could be certified Platinum, thus creating a combined total of 11 million certified units without any sales. Kanye West's album The Life of Pablo achieved Platinum without selling a single copy and was only available for streaming. Issued certifications for songs which have been recorded by multiple artists including featured artists are added to each artist's total amount of certified units, as all the artists would have played a significant part in a song. For example, "This Is What You Came For" and "Where Them Girls At" include Rihanna and Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj as featured artists respectively, so the certifications issued for these songs are added to the total amount of certified units for all involved artists. However, the certifications issued for songs that have been recorded by four or more artists are not included as the artists involved would have played minor roles, examples of such songs are Kanye West's "Monster" and/or "All Day". Standards To ensure the highest level of fact checking and editorial control, this list sources sales figures to news organizations and highly regarded music industry related organizations such as Billboard. The figures of total certified units within the tables below are based on certified units of albums, singles (including digital downloads) and videos. Markets' order within the tables is based on Retail Value: each market generates respectively, the largest market at the top and smallest at the bottom. The column for certified sales includes markets, the databases of which contain certifications representing figures of 100,000 and more. Artists by reputed sales 250 million or more records 200 million to 249 million records 120 million to 199 million records 100 million to 119 million records 80 million to 99 million records 75 million to 79 million records See also List of best-selling albums List of best-selling singles List of best-selling boy groups List of best-selling girl groups List of best-selling female rappers IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Notes References Musicians Best-selling Rock music Popular music