List of best-selling music artists
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The following is an independently verified list of best-selling music artists (those with claims of 75 million or more record sales) from the second half of the 20th century to the present. Only artists whose claimed sales figures can be cross-referenced with music recording certification systems (the first of which appeared in the late 1950s) are included. The tables are listed with both their claimed sales figure along with their total independently certified units and are ranked in descending order, with the artist with the highest amount of claimed sales at the top. If two or more artists have the same claimed sales, they are then ranked by certified units. The claimed sales figure and the total of certified units (for each country) within the provided sources include sales of albums, singles, compilation-albums, music videos as well as downloads of singles and full-length albums. Sales figures, such as those from Soundscan, which are sometimes published by Billboard magazine, have not been included in the certified units column. As of 2017[update], based on both sales claims and certified units, the Beatles are considered the highest-selling band. Elvis Presley is considered the highest-selling individual artist based on sales claims and Drake is the highest-selling individual artist based on certified units.
Definitions
All artists included on this list, which have begun charting on official albums or singles charts have their available claimed figures supported by at least 30 percent in certified units. That is why Cliff Richard, Diana Ross, Scorpions, Bing Crosby, Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Tom Jones, The Jackson 5, Dionne Warwick, the Spice Girls, Dolly Parton, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Andrea Bocelli and others have not been included on this list. The more recent the artist, the higher the required percentage of certified units; this is because more music markets instituted certification systems after the 1980s and 1990s.[a] So artists such as Rihanna, Chris Brown, Taylor Swift, Flo Rida, Katy Perry, Drake, Justin Bieber, Adele, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, Ed Sheeran, and The Weeknd are expected to have their claimed figures supported by over 75 percent in certified units. The certified units are sourced from available online databases of local music industry associations. All certified units are converted from Gold/Platinum/Diamond certification awards based on criteria provided by certifying bodies. The certified units percentage varies according to the first year that an artist appeared in the charts.[b]
The requirements of certified units are designed to avoid inflated sales figures, which are frequently practiced by record companies for promotional purposes.[1][2] The claimed figures are referenced from online articles created by highly reliable sources. For clarity, the sources used, say the term "records" (singles, albums, videos) and not "albums". However, if all available sources for an artist or band say "albums", such sources are only used if the certified album units of the said artist meet the required percentage amount. This list uses claimed figures that are closest to artists' available certified units: inflated claimed figures that meet the required certified units amount but are unrealistically high, are not used.
The claimed figures are upgraded only when there is a significant progress in artists' certified units. In other words, the available certified units for each artist should get relatively closer to already listed claimed figure in order for higher figures to replace the listed ones.
The certified units of the newer artists may sometimes be higher than their listed claimed figures. This is because Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and almost all other certifying bodies count streaming towards Gold and Platinum thresholds required for Digital Single Award certification.[3][4][5] For this reason, some singles and even albums get over certified by hundreds of thousands of units. The over certified figures, however, are often in millions of units for RIAA certifications, one such example is Rihanna's single "We Found Love", which is certified at nine times Platinum by the RIAA, yet during the time of the certification, it had sold 5.4 million downloads.[6][7]
The certified units for some artists/bands who have multi-disc albums can be higher than their listed claimed figures due to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) counting each unit within set as one unit toward certification.
Issued certifications for songs which have been recorded by multiple artists including featured artists are added to each artist's total amount of certified units, as all the artists would have played a significant part in a song. For example, "This Is What You Came For" and "Where Them Girls At" include Rihanna and Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj as featured artists respectively, so the certifications issued for these songs are added to the total amount of certified units for all involved artists. However, the certifications issued for songs that have been recorded by four or more artists are not included as the artists involved would have played minor roles, examples of such songs are Kanye West's "Monster" and/or "All Day".[c]
Artists by reputed sales
250 million or more records
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- To ensure the highest level of fact checking and editorial control, this list sources sales figures to news organizations and highly regarded music industry related organizations such as MTV, VH1, and Billboard.
