List of highest-certified music artists in the United States

Top 100 certified music artists

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The following is a list of 100 highest-certified artists in the United States based on album-equivalent units, which include physical album shipments, digital album downloads, as well as individual song downloads and streams. However, sales of physical singles are not counted for album-equivalent units, which do not favor artists with a large catalog of physical singles such as Elvis Presley and Madonna. Artists with album certifications prior to 2016 also do not get benefit of the inclusion of individual song downloads and streams. The highest-certified music artists do not necessarily mean the highest-selling music artists, due to the fact that certifications are not automatic and record companies have to apply. The RIAA's figures may also differ with Luminate and Billboard ones due to different weighting ratios of streaming. The RIAA counts 1,500 streams as one album unit (regardless of free or paid streams, audio or video streams), while Billboard counts 1,250 premium audio streams, 3,750 ad-supported streams, or 3,750 video streams as one album unit.

Notes: Add **** when single artist, or artist whose name is the only one in the title of a group (e.g. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), has died. Add **** when a group has said they will no longer perform under that name. Do not use for groups that haven't performed recently, as they have a habit of showing up for benefits, etc. Should generally beused if past tense is used in the group's article. -- : Deceased : Disbanded - PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE EDITING ***

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|- | | US | 1970s–2010s

|- | | US | 1950s–2000s****

|- | Hootie & the Blowfish | US | 1980s–2020s

|- | Earth, Wind & Fire | US | 1970s–2020s

|- | Kid Rock | US | 1980s–2020s

|- | Sade | UK | 1980s–2010s

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Top 50 certified digital singles artists

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The following is a list of 50 highest-certified digital singles artists in the United States, based on song downloads and streams. As album sales suffered in the 21st century, the RIAA introduced Digital Single Award in 2004 to better recognize "artists' commercial success in a transformative music marketplace". Streams were added as part of singles certification in 2013, with 150 audio/video streams being equal to one download. The RIAA does not count certified units of featured artists in their official ranking.

Notes: Add **** when single artist, or artist whose name is the only one in the title of a group (e.g. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), has died. Add **** when a group has said they will no longer perform under that name. Do not use for groups that haven't performed recently, as they have a habit of showing up for benefits, etc. Should generally be used if past tense is used in the group's article. -- : Deceased : Disbanded - PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE EDITING ***

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  • RIAA source for digital singles
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• Update the entire table at once. Update the accessdate parm in the call and the date in the call in the header at the top of the table.
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| Rod Wave | US | 2010s–2020s

|- | Britney Spears | US | 1990s–2020s

|- | Khalid | US | 2010s–2020s

|- | Polo G | US | 2010s–2020s

|- | Fall Out Boy | US | 2000s–2020s

|- | Florida Georgia Line | US | 2010s–2020s

|- | |TT |2000s–2020s

|- | Panic! at the Disco | US | 2000s–2020s****

|- | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | US | 2010s–2020s

|- | Flo Rida | US | 2000s–2020s

|- |Lil Durk |US |2010s—2020s

|- | Blake Shelton | US | 2000s–2020s

|- | Harry Styles | UK | 2010s–2020s

|- | | US | 1990s–2020s

|- | Lana Del Rey | US | 2010s–2020s

|- | | US | 2000s–2020s

|- | Journey | US | 1970s–2020s

|- | Doja Cat | US | 2010s–2020s

|- | Halsey | US | 2010s–2020s

|- | | US | 1990s–2020s

|- | 50 Cent | US | 2000s-2020s

|- | Queen | UK | 1970s–2020s

|- | Big Sean | US | 2000s–2020s

|- | | US | 2010s–2020s

| Red Hot Chili Peppers | US | 1980s–2020s

|- | Train | US | 1990s–2020s

| Carrie Underwood | US | 2000s–2020s

|- | | US | 2000s–2020s

|- | | US | 2000s–2020s

|- | Linkin Park | US | 1990s–2010s

|- | | US | 2000s–2020s

|- | | Australia | 1990s–2020s

|- | Adele | UK | 2000s–2020s

|- | Kesha | US | 2000s–2020s

|- | | US | 2000s–2020s

|- | | US | 2000s–2020s

|- | | US | 2010s–2020s

|- | Rae Sremmurd | US | 2000s–2010s

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| | Canada

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| | US

| | UK | 2000s–2010s

|- | | US | 2010s–2020s

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