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO feat Lauren Bennett & GoonRock 2011 10× 8.1[28]
"Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen 2011 10× 7.6[40]
"Poker Face" Lady Gaga 2008 10× 7.5[34]
"Lose Yourself" Eminem 2002 10× 7.4[41]
"We Are Young" fun. featuring Janelle Monáe 2011 10× 6.8[42]
"Moves like Jagger" Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera 2011 10× 6.7[43]
"Blurred Lines" Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams 2013 10× 6.5[35]
"Roar" Katy Perry 2013 10× 6.4[33]
"Thrift Shop" Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz 2013 10× 6.2[35]
"Sail" Awolnation 2010 10× 6.1[44]
"Party in the U.S.A." Miley Cyrus 2009 10× 6.0[45]
"All About That Bass" Meghan Trainor 2014 10× 5.8[26]
"Shake It Off" Taylor Swift 2014 10× 5.4[46]
"Counting Stars" OneRepublic 2013 10× 5.3[47]
"Grenade" Bruno Mars 2010 10x 5.0[48]
"Not Afraid" Eminem 2010 10× 5.0[49]
"Stronger" Kanye West 2007 10× 5.0[50]
"Demons" Imagine Dragons 2013 10× 4.6[23]
"Royals" Lorde 2013 10× 4.4[35]
"I'm Yours" Jason Mraz 2008 10× 4.4[51]
"Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen 1975 10× 4.4[52]
"Hey, Soul Sister" Train 2009 10× 4.3[53]
"Stay with Me" Sam Smith 2014 10x 4.1[54]
"Pumped Up Kicks" Foster the People 2010 10× 3.8[55]
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey 1994 10× 3.5[56]
"Trap Queen" Fetty Wap 2015 10× 2.7[57]
"Perfect" Ed Sheeran 2017 10× 2.6[58][38]
"Shape of You" Ed Sheeran 2017 10× 2.5[39]
"Stressed Out" Twenty One Pilots 2015 10× 2.5[59]
"Sorry" Justin Bieber 2016 10× 2.0[60]
"That's What I Like" Bruno Mars 2017 10× 1.7[39]
"Believer" Imagine Dragons 2017 10× 1.6[39]
"I Like It" Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin 2018 10× 1.0[38]
"Girls Like You" Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B 2018 10× 0.9[38]
"Rockstar" Post Malone featuring 21 Savage 2017 10× 0.8[39]
"Havana" Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug 2017 10× 0.8[38]
"Life Is Good" Future featuring Drake 2020 10× 0.2[61]
"The Box" Roddy Ricch 2019 10× 0.2[61]
"Bodak Yellow" Cardi B 2017 10× —
"Lean On" Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ 2015 10× —
"Low" Flo Rida featuring T-Pain 2007 10× —
"Sad!" XXXTentacion 2018 10× —
"Sicko Mode" Travis Scott 2018 10× —
"Tennessee Whiskey" Chris Stapleton 2015 10× —
"Super Bass" Nicki Minaj 2010 10× —

9× Platinum[]

Song Artist(s) Release
year 		Number of times Platinum[21] Actual sales
(million)
"Just Dance" Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis 2008 9× 7.2[34]
"Need You Now" Lady Antebellum 2009 9× 6.7[62]
"We Found Love" Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris 2011 9× 5.4[63]
"Timber" Pitbull featuring Kesha 2013 9× 4.7[64]
"Locked Out of Heaven" Bruno Mars 2012 9× 4.4[65]
"A Thousand Years" Christina Perri 2011 9× 3.7[66]
"Wagon Wheel" Darius Rucker 2013 9× 3.8[67]
"Don't Let Me Down" The Chainsmokers featuring Daya 2016 9× 2.8[68]
"Body Like a Back Road" Sam Hunt 2017 9× 2.0[69]
"Something Just Like This" The Chainsmokers and Coldplay 2017 9× 1.3[70]
"Thunder" Imagine Dragons 2017 9× 1.2[39]
"Stay" Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko 2013 9× —
"Unforgettable" French Montana featuring Swae Lee 2017 9× —
"Drip Too Hard" Lil Baby featuring Gunna 2018 9× —
"Without Me" Halsey 2018 9× —
"Heathens" Twenty One Pilots 2016 9× —
"Lucid Dreams" Juice WRLD 2018 9× —[71]

8× Platinum[]

