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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Award	Artist	Title	Label	Format	Certified Units (In Millions)
SHARE	POST MALONE & SWAE LEE	SUNFLOWER (SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE)	REPUBLIC RECORDS	SINGLE	20 MORE DETAILS	POST MALONE & SWAE LEE Title: SUNFLOWER (SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE) Label: REPUBLIC RECORDS Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 20 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	ED SHEERAN	THINKING OUT LOUD	ATLANTIC RECORDS	SINGLE	18 MORE DETAILS	ED SHEERAN Title: THINKING OUT LOUD Label: ATLANTIC RECORDS Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 18 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	JOURNEY	DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'	LEGACY	SINGLE	18 MORE DETAILS	JOURNEY Title: DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' Label: LEGACY Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 18 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	LIL NAS X	OLD TOWN ROAD (FEAT. BILLY RAY CYRUS)	COLUMBIA	SINGLE	17 MORE DETAILS	LIL NAS X Title: OLD TOWN ROAD (FEAT. BILLY RAY CYRUS) Label: COLUMBIA Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 17 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	DRAKE	GOD'S PLAN	YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS	SINGLE	16 MORE DETAILS	DRAKE Title: GOD'S PLAN Label: YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 16 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	KATY PERRY	ROAR	CAPITOL RECORDS	SINGLE	15 MORE DETAILS	KATY PERRY Title: ROAR Label: CAPITOL RECORDS Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 15 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	THE CHAINSMOKERS	CLOSER	COLUMBIA	SINGLE	15 MORE DETAILS	THE CHAINSMOKERS Title: CLOSER Label: COLUMBIA Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 15 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE	CRUISE	BMLG RECORDS	SINGLE	14 MORE DETAILS	FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE Title: CRUISE Label: BMLG RECORDS Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 14 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	FOSTER THE PEOPLE	PUMPED UP KICKS	COLUMBIA	SINGLE	14 MORE DETAILS	FOSTER THE PEOPLE Title: PUMPED UP KICKS Label: COLUMBIA Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 14 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	GOTYE	SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW	REPUBLIC RECORDS	SINGLE	14 MORE DETAILS	GOTYE Title: SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW Label: REPUBLIC RECORDS Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 14 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	JOHN LEGEND	ALL OF ME	COLUMBIA	SINGLE	14 MORE DETAILS	JOHN LEGEND Title: ALL OF ME Label: COLUMBIA Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 14 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	LORDE	ROYALS	REPUBLIC RECORDS	SINGLE	14 MORE DETAILS	LORDE Title: ROYALS Label: REPUBLIC RECORDS Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 14 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	MILEY CYRUS	PARTY IN THE U.S.A.	HOLLYWOOD	SINGLE	14 MORE DETAILS	MILEY CYRUS Title: PARTY IN THE U.S.A. Label: HOLLYWOOD Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 14 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	POST MALONE	CONGRATULATIONS (FEAT. QUAVO)	REPUBLIC RECORDS	SINGLE	14 MORE DETAILS	POST MALONE Title: CONGRATULATIONS (FEAT. QUAVO) Label: REPUBLIC RECORDS Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 14 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	WIZ KHALIFA	SEE YOU AGAIN (FEAT. CHARLIE PUTH)	ATLANTIC RECORDS	SINGLE	14 MORE DETAILS	WIZ KHALIFA Title: SEE YOU AGAIN (FEAT. CHARLIE PUTH) Label: ATLANTIC RECORDS Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 14 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	BRUNO MARS	JUST THE WAY YOU ARE	ELEKTRA MUSIC GROUP	SINGLE	13 MORE DETAILS	BRUNO MARS Title: JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Label: ELEKTRA MUSIC GROUP Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 13 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	ED SHEERAN	PERFECT	ATLANTIC RECORDS	SINGLE	13 MORE DETAILS	ED SHEERAN Title: PERFECT Label: ATLANTIC RECORDS Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 13 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	ED SHEERAN	SHAPE OF YOU	ATLANTIC RECORDS	SINGLE	13 MORE DETAILS	ED SHEERAN Title: SHAPE OF YOU Label: ATLANTIC RECORDS Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 13 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	EMINEM	LOSE YOURSELF	SHADY / AFTERMATH / INTERSCOPE	SINGLE	13 MORE DETAILS	EMINEM Title: LOSE YOURSELF Label: SHADY / AFTERMATH / INTERSCOPE Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 13 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	EMINEM	LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE (FEAT. RIHANNA)	SHADY / AFTERMATH / INTERSCOPE	SINGLE	13 MORE DETAILS	EMINEM Title: LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE (FEAT. RIHANNA) Label: SHADY / AFTERMATH / INTERSCOPE Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 13 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	HOZIER	TAKE ME TO CHURCH	COLUMBIA	SINGLE	13 MORE DETAILS	HOZIER Title: TAKE ME TO CHURCH Label: COLUMBIA Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 13 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	JASON MRAZ	I'M YOURS	ATLANTIC RECORDS	SINGLE	13 MORE DETAILS	JASON MRAZ Title: I'M YOURS Label: ATLANTIC RECORDS Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 13 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	LUIS FONSI & DADDY YANKEE	DESPACITO	UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO / REPUBLIC RECORDS	SINGLE	13 MORE DETAILS	LUIS FONSI & DADDY YANKEE Title: DESPACITO Label: UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO / REPUBLIC RECORDS Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 13 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	TWENTY ONE PILOTS	STRESSED OUT	FUELED BY RAMEN	SINGLE	13 MORE DETAILS	TWENTY ONE PILOTS Title: STRESSED OUT Label: FUELED BY RAMEN Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 13 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	USHER	YEAH!	LAFACE	SINGLE	13 MORE DETAILS	USHER Title: YEAH! Label: LAFACE Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 13 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	JUSTIN BIEBER	BABY (FEAT. LUDACRIS)	ISLAND/DEF JAM	SINGLE	12 MORE DETAILS	JUSTIN BIEBER Title: BABY (FEAT. LUDACRIS) Label: ISLAND/DEF JAM Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 12 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	KATY PERRY	FIREWORK	CAPITOL RECORDS	SINGLE	12 MORE DETAILS	KATY PERRY Title: FIREWORK Label: CAPITOL RECORDS Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 12 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	LADY A	NEED YOU NOW	CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE	SINGLE	12 MORE DETAILS	LADY A Title: NEED YOU NOW Label: CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 12 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	NICKI MINAJ	SUPER BASS	CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS	SINGLE	12 MORE DETAILS	NICKI MINAJ Title: SUPER BASS Label: CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 12 SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	AVICII	WAKE ME UP	ISLAND RECORDS	SINGLE	11 MORE DETAILS	AVICII Title: WAKE ME UP Label: ISLAND RECORDS Format: SINGLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 11 SHARE MORE DETAILS

