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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.

Most Recent
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 1 BLUE OCTOBER HATE ME UNIVERSAL RECORDS SINGLE July 13, 2012
badge DI level 1
Artist
BLUE OCTOBER
Title
HATE ME
Label
UNIVERSAL RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
July 13, 2012
badge DI level 1 BLUE OCTOBER INTO THE OCEAN UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC SINGLE May 4, 2012
badge DI level 1
Artist
BLUE OCTOBER
Title
INTO THE OCEAN
Label
UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
May 4, 2012
badge ST level 1 BLUE OCTOBER FOILED UNIVERSAL ALBUM February 22, 2007
badge ST level 1
Artist
BLUE OCTOBER
Title
FOILED
Label
UNIVERSAL
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
February 22, 2007