- The figures of total certified units within the tables below are based on certified units of albums, singles (including digital downloads) and videos.
- Markets' order within the tables is based on Retail Value: each market generates respectively, the largest market at the top and smallest at the bottom.[8][9]
| Artist | Country / Market | Period active | Release year of first charted record | Genre | Total certified units (from available markets)[a] |
Claimed sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beatles | United Kingdom | 1960–1970[10] | 1962[10] | Rock / pop[10] |
Total available certified units: 285.4 million
|
600 million[41][42] 500 million[43] |
| Elvis Presley | United States | 1954–1977[44] | 1954[44] | Rock and roll / pop / country[44] |
Total available certified units: 229.1 million
|
500 million[53][54] 360 million (Est. sales as of 1997)[55][56] |
| Michael Jackson | United States | 1964–2009[57] | 1971[57] | Pop / rock / dance / soul / R&B[57] |
Total available certified units: 243.9 million
|
400 million[70][71] 350 million[72][73] |
| Elton John | United Kingdom | 1964–present[74] | 1969[74] | Pop / rock[74] |
Total available certified units: 196.9 million
|
300 million[78][79] 250 million[80][81] |
| Madonna | United States | 1979–present[82] | 1983[82] | Pop / dance / electronica[82] |
Total available certified units: 180.1 million
|
300 million[90][91] 275 million[92] |
| Led Zeppelin | United Kingdom | 1968–1980[93] | 1969[93] | Hard rock / blues rock / folk rock[93] |
Total available certified units: 141.1 million
|
300 million[97][98] 200 million[99][100] |
| Rihanna | Barbados United States |
2005–present[101] | 2005[101] | R&B / pop / dance / hip-hop[101] |
Total available certified units: 303.2 million
|
250 million[105][106] |
| Pink Floyd | United Kingdom | 1965–1996, 2005, 2012–2014[107][108] | 1967[107] | Progressive rock / psychedelic rock[107] |
Total available certified units: 121.7 million
|
250 million[112][113] 200 million[114] |
- The column for certified sales includes markets, the databases of which contain certifications representing figures of 100,000 and more.
200 million to 249 million records
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| Artist | Country / Market | Period active | Release-year of first charted record | Genre | Total certified units (from available markets)[a] |
Claimed sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eminem | United States | 1996–present[115] | 1999[115] | Hip-hop[115] |
Total available certified units: 244.1 million
|
220 million[116] |
| Taylor Swift | United States | 2006–present[117] | 2006[117] | Pop / country / country pop / rock / folk / alternative[118] |
Total available certified units: 232.3 million
|
200 million[119] |
| Mariah Carey | United States | 1988–present[120] | 1990[120] | R&B / pop / soul / hip-hop[120] |
Total available certified units: 182 million
|
200 million[124] |
| Queen | United Kingdom | 1971–present[125] | 1973[125] | Rock[125] |
Total available certified units: 167 million
|
200 million[128] |
| Eagles | United States | 1971–1980, 1994–present[129] | 1972[129] | Rock[129] |
Total available certified units: 151.5 million
|
200 million[131] |
| Whitney Houston | United States | 1977–2012[132] | 1984[132] | R&B / soul / pop / gospel[132] |
Total available certified units: 145.9 million
|
200 million[135] 170 million[136] |
| Celine Dion | Canada | 1981–present[137] | 1981[d][137] | Pop[137] |
Total available certified units: 136.1 million
|
200 million[142] 175 million[143] |
| AC/DC | Australia | 1973–present[144] | 1975[144] | Hard rock / blues rock / rock and roll[144] |
Total available certified units: 126.8 million
|
200 million[146] 150 million[147] |
| The Rolling Stones | United Kingdom | 1962–present[148] | 1963[148] | Rock / blues rock[148] |
