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	KANYE WEST	129.5	83	46	24	1	All types MORE DETAILS	KANYE WEST Cert. Units (In Millions): 129.5 Gold Units: 83 Platinum Units: 46 Multi Platinum Units: 24 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN	69	78	30	11	0	All types MORE DETAILS	YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN Cert. Units (In Millions): 69 Gold Units: 78 Platinum Units: 30 Multi Platinum Units: 11 Diamond Units: 0 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	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	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	RIHANNA	151.5	55	40	33	0	All types MORE DETAILS	RIHANNA Cert. Units (In Millions): 151.5 Gold Units: 55 Platinum Units: 40 Multi Platinum Units: 33 Diamond Units: 0 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	ELVIS PRESLEY	50.5	54	27	7	0	All types MORE DETAILS	ELVIS PRESLEY Cert. Units (In Millions): 50.5 Gold Units: 54 Platinum Units: 27 Multi Platinum Units: 7 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	JUSTIN BIEBER	107.5	51	32	16	2	All types MORE DETAILS	JUSTIN BIEBER Cert. Units (In Millions): 107.5 Gold Units: 51 Platinum Units: 32 Multi Platinum Units: 16 Diamond Units: 2 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	LIL BABY	61	46	22	11	0	All types MORE DETAILS	LIL BABY Cert. Units (In Millions): 61 Gold Units: 46 Platinum Units: 22 Multi Platinum Units: 11 Diamond Units: 0 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	KENNY CHESNEY	31.5	37	16	5	0	All types MORE DETAILS	KENNY CHESNEY Cert. Units (In Millions): 31.5 Gold Units: 37 Platinum Units: 16 Multi Platinum Units: 5 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	KEITH URBAN	36	36	18	5	0	All types MORE DETAILS	KEITH URBAN Cert. Units (In Millions): 36 Gold Units: 36 Platinum Units: 18 Multi Platinum Units: 5 Diamond Units: 0 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	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
SHARE	LUKE BRYAN	68.5	34	25	14	0	All types MORE DETAILS	LUKE BRYAN Cert. Units (In Millions): 68.5 Gold Units: 34 Platinum Units: 25 Multi Platinum Units: 14 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	TWENTY ONE PILOTS	50.5	34	15	6	1	All types MORE DETAILS	TWENTY ONE PILOTS Cert. Units (In Millions): 50.5 Gold Units: 34 Platinum Units: 15 Multi Platinum Units: 6 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE	41	33	19	6	0	All types MORE DETAILS	A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE Cert. Units (In Millions): 41 Gold Units: 33 Platinum Units: 19 Multi Platinum Units: 6 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	FUTURE	59	32	24	9	1	All types MORE DETAILS	FUTURE Cert. Units (In Millions): 59 Gold Units: 32 Platinum Units: 24 Multi Platinum Units: 9 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	CARRIE UNDERWOOD	48.5	31	24	11	0	All types MORE DETAILS	CARRIE UNDERWOOD Cert. Units (In Millions): 48.5 Gold Units: 31 Platinum Units: 24 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	LOGIC	28	30	10	3	0	All types MORE DETAILS	LOGIC Cert. Units (In Millions): 28 Gold Units: 30 Platinum Units: 10 Multi Platinum Units: 3 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	NF	26.5	30	9	3	0	All types MORE DETAILS	NF Cert. Units (In Millions): 26.5 Gold Units: 30 Platinum Units: 9 Multi Platinum Units: 3 Diamond Units: 0 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	TIM MCGRAW	32	30	18	5	0	All types MORE DETAILS	TIM MCGRAW Cert. Units (In Millions): 32 Gold Units: 30 Platinum Units: 18 Multi Platinum Units: 5 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	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	DJ KHALED	43.5	28	15	8	0	All types MORE DETAILS	DJ KHALED Cert. Units (In Millions): 43.5 Gold Units: 28 Platinum Units: 15 Multi Platinum Units: 8 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS

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KANYE WEST

Cert. Units (In Millions): 129.5

Gold Units: 83

Platinum Units: 46

Multi Platinum Units: 24

Diamond Units: 1

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YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN

Cert. Units (In Millions): 69

Gold Units: 78

Platinum Units: 30

Multi Platinum Units: 11

Diamond Units: 0

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

EMINEM

Cert. Units (In Millions): 166

Gold Units: 72

Platinum Units: 40

Multi Platinum Units: 30

Diamond Units: 3

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

RIHANNA

Cert. Units (In Millions): 151.5

Gold Units: 55

Platinum Units: 40

Multi Platinum Units: 33

Diamond Units: 0

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

ELVIS PRESLEY

Cert. Units (In Millions): 50.5

Gold Units: 54

Platinum Units: 27

Multi Platinum Units: 7

Diamond Units: 0

Format: All types

J. COLE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 61.5

Gold Units: 51

Platinum Units: 24

Multi Platinum Units: 11

Diamond Units: 0

Format: All types

JUSTIN BIEBER

Cert. Units (In Millions): 107.5

Gold Units: 51

Platinum Units: 32

Multi Platinum Units: 16

Diamond Units: 2

Format: All types

JUICE WRLD

Cert. Units (In Millions): 75.5

Gold Units: 49

Platinum Units: 32

Multi Platinum Units: 14

Diamond Units: 1

Format: All types

LIL BABY

Cert. Units (In Millions): 61