Shaboozey‘s breakout hit, ‘A Bar Song,’ has raised the Hot 100 bar again thanks to another week at #1 on the coveted count.

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In December 2021, Mariah Carey made music history when her yuletide song, ‘All I Want for Christmas,’ became the first holiday hit to be certified Diamond in the United States – meaning it sold the equivalence of over 10 million units.

A year later, progressive sales perennial hit pushed the yuletide tune to 12x Platinum for sales of 12 million – a feat that tied Katy Perry‘s ‘Firework‘ for the title of highest-certified single by a female act at the time.

And while Carey later passed Perry on the list by entering a three-way tie for the all-time position alongside Miley Cyrus and Lorde, Katy’s now clawed her way past the diva trio with 2013’s ‘Roar.’

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‘My Heart Will Go On’ hitmaker Celine Dion is a living testament to the age-old adage “the show must go on.”

Hot on the promo trail in support of her upcoming tell-all documentary, ‘I Am: Celine Dion,’ the GRAMMY-winning icon glowed as she strutted the red carpet for the New York City screening of the highly anticipated Prime Video film on Monday (June 17).

Accompanied by son Rene-Charles Angelil, the 56-year-old donned a stunning all-white ensemble accessorized with a matching bracelets, stud earrings, and a silver belt.

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While Nicki Minaj is rocking audiences across North America with live renditions of her 2011 smash ‘Super Bass‘ aboard the ‘Pink Friday 2 Tour,’ she’s learned the Kane Beatz-produced bop has rocked the history books of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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Post Malone and Swae Lee‘s Hot 100 #1 hit ‘Sunflower’ (found aboard the soundtrack of 2018’s animated film ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’) swung into history books at the height of its popularity for becoming one of the longest-charting top 10 hits ever.

Enjoying a 33 week-run in the chart region (a record for a soundtrack single and second-longest for a duet), the only collaboration to have enjoyed a longer stay in the top 10 overall was The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber‘s 2021 smash ‘Stay‘ (which boasting a 44-week tenancy).

Nearly 6 years after its domination at Billboard, the enduring success of ‘Sunflower’ sees it planted in the record books of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as well.

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Mariah Carey may have graciously accepted defeat earlier this week when her perennially chart-topping classic, ‘All I Want for Christmas,’ was bested by Brenda Lee‘s ‘Rockin Around the Christmas Tree’ for the Hot 100’s top spot, but – as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently evidenced – the Songbird Supreme is still soaring to major wins overall.

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At the top of October international superstar Ed Sheeran welcomed a slew of certification upgrades from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) including a 16x Platinum plaque for his 2014 megahit ‘Thinking Out Loud.’

The award toasts sales equivalence of 16 million in the United States.

Making it the highest-certified hit in the 71-year history of the RIAA at the time, the ascent to 16x Platinum saw it snatch the honor from the previous titleholder – Drake‘s 2018 ‘Scorpion’ hit ‘God’s Plan’ – by just 1 million units.

Just weeks later, however, the Canadian hitmaker welcomed his own slew of certification upgrades including an update to ‘Plan’ that put him squarely beside Sheeran.

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While enjoying the seemingly unstoppable run of her hit comeback single, ‘Flowers,’ earlier this year, Miley Cyrus learned her biggest-selling single to date – 2009’s ‘Party in the USA‘ – had been upgraded to 12x Platinum (a measure denoting sales equivalence of 12 million in the USA) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

At the time, the feat put her in a three-way tie with Katy Perry‘s ‘Firework‘ and Mariah Carey‘s ‘All I Want for Christmas‘ for 1st place among female-led songs.

The trio held the title for a mere 7 months before singer-songwriter Lorde snatched the crown with her 2013 hit, ‘Royals,’ which was certified 13x Platinum on September 29.

Fans of the New Zealand-reared could barely enjoy the win, however, before Miley’s ‘Party’ crashed the party with yet another certification update – less than two weeks later.

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The same day Ed Sheeran fans (affectionately called #Sheerios) celebrated the September 29 release of his latest album, ‘Autumn Variations,’ the global superstar was greeted with news that various singles from his prized discography had seen their statuses upgraded at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) – some even to historic measure.

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Just weeks after making headlines for crushing King of Rock N’ Roll Elvis Presley‘s record for most Gold-certified songs (among male vocalists), Chris Brown is logged in the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) history books for planting R&B’s flag in yet another uncharted territory.

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GRAMMYs 2023

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