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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
DRAKE 277.5 86 85 43 10 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
DRAKE
Gold ®
86
Platinum ®
85
Multi-Platinum ®
43
Diamond ®
10
Cert. Units
277.5
Type
All types
KANYE WEST 234 117 63 36 3 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
KANYE WEST
Gold ®
117
Platinum ®
63
Multi-Platinum ®
36
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
234
Type
All types
MORGAN WALLEN 216 98 66 37 5 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
MORGAN WALLEN
Gold ®
98
Platinum ®
66
Multi-Platinum ®
37
Diamond ®
5
Cert. Units
216
Type
All types
RIHANNA 200.5 58 49 35 7 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
RIHANNA
Gold ®
58
Platinum ®
49
Multi-Platinum ®
35
Diamond ®
7
Cert. Units
200.5
Type
All types
EMINEM 167 73 41 30 3 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
EMINEM
Gold ®
73
Platinum ®
41
Multi-Platinum ®
30
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
167
Type
All types
BEYONCE 161.5 82 53 32 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
BEYONCE
Gold ®
82
Platinum ®
53
Multi-Platinum ®
32
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
161.5
Type
All types
FUTURE 161.5 79 60 24 4 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
FUTURE
Gold ®
79
Platinum ®
60
Multi-Platinum ®
24
Diamond ®
4
Cert. Units
161.5
Type
All types
LUKE COMBS 147.5 53 34 22 4 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
LUKE COMBS
Gold ®
53
Platinum ®
34
Multi-Platinum ®
22
Diamond ®
4
Cert. Units
147.5
Type
All types
POST MALONE 145 47 47 18 8 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
POST MALONE
Gold ®
47
Platinum ®
47
Multi-Platinum ®
18
Diamond ®
8
Cert. Units
145
Type
All types
CHRIS BROWN 141.5 69 46 29 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
CHRIS BROWN
Gold ®
69
Platinum ®
46
Multi-Platinum ®
29
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
141.5
Type
All types
ARIANA GRANDE 141 56 48 25 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
ARIANA GRANDE
Gold ®
56
Platinum ®
48
Multi-Platinum ®
25
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
141
Type
All types
TRAVIS SCOTT 141 65 47 24 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
TRAVIS SCOTT
Gold ®
65
Platinum ®
47
Multi-Platinum ®
24
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
141
Type
All types
TAYLOR SWIFT 137.5 70 49 28 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
TAYLOR SWIFT
Gold ®
70
Platinum ®
49
Multi-Platinum ®
28
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
137.5
Type
All types
THE WEEKND 132 38 38 16 7 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
THE WEEKND
Gold ®
38
Platinum ®
38
Multi-Platinum ®
16
Diamond ®
7
Cert. Units
132
Type
All types
JUSTIN BIEBER 128.5 58 35 21 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
JUSTIN BIEBER
Gold ®
58
Platinum ®
35
Multi-Platinum ®
21
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
128.5
Type
All types
KATY PERRY 121.5 29 24 16 6 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
KATY PERRY
Gold ®
29
Platinum ®
24
Multi-Platinum ®
16
Diamond ®
6
Cert. Units
121.5
Type
All types
SZA 121.5 49 38 21 3 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
SZA
Gold ®
49
Platinum ®
38
Multi-Platinum ®
21
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
121.5
Type
All types
BRUNO MARS 120.5 20 17 14 6 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
BRUNO MARS
Gold ®
20
Platinum ®
17
Multi-Platinum ®
14
Diamond ®
6
Cert. Units
120.5
Type
All types
IMAGINE DRAGONS 111.5 39 22 13 4 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
IMAGINE DRAGONS
Gold ®
39
Platinum ®
22
Multi-Platinum ®
13
Diamond ®
4
Cert. Units
111.5
Type
All types
YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN 109 114 50 16 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN
Gold ®
114
Platinum ®
50
Multi-Platinum ®
16
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
109
Type
All types
LUKE BRYAN 106 37 29 20 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
LUKE BRYAN
Gold ®
37
Platinum ®
29
Multi-Platinum ®
20
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
106
Type
All types
ROD WAVE 105.5 92 43 21 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
ROD WAVE
Gold ®
92
Platinum ®
43
Multi-Platinum ®
21
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
105.5
Type
All types
ED SHEERAN 103.5 43 22 15 3 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
ED SHEERAN
Gold ®
43
Platinum ®
22
Multi-Platinum ®
15
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
103.5
Type
All types
J. COLE 96.5 57 34 15 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
J. COLE
Gold ®
57
Platinum ®
34
Multi-Platinum ®
15
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
96.5
Type
All types
LIL WAYNE 95 34 32 20 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
LIL WAYNE
Gold ®
34
Platinum ®
32
Multi-Platinum ®
20
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
95
Type
All types
LIL BABY 91 59 29 13 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
LIL BABY
Gold ®
59
Platinum ®
29
Multi-Platinum ®
13
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
91
Type
All types
MAROON 5 87.5 28 25 19 3 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
MAROON 5
Gold ®
28
Platinum ®
25
Multi-Platinum ®
19
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
87.5
Type
All types
CHRIS STAPLETON 86.5 37 22 12 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
CHRIS STAPLETON
Gold ®
37
Platinum ®
22
Multi-Platinum ®
12
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
86.5
Type
All types
LIL UZI VERT 85 30 28 17 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
LIL UZI VERT
Gold ®
30
Platinum ®
28
Multi-Platinum ®
17
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
85
Type
All types
JUICE WRLD 84 49 33 15 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
JUICE WRLD
Gold ®
49
Platinum ®
33
Multi-Platinum ®
15
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
84
Type
All types