Talk:List of best-selling singles in the United States/Archive 1

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Archive 2

Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" and Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" did NOT sell over 3 and 4 million copies. The 3x and 4x Platinum status in this case mean over 0.6 and 0.8 digital downloads. The same with Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl". Someone please correct it.

AND Green Day's BOBD

Wasn't the version of Candle in the Wind that sold so many copies the 1997 Princess Diana version? This has been stated elsewhere. So the information and link are both incorrect.

Need more info on how this list was compiled. Seems like only songs released after 1970 have been included. For example, "White Christmas" has sold 30 million copies - isn't it considered a single? There are dozens of others.

The definition of a single needs work. This may address the above concern about "White Christmas." Not all "commercially viable" songs are released as singles. A good example is Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven," which has been one of the most requested songs on radio since the '70s, but was never released as a single and thus does not appear on this chart.VallWoodshadow 13:28, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

"White Christmas" was certainly released as a single, and should be inluded in the list. Will the person who keeps removing it please state his reasons before doing so again?

RIAA has certified "Hollaback Girl" as 5X Platinum,and Platinum means selling 1 million copy as a single,this means Hollaback Girl has sold more than 5 million copies in USA.It was also certified as the first single to hav over 1 million digital downloads as well,then why it is not listed in the singles selling more than 5 million copies?For reference,check Holaback Girl article.Luxurious.gaurav

Sales figures cited by article are inaccurate

Cher's "Bang Bang" was never ceritifed by the RIAA, and the author of this article is confusing pre-1989 awards with post-1989 awards, which involve different sales figures. superbu 03:09, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Recent certifications?

Has the RIAA recently certified every Michael Jackson single? Why does he suddenly appears with nearly ten of them in this list? And why other records like Prince's "When Doves Cry" which is known to have been certified double platinum (at least) have been removed?

--Kinkorama (talk) 19:47, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Kinkorama (talk) 18:17, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Kinkorama (talk) 18:18, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

No Angels

Robbie Williams' "Angels" single was never certified anything by the RIAA. You can search the RIAA website, or any best selling singles list in the United States and you will never find Williams' "Angels". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kinkorama (talk • contribs) 16:14, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Different measures and newer hit singles

The difference between gold and platinum certifications by the RIAA before 1989 and after should be explained in detail on this page. For example, Prince's "When Doves Cry" is nowhere to be found althought the RIAA certified it platinum in 1984 when 2 million sales were required for to obtain that award. Also, newer hits like OneRepublic's "Apologize", Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry" and Alicia Keys' "No One" (just to name some) have all been certified multiplatinum and should be on this list.

Kinkorama (talk) 18:25, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

More pre- and post-1989 confusion

There are singles listed at 2 million that should be 1 million. Any single certified Platinum after 1989, even if the single was released years before that, was only certified for 1 million copies. So "Someday We'll Be Together," for example, was certified Platinum in 1997 for a million, not 2 million. The certification date for any single is easily obtainable on the RIAA's website. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Superbu (talk • contribs) 18:15, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Disco Duck

Ha ha, very funny. If someone can actually cite a source that says Disco Duck sold more copies than Candle in the Wind, please feel free to put it back. 23skidoo (talk) 00:36, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Lady GaGa

Just Dance has sold over 4 million and Poker Face over 3 million

check articles for the verification —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.104.8.40 (talk) 23:40, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

all american rejects

havnt the all american reject song gives you hell certified 3x platinum/ could someone give me some help whether this should be on there or not? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.213.90.220 (talk) 01:55, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

this is false gives you hell haven't sold even 500,000 copies yet —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.116.11.136 (talk) 20:04, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

      Lady Gaga actualmente a vendido Just Dance 5x Platino y Poker Face 4x Platino  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.30.236.34 (talk) 19:03, 14 February 2011 (UTC) 

Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand

Their US number 1 duet No More Tears (Enough is Enough) was released on both Columbia and Casablanca records in late 1979. This song should be on the list because the song sold 1 million copies on Columbia and another 1 million with Casablanca, therefore making its total at least 2 million in the US alone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.132.161.188 (talk) 17:49, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

The wikipedia article for No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) says the sales were "amalgamated". It's not real clear to me but I think it's trying to say the Gold record was awarded for both Casablanca and Columbia for the combined one million records. Piriczki (talk) 21:04, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Update

Since the 2009 year is closing, several sources have published "Top" lists of the year and or decade, I thought it might be time to update the list to show so, here's a link for just the top ten selling digital singles

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627833/20091208/eminem.jhtml —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.104.2.159 (talk) 22:22, 18 December 2009 (UTC)