List of best-selling singles in the United States

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This article contains a listing of the top selling singles in the United States . All singles are listed who, according to sources, have sold more than six million times.

List of the best-selling singles (certified)

Over 8 million copies sold

rank year title Artist Award Sales
1 1997 Candle In The Wind / Something About the Way You Look Tonight Elton John Decuple platinum record icon.svg 11 times platinum 8,839,000
2 2010 I gotta feeling the black Eyed Peas Octuple platinum record icon.svg 8 times platinum 8,770,000
3 2010 Rolling in the deep Adele Octuple platinum record icon.svg 8 times platinum 8,444,000
4th 2011 Party rock anthem LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock Septuple platinum record icon.svg 7 times platinum 8,100,000

Over 7 million copies sold

rank year title Artist Award Sales
5 2012 Radioactive Imagine Dragons Decuple platinum record icon.svg 10 times platinum 7,950,000
6th 2011 Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye feat. Kimbra Octuple platinum record icon.svg 8 times platinum 7,900,000
7th 2012 thrift shop Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz Decuple platinum record icon.svg 10 times platinum 7,740,000
8th 2011 Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jepsen Nonuple platinum record icon.svg 9 times platinum 7,600,000
9 2012 Cruise Florida Georgia Line Nonuple platinum record icon.svg 9 times platinum 7,440,000
10 2013 blurred lines Robin Thicke feat. TI & Pharrell Williams Sextuple platinum record icon.svg 6 times platinum 7,380,000
11 2007 Low Flo Rida feat. T-Pain Triple platinum record icon.svg 3 times platinum 7,300,000
12 2008 Poker Face Lady Gaga Decuple platinum record icon.svg 10 times platinum 7,250,000
13 2010 Firework Katy Perry Decuple platinum record icon.svg 10 times platinum 7,040,000
14th 2008 Just dance Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis Octuple platinum record icon.svg 8 times platinum 7,010,000

Over 6 million copies sold

rank year title Artist Award Sales
15th 2014 Uptown funk Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars Nonuple platinum record icon.svg 11 times platinum 6,900,000
2013 Happy Pharrell Williams Septuple platinum record icon.svg 7 times platinum 6,900,000
2009 Boom Boom Pow the black Eyed Peas Quintuple platinum record icon.svg 5 times platinum 6,900,000
1981 Don't Stop Believin ' Journey Quintuple platinum record icon.svg5 times platinum (digital)
Gold record icon.svg gold (physical) 		6,900,000
(6,400,000 digital)
(500,000 physical)
19th 2008 I'm yours Jason Mraz Septuple platinum record icon.svg 7 times platinum 6,837,000
20th 2011 We are Young Fun feat. Janelle Monáe Septuple platinum record icon.svg 7 times platinum 6,830,000
21st 2009 Tik Tok Kesha Quintuple platinum record icon.svg 5 times platinum 6,800,000
22nd 2010 Just the Way You Are Bruno Mars Quintuple platinum record icon.svg 5 times platinum 6,700,000
2002 Lose Yourself Eminem Quintuple platinum record icon.svg 5 times platinum 6,700,000
2011 Moves like Jagger Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera Sextuple platinum record icon.svg 6 times platinum 6,700,000
25th 1992 I will always love you Whitney Houston Quadruple platinum record icon.svg4 times platinum (physical)
Double platinum record icon.svg 2 times platinum (digital) 		6,607,000
(4,591,000 physical)
(2,016,000 digital)
26th 2010 Love the way you lie Eminem feat. Rihanna Decuple platinum record icon.svg 12 times platinum 6,500,000
27 2009 Hey soul sister Train Sextuple platinum record icon.svg 6 times platinum 6,417,000
28 2011 Sexy and I Know It LMFAO Octuple platinum record icon.svg 8 times platinum 6,400,000
29 2009 Need you now Lady Antebellum Sextuple platinum record icon.svg 6 times platinum 6,270,000
30th 2008 Viva la Vida Coldplay Triple platinum record icon.svg 3 times platinum 6,131,000
31 2013 Roar Katy Perry Nonuple platinum record icon.svg 9 times platinum 6,110,000
32 2010 Grenade Bruno Mars Quintuple platinum record icon.svg 5 times platinum 6,100,000
33 1982 Eye of the Tiger Survivor Double platinum record icon.svg2 times platinum (physical)
Platinum record icon.svg platinum (digital) 		6,100,000
(2,000,000 physical)
(4,100,000 digital)
34 2013 Dark Horse Katy Perry Decuple platinum record icon.svg 10 times platinum 6,080,000
35 2011 Someone like you Adele Quintuple platinum record icon.svg 5 times platinum 6,057,000
36 2005 Apologize Timbaland feat. OneRepublic Quadruple platinum record icon.svg 4 times platinum 6,000,000
2010 Dynamite Taio Cruz Octuple platinum record icon.svg 8 times platinum 6,000,000
2010 Fuck you! Cee-Lo Green Quintuple platinum record icon.svg 5 times platinum 6,000,000

See also

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ Paul Grein: Week Ending June 24, 2012. Songs: Elton & The Peas. Yahoo Music , accessed January 19, 2016 .
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  46. ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Roar. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
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