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MATCHBOX TWENTY YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU ATLANTIC October 22, 2001 ALBUM 12

MATCHBOX TWENTY

Title: YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU

Label: ATLANTIC

Certification Date: October 22, 2001

Format: ALBUM

Certified Units: 12
LIL UZI VERT XO TOUR LLIF3 ATLANTIC RECORDS December 7, 2022 SINGLE 11

LIL UZI VERT

Title: XO TOUR LLIF3

Label: ATLANTIC RECORDS

Certification Date: December 7, 2022

Format: SINGLE

Certified Units: 11
HALSEY WITHOUT ME CAPITOL RECORDS February 1, 2023 SINGLE 10

HALSEY

Title: WITHOUT ME

Label: CAPITOL RECORDS

Certification Date: February 1, 2023

Format: SINGLE

Certified Units: 10
THE CHICKS WIDE OPEN SPACES MONUMENT March 5, 2020 ALBUM 13

THE CHICKS

Title: WIDE OPEN SPACES

Label: MONUMENT

Certification Date: March 5, 2020

Format: ALBUM

Certified Units: 13
WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA January 27, 2023 ALBUM 14

WHITNEY HOUSTON

Title: WHITNEY HOUSTON

Label: ARISTA

Certification Date: January 27, 2023

Format: ALBUM

Certified Units: 14
WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY ARISTA October 28, 2020 ALBUM 10

WHITNEY HOUSTON

Title: WHITNEY

Label: ARISTA

Certification Date: October 28, 2020

Format: ALBUM

Certified Units: 10
POST MALONE WHITE IVERSON REPUBLIC RECORDS November 14, 2022 SINGLE 10

POST MALONE

Title: WHITE IVERSON

Label: REPUBLIC RECORDS

Certification Date: November 14, 2022

Format: SINGLE

Certified Units: 10
BRUNO MARS WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN ELEKTRA MUSIC GROUP May 21, 2021 SINGLE 11

BRUNO MARS

Title: WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN

Label: ELEKTRA MUSIC GROUP

Certification Date: May 21, 2021

Format: SINGLE

Certified Units: 11
RIHANNA WE FOUND LOVE (FEAT. CALVIN HARRIS) DEF JAM RECORDINGS April 27, 2023 SINGLE 10

RIHANNA

Title: WE FOUND LOVE (FEAT. CALVIN HARRIS)

Label: DEF JAM RECORDINGS

Certification Date: April 27, 2023

Format: SINGLE

Certified Units: 10
FUN. WE ARE YOUNG (FEAT. JANELLE MONAE) FUELED BY RAMEN June 13, 2019 SINGLE 10

FUN.

Title: WE ARE YOUNG (FEAT. JANELLE MONAE)

Label: FUELED BY RAMEN

Certification Date: June 13, 2019

Format: SINGLE

Certified Units: 10
DARIUS RUCKER WAGON WHEEL CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE October 27, 2022 SINGLE 11

DARIUS RUCKER

Title: WAGON WHEEL

Label: CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE

Certification Date: October 27, 2022

Format: SINGLE

Certified Units: 11
VAN HALEN VAN HALEN WARNER BROS. August 7, 1996 ALBUM 10

VAN HALEN

Title: VAN HALEN

Label: WARNER BROS.

Certification Date: August 7, 1996

Format: ALBUM

Certified Units: 10
MARK RONSON UPTOWN FUNK (FEAT. BRUNO MARS) RCA RECORDS October 18, 2016 SINGLE 11

MARK RONSON

Title: UPTOWN FUNK (FEAT. BRUNO MARS)

Label: RCA RECORDS

Certification Date: October 18, 2016

Format: SINGLE

Certified Units: 11
SHANIA TWAIN UP! MERCURY NASHVILLE September 23, 2004 ALBUM 11

SHANIA TWAIN

Title: UP!

