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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
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 ST level 12 MATCHBOX TWENTY YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU ATLANTIC 12
badge ST level 12
Artist
MATCHBOX TWENTY
Title
YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU
Label
ATLANTIC
Certified Unit
12
badge DI level 10 KHALID YOUNG DUMB & BROKE RIGHT HAND MUSIC/RCA 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
KHALID
Title
YOUNG DUMB & BROKE
Label
RIGHT HAND MUSIC / RCA
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 10 MORGAN WALLEN YOU PROOF BIG LOUD / MERCURY RECORDS / REPUBLIC RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
MORGAN WALLEN
Title
YOU PROOF
Label
BIG LOUD / MERCURY RECORDS / REPUBLIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 10 JASON ALDEAN YOU MAKE IT EASY BROKEN BOW RECORDS / MACON MUSIC, LLC 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
JASON ALDEAN
Title
YOU MAKE IT EASY
Label
BROKEN BOW RECORDS / MACON MUSIC, LLC
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 13 USHER YEAH! LAFACE 13
badge DI level 13
Artist
USHER
Title
YEAH!
Label
LAFACE
Certified Unit
13
badge DI level 14 LIL UZI VERT XO TOUR LLIF3 ATLANTIC RECORDS 14
badge DI level 14
Artist
LIL UZI VERT
Title
XO TOUR LLIF3
Label
ATLANTIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
14
badge DI level 10 POST MALONE WOW REPUBLIC RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
POST MALONE
Title
WOW
Label
REPUBLIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 11 RIHANNA WORK (FT. DRAKE) ROC NATION 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
RIHANNA
Title
WORK (FT. DRAKE)
Label
ROC NATION
Certified Unit
11
badge DI level 14 HALSEY WITHOUT ME CAPITOL RECORDS 14
badge DI level 14
Artist
HALSEY
Title
WITHOUT ME
Label
CAPITOL RECORDS
Certified Unit
14
badge ST level 13 THE CHICKS WIDE OPEN SPACES MONUMENT 13
badge ST level 13
Artist
THE CHICKS
Title
WIDE OPEN SPACES
Label
MONUMENT
Certified Unit
13
badge ST level 14 WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 14
badge ST level 14
Artist
WHITNEY HOUSTON
Title
WHITNEY HOUSTON
Label
ARISTA
Certified Unit
14
badge ST level 10 WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY ARISTA 10
badge ST level 10
Artist
WHITNEY HOUSTON
Title
WHITNEY
Label
ARISTA
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 10 POST MALONE WHITE IVERSON REPUBLIC RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
POST MALONE
Title
WHITE IVERSON
Label
REPUBLIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 13 MORGAN WALLEN WHISKEY GLASSES BIG LOUD RECORDS 13
badge DI level 13
Artist
MORGAN WALLEN
Title
WHISKEY GLASSES
Label
BIG LOUD RECORDS
Certified Unit
13
badge DI level 13 LUKE COMBS WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS COLUMBIA NASHVILLE / RIVER HOUSE ARTISTS 13
badge DI level 13
Artist
LUKE COMBS
Title
WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS
Label
COLUMBIA NASHVILLE / RIVER HOUSE ARTISTS
Certified Unit
13
badge DI level 11 BRUNO MARS WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN ELEKTRA MUSIC GROUP 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
BRUNO MARS
Title
WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN
Label
ELEKTRA MUSIC GROUP
Certified Unit
11
badge DI level 10 JACK HARLOW WHATS POPPIN GENERATION NOW / ATLANTIC RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
JACK HARLOW
Title
WHATS POPPIN
Label
GENERATION NOW / ATLANTIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 10 KANE BROWN WHAT IFS (FEAT. LAUREN ALAINA) RCA NASHVILLE 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
KANE BROWN
Title
WHAT IFS (FEAT. LAUREN ALAINA)
Label
RCA NASHVILLE
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 11 RIHANNA WE FOUND LOVE (FEAT. CALVIN HARRIS) DEF JAM RECORDINGS 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
RIHANNA
Title
WE FOUND LOVE (FEAT. CALVIN HARRIS)
Label
DEF JAM RECORDINGS
Certified Unit
11
badge DI level 10 FUN. WE ARE YOUNG (FEAT. JANELLE MONAE) FUELED BY RAMEN 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
FUN.
Title
WE ARE YOUNG (FEAT. JANELLE MONAE)
Label
FUELED BY RAMEN
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 12 MORGAN WALLEN WASTED ON YOU BIG LOUD RECORDS 12
badge DI level 12
Artist
MORGAN WALLEN
Title
WASTED ON YOU
Label
BIG LOUD RECORDS
Certified Unit
12
badge DI level 10 CARDI B WAP (FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION) ATLANTIC RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
CARDI B
Title
WAP (FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION)
Label
ATLANTIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 11 AVICII WAKE ME UP ISLAND RECORDS 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
AVICII
Title
WAKE ME UP
Label
ISLAND RECORDS
Certified Unit
11
badge DI level 11 FUTURE WAIT FOR U (FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS) EPIC/FREEBANDZ 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
FUTURE
Title
WAIT FOR U (FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS)
Label
EPIC/FREEBANDZ
Certified Unit
11
badge DI level 11 DARIUS RUCKER WAGON WHEEL CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
DARIUS RUCKER
Title
WAGON WHEEL
Label
CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE
Certified Unit
11
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 DI level 11 MARK RONSON UPTOWN FUNK (FEAT. BRUNO MARS) RCA RECORDS 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
MARK RONSON
Title
UPTOWN FUNK (FEAT. BRUNO MARS)
Label
RCA RECORDS
Certified Unit
11
badge ST level 11 SHANIA TWAIN UP! MERCURY NASHVILLE 11
badge ST level 11
Artist
SHANIA TWAIN
Title
UP!
Label
MERCURY NASHVILLE
Certified Unit
11
badge ST level 10 ERIC CLAPTON UNPLUGGED REPRISE 10
badge ST level 10
Artist
ERIC CLAPTON
Title
UNPLUGGED
Label
REPRISE
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 11 FRENCH MONTANA UNFORGETTABLE (FEAT. SWAE LEE) EPIC 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
FRENCH MONTANA
Title
UNFORGETTABLE (FEAT. SWAE LEE)
Label
EPIC
Certified Unit
11