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edit It is essential to provide reliable sources when editing this article. For examples, see the references section. Unsourced or unreliably sourced additions will be removed immediately. The list is frequently edited in good faith to update the certified sales figures; however, claimed sales figures need to be supported by reliable sources, preferably from news organizations. Artists with claimed sales figures below 75 million may not be added to the list. Whilst we encourage editors to be bold, it is highly recommended to discuss changes on this talk page before editing. Below you can get an understanding as to when certifications for songs are added to the total certified sales of the listed artists. One lead artist and one featured artist. (The issued certification(s) should be added to the total of both, the lead artist and the featured artist as both will have almost equal amount of part). Two lead artists. (The issued certification(s) should be added to the total of both lead artists as both will have almost equal amount of part). Two lead artists and one featured artist. (The issued certification(s) should be added to the total of both lead artists as well as the featured artist. Both lead artists will play a significant part in a song and the part of the featured artist also should be significant enough). One lead artist and two featured artists. (The issued certification(s) should be added to the total of the lead artist and to the total of both featured artists as almost all should have equal amount of part). The year next to markets below indicates how far back the certification systems go in each country. The percentages stand for the global market share based on a 2007 IFPI report. USA: RIAA (1958) (31.6%) Japan: RIAJ (Physical certifications since (1989)(16.5%) UK: BPI (1973) (10.6%) Germany: BVMI (1975) (8.4%) France: SNEP, Infodisc (albums), Infodisc (singles) (1973) (5.8%) Australia: ARIA (1990) (2.23%) Canada: Music Canada (1975) (2.22) Italy: FIMI (2009) (1.95%) The Netherlands: NVPI (1978) (1.52%) Spain: PROMUSICAE (1979) (1.48%) Austria: IFPI (1990) (1.10%) Mexico: AMPROFON (1999) (1.08%) Brazil: PMB (1990) (0.97%) Belgium: Ultratop (1995) (0.91%) Norway: (Archived certification-database) (1993) (0.86%) Switzerland: Schweizer Hitparade (1989) (0.84%) Sweden: IFPI (Archived certification-database), Sverige Topplistan (Chart-database) (1987) (0.81%) Denmark: Hitlisten (Chart-database), IFPI Denmark (2001) (0.67%) Ireland: IRMA (2005) (0.52%) Poland: ZPAV (1995) (0.51%) Finland: IFPI (1971) (0.49%) Argentina: Capif (1980) (0.48%) New Zealand: Recorded Music NZ (1978) (0.37%)

Christina Aguilera

I found a better source to support Aguilera's stats at 90 million records sold from Omaha World-Herald newspaper, but I can't edit the page. Can anyone did it? Thanks. Melketon (talk) 19:29, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

@Melketon: Done!--Markus WikiEditor (talk) 19:38, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Hey, do you know why Kylie Minogue is not included in this list? A lot of sources mention thay she has sold 80 million records. KARANSUTTA (talk) 06:14, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Should we still count RIAA's physical single sales and digital single sales separately?

Harout72 has been counting the physical and digital single sales from RIAA separately, even though RIAA began combining singles certifications for most of their new certifications. Should we continue to do that if RIAA doesn't have separate entries for both physical certifications and digital certifications?— TheWikiholic (talk) 14:56, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

They do have separate entries for older songs - see "Bohemian Rhapsody" . Richard3120 (talk) 15:43, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

They do have separate entries for some songs. For example, Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" has two entries for its physical and digital certification, even though it was last certified in 2022. But "Billie Jean" only has one entry (digital) for its certifications. And it is the same case for many artists. TheWikiholic (talk) 15:58, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

@Apoxyomenus, Moh8213 Do you have the certification files of any artists? I think Harout must have closed his Mediafire account or intentionally deleted all the files. TheWikiholic (talk) 03:24, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I don't. I had a few, but not for long after my computer was reset. Pinging Markus WikiEditor to see if he has files. --Apoxyomenus (talk) 23:17, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

@TheWikiholic: Unfortunately I don't have any saved on my computer either, I asked him for some but I didn't save them.--Markus WikiEditor (talk) 02:37, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

I am also unable to help. I had some of those files of some artists and bands on my old PC about two years ago, but unfortunately I no longer have any of them. Salvabl (talk) 19:58, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

Here is the certification file of Whitney Houston from RIAA.

• I Wanna Dance With Somebody (1M physical units and 6m digital units unit)
• I'm Your Baby Tonight (500k physical 1m digital unit)
• I Will Always Love You (4M physical and 10m digital unit)
• I'm Every Woman (500k physical and 1m digital unit)
• I Have Nothing (500k physical and 2m digital units)
• The Greatest Love of All (500k physical and 2m digital unit)
• Saving All My Love For You (500k physical and 2m digital unit)
• How Will I Know (500k physical and 2m digital unit)
• You Give Good Love (500k physical and 1m digital unit)
• So Emotional (500k physical and 1m digital unit)
• It's Not Right But It's Okay (500k physical and 1M digital unit)
• When You Believe (500k physical and 1M digital units)

These are the Whitney Houston songs that are certified for both physical sales and digital sales. And out of these only one song "So Emotional" has different entries for both physical and digital sales. It looks like RIAA has combined its database with physical and digital certifications. And it means that as of today 9.5m units of physical single certifications of Whitney Houston songs are already included in her digital singles certifications. TheWikiholic (talk) 05:12, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi, long time no see. Yes, I do have some of the files that Harout72 gave me while he was active. Indeed he was counting the the digital and physical sales separately (which is true), but it seems that RIAA is combining the physical and digital sales in some certain songs. Moh8213 (talk) 18:31, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Can you please upload those files here? And what shall we do with Whitney's certifications of physical sales which are already combined with her latest digital certifications? I think this is going to affect the overall certifications of many artists notably Michael Jackson, Elton John, Queen, and Mariah Cary. But we can only confirm this by either checking the RIAA database or the Files of Harout72. TheWikiholic (talk) 15:54, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Tbh I don't know how I can send it here. If you're still interested, I can send it to you via e-mail. Moh8213 (talk) 11:09, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

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Why is Cliff Richard not included? Billboard has him at 260 million sales. 2603:6011:2CF0:84F0:F9C8:5684:B12A:160E (talk) 04:28, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

Seems he doesn't fit these criteria. Regards, --Apoxyomenus (talk) 13:54, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

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Christina Aguilera sold over 115M-150M records please update it!!! Jordanroopnarine (talk) 19:10, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

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