Artists With The Most Certifications of Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum Singles As of January 2011
Singles that have been certified Gold might receive additional certifications for achieving Platinum and Multi-Platinum levels. For example, Barbra Streisand has had 8 singles certified Gold, 5 of which went on to achieve Platinum certification as well.
This list includes the RIAA formats 'Single','12 inch single' and 'Video Single'. This list includes singles of the RIAA types 'standard' and 'digital'.
- Very few artists ever received a Gold 12 inch single (Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand for "Enough Is Enough", and Madonna for "Angel/Into The Groove")
- 12 inch singles were given a Gold certification after sales of 500,000 or more copies sold. This took place back when more 12 inch singles were manufactured and sold.
This table tracks artists with some number of singles that have received at least ten total certifications.
| Artist | # Gold | # Platinum | # Multi-Platinum | Total | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Presley | 55 | 28 | 8 | 91 | |
| Beyoncé | 41 | 20 | 19 | 80 | |
| Lil Wayne | 29 | 23 | 4 | 56 | |
| Mariah Carey | 25 | 12 | 3 | 40 | |
| Taylor Swift | 20 | 14 | 6 | 40 | |
| Madonna | 26+Gold 12 inch | 8 | 3 | 38 | |
| Rihanna | 15 | 14 | 8 | 37 | |
| The Beatles | 24 | 6 | 4 | 34 | |
| Whitney Houston | 19 | 6 | 2 | 27 | |
| Janet Jackson | 21 | 5 | - | 26 | |
| Elton John | 18 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
| Michael Jackson | 39 | 25 | 45 | 109 | |
| Kanye West | 27 | 21 | 5 | 53 | |
| The Temptations | 17 | 6 | - | 23 | |
| Carrie Underwood | 12 | 7 | 2 | 20 | |
| Katy Perry | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | |
| R. Kelly | 11 | 7 | - | 18 | |
| Usher | 11 | 7 | - | 18 | |
| Chris Brown | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | |
| T.I. | 9 | 13 | 4 | 26 | |
| Boyz II Men | 10 | 7 | - | 17 | |
| Jay-Z | 26 | 21 | 16 | 63 | |
| Linkin Park | 9 | 6 | 2 | 17 | |
| Black Eyed Peas | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Donna Summer | 12+Gold 12 inch | 3 | - | 16 | |
| Britney Spears | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| Justin Timberlake | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 | |
| Aretha Franklin | 15 | - | - | 15 | |
| Nelly | 12 | 3 | - | 15 | |
| Bee Gees | 11 | 4 | - | 15 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 10 | 5 | - | 15 | |
| Ludacris | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Lady Gaga | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Kenny Chesney | 14 | - | - | 14 | |
| Prince | 12 | 2 | - | 14 | |
| Flo Rida | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| Monica | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | |
| Paul McCartney | 12 | 1 | - | 13 | |
| Olivia Newton-John | 11 | 2 | - | 13 | |
| Brad Paisley | 10 | 3 | - | 13 | |
| Celine Dion | 9 | 4 | - | 13 | |
| TLC | 9 | 4 | - | 13 | |
| Tim McGraw | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| Barbra Streisand | 8+Gold 12 inch | 5 | - | 14 | |
| T-Pain | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Alicia Keys | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| Diddy | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| Fergie | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| Bruno Mars | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 50 Cent | 10 | 2 | - | 12 | |
| Notorious B.I.G | 8 | 4 | - | 12 | |
| Shakira | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
| Christina Aguilera | 14 | 8 | 4 | 26 | |
| Kelly Clarkson | 11 | 4 | - | 15 | |
| Jason Aldean | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Sugarland | 8 | 3 | - | 11 | |
| Avril Lavigne | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| Nicki Minaj | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
| Ne-Yo | 6 | 5 | - | 11 | |
| The Carpenters | 10 | - | - | 10 | |
| L.L. Cool J | 8 | 2 | - | 10 | |
| John Mayer | 8 | 2 | - | 10 | |
| Destiny's Child | 19 | 9 | 12 | 40 | |
| Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Rascal Flatts | 6 | 4 | - | 10 | |
| Fall Out Boy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
| Natasha Bedingfield | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Ke$ha | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
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