RIAA certification

In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of sales albums and singles have made. (Some other countries have similar schemes. See Gold album.) Certification is not automatic; for an award to be made, the record label must pay a fee to have the sales of the recording audited.

List of artists with most platinum singles

These artists as having the most gold and platinum singles.

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• Elvis Presley (24+28)
• The Beatles (18+6)
• Madonna (20+4)
• Mariah Carey (10+9)
• Whitney Houston (14+6)
• Janet Jackson (16+3)
• Elton John (13+6)
• Michael Jackson (7+9)
• The Temptations (10+6)
• Billy Joel (16)
• Aretha Franklin (15)