<P> The certified sales of the newer artists may sometimes be higher than their listed claimed figures . This is because Recording Industry Association of America and almost all other certifying bodies count streaming towards Gold and Platinum thresholds required for Digital Single Award certification . For this reason, some singles and even albums get over certified by hundreds of thousands of units . The over certified figures, however, are often in millions of units for RIAA certifications, one such example is Rihanna's single "We Found Love", which is certified at nine times Platinum by the RIAA, yet during the time of the certification, it had sold 5.4 million downloads . </P> <P> The certified sales for some artists / bands who have multi-disc albums can be higher than their listed claimed figures due to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) counting each unit within set as one unit toward certification . </P> <Ul> <Li> <P> The Beatles </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Elvis Presley </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Michael Jackson </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Madonna </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Elton John </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Led Zeppelin </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Pink Floyd </P> </Li> </Ul> <Li> <P> The Beatles </P> </Li>

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