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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
Top 100 Albums
Top 100 Albums Top Artists (Albums) Top Artists (Digital Singles) Diamond Awards Diamante Awards
Award Artist Title Label Certified Units (In Millions) Actions
badge DI level 10 DRAKE HOTLINE BLING YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
DRAKE
Title
HOTLINE BLING
Label
YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge ST level 10 DRAKE TAKE CARE YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS 10
badge ST level 10
Artist
DRAKE
Title
TAKE CARE
Label
YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 16 DRAKE GOD'S PLAN YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS 16
badge DI level 16
Artist
DRAKE
Title
GOD'S PLAN
Label
YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
16
badge DI level 11 DRAKE ONE DANCE (FEAT. WIZKID & KYLA) YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
DRAKE
Title
ONE DANCE (FEAT. WIZKID & KYLA)
Label
YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
11
badge DI level 10 NICKI MINAJ STARSHIPS YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
NICKI MINAJ
Title
STARSHIPS
Label
YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 10 DRAKE NONSTOP YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
DRAKE
Title
NONSTOP
Label
YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 10 DRAKE PASSIONFRUIT YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
DRAKE
Title
PASSIONFRUIT
Label
YOUNG MONEY / CASH MONEY / REPUBLIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 10 THE WEEKND CAN’T FEEL MY FACE XO RECORDS / REPUBLIC RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
THE WEEKND
Title
CAN’T FEEL MY FACE
Label
XO RECORDS / REPUBLIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge ST level 11 CREED HUMAN CLAY WIND-UP RECORDS 11
badge ST level 11
Artist
CREED
Title
HUMAN CLAY
Label
WIND-UP RECORDS
Certified Unit
11
badge DI level 11 EVANESCENCE BRING ME TO LIFE WIND-UP RECORDS 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
EVANESCENCE
Title
BRING ME TO LIFE
Label
WIND-UP RECORDS
Certified Unit
11
badge ST level 10 EVANESCENCE FALLEN WIND-UP RECORDS 10
badge ST level 10
Artist
EVANESCENCE
Title
FALLEN
Label
WIND-UP RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 11 LORD HURON THE NIGHT WE MET WHISPERING PINES / MERCURY RECORDS 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
LORD HURON
Title
THE NIGHT WE MET
Label
WHISPERING PINES / MERCURY RECORDS
Certified Unit
11
badge DI level 10 DJ KHALED I'M THE ONE (FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER, QUAVO, CHANCE THE RAPPER & LIL WAYNE) WE THE BEST/EPIC 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
DJ KHALED
Title
I'M THE ONE (FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER, QUAVO, CHANCE THE RAPPER & LIL WAYNE)
Label
WE THE BEST / EPIC
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 10 D.R.A.M. BROCCOLI WAVERECORDINGS / EMPIRE / ATLANTIC 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
D.R.A.M.
Title
BROCCOLI
Label
WAVERECORDINGS / EMPIRE / ATLANTIC
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 11 BEBE REXHA MEANT TO BE (FEAT. FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE) WARNER RECORDS 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
BEBE REXHA
Title
MEANT TO BE (FEAT. FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE)
Label
WARNER RECORDS
Certified Unit
11
badge DI level 10 DUA LIPA LEVITATING WARNER RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
DUA LIPA
Title
LEVITATING
Label
WARNER RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 10 GOO GOO DOLLS IRIS WARNER RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
GOO GOO DOLLS
Title
IRIS
Label
WARNER RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 10 LINKIN PARK IN THE END WARNER RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
LINKIN PARK
Title
IN THE END
Label
WARNER RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge ST level 10 LINKIN PARK METEORA WARNER RECORDS 10
badge ST level 10
Artist
LINKIN PARK
Title
METEORA
Label
WARNER RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 10 TEDDY SWIMS LOSE CONTROL WARNER RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
TEDDY SWIMS
Title
LOSE CONTROL
Label
WARNER RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge ST level 10 DOOBIE BROTHERS BEST OF THE DOOBIES WARNER BROS. 10
badge ST level 10
Artist
DOOBIE BROTHERS
Title
BEST OF THE DOOBIES
Label
WARNER BROS.
Certified Unit
10
badge ST level 21 FLEETWOOD MAC RUMOURS WARNER BROS. 21
badge ST level 21
Artist
FLEETWOOD MAC
Title
RUMOURS
Label
WARNER BROS.
Certified Unit
21
badge ST level 11 JAMES TAYLOR JAMES TAYLOR'S GREATEST HITS WARNER BROS. 11
badge ST level 11
Artist
JAMES TAYLOR
Title
JAMES TAYLOR'S GREATEST HITS
Label
WARNER BROS.
Certified Unit
11
badge ST level 13 PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PURPLE RAIN (SOUNDTRACK) WARNER BROS. 13
badge ST level 13
Artist
PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION
Title
PURPLE RAIN (SOUNDTRACK)
Label
WARNER BROS.
Certified Unit
13
badge ST level 10 VAN HALEN 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) WARNER BROS. 10
badge ST level 10
Artist
VAN HALEN
Title
1984 (MCMLXXXIV)
Label
WARNER BROS.
Certified Unit
10
badge ST level 10 VAN HALEN VAN HALEN WARNER BROS. 10
badge ST level 10
Artist
VAN HALEN
Title
VAN HALEN
Label
WARNER BROS.
Certified Unit
10
badge ST level 10 ZZ TOP ELIMINATOR WARNER BROS. 10
badge ST level 10
Artist
ZZ TOP
Title
ELIMINATOR
Label
WARNER BROS.
Certified Unit
10
badge ST level 12 LINKIN PARK HYBRID THEORY WARNER BROS RECORDS 12
badge ST level 12
Artist
LINKIN PARK
Title
HYBRID THEORY
Label
WARNER BROS RECORDS
Certified Unit
12
badge DI level 12 LUKAS GRAHAM 7 YEARS WARNER BROS RECORDS 12
badge DI level 12
Artist
LUKAS GRAHAM
Title
7 YEARS
Label
WARNER BROS RECORDS
Certified Unit
12
badge DI level 11 IDINA MENZEL LET IT GO WALT DISNEY RECORDS 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
IDINA MENZEL
Title
LET IT GO
Label
WALT DISNEY RECORDS
Certified Unit
11