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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
Award Artist Title Label Format Certification Date Actions
badge DI level 4 GAYLE ABCDEFU ATLANTIC RECORDS SINGLE November 6, 2023
badge DI level 4
Artist
GAYLE
Title
ABCDEFU
Label
ATLANTIC RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
November 6, 2023
badge ST level 0 THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS HERE COME THE ABCS WALT DISNEY VIDEO LONGFORM April 29, 2005
badge ST level 0
Artist
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
Title
HERE COME THE ABCS
Label
WALT DISNEY
Format
VIDEO LONGFORM
Certification Date
April 29, 2005
badge ST level 0 ABC LEXICON OF LOVE MERCURY ALBUM February 15, 1995
badge ST level 0
Artist
ABC
Title
LEXICON OF LOVE
Label
MERCURY
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
February 15, 1995
badge ST level 1 STEELY DAN PRETZEL LOGIC ABC ALBUM September 7, 1993
badge ST level 1
Artist
STEELY DAN
Title
PRETZEL LOGIC
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
September 7, 1993
badge ST level 1 STEELY DAN ROYAL SCAM ABC ALBUM September 7, 1993
badge ST level 1
Artist
STEELY DAN
Title
ROYAL SCAM
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
September 7, 1993
badge ST level 1 JIM CROCE PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORIES, HIS GREATEST HITS ABC ALBUM June 30, 1993
badge ST level 1
Artist
JIM CROCE
Title
PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORIES, HIS GREATEST HITS
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
June 30, 1993
badge ST level 0 BARBARA MANDRELL THE BEST OF BARBARA MANDRELL ABC ALBUM January 26, 1981
badge ST level 0
Artist
BARBARA MANDRELL
Title
THE BEST OF BARBARA MANDRELL
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
January 26, 1981
badge ST level 0 LENNY WILLIAMS SPARK OF LOVE ABC ALBUM January 16, 1979
badge ST level 0
Artist
LENNY WILLIAMS
Title
SPARK OF LOVE
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
January 16, 1979
badge ST level 1 STEELY DAN STEELY DAN'S GREATEST HITS ABC ALBUM December 7, 1978
badge ST level 1
Artist
STEELY DAN
Title
STEELY DAN'S GREATEST HITS
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
December 7, 1978
badge ST level 0 STEPHEN BISHOP BISH ABC ALBUM December 7, 1978
badge ST level 0
Artist
STEPHEN BISHOP
Title
BISH
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
December 7, 1978
badge ST level 0 JIMMY BUFFETT YOU HAD TO BE THERE ABC ALBUM November 10, 1978
badge ST level 0
Artist
JIMMY BUFFETT
Title
YOU HAD TO BE THERE
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
November 10, 1978
badge ST level 0 CRUSADERS IMAGES ABC ALBUM October 10, 1978
badge ST level 0
Artist
CRUSADERS
Title
IMAGES
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
October 10, 1978
badge ST level 0 DRAMATICS DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO ABC ALBUM September 11, 1978
badge ST level 0
Artist
DRAMATICS
Title
DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
September 11, 1978
badge ST level 0 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS YOU'RE GONNA GET IT ABC ALBUM July 7, 1978
badge ST level 0
Artist
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
Title
YOU'RE GONNA GET IT
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
July 7, 1978
badge ST level 1 JIMMY BUFFETT SON OF A SON OF A SAILOR ABC ALBUM May 10, 1978
badge ST level 1
Artist
JIMMY BUFFETT
Title
SON OF A SON OF A SAILOR
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
May 10, 1978
badge ST level 0 STEELY DAN COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY ABC ALBUM March 2, 1978
badge ST level 0
Artist
STEELY DAN
Title
COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
March 2, 1978
badge ST level 0 RUFUS STREET PLAYER ABC ALBUM February 24, 1978
badge ST level 0
Artist
RUFUS
Title
STREET PLAYER
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
February 24, 1978
badge ST level 1 JIMMY BUFFETT CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES ABC ALBUM December 14, 1977
badge ST level 1
Artist
JIMMY BUFFETT
Title
CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
December 14, 1977
badge ST level 1 THE FLOATERS THE FLOATERS ABC ALBUM October 7, 1977
badge ST level 1
Artist
THE FLOATERS
Title
THE FLOATERS
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
October 7, 1977
badge ST level 0 THE FLOATERS FLOAT ON ABC SINGLE August 25, 1977
badge ST level 0
Artist
THE FLOATERS
Title
FLOAT ON
Label
ABC
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
August 25, 1977
badge ST level 1 RUFUS & CHAKA KHAN ASK RUFUS ABC ALBUM April 13, 1977
badge ST level 1
Artist
RUFUS & CHAKA KHAN
Title
ASK RUFUS
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
April 13, 1977
badge ST level 0 MARILYN MC COO & BILLY DAVIS, JR. I HOPE WE GET TO LOVE IN TIME ABC ALBUM February 17, 1977
badge ST level 0
Artist
MARILYN MC COO & BILLY DAVIS, JR.
Title
I HOPE WE GET TO LOVE IN TIME
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
February 17, 1977
badge ST level 0 MARILYN MC COO & BILLY DAVIS, JR. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR ABC SINGLE November 30, 1976
badge ST level 0
Artist
MARILYN MC COO & BILLY DAVIS, JR.
Title
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR
Label
ABC
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
November 30, 1976
badge ST level 0 DAVID CROSBY & GRAHAM NASH WHISTLING DOWN THE WIRE ABC ALBUM October 19, 1976
badge ST level 0
Artist
DAVID CROSBY & GRAHAM NASH
Title
WHISTLING DOWN THE WIRE
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
October 19, 1976
badge ST level 0 RUFUS SWEET THING ABC SINGLE March 2, 1976
badge ST level 0
Artist
RUFUS
Title
SWEET THING
Label
ABC
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
March 2, 1976
badge ST level 0 RHYTHM HERITAGE THEME FROM S.W.A.T. ABC SINGLE February 11, 1976
badge ST level 0
Artist
RHYTHM HERITAGE
Title
THEME FROM S.W.A.T.
Label
ABC
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
February 11, 1976
badge ST level 0 RUFUS & CHAKA KHAN RUFUS - FEATURING CHAKA KHAN ABC ALBUM January 14, 1976
badge ST level 0
Artist
RUFUS & CHAKA KHAN
Title
RUFUS - FEATURING CHAKA KHAN
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
January 14, 1976
badge ST level 0 DAVID CROSBY & GRAHAM NASH WIND ON THE WATER ABC ALBUM November 7, 1975
badge ST level 0
Artist
DAVID CROSBY & GRAHAM NASH
Title
WIND ON THE WATER
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
November 7, 1975
badge ST level 0 ISAAC HAYES CHOCOLATE CHIP ABC ALBUM July 15, 1975
badge ST level 0
Artist
ISAAC HAYES
Title
CHOCOLATE CHIP
Label
ABC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
July 15, 1975
badge ST level 0 B.J. THOMAS ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG ABC SINGLE May 23, 1975
badge ST level 0
Artist
B.J. THOMAS
Title
ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG
Label
ABC
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
May 23, 1975