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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 DI level 0 JASON ALDEAN JOHNNY CASH BROKEN BOW SINGLE September 5, 2013
badge DI level 0
Artist
JASON ALDEAN
Title
JOHNNY CASH
Label
BROKEN BOW
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
September 5, 2013
badge MT level 0 JOHNNY CASH RING OF FIRE COLUMBIA NASHVILLE SINGLE January 21, 2010
badge MT level 0
Artist
JOHNNY CASH
Title
RING OF FIRE
Label
COLUMBIA NASHVILLE
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
January 21, 2010
badge DI level 0 JOHNNY CASH HURT AMERICAN / LOST HIGHWAY SINGLE June 7, 2005
badge DI level 0
Artist
JOHNNY CASH
Title
HURT
Label
AMERICAN / LOST HIGHWAY
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 7, 2005
badge ST level 0 JOHNNY CASH A BOY NAMED SUE COLUMBIA SINGLE August 14, 1969
badge ST level 0
Artist
JOHNNY CASH
Title
A BOY NAMED SUE
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
August 14, 1969