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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
Award Artist Title Label Format Certification Date Actions
badge DI level 8 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN CRAFT RECORDINGS SINGLE June 23, 2025
badge DI level 8
Artist
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
Title
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN
Label
CRAFT RECORDINGS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 23, 2025
badge DI level 1 KANE BROWN THUNDER IN THE RAIN RCA NASHVILLE SINGLE April 14, 2025
badge DI level 1
Artist
KANE BROWN
Title
THUNDER IN THE RAIN
Label
RCA NASHVILLE
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
April 14, 2025
badge DI level 0 K. MICHELLE THE RAIN MNRK MUSIC GROUP LP SINGLE February 19, 2025
badge DI level 0
Artist
K. MICHELLE
Title
THE RAIN
Label
MNRK MUSIC GROUP LP
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
February 19, 2025
badge DI level 0 KEITH WHITLEY I'M NO STRANGER TO THE RAIN RCA NASHVILLE SINGLE September 13, 2023
badge DI level 0
Artist
KEITH WHITLEY
Title
I'M NO STRANGER TO THE RAIN
Label
RCA NASHVILLE
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
September 13, 2023
badge DI level 0 DUSTY LOCANE ROLANDO (CAUGHT IN THE RAIN) 95MM / EMPIRE SINGLE August 31, 2023
badge DI level 0
Artist
DUSTY LOCANE
Title
ROLANDO (CAUGHT IN THE RAIN)
Label
95MM / EMPIRE
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
August 31, 2023
badge DI level 2 NEW EDITION CAN YOU STAND THE RAIN MCA SINGLE June 26, 2023
badge DI level 2
Artist
NEW EDITION
Title
CAN YOU STAND THE RAIN
Label
MCA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 26, 2023
badge DI level 0 JO DEE MESSINA AND TIM MCGRAW BRING ON THE RAIN CURB RECORDS SINGLE February 7, 2023
badge DI level 0
Artist
JO DEE MESSINA AND TIM MCGRAW
Title
BRING ON THE RAIN
Label
CURB RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
February 7, 2023
badge DI level 0 CLINT BLACK LIKE THE RAIN RCA NASHVILLE SINGLE August 11, 2022
badge DI level 0
Artist
CLINT BLACK
Title
LIKE THE RAIN
Label
RCA NASHVILLE
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
August 11, 2022
badge DI level 0 GARY ALLAN SONGS ABOUT THE RAIN MCA NASHVILLE SINGLE June 3, 2019
badge DI level 0
Artist
GARY ALLAN
Title
SONGS ABOUT THE RAIN
Label
MCA NASHVILLE
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 3, 2019
badge DI level 4 ADELE SET FIRE TO THE RAIN XL RECORDINGS / COLUMBIA SINGLE July 23, 2012
badge DI level 4
Artist
ADELE
Title
SET FIRE TO THE RAIN
Label
XL RECORDINGS / COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
July 23, 2012
badge DI level 1 ISRAEL KAMAKAWIWO'OLE OVER THE RAINBOW/WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD MOUNTAIN APPLE COMPANY-HAWAII-BB SINGLE December 7, 2010
badge DI level 1
Artist
ISRAEL KAMAKAWIWO'OLE
Title
OVER THE RAINBOW/WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
Label
MOUNTAIN APPLE COMPANY-HAWAII-BB
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
December 7, 2010
badge ST level 0 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS LIVE AT THE RAINBOW ISLAND VIDEO LONGFORM February 14, 2006
badge ST level 0
Artist
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
Title
LIVE AT THE RAINBOW
Label
ISLAND
Format
VIDEO LONGFORM
Certification Date
February 14, 2006
badge ST level 0 AL JARREAU LOOK TO THE RAINBOW WARNER BROS. ALBUM August 24, 2001
badge ST level 0
Artist
AL JARREAU
Title
LOOK TO THE RAINBOW
Label
WARNER BROS.
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
August 24, 2001
badge ST level 2 NELSON AFTER THE RAIN GEFFEN ALBUM July 23, 1998
badge ST level 2
Artist
NELSON
Title
AFTER THE RAIN
Label
GEFFEN
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
July 23, 1998
badge ST level 0 PEABO BRYSON CAN YOU STOP THE RAIN COLUMBIA ALBUM September 27, 1994
badge ST level 0
Artist
PEABO BRYSON
Title
CAN YOU STOP THE RAIN
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
September 27, 1994
badge ST level 0 ORAN "JUICE" JONES THE RAIN DEF JAM SINGLE October 7, 1991
badge ST level 0
Artist
ORAN "JUICE" JONES
Title
THE RAIN
Label
DEF JAM
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
October 7, 1991
badge DI level 1 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN FANTASY SINGLE December 13, 1990
badge DI level 1
Artist
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
Title
WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN
Label
FANTASY
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
December 13, 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 WILLIE NELSON SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW COLUMBIA ALBUM August 13, 1981
badge ST level 1
Artist
WILLIE NELSON
Title
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
August 13, 1981
badge ST level 0 CAPTAIN & TENNILLE COME IN FROM THE RAIN A&M ALBUM April 11, 1977
badge ST level 0
Artist
CAPTAIN & TENNILLE
Title
COME IN FROM THE RAIN
Label
A&M
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
April 11, 1977
badge ST level 0 LOVE UNLIMITED WALKING IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE UNI SINGLE July 24, 1972
badge ST level 0
Artist
LOVE UNLIMITED
Title
WALKING IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE
Label
UNI
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
July 24, 1972
badge ST level 0 MELANIE CANDLES IN THE RAIN BUDDAH ALBUM December 13, 1971
badge ST level 0
Artist
MELANIE
Title
CANDLES IN THE RAIN
Label
BUDDAH
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
December 13, 1971
badge ST level 0 THE COWSILLS THE RAIN, THE PARK & OTHER THINGS MGM SINGLE December 19, 1967
badge ST level 0
Artist
THE COWSILLS
Title
THE RAIN, THE PARK & OTHER THINGS
Label
MGM
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
December 19, 1967