Sensational!
From being the first male vocalist to own 20 Platinum-certified singles to breaking King of Rock N’ Roll Elvis Presley‘s record for most Gold-certified singles (among male singers), Chris Brown is no stranger to seeing his name penciled all up and through the history books of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
This month, in addition to celebrating news that he’s tied Beyonce for the overall record of best-selling singles artist among R&B acts, he’s also toasting reports that he’s become the first male vocalist of any genre to own over 40 Platinum-certified singles.
As reported here, the RIAA recently updated Brown’s log to reveal his first Diamond certification as well as a slew of multi-Platinum, Gold, and Platinum plaques.
Among the latter (which recognizes sales of 1 million in the U.S.), Chris welcomed songs ‘Indigo,’ ‘Call Me Every Day,’ and ‘To My Bed’ to his collection – a feat that pushed his cumulative Platinum-certified single count to 41.
In doing so, he becomes the first male singer to cross the threshold of 40+ songs certified as high.
When all acts are considered, only Travis Scott (44), Rihanna (45), Post Malone (45), Taylor Swift (49), Kanye West (51), and Drake (80) can boast having more.
The three Brown tunes listed above helped bring his current cumulative single sales to 114.5 million – the most of any male R&B singer in music history.
When all genres are considered, Brown is listed 10th place on the all-time list behind Drake (244 million), Rihanna (183 million), Eminem (167 million), Kanye West (160.5 million), Taylor Swift (137.5 million), Post Malone (136 million), The Weeknd (126 million), Justin Bieber (121.5 million), Travis Scott (121 million), and Beyonce (114.5 million).
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Will you guys please stop with the weekly update of this guys inflated BS FREE screaming numbers. He’s literally the only artist who demands immediate updates of his catalog just to stroke his bruised ego because he’s not really selling albums and singles digitally or pure. If he has 40 platinum singles have sold all these Records why does he only have two hot 100 Number one songs in 19 years?? Meanwhile Rihanna who he supposedly tied with actually has 14 Number one hot 100 songs lol.
Lmao this beautiful man has your *** in a chokehold. How man of your women did he take lol? Or does your girl just love his music like the others? Or are you unattractive and jealous of his s***? Maybe you’re in the industry and can’t get a hit if it hit you lmao that was a good one. Ha ha I don’t know what your problem is but you got one and it’s cranking out all the jokes in me lol
Chris brown is all smoke & mirrors. He’s never on the lists that actually matter…..
What is black vocalist? Where are my white & asian vocalist at?
These stats don’t compare to Elvis and the Beatles who did it with actual sales not the push of a button.I had to get my parents to take me into town to Woolworths to get my first Elvis single in 1962 ..Return To Sender.????
Wow Chris Brown is in beast mode! Bruh bulldozing with hit after hit after hit! Highly successful tour with all of social media on fire this summer I thought it couldn’t get any better. I’m hoping he gets clean and stays clean because drugs are tricky. Your friends the ones you trust yeah those close in your circle aren’t always your friends.He’s a ball of specialized unseen talent. We want his here and healthy. Congrats to the GOAT and King Of R&B and the hitmaker.