List of best-selling singles in the United States

This list compiles the best-selling singles in the United States, based on reported sales figures.

All of these physical singles have sold over four million copies according to either reliable third-party claims or RIAA multi-platinum certifications.

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The below singles have sold at least 6 million digital copies as reported by Luminate (or previously Nielsen SoundScan).

Sales figures are not fully represented by RIAA certifications, which have included on-demand streaming-equivalent units since May 2013.

Elton John 's " Candle in the Wind 1997 " is the best-selling physical single in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking music sales in 1991.
" I Gotta Feeling " by the Black Eyed Peas is the best-selling digital single in the U.S., with over 8.7 million downloads sold.
Lady Gaga is the first artist to have two 7-million-selling digital singles. [ 21 ]
Katy Perry is the first artist to have three 6-million-selling digital singles. [ 22 ]