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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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* The website lists include only solo titles. An artist’s overall totals may be higher when collaborations and featured works are also counted. Additional tally lists coming soon.

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Most Recent RIAA Gold & Platinum Program RIAA Premios de Oro y Platino Program Top Tallies
Artist Cert. Units (In Millions) Cert. Units
(In Millions)		 Gold ® Platinum ® Multi-Platinum ™ Diamond ® Type Actions
DRAKE 334 99 97 53 11 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
DRAKE
Gold ®
99
Platinum ®
97
Multi-Platinum ®
53
Diamond ®
11
Cert. Units
334
Type
All types
GARTH BROOKS 201.4 43 42 28 10 Standard MORE DETAILS
Artist
GARTH BROOKS
Gold ®
43
Platinum ®
42
Multi-Platinum ®
28
Diamond ®
10
Cert. Units
201.4
Type
Standard
ROMEO SANTOS 26.14 31 25 20 10 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
ROMEO SANTOS
Gold ®
31
Platinum ®
25
Multi-Platinum ®
20
Diamond ®
10
Cert. Units
26.14
Type
All types
BAD BUNNY 16.32 18 18 17 9 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
BAD BUNNY
Gold ®
18
Platinum ®
18
Multi-Platinum ®
17
Diamond ®
9
Cert. Units
16.32
Type
Latin
MANA 15.87 30 25 21 9 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
MANA
Gold ®
30
Platinum ®
25
Multi-Platinum ®
21
Diamond ®
9
Cert. Units
15.87
Type
All types
MALUMA 12.3 22 18 16 8 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
MALUMA
Gold ®
22
Platinum ®
18
Multi-Platinum ®
16
Diamond ®
8
Cert. Units
12.3
Type
Latin
POST MALONE 157 51 51 20 8 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
POST MALONE
Gold ®
51
Platinum ®
51
Multi-Platinum ®
20
Diamond ®
8
Cert. Units
157
Type
All types
KAROL G 11.96 24 21 19 7 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
KAROL G
Gold ®
24
Platinum ®
21
Multi-Platinum ®
19
Diamond ®
7
Cert. Units
11.96
Type
All types
KATY PERRY 140.5 34 27 19 7 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
KATY PERRY
Gold ®
34
Platinum ®
27
Multi-Platinum ®
19
Diamond ®
7
Cert. Units
140.5
Type
All types
PRINCE ROYCE 17.32 35 31 26 7 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
PRINCE ROYCE
Gold ®
35
Platinum ®
31
Multi-Platinum ®
26
Diamond ®
7
Cert. Units
17.32
Type
All types
RIHANNA 234.05 71 60 43 7 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
RIHANNA
Gold ®
71
Platinum ®
60
Multi-Platinum ®
43
Diamond ®
7
Cert. Units
234.05
Type
All types
SELENA 23.11 44 32 24 7 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
SELENA
Gold ®
44
Platinum ®
32
Multi-Platinum ®
24
Diamond ®
7
Cert. Units
23.11
Type
All types
THE BEATLES 209.75 82 56 33 7 Standard MORE DETAILS
Artist
THE BEATLES
Gold ®
82
Platinum ®
56
Multi-Platinum ®
33
Diamond ®
7
Cert. Units
209.75
Type
Standard
THE WEEKND 152.5 45 44 20 7 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
THE WEEKND
Gold ®
45
Platinum ®
44
Multi-Platinum ®
20
Diamond ®
7
Cert. Units
152.5
Type
All types
BRUNO MARS 138.5 23 20 17 6 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
BRUNO MARS
Gold ®
23
Platinum ®
20
Multi-Platinum ®
17
Diamond ®
6
Cert. Units
138.5
Type
All types
DADDY YANKEE 14.41 20 18 13 6 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
DADDY YANKEE
Gold ®
20
Platinum ®
18
Multi-Platinum ®
13
Diamond ®
6
Cert. Units
14.41
Type
All types
EMINEM 229.2 88 54 38 6 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
EMINEM
Gold ®
88
Platinum ®
54
Multi-Platinum ®
38
Diamond ®
6
Cert. Units
229.2
Type
All types
INTOCABLE 6.15 16 13 12 6 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
INTOCABLE
Gold ®
16
Platinum ®
13
Multi-Platinum ®
12
Diamond ®
6
Cert. Units
6.15
Type
Latin
J BALVIN 6.72 23 21 14 6 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
J BALVIN
Gold ®
23
Platinum ®
21
Multi-Platinum ®
14
Diamond ®
6
Cert. Units
6.72
Type
Latin
LED ZEPPELIN 114.6 22 20 16 6 Standard MORE DETAILS
Artist
LED ZEPPELIN
Gold ®
22
Platinum ®
20
Multi-Platinum ®
16
Diamond ®
6
Cert. Units
114.6
Type
Standard
MICHAEL JACKSON 165.3 55 41 27 6 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
MICHAEL JACKSON
Gold ®
55
Platinum ®
41
Multi-Platinum ®
27
Diamond ®
6
Cert. Units
165.3
Type
All types
OZUNA 8.68 11 11 10 6 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
OZUNA
Gold ®
11
Platinum ®
11
Multi-Platinum ®
10
Diamond ®
6
Cert. Units
8.68
Type
All types
JUNIOR H 6.99 15 14 11 5 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
JUNIOR H
Gold ®
15
Platinum ®
14
Multi-Platinum ®
11
Diamond ®
5
Cert. Units
6.99
Type
Latin
MORGAN WALLEN 242.5 103 70 41 5 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
MORGAN WALLEN
Gold ®
103
Platinum ®
70
Multi-Platinum ®
41
Diamond ®
5
Cert. Units
242.5
Type
All types
PESO PLUMA, TITO DOUBLE P 5.34 6 6 6 5 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
PESO PLUMA, TITO DOUBLE P
Gold ®
6
Platinum ®
6
Multi-Platinum ®
6
Diamond ®
5
Cert. Units
5.34
Type
Latin
SHAKIRA 33.82 37 28 16 5 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
SHAKIRA
Gold ®
37
Platinum ®
28
Multi-Platinum ®
16
Diamond ®
5
Cert. Units
33.82
Type
All types
EAGLES 130.4 20 17 13 4 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
EAGLES
Gold ®
20
Platinum ®
17
Multi-Platinum ®
13
Diamond ®
4
Cert. Units
130.4
Type
All types
FUTURE 176 88 68 29 4 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
FUTURE
Gold ®
88
Platinum ®
68
Multi-Platinum ®
29
Diamond ®
4
Cert. Units
176
Type
All types
IMAGINE DRAGONS 127.5 44 27 16 4 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
IMAGINE DRAGONS
Gold ®
44
Platinum ®
27
Multi-Platinum ®
16
Diamond ®
4
Cert. Units
127.5
Type
All types
LUKE COMBS 163.5 57 38 25 4 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
LUKE COMBS
Gold ®
57
Platinum ®
38
Multi-Platinum ®
25
Diamond ®
4
Cert. Units
163.5
Type
All types