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2021 was a remarkable year for music, including Gold & Platinum Awards. Just 16 albums and 98 singles released this year achieved RIAA certification!

RIAA is pleased to announce our Gold & Platinum Class Of 2021. Every year we recognize artists who have achieved Gold & Platinum status for the very first time. The Class of 2021 includes a select group of 43 acts from several different genres…

New York, NY – December 3, 2021 – Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” continues to make pop music history this year as the artist’s perennial yuletide standard (cowritten and coproduced by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff in 1994) keeps breaking new records while lighting up the 2021 holiday season.

See all October 2021 Awards here.

See all September 2021 Awards here.

See all August 2021 Awards here.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (August 15, 2021) – Click here to view the complete press release, via Warner Music Nashville.

See all July 2021 Awards here.

RIAA is pleased to announce our Mid-Year 2021 Gold & Platinum Awards Report.  Every mid-year we recognize the artists who have achieved Gold & Platinum status for titles both released and certified within the first half of the year. In 2021 we celebrate a select group of just 7 albums and 20 singles! Click here to view the report.

See all May 2021 Awards here.