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Singer Beyoncé is the top-selling artist of the decade, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.
The Times of India reports the organisation has released a compilation of its awards from 2000 through 2009 and the multi-Grammy winning artist (who also picked up more than a handful of gongs this year), and former Destiny’s Child frontwoman, was ahead of the pack with a whopping 64 certifications for albums, ringtones, and music videos.
Soaring above the rest were also The Eagles, besting all other groups in total gold and platinum awards, while the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, led male solo artists.
A gold award is presented when the sales figures reach at least 500,000 albums or ringtones, while platinum status is attained once an artist reaches the 1 million mark.
“We’ve seen a decade of major music milestones and extraordinary artist achievements,” the chairman and CEO of RIAA said.
“The names, songs and albums on our list are the decades best.”
