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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	Artist	Certified Units (In Millions)	Gold ^®	Platinum ^®	Multi-Platinum ^™	Diamond ^®	Type
SHARE	EMINEM	166	72	40	30	3	All types MORE DETAILS	EMINEM Cert. Units (In Millions): 166 Gold Units: 72 Platinum Units: 40 Multi Platinum Units: 30 Diamond Units: 3 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	DRAKE	164	72	72	30	1	All types MORE DETAILS	DRAKE Cert. Units (In Millions): 164 Gold Units: 72 Platinum Units: 72 Multi Platinum Units: 30 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	RIHANNA	155.5	55	40	33	0	All types MORE DETAILS	RIHANNA Cert. Units (In Millions): 155.5 Gold Units: 55 Platinum Units: 40 Multi Platinum Units: 33 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	TAYLOR SWIFT	134	67	45	28	1	All types MORE DETAILS	TAYLOR SWIFT Cert. Units (In Millions): 134 Gold Units: 67 Platinum Units: 45 Multi Platinum Units: 28 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	KANYE WEST	133	85	47	25	1	All types MORE DETAILS	KANYE WEST Cert. Units (In Millions): 133 Gold Units: 85 Platinum Units: 47 Multi Platinum Units: 25 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	BEYONCE	114	61	39	21	0	All types MORE DETAILS	BEYONCE Cert. Units (In Millions): 114 Gold Units: 61 Platinum Units: 39 Multi Platinum Units: 21 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	KATY PERRY	109.5	27	24	16	3	All types MORE DETAILS	KATY PERRY Cert. Units (In Millions): 109.5 Gold Units: 27 Platinum Units: 24 Multi Platinum Units: 16 Diamond Units: 3 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	JUSTIN BIEBER	108.5	51	32	17	2	All types MORE DETAILS	JUSTIN BIEBER Cert. Units (In Millions): 108.5 Gold Units: 51 Platinum Units: 32 Multi Platinum Units: 17 Diamond Units: 2 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	THE WEEKND	98	30	30	16	3	All types MORE DETAILS	THE WEEKND Cert. Units (In Millions): 98 Gold Units: 30 Platinum Units: 30 Multi Platinum Units: 16 Diamond Units: 3 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	POST MALONE	95	35	35	14	2	All types MORE DETAILS	POST MALONE Cert. Units (In Millions): 95 Gold Units: 35 Platinum Units: 35 Multi Platinum Units: 14 Diamond Units: 2 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	CHRIS BROWN	91	54	36	20	0	All types MORE DETAILS	CHRIS BROWN Cert. Units (In Millions): 91 Gold Units: 54 Platinum Units: 36 Multi Platinum Units: 20 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	BRUNO MARS	90.5	19	16	13	4	All types MORE DETAILS	BRUNO MARS Cert. Units (In Millions): 90.5 Gold Units: 19 Platinum Units: 16 Multi Platinum Units: 13 Diamond Units: 4 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	MAROON 5	85.5	28	25	18	3	All types MORE DETAILS	MAROON 5 Cert. Units (In Millions): 85.5 Gold Units: 28 Platinum Units: 25 Multi Platinum Units: 18 Diamond Units: 3 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	FUTURE	84.5	68	27	10	1	All types MORE DETAILS	FUTURE Cert. Units (In Millions): 84.5 Gold Units: 68 Platinum Units: 27 Multi Platinum Units: 10 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	ED SHEERAN	80.5	40	21	13	3	All types MORE DETAILS	ED SHEERAN Cert. Units (In Millions): 80.5 Gold Units: 40 Platinum Units: 21 Multi Platinum Units: 13 Diamond Units: 3 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	LADY GAGA	80.5	27	20	14	2	All types MORE DETAILS	LADY GAGA Cert. Units (In Millions): 80.5 Gold Units: 27 Platinum Units: 20 Multi Platinum Units: 14 Diamond Units: 2 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN	76.5	91	30	11	0	All types MORE DETAILS	YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN Cert. Units (In Millions): 76.5 Gold Units: 91 Platinum Units: 30 Multi Platinum Units: 11 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	IMAGINE DRAGONS	75.5	27	14	9	4	All types MORE DETAILS	IMAGINE DRAGONS Cert. Units (In Millions): 75.5 Gold Units: 27 Platinum Units: 14 Multi Platinum Units: 9 Diamond Units: 4 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	JUICE WRLD	75.5	49	32	14	1	All types MORE DETAILS	JUICE WRLD Cert. Units (In Millions): 75.5 Gold Units: 49 Platinum Units: 32 Multi Platinum Units: 14 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	LUKE BRYAN	70.5	35	26	14	0	All types MORE DETAILS	LUKE BRYAN Cert. Units (In Millions): 70.5 Gold Units: 35 Platinum Units: 26 Multi Platinum Units: 14 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	LIL WAYNE	70	29	27	16	0	All types MORE DETAILS	LIL WAYNE Cert. Units (In Millions): 70 Gold Units: 29 Platinum Units: 27 Multi Platinum Units: 16 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	ARIANA GRANDE	63.5	27	24	15	0	All types MORE DETAILS	ARIANA GRANDE Cert. Units (In Millions): 63.5 Gold Units: 27 Platinum Units: 24 Multi Platinum Units: 15 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	LIL BABY	63	47	23	11	0	All types MORE DETAILS	LIL BABY Cert. Units (In Millions): 63 Gold Units: 47 Platinum Units: 23 Multi Platinum Units: 11 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	J. COLE	61.5	51	24	11	0	All types MORE DETAILS	J. COLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 61.5 Gold Units: 51 Platinum Units: 24 Multi Platinum Units: 11 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	MICHAEL JACKSON	55	29	23	11	0	All types MORE DETAILS	MICHAEL JACKSON Cert. Units (In Millions): 55 Gold Units: 29 Platinum Units: 23 Multi Platinum Units: 11 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	MARIAH CAREY	54	31	21	10	1	All types MORE DETAILS	MARIAH CAREY Cert. Units (In Millions): 54 Gold Units: 31 Platinum Units: 21 Multi Platinum Units: 10 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	XXXTENTACION	54	25	17	10	1	All types MORE DETAILS	XXXTENTACION Cert. Units (In Millions): 54 Gold Units: 25 Platinum Units: 17 Multi Platinum Units: 10 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	KHALID	53	26	14	9	1	All types MORE DETAILS	KHALID Cert. Units (In Millions): 53 Gold Units: 26 Platinum Units: 14 Multi Platinum Units: 9 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	FLO RIDA	52.5	14	13	10	1	All types MORE DETAILS	FLO RIDA Cert. Units (In Millions): 52.5 Gold Units: 14 Platinum Units: 13 Multi Platinum Units: 10 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	BLAKE SHELTON	52	34	26	11	0	All types MORE DETAILS	BLAKE SHELTON Cert. Units (In Millions): 52 Gold Units: 34 Platinum Units: 26 Multi Platinum Units: 11 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS

