List of best-selling singles in the United States

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This is a list of best selling singles in the United States certified by the Recording Industry Association of America. All of these singles have sold over 2 million copies, meaning they are all multi-platinum singles. For more information on what makes a platinum single or album see RIAA certification. For information the RIAA only certifies a record if that record company asks for certification. It only certifies a particular recording of a song.

Contents 1 10 million and over: 2 Over 8 million: 3 Over 7 million: 4 Over 5 million: in alphabetical order 5 Over 4 million: in alphabetical order 6 Over 3 million: in alphabetical order 7 Over 2 million: in alphabetical order 8 What makes a single? 9 See also 10 External links

[edit] 10 million and over:

• "White Christmas", Bing Crosby
• "Rock Around The Clock", Bill Haley and His Comets
• "Candle In The Wind 1997" (Princess Diana Tribute), Elton John

[edit] Over 8 million:

• "We Are The World", USA for Africa

[edit] Over 7 million:

• "Oh, Pretty Woman", Roy Orbison

[edit] Over 5 million: in alphabetical order

• "I Want to Hold Your Hand", The Beatles

[edit] Over 4 million: in alphabetical order

• "Another One Bites the Dust", Queen
• "Ballad of the Green Berets", Sgt Barry Sadler
• "The Chipmunk Song", The Chipmunks
• "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", Bryan Adams
• "Eye of the Tiger", Survivor
• "Hey Jude", The Beatles
• "Hound Dog"/"Don't Be Cruel", Elvis Presley
• "I Will Always Love You", Whitney Houston
• "I'll Be There", Jackson 5
• "Islands in the Stream", Kenny Rogers& Dolly Parton
• "Let's Get It On", Marvin Gaye
• "Le Freak", CHIC
• "Macarena", Los Del Rio
• "Stayin' Alive", Bee Gees
• "Whoomp! (There It Is)", Tag Team

[edit] Over 3 million: in alphabetical order

• "The Boy Is Mine", Brandy & Monica
• "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down", Puff Daddy& Mase
• "Gangsta's Paradise", Coolio
• "How Do I Live", LeAnn Rimes
• "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", Marvin Gaye
• "I'll Be Missing You", Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
• "Love Me Tender"/"Anyway You Want Me" Elvis Presley
• "Smooth", Santana featuring Rob Thomas
• "Sugar, Sugar", The Archies
• "Can't Buy Me Love", The Beatles
• "We Belong Together", Mariah Carey
• "When Doves Cry", Prince

[edit] Over 2 million: in alphabetical order

• "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now", McFadden & Whitehead
• "All Shook Up", Elvis Presley
• "Are You Lonesome Tonight?", Elvis Presley
• "Baby Got Back", Sir Mix-a-Lot
• "...Baby One More Time", Britney Spears
• "Bad Girls", Donna Summer
• "Boogie Nights", Heatwave (band)
• "Boogie Oogie Oogie", A Taste Of Honey
• "Car Wash", Rose Royce
• "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", Rod Stewart
• "Dazzey Duicks", Duice
• "Disco Lady", Johnnie Taylor (the first RIAA-certified two-million seller)
• "Elvira", Oak Ridge Boys
• "Emotion", Samantha Sang
• "Enjoy Yourself", The Jacksons
• "Fantasy", Mariah Carey
• "Heartbreak Hotel", Elvis Presley
• "Hot Child in the City", Nick Gilder
• "Hot Stuff", Donna Summer
• "Grease", Frankie Valli
• "I Love Rock 'N Roll", Joan Jett
• "I Will Survive", Gloria Gaynor
• "If Your Girl Only Knew", Aaliyah
• "Jailhouse Rock", Elvis Presley
• "Jump", Kris Kross
• "Knock On Wood", Amii Stewart
• "Mickey", Toni Basil
• "Mr Big Stuff", Jean Knight
• "Night Fever", Bee Gees
• "One Sweet Day", Boyz II Men & Mariah Carey
• "O.P.P", Naughty By Nature
• "Reunited", Peaches & Herb
• "Shadow Dancing", Andy Gibb
• "Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)", Jacksons
• "Star Wars Title Theme", Meco
• "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear", Elvis Presley
• "Tha Crossroads", Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
• "Too Close", Next
• "Too Much Heaven", Bee Gees
• "Tragedy", Bee Gees
• "Vogue", Madonna
• "We Will Rock You"/"We Are the Champions", Queen
• "Bohemian Rhapsody", Queen
• "Wild Thing", Tone Loc
• "YMCA", Village People
• "You Light Up My Life", Debby Boone
• "You're The One That I Want", Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta

[edit] What makes a single?

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 featuring on an album as well.

For more information, see single.

[edit] See also

• For information about what makes a platinum album, see RIAA certification
• Lists of best-selling albums

[edit] External links

• RIAA Website
• Billboard Magazine - a magazine that publishes weekly music rankings