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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.

Most Recent
Most Recent RIAA Gold & Platinum Program RIAA Premios de Oro y Platino Program Top Tallies Artists
Award Artist Title Label Format Certification Date Actions
badge ST level 1 A PERFECT CIRCLE THIRTEENTH STEP VIRGIN RECORDS ALBUM March 24, 2006
badge ST level 1
Artist
A PERFECT CIRCLE
Title
THIRTEENTH STEP
Label
VIRGIN RECORDS
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
March 24, 2006
badge ST level 1 A PERFECT CIRCLE aMOTION VIRGIN VIDEO LONGFORM December 17, 2004
badge ST level 1
Artist
A PERFECT CIRCLE
Title
aMOTION
Label
VIRGIN
Format
VIDEO LONGFORM
Certification Date
December 17, 2004
badge ST level 0 A PERFECT CIRCLE eMOTIVe VIRGIN ALBUM December 9, 2004
badge ST level 0
Artist
A PERFECT CIRCLE
Title
eMOTIVe
Label
VIRGIN
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
December 9, 2004
badge ST level 1 A PERFECT CIRCLE MER DE NOMS VIRGIN RECORDS ALBUM October 31, 2000
badge ST level 1
Artist
A PERFECT CIRCLE
Title
MER DE NOMS
Label
VIRGIN RECORDS
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
October 31, 2000