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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.

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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 0 BRUCE HORNSBY HARBOR LIGHTS RCA ALBUM September 1, 1993
badge ST level 0
Artist
BRUCE HORNSBY
Title
HARBOR LIGHTS
Label
RCA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
September 1, 1993
badge ST level 3 BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE THE WAY IT IS RCA ALBUM March 13, 1991
badge ST level 3
Artist
BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE
Title
THE WAY IT IS
Label
RCA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
March 13, 1991
badge ST level 0 BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE A NIGHT ON THE TOWN RCA ALBUM August 20, 1990
badge ST level 0
Artist
BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE
Title
A NIGHT ON THE TOWN
Label
RCA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
August 20, 1990
badge ST level 1 BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE SCENES FROM THE SOUTHSIDE RCA ALBUM July 6, 1988
badge ST level 1
Artist
BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE
Title
SCENES FROM THE SOUTHSIDE
Label
RCA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
July 6, 1988