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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 ST level 2 MODEST MOUSE GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE BAD NEWS EPIC ALBUM March 6, 2024
badge ST level 2
Artist
MODEST MOUSE
Title
GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE BAD NEWS
Label
EPIC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
March 6, 2024
badge DI level 5 MODEST MOUSE FLOAT ON EPIC SINGLE March 6, 2024
badge DI level 5
Artist
MODEST MOUSE
Title
FLOAT ON
Label
EPIC
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
March 6, 2024
badge DI level 0 MODEST MOUSE THE WORLD AT LARGE EPIC SINGLE March 6, 2024
badge DI level 0
Artist
MODEST MOUSE
Title
THE WORLD AT LARGE
Label
EPIC
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
March 6, 2024
badge ST level 0 MODEST MOUSE WE WERE DEAD BEFORE THE SHIP EVEN SANK LEGACY / EPIC ALBUM June 11, 2009
badge ST level 0
Artist
MODEST MOUSE
Title
WE WERE DEAD BEFORE THE SHIP EVEN SANK
Label
LEGACY / EPIC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
June 11, 2009
badge ST level 0 MODEST MOUSE MOON AND ANTARTICA EPIC ALBUM March 9, 2009
badge ST level 0
Artist
MODEST MOUSE
Title
MOON AND ANTARTICA
Label
EPIC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
March 9, 2009
badge DI level 0 MODEST MOUSE OCEAN BREATHES SALTY EPIC SINGLE March 6, 2006
badge DI level 0
Artist
MODEST MOUSE
Title
OCEAN BREATHES SALTY
Label
EPIC
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
March 6, 2006