Carrie Underwood celebrates 95 million RIAA-certified units.
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Carrie Underwood performs “America the Beautiful” during the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson – Pool/Getty Images)
The “Jesus Take the Wheel” singer is an eight-time Grammy winner, but she’s adding another milestone to her impressive résumé: the highest RIAA-certified female country artist of all time.
Carrie Underwood performs during the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
This comes from Underwood selling more than 95 million units across the United States, which includes 22.5 million albums and 72.5 million singles, spanning both solo projects and collaborations.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 10: Carrie Underwood attends the 55th annual Country Music Association awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 10, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
“Accomplishments like this are more than I would have ever dared to dream of when I was starting out,” the 42-year-old said in a statement, shared with Parade, adding, “I owe everything to the fans, who have literally voted for me from the beginning of my career and have shown up and given me so much love for over 20 years. I feel truly blessed.”
AUSTIN, TEXAS – APRIL 02: In this image released on April 02, Carrie Underwood performs onstage for the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on March 29, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Catherine Powell/Getty Images for CMT)
The “American Idol” winner and judge was honored with a commemorative plaque at the Grand Ole Opry following her most recent performance there.
Underwood’s highest-certified titles include her debut album “Some Hearts” (9x Platinum), “Before He Cheats” (11x Platinum), “Blown Away” (5x Platinum), “Cowboy Casanova,” “All-American Girl,” “Church Bells,” and her latest Platinum-certified collaboration with Cody Johnson, “I’m Gonna Love You.”
Congrats, Carrie!
