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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. Additional tally lists coming soon.

Top Tallies
Most Recent RIAA Gold & Platinum Program RIAA Premios de Oro y Platino Program Top Tallies
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 40 EAGLES THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971 - 1975 RHINO 40
badge ST level 40
Artist
EAGLES
Title
THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971 - 1975
Label
RHINO
Certified Unit
40
badge ST level 34 MICHAEL JACKSON THRILLER EPIC RECORDS 34
badge ST level 34
Artist
MICHAEL JACKSON
Title
THRILLER
Label
EPIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
34
badge ST level 28 EAGLES HOTEL CALIFORNIA RHINO 28
badge ST level 28
Artist
EAGLES
Title
HOTEL CALIFORNIA
Label
RHINO
Certified Unit
28
badge ST level 27 AC/DC BACK IN BLACK COLUMBIA 27
badge ST level 27
Artist
AC/DC
Title
BACK IN BLACK
Label
COLUMBIA
Certified Unit
27
badge ST level 25 GARTH BROOKS DOUBLE LIVE PEARL RECORDS 25
badge ST level 25
Artist
GARTH BROOKS
Title
DOUBLE LIVE
Label
PEARL RECORDS
Certified Unit
25
badge ST level 24 LED ZEPPELIN LED ZEPPELIN IV ATLANTIC 24
badge ST level 24
Artist
LED ZEPPELIN
Title
LED ZEPPELIN IV
Label
ATLANTIC
Certified Unit
24
badge ST level 24 THE BEATLES THE BEATLES APPLE 24
badge ST level 24
Artist
THE BEATLES
Title
THE BEATLES
Label
APPLE
Certified Unit
24
badge ST level 23 BILLY JOEL GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II COLUMBIA 23
badge ST level 23
Artist
BILLY JOEL
Title
GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II
Label
COLUMBIA
Certified Unit
23
badge ST level 23 PINK FLOYD THE WALL COLUMBIA 23
badge ST level 23
Artist
PINK FLOYD
Title
THE WALL
Label
COLUMBIA
Certified Unit
23
badge ST level 22 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH CRACKED REAR VIEW RHINO 22
badge ST level 22
Artist
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH
Title
CRACKED REAR VIEW
Label
RHINO
Certified Unit
22
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 20 GREEN DAY DOOKIE REPRISE 20
badge ST level 20
Artist
GREEN DAY
Title
DOOKIE
Label
REPRISE
Certified Unit
20
badge ST level 20 METALLICA METALLICA BLACKENED RECORDINGS 20
badge ST level 20
Artist
METALLICA
Title
METALLICA
Label
BLACKENED RECORDINGS
Certified Unit
20
badge ST level 20 SHANIA TWAIN COME ON OVER MERCURY NASHVILLE 20
badge ST level 20
Artist
SHANIA TWAIN
Title
COME ON OVER
Label
MERCURY NASHVILLE
Certified Unit
20
badge ST level 19 WHITNEY HOUSTON THE BODYGUARD (SOUNDTRACK) RCA RECORDS 19
badge ST level 19
Artist
WHITNEY HOUSTON
Title
THE BODYGUARD (SOUNDTRACK)
Label
RCA RECORDS
Certified Unit
19
badge ST level 18 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS LEGEND ISLAND 18
badge ST level 18
Artist
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
Title
LEGEND
Label
ISLAND
Certified Unit
18
badge ST level 18 GARTH BROOKS NO FENCES PEARL RECORDS, INC. 18
badge ST level 18
Artist
GARTH BROOKS
Title
NO FENCES
Label
PEARL RECORDS, INC.
Certified Unit
18
badge ST level 18 GUNS N' ROSES APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION GEFFEN 18
badge ST level 18
Artist
GUNS N' ROSES
Title
APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION
Label
GEFFEN
Certified Unit
18
badge ST level 18 JOURNEY GREATEST HITS COLUMBIA 18
badge ST level 18
Artist
JOURNEY
Title
GREATEST HITS
Label
COLUMBIA
Certified Unit
18
badge ST level 17 ADELE 21 COLUMBIA 17
badge ST level 17
Artist
ADELE
Title
21
Label
COLUMBIA
Certified Unit
17
badge ST level 17 ALANIS MORISSETTE JAGGED LITTLE PILL MAVERICK 17
badge ST level 17
Artist
ALANIS MORISSETTE
Title
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
Label
MAVERICK
Certified Unit
17
badge ST level 17 BOSTON BOSTON EPIC 17
badge ST level 17
Artist
BOSTON
Title
BOSTON
Label
EPIC
Certified Unit
17
badge ST level 17 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BORN IN THE U.S.A. COLUMBIA 17
badge ST level 17
Artist
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Title
BORN IN THE U.S.A.
Label
COLUMBIA
Certified Unit
17
badge ST level 17 ELTON JOHN GREATEST HITS ISLAND 17
badge ST level 17
Artist
ELTON JOHN
Title
GREATEST HITS
Label
ISLAND
Certified Unit
17
badge ST level 17 THE BEATLES THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970 EMI 17
badge ST level 17
Artist
THE BEATLES
Title
THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970
Label
EMI
Certified Unit
17
badge ST level 16 BEE GEES SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK) CAPITOL 16
badge ST level 16
Artist
BEE GEES
Title
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK)
Label
CAPITOL
Certified Unit
16
badge ST level 16 LED ZEPPELIN PHYSICAL GRAFFITI SWAN SONG 16
badge ST level 16
Artist
LED ZEPPELIN
Title
PHYSICAL GRAFFITI
Label
SWAN SONG
Certified Unit
16
badge ST level 16 STEVE MILLER BAND GREATEST HITS 1974-1978 CAPITOL 16
badge ST level 16
Artist
STEVE MILLER BAND
Title
GREATEST HITS 1974-1978
Label
CAPITOL
Certified Unit
16
badge ST level 15 BON JOVI SLIPPERY WHEN WET MERCURY 15
badge ST level 15
Artist
BON JOVI
Title
SLIPPERY WHEN WET
Label
MERCURY
Certified Unit
15
badge ST level 15 PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON HARVEST 15
badge ST level 15
Artist
PINK FLOYD
Title
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
Label
HARVEST
Certified Unit
15