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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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Most Recent RIAA Gold & Platinum Program RIAA Premios de Oro y Platino Program Top Tallies
Award Artist Title Label Format Certification Date Actions
badge LA level 4 VIRLÁN GARCÍA HÍBRIDO SONY LATIN SINGLE November 30, -0001
badge LA level 4
Artist
VIRLÁN GARCÍA
Title
HÍBRIDO
Label
SONY LATIN
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
November 30, -0001
badge ST level 0 PERRY COMO CATCH A FALLING STAR RCA SINGLE March 14, 1958
badge ST level 0
Artist
PERRY COMO
Title
CATCH A FALLING STAR
Label
RCA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
March 14, 1958
badge ST level 0 LAURIE LONDON HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS CAPITOL SINGLE July 8, 1958
badge ST level 0
Artist
LAURIE LONDON
Title
HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS
Label
CAPITOL
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
July 8, 1958
badge ST level 0 PEREZ PRADO PATRICIA RCA SINGLE August 18, 1958
badge ST level 0
Artist
PEREZ PRADO
Title
PATRICIA
Label
RCA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
August 18, 1958
badge ST level 0 KINGSTON TRIO TOM DOOLEY CAPITOL SINGLE January 21, 1959
badge ST level 0
Artist
KINGSTON TRIO
Title
TOM DOOLEY
Label
CAPITOL
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
January 21, 1959
badge ST level 0 MITCH MILLER & THE GANG SING ALONG WITH MITCH COLUMBIA ALBUM November 16, 1959
badge ST level 0
Artist
MITCH MILLER & THE GANG
Title
SING ALONG WITH MITCH
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
November 16, 1959
badge ST level 0 ROGERS & HAMMERSTEIN SOUTH PACIFIC RCA ALBUM December 18, 1959
badge ST level 0
Artist
ROGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
Title
SOUTH PACIFIC
Label
RCA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
December 18, 1959
badge ST level 0 HENRY MANCINI PETER GUN RCA ALBUM December 31, 1959
badge ST level 0
Artist
HENRY MANCINI
Title
PETER GUN
Label
RCA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
December 31, 1959
badge ST level 0 MARIO LANZA STUDENT PRINCE RCA ALBUM January 19, 1960
badge ST level 0
Artist
MARIO LANZA
Title
STUDENT PRINCE
Label
RCA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
January 19, 1960
badge ST level 0 PAT BOONE PAT'S GREAT HITS DOT ALBUM February 12, 1960
badge ST level 0
Artist
PAT BOONE
Title
PAT'S GREAT HITS
Label
DOT
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
February 12, 1960
badge ST level 0 VARIOUS 60 YEARS OF MUSIC RCA ALBUM February 17, 1960
badge ST level 0
Artist
VARIOUS
Title
60 YEARS OF MUSIC
Label
RCA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
February 17, 1960
badge ST level 0 KINGSTON TRIO KINGSTON TRIO CAPITOL ALBUM April 18, 1960
badge ST level 0
Artist
KINGSTON TRIO
Title
KINGSTON TRIO
Label
CAPITOL
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
April 18, 1960
badge ST level 0 KINGSTON TRIO KINGSTON TRIO AT LARGE CAPITOL ALBUM April 18, 1960
badge ST level 0
Artist
KINGSTON TRIO
Title
KINGSTON TRIO AT LARGE
Label
CAPITOL
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
April 18, 1960
badge ST level 0 MITCH MILLER & THE GANG MORE SING ALONG WITH MITCH COLUMBIA ALBUM April 21, 1960
badge ST level 0
Artist
MITCH MILLER & THE GANG
Title
MORE SING ALONG WITH MITCH
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
April 21, 1960
badge ST level 0 JOHNNY MATHIS WARM COLUMBIA ALBUM May 5, 1960
badge ST level 0
Artist
JOHNNY MATHIS
Title
WARM
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
May 5, 1960
badge ST level 0 KINGSTON TRIO FROM THE HUNGRY I CAPITOL ALBUM October 24, 1960
badge ST level 0
Artist
KINGSTON TRIO
Title
FROM THE HUNGRY I
Label
CAPITOL
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
October 24, 1960
badge ST level 0 KINGSTON TRIO HERE WE GO AGAIN CAPITOL ALBUM October 24, 1960
badge ST level 0
Artist
KINGSTON TRIO
Title
HERE WE GO AGAIN
Label
CAPITOL
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
October 24, 1960
badge ST level 0 MITCH MILLER & THE GANG CHRISTMAS SING ALONG COLUMBIA ALBUM December 7, 1960
badge ST level 0
Artist
MITCH MILLER & THE GANG
Title
CHRISTMAS SING ALONG
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
December 7, 1960
badge ST level 0 MITCH MILLER & THE GANG STILL MORE! SING ALONG COLUMBIA ALBUM December 7, 1960
badge ST level 0
Artist
MITCH MILLER & THE GANG
Title
STILL MORE! SING ALONG
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
December 7, 1960
badge ST level 0 SOUNDTRACK SOUND OF MUSIC (ORIGINAL CAST) CONCORD ALBUM December 7, 1960
badge ST level 0
Artist
SOUNDTRACK
Title
SOUND OF MUSIC (ORIGINAL CAST)
Label
CONCORD
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
December 7, 1960
badge ST level 0 LAWRENCE WELK CALCUTTA DOT SINGLE February 14, 1961
badge ST level 0
Artist
LAWRENCE WELK
Title
CALCUTTA
Label
DOT
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
February 14, 1961
badge ST level 0 LAWRENCE WELK CALCUTTA ALBUM DOT ALBUM March 16, 1961
badge ST level 0
Artist
LAWRENCE WELK
Title
CALCUTTA ALBUM
Label
DOT
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
March 16, 1961
badge ST level 0 FRANK SINATRA COME DANCE WITH ME CAPITOL ALBUM June 22, 1961
badge ST level 0
Artist
FRANK SINATRA
Title
COME DANCE WITH ME
Label
CAPITOL
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
June 22, 1961
badge ST level 0 KINGSTON TRIO SOLD OUT CAPITOL ALBUM June 22, 1961
badge ST level 0
Artist
KINGSTON TRIO
Title
SOLD OUT
Label
CAPITOL
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
June 22, 1961
badge ST level 0 GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA GLENN MILLER STORY RCA ALBUM June 28, 1961
badge ST level 0
Artist
GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA
Title
GLENN MILLER STORY
Label
RCA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
June 28, 1961
badge ST level 0 MANTOVANI CHRISTMAS CAROLS LONDON ALBUM September 18, 1961
badge ST level 0
Artist
MANTOVANI
Title
CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Label
LONDON
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
September 18, 1961
badge ST level 0 MANTOVANI FILM ENCORES VOLUME I LONDON ALBUM September 18, 1961
badge ST level 0
Artist
MANTOVANI
Title
FILM ENCORES VOLUME I
Label
LONDON
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
September 18, 1961
badge ST level 0 MANTOVANI GEMS FOREVER LONDON ALBUM September 18, 1961
badge ST level 0
Artist
MANTOVANI
Title
GEMS FOREVER
Label
LONDON
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
September 18, 1961
badge ST level 0 MANTOVANI STRAUSS WALTZES LONDON ALBUM September 18, 1961
badge ST level 0
Artist
MANTOVANI
Title
STRAUSS WALTZES
Label
LONDON
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
September 18, 1961
badge ST level 0 MANTOVANI THEATRE LAND LONDON ALBUM September 18, 1961
badge ST level 0
Artist
MANTOVANI
Title
THEATRE LAND
Label
LONDON
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
September 18, 1961