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	BRUNO MARS	91.5	19	16	13	5	All types MORE DETAILS	BRUNO MARS Cert. Units (In Millions): 91.5 Gold Units: 19 Platinum Units: 16 Multi Platinum Units: 13 Diamond Units: 5 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	IMAGINE DRAGONS	77.5	28	15	10	4	All types MORE DETAILS	IMAGINE DRAGONS Cert. Units (In Millions): 77.5 Gold Units: 28 Platinum Units: 15 Multi Platinum Units: 10 Diamond Units: 4 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	POST MALONE	121	43	43	14	4	All types MORE DETAILS	POST MALONE Cert. Units (In Millions): 121 Gold Units: 43 Platinum Units: 43 Multi Platinum Units: 14 Diamond Units: 4 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	THE WEEKND	108	35	35	16	4	All types MORE DETAILS	THE WEEKND Cert. Units (In Millions): 108 Gold Units: 35 Platinum Units: 35 Multi Platinum Units: 16 Diamond Units: 4 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	DRAKE	184	74	74	32	3	All types MORE DETAILS	DRAKE Cert. Units (In Millions): 184 Gold Units: 74 Platinum Units: 74 Multi Platinum Units: 32 Diamond Units: 3 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	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	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	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	CARDI B	54	17	17	10	2	All types MORE DETAILS	CARDI B Cert. Units (In Millions): 54 Gold Units: 17 Platinum Units: 17 Multi Platinum Units: 10 Diamond Units: 2 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	JUSTIN BIEBER	111.5	53	32	17	2	All types MORE DETAILS	JUSTIN BIEBER Cert. Units (In Millions): 111.5 Gold Units: 53 Platinum Units: 32 Multi Platinum Units: 17 Diamond Units: 2 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	MICHAEL JACKSON	68.5	28	21	11	2	All types MORE DETAILS	MICHAEL JACKSON Cert. Units (In Millions): 68.5 Gold Units: 28 Platinum Units: 21 Multi Platinum Units: 11 Diamond Units: 2 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	THE CHAINSMOKERS	45.5	18	9	5	2	All types MORE DETAILS	THE CHAINSMOKERS Cert. Units (In Millions): 45.5 Gold Units: 18 Platinum Units: 9 Multi Platinum Units: 5 Diamond Units: 2 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	TWENTY ONE PILOTS	52.5	35	16	6	2	All types MORE DETAILS	TWENTY ONE PILOTS Cert. Units (In Millions): 52.5 Gold Units: 35 Platinum Units: 16 Multi Platinum Units: 6 Diamond Units: 2 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	AWOLNATION	10.5	2	1	1	1	All types MORE DETAILS	AWOLNATION Cert. Units (In Millions): 10.5 Gold Units: 2 Platinum Units: 1 Multi Platinum Units: 1 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	BEBE REXHA	15	5	3	2	1	All types MORE DETAILS	BEBE REXHA Cert. Units (In Millions): 15 Gold Units: 5 Platinum Units: 3 Multi Platinum Units: 2 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	CAMILA CABELLO	21.5	10	7	3	1	All types MORE DETAILS	CAMILA CABELLO Cert. Units (In Millions): 21.5 Gold Units: 10 Platinum Units: 7 Multi Platinum Units: 3 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	CARLY RAE JEPSEN	11	2	2	1	1	Digital MORE DETAILS	CARLY RAE JEPSEN Cert. Units (In Millions): 11 Gold Units: 2 Platinum Units: 2 Multi Platinum Units: 1 Diamond Units: 1 Format: Digital SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	CHRIS STAPLETON	37	23	11	6	1	All types MORE DETAILS	CHRIS STAPLETON Cert. Units (In Millions): 37 Gold Units: 23 Platinum Units: 11 Multi Platinum Units: 6 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	CHRISTINA PERRI	20.5	5	4	3	1	All types MORE DETAILS	CHRISTINA PERRI Cert. Units (In Millions): 20.5 Gold Units: 5 Platinum Units: 4 Multi Platinum Units: 3 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	DARIUS RUCKER	20.5	11	8	2	1	All types MORE DETAILS	DARIUS RUCKER Cert. Units (In Millions): 20.5 Gold Units: 11 Platinum Units: 8 Multi Platinum Units: 2 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	ELTON JOHN	35	24	12	6	1	All types MORE DETAILS	ELTON JOHN Cert. Units (In Millions): 35 Gold Units: 24 Platinum Units: 12 Multi Platinum Units: 6 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	FETTY WAP	24.5	7	6	4	1	All types MORE DETAILS	FETTY WAP Cert. Units (In Millions): 24.5 Gold Units: 7 Platinum Units: 6 Multi Platinum Units: 4 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	FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE	54.5	22	17	12	1	All types MORE DETAILS	FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE Cert. Units (In Millions): 54.5 Gold Units: 22 Platinum Units: 17 Multi Platinum Units: 12 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	FOSTER THE PEOPLE	12.5	3	2	2	1	All types MORE DETAILS	FOSTER THE PEOPLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 12.5 Gold Units: 3 Platinum Units: 2 Multi Platinum Units: 2 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	FRENCH MONTANA	19	10	6	3	1	All types MORE DETAILS	FRENCH MONTANA Cert. Units (In Millions): 19 Gold Units: 10 Platinum Units: 6 Multi Platinum Units: 3 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	FUN.	19	3	3	3	1	All types MORE DETAILS	FUN. Cert. Units (In Millions): 19 Gold Units: 3 Platinum Units: 3 Multi Platinum Units: 3 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	FUTURE	86	68	28	10	1	All types MORE DETAILS	FUTURE Cert. Units (In Millions): 86 Gold Units: 68 Platinum Units: 28 Multi Platinum Units: 10 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS

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BRUNO MARS

Cert. Units (In Millions): 91.5

Gold Units: 19

Platinum Units: 16

Multi Platinum Units: 13

Diamond Units: 5

Format: All types

IMAGINE DRAGONS

Cert. Units (In Millions): 77.5

Gold Units: 28

Platinum Units: 15

Multi Platinum Units: 10

Diamond Units: 4

Format: All types

POST MALONE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 121

Gold Units: 43

Platinum Units: 43

Multi Platinum Units: 14

Diamond Units: 4

Format: All types

THE WEEKND

Cert. Units (In Millions): 108

Gold Units: 35

Platinum Units: 35

Multi Platinum Units: 16

Diamond Units: 4

Format: All types

DRAKE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 184

Gold Units: 74

Platinum Units: 74

Multi Platinum Units: 32

Diamond Units: 3

Format: All types

ED SHEERAN

Cert. Units (In Millions): 80.5

Gold Units: 40

Platinum Units: 21

Multi Platinum Units: 13

Diamond Units: 3

Format: All types

EMINEM

Cert. Units (In Millions): 166

Gold Units: 72

Platinum Units: 40

Multi Platinum Units: 30

Diamond Units: 3

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

MAROON 5

Cert. Units (In Millions): 85.5

Gold Units: 28

Platinum Units: 25

Multi Platinum Units: 18

Diamond Units: 3

Format: All types

CARDI B

Cert. Units (In Millions): 54

Gold Units: 17

Platinum Units: 17

Multi Platinum Units: 10

Diamond Units: 2

Format: All types

JUSTIN BIEBER

Cert. Units (In Millions): 111.5

Gold Units: 53

Platinum Units: 32

Multi Platinum Units: 17

Diamond Units: 2

Format: All types

LADY GAGA

Cert. Units (In Millions): 80.5