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Artist

EMINEM

Cert. Units (In Millions): 166

Gold Units: 72

Platinum Units: 40

Multi Platinum Units: 30

Diamond Units: 3

Format: All types

DRAKE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 164

Gold Units: 72

Platinum Units: 72

Multi Platinum Units: 30

Diamond Units: 1

Format: All types

RIHANNA

Cert. Units (In Millions): 155.5

Gold Units: 55

Platinum Units: 40

Multi Platinum Units: 33

Diamond Units: 0

Format: All types

TAYLOR SWIFT

Cert. Units (In Millions): 134

Gold Units: 67

Platinum Units: 45

Multi Platinum Units: 28

Diamond Units: 1

Format: All types

KANYE WEST

Cert. Units (In Millions): 133

Gold Units: 85

Platinum Units: 47

Multi Platinum Units: 25

Diamond Units: 1

Format: All types

BEYONCE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 114

Gold Units: 61

Platinum Units: 39

Multi Platinum Units: 21

Diamond Units: 0

Format: All types

KATY PERRY

Cert. Units (In Millions): 109.5

Gold Units: 27

Platinum Units: 24

Multi Platinum Units: 16

Diamond Units: 3

Format: All types

JUSTIN BIEBER

Cert. Units (In Millions): 108.5

Gold Units: 51

Platinum Units: 32

Multi Platinum Units: 17

Diamond Units: 2

Format: All types

THE WEEKND

Cert. Units (In Millions): 98

Gold Units: 30

Platinum Units: 30

Multi Platinum Units: 16

Diamond Units: 3

Format: All types

POST MALONE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 95

Gold Units: 35

Platinum Units: 35

Multi Platinum Units: 14

Diamond Units: 2

Format: All types

CHRIS BROWN

Cert. Units (In Millions): 91

Gold Units: 54

Platinum Units: 36

Multi Platinum Units: 20

Diamond Units: 0

Format: All types

BRUNO MARS

Cert. Units (In Millions): 90.5