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Artist

POST MALONE & SWAE LEE

Title: SUNFLOWER (SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE)

Label: REPUBLIC RECORDS

Format: SINGLE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 20

ED SHEERAN

Title: THINKING OUT LOUD

Label: ATLANTIC RECORDS

Format: SINGLE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 18

JOURNEY

Title: DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'

Label: LEGACY

Format: SINGLE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 18

LIL NAS X

Title: OLD TOWN ROAD (FEAT. BILLY RAY CYRUS)

Label: COLUMBIA

Format: SINGLE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 17

DRAKE

Title: GOD'S PLAN

Label: YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS

Format: SINGLE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 16

KATY PERRY

Title: ROAR

Label: CAPITOL RECORDS

Format: SINGLE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 15

THE CHAINSMOKERS

Title: CLOSER

Label: COLUMBIA

Format: SINGLE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 15

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE

Title: CRUISE

Label: BMLG RECORDS

Format: SINGLE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 14

FOSTER THE PEOPLE

Title: PUMPED UP KICKS

Label: COLUMBIA

Format: SINGLE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 14

GOTYE

Title: SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW

Label: REPUBLIC RECORDS

Format: SINGLE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 14

JOHN LEGEND

Title: ALL OF ME

Label: COLUMBIA

Format: SINGLE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 14

LORDE

Title: ROYALS

Label: REPUBLIC RECORDS

Format: SINGLE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 14

MILEY CYRUS

Title: PARTY IN THE U.S.A.

Label: HOLLYWOOD

Format: SINGLE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 14

POST MALONE

Title: CONGRATULATIONS (FEAT. QUAVO)

Label: REPUBLIC RECORDS

Format: SINGLE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 14

WIZ KHALIFA

Title: SEE YOU AGAIN (FEAT. CHARLIE PUTH)

Label: ATLANTIC RECORDS

Format: SINGLE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 14

BRUNO MARS

Title: JUST THE WAY YOU ARE

Label: ELEKTRA MUSIC GROUP

Format: SINGLE