Song Artist(s) Release
year 		Number of times Platinum[21] Actual sales
(million)
"Rolling in the Deep" Adele 2010 8× 8.4[28]
"Tik Tok" Kesha 2009 8× 6.8[72]
"Sexy and I Know It" LMFAO 2011 8× 6.4[28]
"Love Story" Taylor Swift 2008 8× 6.1[46]
"Dynamite" Taio Cruz 2010 8× 6.0[73]
"Starboy" The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk 2016 8× 6.0[74]
"E.T." Katy Perry featuring Kanye West 2011 8× 5.9[33]
"California Gurls" Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg 2010 8× 5.8[33]
"Hot n Cold" Katy Perry 2008 8× 5.7[33]
"Teenage Dream" Katy Perry 2010 8x 4.9[33]
"Blank Space" Taylor Swift 2014 8× 4.6[46]
"I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston 1992 8× 4.6[75]
"Eye of the Tiger" Survivor 1982 8× 4.1[76]
"Bang Bang" Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj 2014 8× 3.5[77]
"Let It Go" Idina Menzel 2014 8× 3.4[78]
"Sugar" Maroon 5 2015 8× 3.3[79]
"Gold Digger" Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx 2005 8× 3.1[80]
"Niggas in Paris" Jay-Z and Kanye West 2011 8× 3.0[81]
"Can't Feel My Face" The Weeknd 2015 8× 2.4[82]
"Hotline Bling" Drake 2015 8× 2.2[83]
"Work" Rihanna 2016 8× 1.8[84]
"Love Yourself" Justin Bieber 2015 8× 1.8[85]
"I'm the One" DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne 2017 8× 1.1[39]
"Mask Off" Future 2017 8× 0.7[39]
"Blinding Lights" The Weeknd 2019 8× 0.6[61]
"Goosebumps" Travis Scott 2016 8× —
"Fefe" 6ix9ine featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz 2018 8× —
"White Iverson" Post Malone 2015 8× —

7× Platinum[]

Song Artist(s) Release
year 		Number of times Platinum[21] Actual sales
(million)
"F*ck You/Forget You" Cee Lo Green 2010 7× 6.0[86]
"Right Round" Flo Rida featuring Kesha 2009 7× 5.6[87]
"Payphone" Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa 2012 7× 5.5[88]
"I Knew You Were Trouble" Taylor Swift 2012 7× 5.4[46]
"Some Nights" fun. 2012 7× 5.0[89]
"If I Die Young" The Band Perry 2010 7× 5.0[90]
"You Belong with Me" Taylor Swift 2009 7× 4.9[46]
"Heartless" Kanye West 2008 7× 4.0[91]
"Fancy" Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX 2014 7× 4.0[78]
"Hello" Adele 2015 7× 3.7[57]
"Fireflies" Owl City 2009 7× 3.0[92]
"Stitches" Shawn Mendes 2015 7× 2.7[93]
"Earned It" The Weeknd 2014 7× 2.1[94]
"One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla 2016 7× 1.8[83]
"XO Tour Llif3" Lil Uzi Vert 2017 7× 0.4[39]
"What Do You Mean?" Justin Bieber 2015 7× —
"Location" Khalid 2017 7× —
"Broccoli" DRAM featuring Lil Yachty 2016 7× —
"Look at Me Now" Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes 2011 7× —
"Psycho" Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign 2018 7× —
"I Fall Apart" Post Malone 2016 7× —
"No One" Alicia Keys 2007 7× —
"No Limit" G-Eazy featuring Cardi B and A$AP Rocky 2017 7× —

6× Platinum or more than 6 million in sales[]

