The following list of list of best-selling gospel music artists includes music acts from the 20th century to the present who have recorded gospel music. This information cannot be listed officially, as there is no organization that has recorded global music sales.
The songs listed below have crossed the current sales thresholds â 35,000 (Gold) and 70,000 (Platinum) â to be certified by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
List of best-selling gospel songs which are uncertified in the United Kingdom.
The songs listed below have crossed the sales thresholds â 200,000 (Silver), 400,000 (Gold), 600,000 (Platinum) â to be certified by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
List of gospel songs which have reported sales of 1 million units or higher but are uncertified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Though "I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers was certified Gold on January 31, 2019, for digital sales of 500,000 units, its physical sales of 1.5 million units, reported on May 6, 1972, are uncertified by the RIAA.
List of gospel songs which have certified sales of 1 million units or higher. From 1958 to 1988, the sales thresholds for a certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) were 1 million units (Gold) and 2 million units (Platinum). The songs listed below were certified prior to 1989.
The songs listed below have crossed the current 1 million unit threshold to be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
List of gospel albums which have crossed the sales thresholds â 60,000 (Silver), 100,000 (Gold), 300,000 (Platinum) â for certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
List of gospel albums which have reported sales of 1 million units or higher but are uncertified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
List of gospel albums which have a Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
List of gospel compilation albums featuring various artists, which have a Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
List of gospel albums ranked in order of their highest single-week sales.