Total available certified units: 101.4 million
|
200 million[149] |
120 million to 199 million records
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| Artist | Country / Market | Period active | Release-year of first charted record | Genre | Total certified units (from available markets)[a] |
Claimed sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | Canada | 2001–present[150] | 2009[150] | Hip-hop / R&B / pop[150] |
Total available certified units: 367.3 million
|
170 million[151] |
| Garth Brooks | United States | 1989–present[152] | 1989[152] | Country[152] | 170 million[154] | |
| Kanye West | United States | 1996–present[155] | 2003[155] | Hip-hop / electronic / pop rock[155] | 160 million[158] | |
| Justin Bieber | Canada United States |
2008–present[159] | 2009[159] | Pop / teen pop / dance pop[159] |
Total available certified units: 238.9 million
|
150 million[160] |
| Ed Sheeran | United Kingdom | 2004–present[161] | 2011[161] | Pop / folk pop[161] |
Total available certified units: 203.8 million
|
150 million[162] |
| Billy Joel | United States | 1964–present[163] | 1971[163] | Pop / rock[163] | 150 million[165] | |
| U2 | Ireland | 1976–present[166] | 1980[166] | Rock[166] |
Total available certified units: 112.6 million
|
150 million[169] |
| Barbra Streisand | United States | 1960–present[170] | 1963[170] | Pop / adult contemporary[170] | 150 million[171] | |
| Phil Collins | United Kingdom | 1980–2011, 2015–present[172] | 1981[172] | Rock / progressive rock / adult contemporary[172] |
Total available certified units: 95.4 million
|
150 million[174] |
| Aerosmith | United States | 1970–present[175] | 1973[175] | Hard rock[175] |
Total available certified units: 87.1 million
|
150 million[177] |
| ABBA | Sweden | 1972–1982[178] | 1972[178] | Pop / disco[178] |
Total available certified units: 65.6 million
|
150 million[187] 100 million[188] |
| Katy Perry | United States | 2001–present[189] | 2008[189] | Pop[189] |
Total available certified units: 158.9 million
|
143 million[190] |
| Chris Brown | United States | 2005–present[191] | 2005[191] | Pop / R&B / hip-hop[191] | 140 million[192] | |
| Bruce Springsteen | United States | 1972–present[193] | 1973[193] | Rock[193] |
Total available certified units: 106.9 million
|
135 million[195] |
| Bruno Mars | United States | 2004–present[196] | 2010[196] | Pop rock / R&B[196] |
Total available certified units: 194.2 million
|
130 million[199] |
| Jay-Z | United States | 1996–present[200] | 1996[200] | Hip-hop[200] | 125 million[201] | |
| Metallica | United States | 1981–present[202] | 1983[202] | Heavy metal / thrash metal[202] |
Total available certified units: 104.9 million
|
125 million[204] |
| Lady Gaga | United States | 2005–present[205] | 2008[205] | Pop / dance / electronic[205] |
Total available certified units: 152.9 million
|
124 million[206] |
| Lil Wayne | United States | 1996–present[207] | 1999[207] | Hip-hop[207] | 120 million[208] | |
| Maroon 5 | United States | 1994–present[209] | 2002[209] | Pop rock / funk rock / dance-pop[209] |
Total available certified units: 136.2 million
|
120 million[210] |
| Adele | United Kingdom | 2006–present[211] | 2008[211] | Pop / soul[211] |
Total available certified units: 118.5 million
|
120 million[212] |
| Fleetwood Mac | United Kingdom United States |
1967–present[213] | 1968[213] | Rock / pop[213] |
Total available certified units: 89.5 million |
120 million[216] |
| Rod Stewart | United Kingdom | 1964–present[217] | 1969[217] | Rock / pop[217] |
Total available certified units: 84.5 million
|
120 million[218] |
| Bee Gees | United Kingdom Australia[219][220] |
1963–2003 2009–2012[221] |
1963[221] | Pop / disco[221] |
Total available certified units: 70.9 million
|
120 million[224] |
100 million to 119 million records
