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RIAA list tallies top gold and platinum sellers between 2000 and 2009.By Gil Kaufman Beyoncé Photo: Christopher Polk/ Getty Images The years between 2000 and 2009 were very good for Beyoncé, 'NSYNC, Michael Jackson and Nickelback, according to figures released by the Recording Industry Association of America on Wednesday. The music-industry trade association tallied gold (500,000) and platinum (1 million) certifications for the first decade of the 2000s, and those coming out at the top of the heap also include Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Linkin Park, Flo Rida and Lil Wayne. The big winner, though, was Beyoncé, who topped all lists with the most total gold and platinum certifications at 64, which includes tallies for cumulative album, digital song, master ringtone and music video certifications. She was followed by classic rock act the Eagles, who had 48 total certifications, and the late Michael Jackson at 44. The group category in total album certifications was led by Nickelback with 25. Britney Spears grabbed the top female solo artist category at 23, and country act George Strait snagged the male solo title with 29. The top digital song certifications belonged to Taylor Swift with 25, followed by Kanye West (19) and Linkin Park (13) in the group category. Beyoncé (19) edged out T.I. (15) in the most master ringtone certifications race. Flo Rida's five-times platinum "Low" was the best-selling digital download of all time and Lil Wayne's five-times platinum "Lollipop" was the highest certified ringtone ever. The decade's highest certified album sales award was a tie between 'NSYNC's No Strings Attached and Outkast's Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below, which were both certified at 11-times platinum, equaled in the female solo artist category by Shania Twain's Up! and just ahead of Usher's Confessions, which topped the male solo artist race with a 10-times platinum score. While Flo Rida set the record, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift both came close in the most certified digital song category, each going four-times platinum with, respectively, "Just Dance" and "Love Story." Coldplay and the Fray took the group honors with "Viva La Vida" and "How to Save a Life," respectively; both went three-times platinum. Behind Wayne in the master ringtone section were Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable" in the female solo slot at three-times platinum and D4L ("Laffy Taffy"), Hinder ("Lips of an Angel") and the Shop Boyz ("Party Like a Rock Star"), who all hit three-times platinum in the group class. Related Artists Beyoncé *NSYNC OutKast Michael Jackson

Katy Perry, Flo Rida also make strong showings on list.By MTV News staff Lady Gaga in her video for "Poker Face" Photo: Universal The Black Eyed Peas and Lady Gaga are the two big leaders of the iTunes all-time most-downloaded songs list, which the company released for the first time on Thursday (February 11). Both artists had songs in the top 10 — with the Peas occupying the #1 and #3 spots — and Jason Mraz, Coldplay, Flo Rida, Taylor Swift, Leona Lewis and Ke$ha filled out the top 10; Katy Perry also had a strong showing in the top 25, and Flo Rida and Gaga also had songs at #19 and #23, respectively. The entire top 25 is posted on iTunes, with all songs available as an album for $31.95. Additionally, iTunes has created a "Countdown to 10 Billion Song Downloads" contest, for which the winner will get a whopping $10,000 gift certificate. Anyone who downloads a song (beginning on Thursday (February 11)) or enters the contest on iTunes' Web site is eligible. For complete details, see iTunes' Web site. iTunes' most-downloaded songs of all time, as of February 11, 2010: 1) "I Gotta Feeling" Black Eyed Peas 2) "Poker Face"Lady Gaga 3) "Boom Boom Pow" Black Eyed Peas 4) "I'm Yours" Jason Mraz 5) "Viva la Vida" Coldplay 6) "Just Dance"Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis 7) "Low" Flo Rida (featuring T-Pain) 8) "Love Story"Taylor Swift 9) "Bleeding Love" Leona Lewis 10) "TiK ToK" Ke$ha 11) "Disturbia"Rihanna 12) "So What" Pink 13) "I Kissed a Girl" Katy Perry 14) "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" Beyoncé 15) "Hot N Cold" Katy Perry 16) "Stronger" Kanye West 17) "Live Your Life" T.I. (featuring Rihanna) 18) "Hey There Delilah" Plain White T's 19) "Right Round" Flo Rida 20) "Party in the U.S.A." Miley Cyrus 21) "Don't Stop Believin' " Journey 22) "Bad Romance" Lady Gaga 23) "Use Somebody"Kings of Leon 24) "Fireflies" Owl City 25) "How to Save a Life" The Fray Related Videos Highlights From iTunes' Most Downloaded Songs Of All Time Related Artists Black Eyed Peas Lady Gaga