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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
DRAKE 333 98 96 53 11 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
DRAKE
Gold ®
98
Platinum ®
96
Multi-Platinum ®
53
Diamond ®
11
Cert. Units
333
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
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
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
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
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
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
GARTH BROOKS 200.5 41 40 26 10 Standard MORE DETAILS
Artist
GARTH BROOKS
Gold ®
41
Platinum ®
40
Multi-Platinum ®
26
Diamond ®
10
Cert. Units
200.5
Type
Standard
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
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
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
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
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
POST MALONE 160 51 51 21 8 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
POST MALONE
Gold ®
51
Platinum ®
51
Multi-Platinum ®
21
Diamond ®
8
Cert. Units
160
Type
All types
MICHAEL JACKSON 158.5 43 34 20 5 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
MICHAEL JACKSON
Gold ®
43
Platinum ®
34
Multi-Platinum ®
20
Diamond ®
5
Cert. Units
158.5
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
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
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
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
THE WEEKND 152.5 45 44 20 7 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
THE WEEKND
Gold ®
45
Platinum ®
44
Multi-Platinum ®
20
Diamond ®
7
Cert. Units
152.5
Type
All types
BILLY JOEL 142 46 34 24 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
BILLY JOEL
Gold ®
46
Platinum ®
34
Multi-Platinum ®
24
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
142
Type
All types
KATY PERRY 140.5 34 27 19 7 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
KATY PERRY
Gold ®
34
Platinum ®
27
Multi-Platinum ®
19
Diamond ®
7
Cert. Units
140.5
Type
All types
BRUNO MARS 138.5 23 20 17 6 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
BRUNO MARS
Gold ®
23
Platinum ®
20
Multi-Platinum ®
17
Diamond ®
6
Cert. Units
138.5
Type
All types
SZA 135.5 51 40 23 3 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
SZA
Gold ®
51
Platinum ®
40
Multi-Platinum ®
23
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
135.5
Type
All types
IMAGINE DRAGONS 127.5 44 27 16 4 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
IMAGINE DRAGONS
Gold ®
44
Platinum ®
27
Multi-Platinum ®
16
Diamond ®
4
Cert. Units
127.5
Type
All types
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
EAGLES 126.5 17 14 11 3 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
EAGLES
Gold ®
17
Platinum ®
14
Multi-Platinum ®
11
Diamond ®
3
Cert. Units
126.5
Type
All types
AC/DC 124 31 29 20 2 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
AC/DC
Gold ®
31
Platinum ®
29
Multi-Platinum ®
20
Diamond ®
2
Cert. Units
124
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
LUKE BRYAN 122 46 36 24 0 All types MORE DETAILS
Artist
LUKE BRYAN
Gold ®
46
Platinum ®
36
Multi-Platinum ®
24
Diamond ®
0
Cert. Units
122
Type
All types