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| Artist | Country / Market | Period active | Release-year of first charted record | Genre | Total certified units (from available markets)[a] |
Claimed sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyoncé | United States | 1997–present[225] | 2002[225][226] | R&B / pop[225] |
Total available certified units: 101.9 million
|
118 million[230] |
| Nicki Minaj | United States | 2008–present[231] | 2010[231] | Hip-hop / pop[231] |
Total available certified units: 139.3 million
|
100 million[232] |
| Coldplay | United Kingdom | 1996–present[233] | 1999[233] | Alternative rock / pop rock / pop[233] |
Total available certified units: 100 million
|
100 million[234] |
| Linkin Park | United States | 1996–present[235] | 2000[235] | Alternative rock / nu metal / rap rock[235] |
Total available certified units: 91.2 million
|
100 million[236] |
| Bon Jovi | United States | 1983–present[237] | 1983[237] | Hard rock / glam metal[237] |
Total available certified units: 87.4 million
|
100 million[240] |
| B'z | Japan | 1988–present[241] | 1988[241] | Rock / pop rock / hard rock[241] | 100 million[242] | |
| Britney Spears | United States | 1998–present[243] | 1998[243] | Pop / dance / dance-pop[243] |
Total available certified units: 85.7 million
|
100 million[245] |
| George Strait | United States | 1981–present[246] | 1984[246] | Country[246] | 100 million[247] | |
| Shania Twain | Canada | 1993–present[248] | 1993[248] | Country pop[248] |
Total available certified units: 80.2 million
|
100 million[249] |
| Guns N' Roses | United States | 1985–present[250] | 1987[250] | Hard rock / heavy metal[250] |
Total available certified units: 79 million
|
100 million[252] |
| Backstreet Boys | United States | 1993–present[253] | 1995[253] | Pop[253] |
Total available certified units: 78 million
|
100 million[257] |
| Eric Clapton | United Kingdom | 1962–present[258] | 1970[258] | Rock / blues[258] |
Total available certified units: 71.4 million
|
100 million[259] |
| Neil Diamond | United States | 1966–present[260] | 1966[260] | Pop / rock[260] | 100 million[262] | |
| Prince | United States | 1976–2016[263] | 1978[263] | Funk / R&B / pop / soul / rock[263] |
Total available certified units: 65.5 million
|
100 million[264] |
| Santana | United States | 1966–present[265] | 1969[265] | Rock[265] |
Total available certified units: 62.6 million
|
100 million[266] |
| Kenny Rogers | United States | 1958–2020[267] | 1975[267] | Country / pop[267] | 100 million[269] | |
| Paul McCartney | United Kingdom | 1960–present[270] | 1970[270] | Rock[270] | 100 million[272] | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | United States | 1956–2004[273] | 1964[273] | Folk rock[273] |
Total available certified units: 61.7 million
|
100 million[274] |
| Janet Jackson | United States | 1982–present[275] | 1982[275] | R&B / pop[275] |
Total available certified units: 52.8 million |
100 million[276] |
| Julio Iglesias | Spain | 1968–present[277] | 1968[277] | Latin[277] |
Total available certified units: 51.6 million
|
100 million[279] |
| Dire Straits | United Kingdom | 1977–1995[280] | 1978[280] | Rock[280] |
Total available certified units: 51.4 million
|
100 million[281] |
| The Doors | United States | 1965–1973[282] | 1967[282] | Psychedelic rock[282] |
Total available certified units: 49 million |
100 million[283] |
| Chicago | United States | 1967–present[284] | 1969[284] | Rock / pop[284] | 100 million[286] | |
| Bob Dylan | United States | 1959–present[287] | 1963[287] | Folk / rock[287] | 100 million[288] | |
| Cher | United States | 1964–present[289] | 1965[289] | Pop / rock / dance / folk[289] |
Total available certified units: 43.1 million
|
100 million[295] |
| Def Leppard | United Kingdom | 1977–present[296] | 1979[296] | Hard rock / heavy metal[296] | 100 million[298] | |
