List of best selling singles

This is a list of the best selling singles in the United States certified by the Recording Industry Association of America. All of these singles have sold over 1 million copies, meaning they are all multi-platinum singles. For more information on what makes a platinum single or album see RIAA certification.

1. Candle In The Wind, Elton John, 11 million
2. Tie: 4 million
   • I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston
   • Macarena, Los Del Rio
   • We Are The World, USA For Africa
   • Whoomp! (There It Is), Tag Team
   • Hey Jude, The Beatles
   • Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel, Elvis Presley
3. Tie: 3 million
   • How Do I Live LeAnn Rimes
   • (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, Bryan Adams
   • Gangsta's Paradise, Coolio
   • I'll Be Missing You, Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
   • Love Me Tender/Any Way You Want Me Elvis Presley

Table of contents

1 What makes a single? 2 Further research 3 External links

What makes a single?

In music, a single is a song considered commercially viable enough by the artist and record company to be released separately from an album, usually featuring on an album as well.

For more information, see single.

Further research

• For information about what makes a platinum album, see RIAA certification
• List of best selling albums

External links

• RIAA Website
• Billboard Magazine - a magazine that publishes weekly music rankings