Song Artist(s) Release
year 		Number of times Platinum[21] Actual sales
"Boom Boom Pow" The Black Eyed Peas 2008 5× 6.9[28]
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Beyonce 2009 4× 6.4[42]
"Viva la Vida" Coldplay 2008 3× 6.1[42]
"Someone Like You" Adele 2011 5× 6.0[28]
"Apologize" Timbaland featuring OneRepublic 2007 4× 6.0[95]
"Thriller" Michael Jackson 1984 6× 6.0[96]
"Give Me Everything" Pitbull featuring Afrojack, Nayer and Ne-Yo 2011 6× 4.9[97]
"Chicken Fried" Zac Brown Band 2008 6× 4.9[98]
"Disturbia" Rihanna 2008 6× 4.8[99]
"I Kissed a Girl" Katy Perry 2008 6× 4.7[33]
"One More Night" Maroon 5 2012 6× 4.6[100]
"I Won't Give Up" Jason Mraz 2012 6× 4.5[101]
"Starships" Nicki Minaj 2012 6× 4.5[102]
"Umbrella" Rihanna featuring Jay-Z 2007 6× 4.5[99]
"Born This Way" Lady Gaga 2011 6× 4.3[103]
"Can't Hold Us" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton 2013 6× 4.3[35]
"Take Me to Church" Hozier 2013 6× 4.3[104]
"Wake Me Up!" Avicii 2013 6× 4.1[105]
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" Taylor Swift 2012 6× 4.1[46]
"Say Something" A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera 2013 6× 4.0[106]
"Let Her Go" Passenger 2012 6× 4.0[107]
"Airplanes" B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams 2010 6× 4.0[108]
"Down" Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne 2009 6× 4.0[109]
"The Monster" Eminem featuring Rihanna 2013 6× 3.8[99]
"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" Katy Perry 2011 6× 3.8[33]
"Forever" Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem 2009 6× 3.7[83]
"Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" Luke Bryan 2011 6× 3.7[110]
"Problem" Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea 2014 6× 3.7[111]
"Only Girl (In the World)" Rihanna 2010 6× 3.6[99]
"Turn Down for What" DJ Snake and Lil John 2014 6× 3.5[78]
"Diamonds" Rihanna 2012 6× 3.5[99]
"Pompeii Bastille 2013 6× 3.4 [112]
"The Lazy Song" Bruno Mars 2011 6× 3.3[113]
"Bad Blood" Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar 2015 6× 3.2[46]
"Boyfriend" Justin Bieber 2012 6× 3.2[114]
"My House" Flo Rida 2015 6× 2.7[115]
"Hold On, We're Going Home" Drake featuring Majid Jordan 2013 6× 2.7[83]
"7 Years" Lukas Graham 2015 6× 2.1[116]
"Tennessee Whiskey" Chris Stapleton 2015 6× 1.9[117]
"Black Beatles" Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane 2016 6× 1.2[118]
"WAP" Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion 2020 6× 0.3[61]
"Side to Side" Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj 2016 6× —
"Young Dumb & Broke" Khalid 2017 6× —
"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" Silentó 2015 6× —
"I'm Not the Only One" Sam Smith 2014 6× —
"My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" Fall Out Boy 2013 6× —
"Black and Yellow" Wiz Khalifa 2010 6× —
"Moonlight" XXXTentacion 2018 6× —
"Fuck Love" XXXTentacion 2018 6× —
"Better Now" Post Malone 2018 6× —
"Ride" Twenty One Pilots 2015 6x —

Achievements[]

  • Bruno Mars is the first and only artist to have five singles surpass 10 million units.
  • As of February 2021, Drake is RIAA's top awarded digital singles artist. Rihanna ranks second and was 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.[119][120][121]
  • 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.[122]
  • XXXTentacion is the only artist within the emo genre to receive a Diamond certification.
  • Justin Bieber is the youngest artist in history to surpass 100 million cumulative single sales as a lead, at the age of 27. He is also one of seven artists to reach the threshold.[123]
  • Katy Perry is the first artist to top the 5 million mark with six songs—"Hot n Cold", "California Gurls", "Firework", "E.T.", "Roar" and "Dark Horse".[87][89] In October 2015, Perry also became the first artist to top the 6 million mark with three different songs.[124]
  • 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".[28]
  • Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Eminem, Post Malone, Imagine Dragons, and Cardi B are the only artists to have at least three diamond-certified songs:
    • Bruno Mars with his songs "Just the Way You Are", "Uptown Funk", "That's What I Like", "When I Was Your Man", and "Grenade"
    • Justin Bieber with his songs "Baby", "Despacito", and "Sorry"
    • Eminem with his songs "Lose Yourself", "Love the Way You Lie", and "Not Afraid"[125]
    • Katy Perry with her songs "Dark Horse", "Firework", and "Roar"
    • Ed Sheeran with his songs "Thinking Out Loud", "Shape of You", and "Perfect"
    • Post Malone with his songs "Rockstar", "Sunflower", and "Congratulations"
    • Imagine Dragons with their songs "Radioactive", "Demons", and "Believer"
    • Cardi B with her songs "Bodak Yellow", "Girls Like You", and "I Like It"
  • Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" is the first holiday song to receive a Diamond certification.[126]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ For those where sales figures are not cited, sales figures are based on certified amounts by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
  2. ^ North American sales figures for Cosby's "White Christmas"[4]

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