| Genesis | United Kingdom | 1967–1999 2006–present[299] |
1969[299] | Progressive rock / pop rock[299] | 100 million[300] | |
| David Bowie | United Kingdom | 1962–2016[301] | 1967[301] | Art rock / glam rock / pop[301] |
Total available certified units: 38.6 million |
100 million[302] |
| Stevie Wonder | United States | 1961–present[303] | 1962[303] | Funk / R&B / soul[303] | 100 million[304] | |
| James Taylor | United States | 1968–present[305] | 1970[305] | Rock / pop[305] | 100 million[306] | |
| Olivia Newton-John | Australia | 1966–present[307] | 1966[307] | Pop[307] | 100 million[309] | |
| Tina Turner | United States | 1958–2009[310] | 1960[311] | Rock / pop[311] |
Total available certified units: 35.3 million
|
100 million[312] |
| Linda Ronstadt | United States | 1967–present[313] | 1968[313] | Rock / folk / country[313] | 100 million[314] | |
| The Beach Boys | United States | 1961–present[315] | 1962[315] | Rock / pop / surf rock[315] | 100 million[316] | |
| Donna Summer | United States | 1968–2012[317] | 1974[317] | Pop / disco / R&B[317] | 100 million[318] |
80 million to 99 million records
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| Artist | Country / Market | Period active | Release-year of first charted record | Genre | Total certified units (from available markets)[a] |
Claimed sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink | United States | 1995–present[319] | 2000[319] | Pop / pop rock / R&B[319] |
Total available certified units: 82 million
|
90 million[320] |
| The Carpenters | United States | 1969–1983[321] | 1969[321] | Pop[321] | 90 million[323] | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | United States | 1969–present[324] | 1971[324] | Funk / R&B / soul[324] | 90 million[327] | |
| Lionel Richie | United States | 1968–present[328] | 1981[328] | Pop / R&B[328] | 90 million[330] | |
| Johnny Cash | United States | 1954–2003[331] | 1956[331] | Country / rock and roll / gospel[331] | 90 million[332] | |
| Justin Timberlake | United States | 1992–present[333] | 2002[333] | Pop / R&B / neo soul[333] |
Total available certified units: 71.9 million
|
88 million[334] |
| R.E.M. | United States | 1980–2011[335] | 1983[335] | Alternative rock[335] |
Total available certified units: 45.3 million
|
85 million[336] |
| Flo Rida | United States | 2007–present[337] | 2007[337] | Hip-hop / hip house /EDM[337] |
Total available certified units: 84.1 million
|
80 million[338] |
| Tim McGraw | United States | 1990–present[339] | 1994[339] | Country[339] | 80 million[340] | |
| Van Halen | United States | 1978–2020[341] | 1978[341] | Hard rock / heavy metal[341] | 80 million[342] | |
| Journey | United States | 1973–present[343] | 1975[343] | Rock / soft rock[343] | 80 million[345] | |
| Ayumi Hamasaki | Japan | 1998–present[346] | 1998[346] | J-pop / pop / dance / electronic[346] | 80 million[347][348] | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | United States | 1983–present[349] | 1987[349] | Funk rock / alternative rock[349] |
Total available certified units: 64.5 million
|
80 million[351] |
| George Michael | United Kingdom | 1981–2016[352] | 1984[352] | Pop[352] |
Total available certified units: 52 million
|
80 million[354] |
| Foreigner | United States United Kingdom |
1976–present[355] | 1977[355] | Rock / hard rock[355] | 80 million[356] | |
| Meat Loaf | United States | 1968–present[357] | 1977[357] | Rock / hard rock[357] | 80 million[358] | |
| Tom Petty | United States | 1976–2017[359] | 1977[359] | Rock[359] | 80 million[360] | |
| Johnny Hallyday | France | 1957–2017[361] | 1960[361] | Rock / pop[361] | 80 million[363] |
75 million to 79 million records
