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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
SELENA 11.61 19 16 14 7 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
SELENA
Gold ®
19
Platinum ®
16
Multi-Platinum ®
14
Diamond ®
7
Cert. Units
11.61
Type
All types
ROMEO SANTOS 6.6 5 5 5 4 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
ROMEO SANTOS
Gold ®
5
Platinum ®
5
Multi-Platinum ®
5
Diamond ®
4
Cert. Units
6.6
Type
All types
MALUMA 3.81 8 7 6 4 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
MALUMA
Gold ®
8
Platinum ®
7
Multi-Platinum ®
6
Diamond ®
4
Cert. Units
3.81
Type
Latin
OZUNA 3.78 4 4 4 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
OZUNA
Gold ®
4
Platinum ®
4
Multi-Platinum ®
4
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
3.78
Type
All types
MANA 3.6 10 10 8 3 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
MANA
Gold ®
10
Platinum ®
10
Multi-Platinum ®
8
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
3.6
Type
All types
VICENTE FERNANDEZ 3.6 31 31 16 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
VICENTE FERNANDEZ
Gold ®
31
Platinum ®
31
Multi-Platinum ®
16
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
3.6
Type
All types
KAROL G 3.24 5 5 5 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
KAROL G
Gold ®
5
Platinum ®
5
Multi-Platinum ®
5
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
3.24
Type
All types
J BALVIN 3.15 6 5 5 3 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
J BALVIN
Gold ®
6
Platinum ®
5
Multi-Platinum ®
5
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
3.15
Type
Latin
INTOCABLE 2.76 8 8 7 2 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
INTOCABLE
Gold ®
8
Platinum ®
8
Multi-Platinum ®
7
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
2.76
Type
Latin
SHAKIRA 2.76 7 7 7 3 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
SHAKIRA
Gold ®
7
Platinum ®
7
Multi-Platinum ®
7
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
2.76
Type
All types
LOS TEMERARIOS 2.64 17 15 9 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
LOS TEMERARIOS
Gold ®
17
Platinum ®
15
Multi-Platinum ®
9
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
2.64
Type
All types
BAD BUNNY 2.58 4 4 4 2 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
BAD BUNNY
Gold ®
4
Platinum ®
4
Multi-Platinum ®
4
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
2.58
Type
Latin
RAUW ALEJANDRO 2.58 5 5 5 2 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
RAUW ALEJANDRO
Gold ®
5
Platinum ®
5
Multi-Platinum ®
5
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
2.58
Type
Latin
JUANES 2.4 5 3 2 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
JUANES
Gold ®
5
Platinum ®
3
Multi-Platinum ®
2
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
2.4
Type
All types
PRINCE ROYCE 2.4 8 8 6 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
PRINCE ROYCE
Gold ®
8
Platinum ®
8
Multi-Platinum ®
6
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
2.4
Type
All types
JUNIOR H 2.34 6 6 5 1 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
JUNIOR H
Gold ®
6
Platinum ®
6
Multi-Platinum ®
5
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
2.34
Type
Latin
OTTMAR LIEBERT 2.16 11 11 7 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
OTTMAR LIEBERT
Gold ®
11
Platinum ®
11
Multi-Platinum ®
7
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
2.16
Type
All types
LA MAFIA 1.95 7 6 5 2 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
LA MAFIA
Gold ®
7
Platinum ®
6
Multi-Platinum ®
5
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
1.95
Type
Latin
TITO DOUBLE P 1.86 2 2 2 1 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
TITO DOUBLE P
Gold ®
2
Platinum ®
2
Multi-Platinum ®
2
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
1.86
Type
Latin
PESO PLUMA 1.8 1 1 1 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
PESO PLUMA
Gold ®
1
Platinum ®
1
Multi-Platinum ®
1
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
1.8
Type
All types
JUAN GABRIEL 1.77 17 16 8 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
JUAN GABRIEL
Gold ®
17
Platinum ®
16
Multi-Platinum ®
8
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
1.77
Type
All types
ELVIS CRESPO 1.74 4 4 1 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
ELVIS CRESPO
Gold ®
4
Platinum ®
4
Multi-Platinum ®
1
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
1.74
Type
All types
FUERZA REGIDA 1.74 4 4 4 1 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
FUERZA REGIDA
Gold ®
4
Platinum ®
4
Multi-Platinum ®
4
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
1.74
Type
Latin
MARC ANTHONY 1.71 7 6 6 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
MARC ANTHONY
Gold ®
7
Platinum ®
6
Multi-Platinum ®
6
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
1.71
Type
All types
LUIS FONSI 1.68 7 7 1 1 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
LUIS FONSI
Gold ®
7
Platinum ®
7
Multi-Platinum ®
1
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
1.68
Type
Latin
AVENTURA 1.56 6 6 5 0 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
AVENTURA
Gold ®
6
Platinum ®
6
Multi-Platinum ®
5
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
1.56
Type
Latin
GLORIA ESTEFAN 1.56 3 3 3 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
GLORIA ESTEFAN
Gold ®
3
Platinum ®
3
Multi-Platinum ®
3
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
1.56
Type
All types
ANA GABRIEL 1.5 15 15 8 0 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
ANA GABRIEL
Gold ®
15
Platinum ®
15
Multi-Platinum ®
8
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
1.5
Type
Latin
VALENTIN ELIZALDE 1.44 7 7 5 1 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
VALENTIN ELIZALDE
Gold ®
7
Platinum ®
7
Multi-Platinum ®
5
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
1.44
Type
Latin
JULIO IGLESIAS 1.38 7 7 6 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
JULIO IGLESIAS
Gold ®
7
Platinum ®
7
Multi-Platinum ®
6
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
1.38
Type
All types