Label: MERCURY NASHVILLE

Certification Date: September 23, 2004

Format: ALBUM

Certified Units: 11
ERIC CLAPTON UNPLUGGED REPRISE May 16, 1996 ALBUM 10

ERIC CLAPTON

Title: UNPLUGGED

Label: REPRISE

Certification Date: May 16, 1996

Format: ALBUM

Certified Units: 10
FRENCH MONTANA UNFORGETTABLE (FEAT. SWAE LEE) EPIC August 25, 2022 SINGLE 10

FRENCH MONTANA

Title: UNFORGETTABLE (FEAT. SWAE LEE)

Label: EPIC

Certification Date: August 25, 2022

Format: SINGLE

Certified Units: 10
FETTY WAP TRAP QUEEN 300 ENTERTAINMENT / RGF PRODUCTIONS November 8, 2019 SINGLE 10

FETTY WAP

Title: TRAP QUEEN

Label: 300 ENTERTAINMENT / RGF PRODUCTIONS

Certification Date: November 8, 2019

Format: SINGLE

Certified Units: 10
NO DOUBT TRAGIC KINGDOM TRAUMA/INTERSCOPE February 5, 1999 ALBUM 10

NO DOUBT

Title: TRAGIC KINGDOM

Label: TRAUMA / INTERSCOPE

Certification Date: February 5, 1999

Format: ALBUM

Certified Units: 10
SOUNDTRACK TITANIC SONY CLASSICAL February 3, 2000 ALBUM 11

SOUNDTRACK

Title: TITANIC

Label: SONY CLASSICAL

Certification Date: February 3, 2000

Format: ALBUM

Certified Units: 11
PITBULL TIMBER (FEAT. KESHA) MR. 305 RECORDS / POLO GROUNDS MUSIC / RCA RECORDS June 23, 2022 SINGLE 10

PITBULL

Title: TIMBER (FEAT. KESHA)

Label: MR. 305 RECORDS / POLO GROUNDS MUSIC / RCA RECORDS

Certification Date: June 23, 2022

Format: SINGLE

Certified Units: 10
IMAGINE DRAGONS THUNDER KIDINAKORNER / INTERSCOPE April 28, 2023 SINGLE 11

IMAGINE DRAGONS

Title: THUNDER

Label: KIDINAKORNER / INTERSCOPE

Certification Date: April 28, 2023

Format: SINGLE

Certified Units: 11
MICHAEL JACKSON THRILLER EPIC August 29, 2022 SINGLE 10

MICHAEL JACKSON

Title: THRILLER

Label: EPIC

Certification Date: August 29, 2022

Format: SINGLE

Certified Units: 10
MICHAEL JACKSON THRILLER EPIC RECORDS August 20, 2021 ALBUM 34

MICHAEL JACKSON

Title: THRILLER

Label: EPIC RECORDS

Certification Date: August 20, 2021

Format: ALBUM

Certified Units: 34
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS THRIFT SHOP (FEAT. WANZ) MACKLEMORE, LLC November 19, 2015 SINGLE 10

MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS

Title: THRIFT SHOP (FEAT. WANZ)

Label: MACKLEMORE, LLC

Certification Date: November 19, 2015

Format: SINGLE

Certified Units: 10
ED SHEERAN THINKING OUT LOUD ATLANTIC RECORDS February 8, 2019 SINGLE 12

ED SHEERAN

Title: THINKING OUT LOUD

Label: ATLANTIC RECORDS

Certification Date: February 8, 2019

Format: SINGLE

Certified Units: 12
SHANIA TWAIN THE WOMAN IN ME MERCURY NASHVILLE December 1, 2000 ALBUM 12

SHANIA TWAIN

Title: THE WOMAN IN ME

Label: MERCURY NASHVILLE

Certification Date: December 1, 2000

Format: ALBUM

Certified Units: 12
PINK FLOYD THE WALL COLUMBIA January 29, 1999 ALBUM 23

PINK FLOYD

Title: THE WALL

Label: COLUMBIA

Certification Date: January 29, 1999

Format: ALBUM

Certified Units: 23
GARTH BROOKS THE ULTIMATE HITS PEARL RECORDS September 21, 2016 ALBUM 10

GARTH BROOKS

Title: THE ULTIMATE HITS

Label: PEARL RECORDS

Certification Date: September 21, 2016

Format: ALBUM

Certified Units: 10
BILLY JOEL THE STRANGER COLUMBIA October 18, 2022 ALBUM 11

BILLY JOEL

Title: THE STRANGER

Label: COLUMBIA

Certification Date: October 18, 2022

Format: ALBUM

Certified Units: 11
LAURYN HILL THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL RUFFHOUSE/COLUMBIA February 16, 2021 ALBUM 10

LAURYN HILL

Title: THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL

Label: RUFFHOUSE / COLUMBIA

Certification Date: February 16, 2021

Format: ALBUM

Certified Units: 10
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