{"id":137527,"date":"2025-02-08T13:50:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T21:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=137527"},"modified":"2025-02-08T13:50:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T21:50:34","slug":"top-5-most-certified-female-artists-in-riaa-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/top-5-most-certified-female-artists-in-riaa-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 most certified female artists in RIAA history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to measuring success with numbers, RIAA has done an exceptional job. <strong>These artists had the most certifications across all units, including singles and albums<\/strong> and this list is on fire!<\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>Katy Perry<\/strong>: The <em>\u201cTeenage Dream\u201d<\/em> girl became one of the most popular artists in the 2010s. The idol garnered <strong>140.5 million<\/strong> RIAA certifications with her six albums and singles!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vRkSjkGkhbE&amp;ab_channel=KatyPerryVEVO\" title=\"Katy Perry - LIFETIMES\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vRkSjkGkhbE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>Mariah Carey<\/strong>: The Queen of the No.1s in the Billboard Hot 100 also garnered a greater audience during the 90s and 00s. Ultimately she was able to surpass the threshold of<strong> 149 Million<\/strong> certifications.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hat1Hc9SNwE&amp;ab_channel=MariahCareyVEVO\" title=\"Mariah Carey - Without You (Official HD Music Video)\" width=\"1240\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hat1Hc9SNwE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>3.<strong> Taylor Swift<\/strong>: Everybody has listened to Taylor Swift\u2019s music once in their lifetime. She is still breaking records and surely in a couple of years she will be at the top of the list, but she secured the No.3 spot with <strong>194.5 million<\/strong> RIAA certifications.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q3zqJs7JUCQ&amp;ab_channel=TaylorSwift\" title=\"Taylor Swift - Fortnight (feat. Post Malone) (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q3zqJs7JUCQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Beyonc\u00e9<\/strong>: Beyonc\u00e9 has successfully transitioned to the streaming era, despite having 30 years of career, she is still making viral music. Queen B has garnered <strong>198.5<\/strong> million RIAA certifications across all units.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lO22bx_25ko&amp;ab_channel=Beyonc%C3%A9\" title=\"BEYWATCH\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lO22bx_25ko?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Rihanna<\/strong>: Despite not releasing music for almost nine years, nobody has been able to take over her spot as the most certified female artist in history. With a whopping mark of <strong>211 million<\/strong> RIAA units, she is still the Queen!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tg00YEETFzg&amp;ab_channel=RihannaVEVO\" title=\"Rihanna - We Found Love ft. 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