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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 Artists
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Artist Cert. Units (In Millions) Cert. Units
(In Millions)		 Gold ® Platinum ® Multi-Platinum ™ Diamond ® Type Actions
ELVIS PRESLEY 189.5 155 84 32 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
ELVIS PRESLEY
Gold ®
155
Platinum ®
84
Multi-Platinum ®
32
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
189.5
Type
All types
KANYE WEST 271 127 73 43 3 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
KANYE WEST
Gold ®
127
Platinum ®
73
Multi-Platinum ®
43
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
271
Type
All types
YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN 123.5 126 59 20 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN
Gold ®
126
Platinum ®
59
Multi-Platinum ®
20
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
123.5
Type
All types
DRAKE 390.5 112 111 62 14 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
DRAKE
Gold ®
112
Platinum ®
111
Multi-Platinum ®
62
Diamond ®
14
Cert. Units
390.5
Type
All types
MORGAN WALLEN 242.5 103 70 41 5 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
MORGAN WALLEN
Gold ®
103
Platinum ®
70
Multi-Platinum ®
41
Diamond ®
5
Cert. Units
242.5
Type
All types
ROD WAVE 115 99 49 24 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
ROD WAVE
Gold ®
99
Platinum ®
49
Multi-Platinum ®
24
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
115
Type
All types
BEYONCE 198.5 92 61 39 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
BEYONCE
Gold ®
92
Platinum ®
61
Multi-Platinum ®
39
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
198.5
Type
All types
ZACH BRYAN 137 89 47 22 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
ZACH BRYAN
Gold ®
89
Platinum ®
47
Multi-Platinum ®
22
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
137
Type
All types
FUTURE 176 88 68 29 4 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
FUTURE
Gold ®
88
Platinum ®
68
Multi-Platinum ®
29
Diamond ®
4
Cert. Units
176
Type
All types
TAYLOR SWIFT 247.5 87 66 44 3 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
TAYLOR SWIFT
Gold ®
87
Platinum ®
66
Multi-Platinum ®
44
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
247.5
Type
All types
EMINEM 228.5 85 52 38 6 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
EMINEM
Gold ®
85
Platinum ®
52
Multi-Platinum ®
38
Diamond ®
6
Cert. Units
228.5
Type
All types
CHRIS BROWN 163 80 54 35 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
CHRIS BROWN
Gold ®
80
Platinum ®
54
Multi-Platinum ®
35
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
163
Type
All types
GEORGE STRAIT 119 78 60 23 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
GEORGE STRAIT
Gold ®
78
Platinum ®
60
Multi-Platinum ®
23
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
119
Type
All types
THE BEATLES 207.5 76 51 30 6 Standard MORE DETAILS
Artist
THE BEATLES
Gold ®
76
Platinum ®
51
Multi-Platinum ®
30
Diamond ®
6
Cert. Units
207.5
Type
Standard
JUSTIN BIEBER 153.5 70 45 27 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
JUSTIN BIEBER
Gold ®
70
Platinum ®
45
Multi-Platinum ®
27
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
153.5
Type
All types
TRAVIS SCOTT 155 69 51 28 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
TRAVIS SCOTT
Gold ®
69
Platinum ®
51
Multi-Platinum ®
28
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
155
Type
All types
KENNY CHESNEY 100.5 68 45 22 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
KENNY CHESNEY
Gold ®
68
Platinum ®
45
Multi-Platinum ®
22
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
100.5
Type
All types
LIL DURK 61.5 67 26 8 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
LIL DURK
Gold ®
67
Platinum ®
26
Multi-Platinum ®
8
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
61.5
Type
All types
RIHANNA 229.5 66 57 42 7 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
RIHANNA
Gold ®
66
Platinum ®
57
Multi-Platinum ®
42
Diamond ®
7
Cert. Units
229.5
Type
All types
CARÍN LEÓN 16.38 65 55 40 7 Latin MORE DETAILS
Artist
CARÍN LEÓN
Gold ®
65
Platinum ®
55
Multi-Platinum ®
40
Diamond ®
7
Cert. Units
16.38
Type
Latin
ELTON JOHN 127 64 44 22 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
ELTON JOHN
Gold ®
64
Platinum ®
44
Multi-Platinum ®
22
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
127
Type
All types
LIL BABY 101 64 32 14 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
LIL BABY
Gold ®
64
Platinum ®
32
Multi-Platinum ®
14
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
101
Type
All types
ARIANA GRANDE 157 63 55 31 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
ARIANA GRANDE
Gold ®
63
Platinum ®
55
Multi-Platinum ®
31
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
157
Type
All types
J. COLE 111.5 63 40 19 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
J. COLE
Gold ®
63
Platinum ®
40
Multi-Platinum ®
19
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
111.5
Type
All types
TYLER, THE CREATOR 72.5 62 33 15 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
TYLER, THE CREATOR
Gold ®
62
Platinum ®
33
Multi-Platinum ®
15
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
72.5
Type
All types
LUKE COMBS 163.5 57 38 25 4 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
LUKE COMBS
Gold ®
57
Platinum ®
38
Multi-Platinum ®
25
Diamond ®
4
Cert. Units
163.5
Type
All types
BARBRA STREISAND 72 55 33 12 0 Standard MORE DETAILS
Artist
BARBRA STREISAND
Gold ®
55
Platinum ®
33
Multi-Platinum ®
12
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
72
Type
Standard
JUICE WRLD 93 52 36 18 1 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
JUICE WRLD
Gold ®
52
Platinum ®
36
Multi-Platinum ®
18
Diamond ®
1
Cert. Units
93
Type
All types
MARIAH CAREY 157.5 52 41 24 4 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
MARIAH CAREY
Gold ®
52
Platinum ®
41
Multi-Platinum ®
24
Diamond ®
4
Cert. Units
157.5
Type
All types
TIM MCGRAW 95 52 38 21 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
TIM MCGRAW
Gold ®
52
Platinum ®
38
Multi-Platinum ®
21
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
95
Type
All types