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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
Award Artist Title Label Format Certification Date Actions
badge ST level 0 GLORIA ESTEFAN INTO THE LIGHT WORLD TOUR SONY MUSIC VIDEO VIDEO LONGFORM December 18, 1996
badge ST level 0
Artist
GLORIA ESTEFAN
Title
INTO THE LIGHT WORLD TOUR
Label
SONY MUSIC VIDEO
Format
VIDEO LONGFORM
Certification Date
December 18, 1996
badge ST level 0 PHIL COLLINS DANCE INTO THE LIGHT ATLANTIC ALBUM December 9, 1996
badge ST level 0
Artist
PHIL COLLINS
Title
DANCE INTO THE LIGHT
Label
ATLANTIC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
December 9, 1996
badge ST level 2 GLORIA ESTEFAN INTO THE LIGHT EPIC ALBUM December 5, 1994
badge ST level 2
Artist
GLORIA ESTEFAN
Title
INTO THE LIGHT
Label
EPIC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
December 5, 1994
badge ST level 0 CHRIS DE BURGH INTO THE LIGHT A&M ALBUM July 9, 1987
badge ST level 0
Artist
CHRIS DE BURGH
Title
INTO THE LIGHT
Label
A&M
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
July 9, 1987