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| Artist | Country / Market | Period active | Release-year of first charted record | Genre | Total certified units (from available markets)[a] |
Claimed sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Weeknd | Canada | 2010–present[364] | 2013[364] | Pop / R&B[364] |
Total available certified units: 159.1 million
|
75 million[365] |
| Luke Bryan | United States | 2001–present[366] | 2007[367] | Country / country pop[367] | 75 million[368] | |
| Alicia Keys | United States | 1996–present[369] | 2001[369] | Hip-hop / R&B / pop[369] |
Total available certified units: 75.4 million
|
75 million[370] |
| Usher | United States | 1991–present[367] | 1994[367] | R&B / pop[367] | 75 million[371] | |
| Christina Aguilera | United States | 1993–present[372] | 1998[372] | R&B / pop / rock[372] |
Total available certified units: 67.3 million
|
75 million[373] |
| The Black Eyed Peas | United States | 1995–present[374] | 1998[374] | Hip-hop / R&B / dance[374] |
Total available certified units: 66.8 million
|
75 million[375] |
| Shakira | Colombia | 1988–present[376] | 1995[376] | Latin pop / pop / pop rock[376] |
Total available certified units: 61.8 million
|
75 million[377] |
| Tupac Shakur | United States | 1991–1996[378] | 1991[378] | Hip-hop[378] | 75 million[380] | |
| R. Kelly | United States | 1989–2019[381] | 1991[382] | R&B / soul / hip-hop[382] | 75 million[383] | |
| Robbie Williams | United Kingdom | 1990–present[384] | 1996[384] | Pop rock[384] |
Total available certified units: 54.4 million
|
75 million[385] |
| Nirvana | United States | 1987–1994[386] | 1990[386] | Grunge / alternative rock[386] |
Total available certified units: 53.9 million
|
75 million[389] |
| Kenny G | United States | 1982–present[390] | 1984[390] | Smooth jazz[390] | 75 million[391] | |
| Enya | Ireland | 1982–present[392] | 1987[392] | New-age / Celtic[392] |
Total available certified units: 51.7 million
|
75 million[396] |
| Green Day | United States | 1987–present[397] | 1994[374] | Punk rock / pop punk / alternative rock[397] |
Total available certified units: 51 million
|
75 million[398] |
| Bryan Adams | Canada | 1979–present[399] | 1979[399] | Rock[399] |
Total available certified units: 48.8 million
|
75 million[401] |
| Alabama | United States | 1972–present[402] | 1980[402] | Country / pop rock[402] | 75 million[403] | |
| Bob Seger | United States | 1961–present[404] | 1969[404] | Rock / pop rock / rock and Roll[404] | 75 million[405] | |
| Bob Marley | Jamaica | 1962–1981[406] | 1975[406] | Reggae[406] |
Total available certified units: 44.2 million
|
75 million[409] |
| The Police | United Kingdom | 1977–1986 2007–2008[410] |
1978[410] | Pop / rock[410] |
Total available certified units: 41.8 million
|
75 million[413] |
| Gloria Estefan | United States | 1975–present[414] | 1984[414] | Latin pop / dance pop[414] | 75 million[416] | |
| Barry Manilow | United States | 1973–present[417] | 1973[417] | Pop / soft rock[417] | 75 million[418] | |
| Kiss | United States | 1972–present[419] | 1974[419] | Hard rock / heavy metal[419] | 75 million[420] | |
| Aretha Franklin | United States | 1956–2018[421] | 1961[421] | Soul / jazz / blues / R&B[421] | 75 million[422] |
See also
- List of best-selling albums
- List of best-selling singles
- List of best-selling boy groups
- List of best-selling girl groups
- IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year
Notes
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- United States: 1958[423]
- Japan: 1989[424]
- Germany: 1975[13]
- United Kingdom: 1973[425]
- France: 1973[426]
- Canada: 1975[427]
- Australia: 1997[18] (online certification-database has begun since 1997. Certifications; however, existed in Australia since the 1970s)
- Brazil: 1990[428]
- Netherlands: 1978[21]
- Italy: 2009[22] (online certification-database covers certifications issued since 2009. Certifications; however, have existed in Italy since the 1980s)[65]
