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==Certifications and sales== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Sugar Hill Gang<!-- artist name spelled this way in Music Canada database -->|title=Rapper's Delight|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1979|certyear=1980|salesamount=249,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1981/BB-1981-01-24.pdf|title=Juno Album, Singles Data|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|via=World Radio History|page=102|date=January 24, 1981|accessdate=March 2, 2021}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=France|title=Rapper's Delight|artist=Sugarhill Gang|type=single|nocert=true|salesamount=300,000|salesref=<ref name="topfrance1980">{{cite book|url=http://www.top-france.fr/html/annuel/1980.htm|title=TOP – 1980|work=40 ans de tubes : 1960–2000 : les meilleures ventes de 45 tours & CD singles|author=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]] (SNEP)|editor=Fabrice Ferment|access-date=March 12, 2022|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223153814/http://www.top-france.fr/html/annuel/1980.htm|archive-date=February 23, 2021|via=Top-France.fr|oclc=469523661}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Sugar Hill Gang|title=Rapper's Delight|type=single|nocert=true|relyear=1979|salesamount=100,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1980/Music-Week-1980-04-19.pdf|title=Dateline: Hamburg|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=16|date=April 19, 1980|accessdate=March 12, 2022}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|artist=Sugarhill Gang|title=Rapper's Delight|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1980|certyear=1979|access-date=March 4, 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Philippines|artist=Sugar Hill Gang|title=Rapper's Delight|type=single|nocert=true|relyear=1979|salesamount=100,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1980/BB-1980-06-07.pdf|title=Filipino Film Sparks Life Into EP Format|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Ces|last=Rodriguez|page=45|date=June 7, 1980|accessdate=March 12, 2022}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=Sugarhill Gang|title=Rapper's Delight|relyear=1979|award=Gold|certref=<ref name="Spanish certifications 1979-1990">{{cite book|url=http://www.mediafire.com/view/x263f6daopkswo8|title=Sólo Éxitos 1959-2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979-1990|year=2005|publisher=Iberautor Promociones Culturales|language=es|isbn=8480486392}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Sugarhill Gang|title=Rapper's Delight|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2007|certyear=2024|id=5353-1760-1|access-date=August 30, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Sugar Hill Gang|title=Rapper's Delight|type=single|nocert=true|relyear=1979|salesamount=1,300,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/1970/1979/CB-1979-11-07.pdf|title=International Music People Mingle At MUSEXPO Confab|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]|page=52|date=November 17, 1979|accessdate=March 12, 2022}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Summary}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide|artist=Sugar Hill Gang|title=Rapper's Delight|type=single|nocert=true|relyear=1979|salesamount=5,000,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2020/09/16/today-in-hip-hop-history-sugar-hill-gang-releases-rappers-delight-41-years-ago/|title=Today In Hip-Hop History: Sugar Hill Gang Releases 'Rapper's Delight' 41 Years Ago|author=Sha Be Allah|publisher=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]|date=September 16, 2020|accessdate=June 8, 2022}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
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