Who has the most gold records in music?

With 146.5 million cumulative Album Awards, spanning 101 separate Gold (or higher) albums, Elvis has earned the most Gold Album Awards of any artist in RIAA history.
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Who is the #1 selling artist of all time?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales. Second is Garth Brooks with over 157 million units sales, followed by Elvis Presley with 139 million units.
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Who has the most platinum records in music?

Since the RIAA introduced its awards on 14 March 1958, Elvis Presley holds the record for the most platinum certificates for both albums and singles with 82.
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Which singer has the most records?

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Elvis Presley is still the best-selling artist in music history with more than 1 billion album and song sales worldwide. He's also still breaking records from beyond the grave. In 2016, Presley broke Madonna's world record for the most No.
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Who has the most gold and platinum songs?

Eminem breaks RIAA record for most gold and platinum singles
  • Eminem has broken the record for the most gold and platinum singles certified by the RIAA in the organisation's history.
  • Eminem now has 166million single certifications and 61.5million album certifications after being awarded 73.5million new units.
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Who has diamond records?

The RIAA gives diamond certifications to songs that have gone platinum 10 times.
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Bruno Mars has the most with six, followed by Post Malone and Drake with five apiece.
  1. Justin Bieber. ...
  2. Eminem. ...
  3. Lady Gaga. ...
  4. Imagine Dragons. ...
  5. Bruno Mars. ...
  6. Katy Perry. ...
  7. Pharrell. ...
  8. Florida Georgia Line.
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What is the biggest song of all time?

According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.
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Who has the biggest hits of all time?

1. The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits of all time: 20.
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What are the 5 most recorded songs of all time?

Here's 5 of the most covered songs in history
  • “Yesterday” by The Beatles. ...
  • “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen. ...
  • “(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones: ...
  • “My Way” by Frank Sinatra. ...
  • “Over the Rainbow” by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg, sung by Judy Garland.
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Who has 7 platinum records?

Conversation. Rappers with the most platinum certified albums (US): 17 - Jay Z 10 - Tupac 9 - Lil Wayne 9 - Eminem 9 - Kanye West 8 - Snoop Dogg 7 - Drake 7 - OutKast 7 - Nas 5 - Missy Elliot 5 - J.
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Who is the fastest artist to go platinum?

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  • NSync. No Strings Attached (March 2000) ...
  • Eminem. The Marshall Mathers LP (May 2000) ...
  • Britney Spears. Oops!… ...
  • NSync. Celebrity (July 2001) ...
  • Eminem. The Eminem Show (June 2002) ...
  • Usher. Confessions (March 2004) 1.1 million.
  • 50 Cent. The Massacre (March 2005) 1.1 million.
  • Lil Wayne. Tha Carter III (June 2008) 1.01 million.
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Who has a triple platinum album?

Michael Jackson leads the way with the biggest success of his career (of anyone's career, actually), Thriller, which is millions ahead of any other title. The RIAA has certified the title 33-times platinum for equivalent sales of at least 33 million copies, making it the only collection to go three-times diamond.
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Who sold 1 million records?

Taylor Swift's "Midnights" is the first album to achieve the rare feat since her own "Reputation" in 2017.
  • "The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album" by Whitney Houston and various artists. ...
  • "Millennium" by Backstreet Boys. ...
  • "Oops!… ...
  • "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" by Limp Bizkit. ...
  • "1" by The Beatles.
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What song was #1 longest?

"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks.
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Who has the most number 1 album?

  • As a musician, Paul McCartney has the most No. 1 albums, with 27. This includes 19 albums from his work with The Beatles, three solo albums and five albums as a part of his 1970s group Wings. ...
  • Barbra Streisand is the only artist to have No. 1 albums in six different decades.
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Who are the top 3 artists of all time?

Check out the 50 best-selling music artists of all time in the US by album sales:
  1. The Beatles — 183 million units.
  2. Garth Brooks — 157 million units. ...
  3. Elvis Presley — 146.5 million units. ...
  4. Eagles — 120 million units. ...
  5. Led Zeppelin — 112.5 million units. ...
  6. Michael Jackson — 89 million units. ...
  7. Billy Joel — 85 million units. ...
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Who is No 1 Billboard artist?

BTS currently holds the record for most consecutive weeks at number one with 180. Justin Bieber has spent 163 weeks at number one on the Billboard Social 50. Taylor Swift have spent 28 weeks at number one, the most by any female artist.
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What is world's biggest playlist?

Fun Fact: What is the longest Spotify playlist? Speaking of Spotify study playlists, do you know what the longest Spotify playlist is? Answer: The record for the longest Spotify playlist is held by Willis Orr, with about 10,000 songs (the maximum limit of a Spotify playlist) and over 800 hours of music.
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Who has the biggest album of all time?

Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three.
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Who is the best singer in the world?

The greatest singing voices of all time
  • 1 of 35. Celine Dion. Kevin Winter/Getty Images. ...
  • 2 of 35. Barbra Streisand. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BSB. ...
  • 3 of 35. Etta James. ...
  • 4 of 35. Nina Simone. ...
  • 5 of 35. Aretha Franklin. ...
  • 6 of 35. Whitney Houston. ...
  • 7 of 35. Smokey Robinson. ...
  • 8 of 35. Mariah Carey.
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What is the number 1 song?

Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
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