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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
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Artist Cert. Units (In Millions) Cert. Units
(In Millions)		 Gold ® Platinum ® Multi-Platinum ™ Diamond ® Type Actions
GARTH BROOKS 200 40 40 26 10 Standard MORE DETAILS
Artist
GARTH BROOKS
Gold ®
40
Platinum ®
40
Multi-Platinum ®
26
Diamond ®
10
Cert. Units
200
Type
Standard
THE BEATLES 183 48 42 26 6 Standard MORE DETAILS
Artist
THE BEATLES
Gold ®
48
Platinum ®
42
Multi-Platinum ®
26
Diamond ®
6
Cert. Units
183
Type
Standard
ELVIS PRESLEY 139 101 57 25 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
ELVIS PRESLEY
Gold ®
101
Platinum ®
57
Multi-Platinum ®
25
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
139
Type
All types
EAGLES 124 13 13 11 3 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
EAGLES
Gold ®
13
Platinum ®
13
Multi-Platinum ®
11
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
124
Type
All types
LED ZEPPELIN 112.5 19 18 14 5 Standard MORE DETAILS
Artist
LED ZEPPELIN
Gold ®
19
Platinum ®
18
Multi-Platinum ®
14
Diamond ®
5
Cert. Units
112.5
Type
Standard
TAYLOR SWIFT 110 17 17 16 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
TAYLOR SWIFT
Gold ®
17
Platinum ®
17
Multi-Platinum ®
16
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
110
Type
All types
MICHAEL JACKSON 90 15 13 9 3 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
MICHAEL JACKSON
Gold ®
15
Platinum ®
13
Multi-Platinum ®
9
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
90
Type
All types
BILLY JOEL 89 19 17 13 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
BILLY JOEL
Gold ®
19
Platinum ®
17
Multi-Platinum ®
13
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
89
Type
All types
AC/DC 84 22 20 12 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
AC/DC
Gold ®
22
Platinum ®
20
Multi-Platinum ®
12
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
84
Type
All types
ELTON JOHN 81 38 28 15 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
ELTON JOHN
Gold ®
38
Platinum ®
28
Multi-Platinum ®
15
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
81
Type
All types
MARIAH CAREY 76 17 15 11 3 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
MARIAH CAREY
Gold ®
17
Platinum ®
15
Multi-Platinum ®
11
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
76
Type
All types
PINK FLOYD 76 19 15 12 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
PINK FLOYD
Gold ®
19
Platinum ®
15
Multi-Platinum ®
12
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
76
Type
All types
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 71 23 17 11 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Gold ®
23
Platinum ®
17
Multi-Platinum ®
11
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
71
Type
All types
METALLICA 71 13 13 11 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
METALLICA
Gold ®
13
Platinum ®
13
Multi-Platinum ®
11
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
71
Type
All types
AEROSMITH 69.5 25 18 12 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
AEROSMITH
Gold ®
25
Platinum ®
18
Multi-Platinum ®
12
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
69.5
Type
All types
GEORGE STRAIT 69.5 40 33 13 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
GEORGE STRAIT
Gold ®
40
Platinum ®
33
Multi-Platinum ®
13
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
69.5
Type
All types
BARBRA STREISAND 68.5 51 30 12 0 Standard MORE DETAILS
Artist
BARBRA STREISAND
Gold ®
51
Platinum ®
30
Multi-Platinum ®
12
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
68.5
Type
Standard
THE ROLLING STONES 66.5 43 28 11 1 Standard MORE DETAILS
Artist
THE ROLLING STONES
Gold ®
43
Platinum ®
28
Multi-Platinum ®
11
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
66.5
Type
Standard
MADONNA 65.5 20 17 12 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
MADONNA
Gold ®
20
Platinum ®
17
Multi-Platinum ®
12
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
65.5
Type
All types
WHITNEY HOUSTON 62 11 9 7 3 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
WHITNEY HOUSTON
Gold ®
11
Platinum ®
9
Multi-Platinum ®
7
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
62
Type
All types
EMINEM 61.5 12 11 8 3 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
EMINEM
Gold ®
12
Platinum ®
11
Multi-Platinum ®
8
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
61.5
Type
All types
FLEETWOOD MAC 57.5 14 9 8 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
FLEETWOOD MAC
Gold ®
14
Platinum ®
9
Multi-Platinum ®
8
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
57.5
Type
All types
VAN HALEN 56.5 14 13 12 2 Standard MORE DETAILS
Artist
VAN HALEN
Gold ®
14
Platinum ®
13
Multi-Platinum ®
12
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
56.5
Type
Standard
DRAKE 55.5 12 11 10 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
DRAKE
Gold ®
12
Platinum ®
11
Multi-Platinum ®
10
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
55.5
Type
All types
CELINE DION 53 13 11 8 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
CELINE DION
Gold ®
13
Platinum ®
11
Multi-Platinum ®
8
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
53
Type
All types
JOURNEY 52.5 13 12 9 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
JOURNEY
Gold ®
13
Platinum ®
12
Multi-Platinum ®
9
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
52.5
Type
All types
U2 51 16 16 11 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
U2
Gold ®
16
Platinum ®
16
Multi-Platinum ®
11
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
51
Type
All types
NEIL DIAMOND 49.5 40 21 12 0 Standard MORE DETAILS
Artist
NEIL DIAMOND
Gold ®
40
Platinum ®
21
Multi-Platinum ®
12
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
49.5
Type
Standard
ALABAMA 49 27 21 10 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
ALABAMA
Gold ®
27
Platinum ®
21
Multi-Platinum ®
10
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
49
Type
All types
KENNY G 48 15 11 8 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
KENNY G
Gold ®
15
Platinum ®
11
Multi-Platinum ®
8
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
48
Type
All types