- Spain: 1979[46]
- Sweden: 1987[25]
- Norway: 1993[26]
- Denmark: 2001[66] (online certifications for Denmark start from 2001. Certifications; however, existed in Denmark since the early 1990s[429])
- Switzerland: 1989[430]
- Mexico: 1999[431]
- Argentina: 1980[432]
- Belgium: 1995[433]
- Austria: 1990[36]
- Poland: 1995[37]
- Finland: 1971[434]
- Ireland: 2005[104]
- New Zealand: July 1978[38]
- Portugal:[40](online certification-database covers certifications issued since 2004. Certifications; however, have existed in Portugal since the 1980s)[65]
- United States[438] (Note, U.S. certification-award-levels for singles before 1989 were: 1,000,000 for Gold and 2,000,000 for Platinum.[439] Also, U.S. certification-awards for Shortform albums before September 1996 were: 250,000 for Gold and 500,000 for Platinum[440])
- Japan[441][442]
- Germany[443]
- United Kingdom[444]
- France[445][426][446][447]
- Canada[448] (Canadian certification-award-levels for singles before February 1982 were: 75,000 for Gold and 150,000 for Platinum[449])
- Brazil[450][451][452]
- Netherlands[453]
- Italy[22][454][455]
- Spain[456][457]
- Sweden[458]
- Norway[459][460][461][462][463]
- Denmark[429][464][465][466]
- Switzerland[430]
- Mexico[467][468]
- Argentina[432]
- Belgium[469][470]
- Austria:[469][471][472]
- Poland[473][474]
- Finland[434]
- New Zealand: (NZ certification-levels for singles before 1989 were: 10,000 for Gold, 20,000 for Platinum)[475](NZ certification-levels for singles before June 2007 were: 5,000 for Gold, 10,000 for Platinum)[476] (The levels for singles were adjusted again on June 17, 2016 from previous 7,500 for Gold, 15,000 for Platinum, to 15,000 for Gold, 30,000 for Platinum)[477]
- Portugal:[478]
- ^ To be on this list, artists who began charting:
- before 1973 are required to have their available claimed figures supported by 30% in certified units.
- between 1973–1990 are required to have their available claimed figures supported by 30-70% in certified units. (That is 2.35% for each additional year after 1973)
- between 1990–2000 are required to have their available claimed figures supported by 70-77% in certified units. (That is 0.7% for each additional year after 1990)
- between 2000–present are required to have their available claimed figures supported by 77-80% in certified units. (That is 0.14% for each additional year after 2000)
- ^ Below you can get an understanding as to when certifications for songs are added to the total certified sales of the listed artists.
- One lead artist and one featured artist. (The issued certification(s) should be added to the total of both, the lead artist and the featured artist as both will have almost equal amount of part).
- Two lead artists.(The issued certification(s) should be added to the total of both lead artists as both will have almost equal amount of part).
- Two lead artists and one featured artist. (The issued certification(s) should be added to the total of both lead artists as well as the featured artist. Both lead artists will play a significant part in a song and the part of the featured artist also should be significant enough).
- One lead artist and two featured artists. (The issued certification(s) should be added to the total of the lead artist and to the total of both featured artists as almost all should have equal amount of part).
- ^ Note that Celine Dion's initial chart year should be veiwed as 1990 as she has begun charting in Quebec, Canada in 1981, but remained unknown to the world until 1990. Therefore, she's required to have her claimed figures supported by 67.78% certified sales (note that Canada's market share data, 2.22% is deducted from 1990's 70% requirement).
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