List of best-selling singles in the United States
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 | 11 times platinum | 8,839,000 |
2 | 2010 | I gotta feeling | the black Eyed Peas | 8 times platinum | 8,770,000 |
3 | 2010 | Rolling in the deep | Adele | 8 times platinum | 8,444,000 |
4th | 2011 | Party rock anthem | LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock | 7 times platinum | 8,100,000 |
Over 7 million copies sold
rank | year | title | Artist | Award | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 2012 | Radioactive | Imagine Dragons | 10 times platinum | 7,950,000 |
6th | 2011 | Somebody That I Used to Know | Gotye feat. Kimbra | 8 times platinum | 7,900,000 |
7th | 2012 | thrift shop | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz | 10 times platinum | 7,740,000 |
8th | 2011 | Call Me Maybe | Carly Rae Jepsen | 9 times platinum | 7,600,000 |
9 | 2012 | Cruise | Florida Georgia Line | 9 times platinum | 7,440,000 |
10 | 2013 | blurred lines | Robin Thicke feat. TI & Pharrell Williams | 6 times platinum | 7,380,000 |
11 | 2007 | Low | Flo Rida feat. T-Pain | 3 times platinum | 7,300,000 |
12 | 2008 | Poker Face | Lady Gaga | 10 times platinum | 7,250,000 |
13 | 2010 | Firework | Katy Perry | 10 times platinum | 7,040,000 |
14th | 2008 | Just dance | Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis | 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 | 11 times platinum | 6,900,000 |
2013 | Happy | Pharrell Williams | 7 times platinum | 6,900,000 | |
2009 | Boom Boom Pow | the black Eyed Peas | 5 times platinum | 6,900,000 | |
1981 | Don't Stop Believin ' | Journey |
5 times platinum (digital) gold (physical) |
6,900,000 (6,400,000 digital) (500,000 physical) |
|
19th | 2008 | I'm yours | Jason Mraz | 7 times platinum | 6,837,000 |
20th | 2011 | We are Young | Fun feat. Janelle Monáe | 7 times platinum | 6,830,000 |
21st | 2009 | Tik Tok | Kesha | 5 times platinum | 6,800,000 |
22nd | 2010 | Just the Way You Are | Bruno Mars | 5 times platinum | 6,700,000 |
2002 | Lose Yourself | Eminem | 5 times platinum | 6,700,000 | |
2011 | Moves like Jagger | Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera | 6 times platinum | 6,700,000 | |
25th | 1992 | I will always love you | Whitney Houston |
4 times platinum (physical) 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 | 12 times platinum | 6,500,000 |
27 | 2009 | Hey soul sister | Train | 6 times platinum | 6,417,000 |
28 | 2011 | Sexy and I Know It | LMFAO | 8 times platinum | 6,400,000 |
29 | 2009 | Need you now | Lady Antebellum | 6 times platinum | 6,270,000 |
30th | 2008 | Viva la Vida | Coldplay | 3 times platinum | 6,131,000 |
31 | 2013 | Roar | Katy Perry | 9 times platinum | 6,110,000 |
32 | 2010 | Grenade | Bruno Mars | 5 times platinum | 6,100,000 |
33 | 1982 | Eye of the Tiger | Survivor |
2 times platinum (physical) platinum (digital) |
6,100,000 (2,000,000 physical) (4,100,000 digital) |
34 | 2013 | Dark Horse | Katy Perry | 10 times platinum | 6,080,000 |
35 | 2011 | Someone like you | Adele | 5 times platinum | 6,057,000 |
36 | 2005 | Apologize | Timbaland feat. OneRepublic | 4 times platinum | 6,000,000 |
2010 | Dynamite | Taio Cruz | 8 times platinum | 6,000,000 | |
2010 | Fuck you! | Cee-Lo Green | 5 times platinum | 6,000,000 |
See also
- List of best-selling singles in the USA: 1947 , 1948 , 1954 , 1955 , 1956
- List of best-selling country singles in the United States: 1951 , 1955 , 1956
- List of best-selling music albums in the United States
Individual evidence
- ↑ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Candle in the Wind. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ Paul Grein: Week Ending June 24, 2012. Songs: Elton & The Peas. Yahoo Music , accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - I Gotta Feeling. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d e "FUNK" WATCH 2016. In: HitsDailyDouble. January 5, 2016, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Rolling in the Deep. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ a b A STAR IS BORN ... IN STAGES. In: HitsDailyDouble. November 23, 2015, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Party Rock Anthem. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Gary Trust: Ask Billboard: Lady Gaga First Artist With Two 7-Million-Selling Downloads. Billboard , February 15, 2015, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Radioactive. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Somebody That I Used to Know. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Thrift Shop. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d THE RISE OF "UPTOWN FUNK": COULD IT BECOME THE ALL-TIME # 1 SELLER? In: HitsDailyDouble. April 9, 2015, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Call Me Maybe. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Steven J. Horowitz: Carly Rae Jepsen: 'I Wanted to Be Brave' With New Album 'E-Mo-Tion'. Billboard , August 14, 2015, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Cruise. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Matt Bjorke: The Top 30 Digital Singles: January 4, 2015. In: Roughstock.com. January 14, 2016, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Blurred Lines. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Low. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Poker Face. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Firework. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Just Dance. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Uptown Funk. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Happy. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Boom Boom Pow. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ a b RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Don't Stop Believin '. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Chris Walter: The 15 Most Downloaded Songs in Rock History. Yahoo Music , February 4, 2015, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Jason Mraz. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Paul Grein: Chart Watch: Former Teen Stars Make Good! Yahoo Music , April 23, 2014, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - We are Young. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ NIELSEN & BILLBOARD'S 2013 US MUSIC REPORT. (PDF) Archived from the original on January 9, 2014 ; Retrieved January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Ke $ ha. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ Gary Trust: Ask Billboard: Rihanna's Record Streak of Seven Studio Albums With Hot 100 No. 1s. Billboard , March 6, 2016, accessed March 30, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Bruno Mars. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - We are Young. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Moves like Jagger. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ "FUNK" WATCH 2015. In: HitsDailyDouble. June 19, 2015, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - I Will Always Love You. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ Paul Grein: Chart Watch Extra: Whitney's 50th Birthday. Yahoo Music , August 8, 2013, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Love the Way You Lie. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Hey, Soul Sister. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ A b Paul Grein: Can You Believe "Don't Stop Believin '" Loose Spot as Best-Selling Rock Song? Yahoo Music , Jan. 2, 2014; archived from the original on Jan. 4, 2014 ; accessed on January 19, 2016 (English).
- ↑ RIAA Gold- / Platinum Database - Sexy and I Know It. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 (English).
- ↑ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Lady Antebellum. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Wade Jessen, Florida Georgia Line's 'Cruise' Sets All-Time Country Sales Record. Billboard , January 6, 2014, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Viva La Vida. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Roar. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Grenade. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Survivor. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Chris Walter: The 15 Most Downloaded Songs in Rock History. Yahoo Music , February 4, 2015, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Dark Horse. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Adele. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Apologize. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Dynamite. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Paul Grein: Week Ending April 22, 2012: A Record For Maroon 5. Yahoo Music , April 26, 2012, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold / Platinum Database - Cee-Lo Green. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ Paul Grein: Week Ending April 7, 2013. Songs: Discount Helps Bruno Reach # 1. Yahoo Music , April 10, 2013, accessed January 19, 2016 .