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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 MILLI VANILLI QUICK MOVES - THE REMIX ALBUM ARISTA ALBUM July 26, 1990
badge ST level 0
Artist
MILLI VANILLI
Title
QUICK MOVES - THE REMIX ALBUM
Label
ARISTA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
July 26, 1990
badge ST level 6 MILLI VANILLI GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE ARISTA ALBUM January 16, 1990
badge ST level 6
Artist
MILLI VANILLI
Title
GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE
Label
ARISTA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
January 16, 1990
badge ST level 1 MILLI VANILLI BLAME IT ON THE RAIN ARISTA SINGLE January 3, 1990
badge ST level 1
Artist
MILLI VANILLI
Title
BLAME IT ON THE RAIN
Label
ARISTA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
January 3, 1990
badge ST level 1 MILLI VANILLI IN MOTION ARISTA VIDEO LONGFORM December 5, 1989
badge ST level 1
Artist
MILLI VANILLI
Title
IN MOTION
Label
ARISTA
Format
VIDEO LONGFORM
Certification Date
December 5, 1989
badge ST level 0 MILLI VANILLI GIRL I'M GONNA MISS YOU ARISTA SINGLE September 13, 1989
badge ST level 0
Artist
MILLI VANILLI
Title
GIRL I'M GONNA MISS YOU
Label
ARISTA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
September 13, 1989
badge ST level 0 MILLI VANILLI BABY DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER ARISTA SINGLE June 22, 1989
badge ST level 0
Artist
MILLI VANILLI
Title
BABY DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER
Label
ARISTA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 22, 1989
badge ST level 1 MILLI VANILLI GIRL YOU KNOW ITS TRUE ARISTA SINGLE April 4, 1989
badge ST level 1
Artist
MILLI VANILLI
Title
GIRL YOU KNOW ITS TRUE
Label
ARISTA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
April 4, 1989