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Gold & Platinum

RIAA’s historic Gold® & Platinum® Program defines success in the recorded music industry.

Originally conceived to honor artists and track sound recording sales, Gold & Platinum Awards have come to stand as a benchmark of success for any artist—whether they’ve just released their first song or Greatest Hits album. Check out our interactive timeline to learn about the program’s storied history.

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Most Recent RIAA Gold & Platinum Program RIAA Premios de Oro y Platino Program Top Tallies Artists
Award Artist Title Label Format Certification Date Actions
badge ST level 2 THIRD DAY CHRONOLOGY, VOLUME TWO (2001-2006) ESSENTIAL VIDEO LONGFORM June 26, 2013
badge ST level 2
Artist
THIRD DAY
Title
CHRONOLOGY, VOLUME TWO (2001-2006)
Label
ESSENTIAL
Format
VIDEO LONGFORM
Certification Date
June 26, 2013
badge ST level 1 JOURNEY LIVE: 2001 COLUMBIA MUSIC VIDEO VIDEO LONGFORM June 16, 2006
badge ST level 1
Artist
JOURNEY
Title
LIVE: 2001
Label
COLUMBIA MUSIC VIDEO
Format
VIDEO LONGFORM
Certification Date
June 16, 2006
badge ST level 2 U2 ELEVATION TOUR 2001: LIVE FROM BOSTON INTERSCOPE RECORDS VIDEO LONGFORM November 14, 2002
badge ST level 2
Artist
U2
Title
ELEVATION TOUR 2001: LIVE FROM BOSTON
Label
INTERSCOPE RECORDS
Format
VIDEO LONGFORM
Certification Date
November 14, 2002
badge ST level 2 VARIOUS WOW 2001 SPARROW ALBUM May 9, 2002
badge ST level 2
Artist
VARIOUS
Title
WOW 2001
Label
SPARROW
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
May 9, 2002
badge ST level 1 VARIOUS WOW GOSPEL 2001 VERITY ALBUM April 3, 2002
badge ST level 1
Artist
VARIOUS
Title
WOW GOSPEL 2001
Label
VERITY
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
April 3, 2002
badge ST level 1 MADONNA DROWNED WORLD TOUR 2001 WARNER HOME VIDEO VIDEO LONGFORM February 21, 2002
badge ST level 1
Artist
MADONNA
Title
DROWNED WORLD TOUR 2001
Label
WARNER HOME VIDEO
Format
VIDEO LONGFORM
Certification Date
February 21, 2002
badge ST level 0 BARENAKED LADIES ALL THEIR GREATEST HITS: DISC ONE 1991-2001 REPRISE ALBUM January 8, 2002
badge ST level 0
Artist
BARENAKED LADIES
Title
ALL THEIR GREATEST HITS: DISC ONE 1991-2001
Label
REPRISE
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
January 8, 2002
badge ST level 0 VARIOUS KOHL'S CARE FOR KIDS: SONGS OF THE SEASON 2001 EMI MUSIC SPECIAL MARKETS ALBUM December 17, 2001
badge ST level 0
Artist
VARIOUS
Title
KOHL'S CARE FOR KIDS: SONGS OF THE SEASON 2001
Label
EMI MUSIC SPECIAL MARKETS
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
December 17, 2001
badge ST level 1 VARIOUS TOTALLY HITS 2001 ARISTA ALBUM October 26, 2001
badge ST level 1
Artist
VARIOUS
Title
TOTALLY HITS 2001
Label
ARISTA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
October 26, 2001
badge ST level 1 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND THE VIDEOS: 1994-2001 RCA VIDEO LONGFORM October 11, 2001
badge ST level 1
Artist
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
Title
THE VIDEOS: 1994-2001
Label
RCA
Format
VIDEO LONGFORM
Certification Date
October 11, 2001
badge ST level 1 WEEZER WEEZER (2001) GEFFEN ALBUM September 13, 2001
badge ST level 1
Artist
WEEZER
Title
WEEZER (2001)
Label
GEFFEN
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
September 13, 2001
badge LA level 2 VARIOUS BACHATA HITS 2001 SONY DISCOS ALBUM July 26, 2001
badge LA level 2
Artist
VARIOUS
Title
BACHATA HITS 2001
Label
SONY DISCOS
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
July 26, 2001
badge ST level 0 VARIOUS GRAMMY NOMINEES 2001 CAPITOL ALBUM March 12, 2001
badge ST level 0
Artist
VARIOUS
Title
GRAMMY NOMINEES 2001
Label
CAPITOL
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
March 12, 2001
badge ST level 6 DR. DRE DR. DRE 2001 INTERSCOPE RECORDS ALBUM November 21, 2000
badge ST level 6
Artist
DR. DRE
Title
DR. DRE 2001
Label
INTERSCOPE RECORDS
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
November 21, 2000
badge ST level 0 SOUNDTRACK TWO THOUSAND ONE (2001): A SPACE ODYSSEY MGM ALBUM April 24, 1969
badge ST level 0
Artist
SOUNDTRACK
Title
TWO THOUSAND ONE (2001): A SPACE ODYSSEY
Label
MGM
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
April 24, 1969