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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 0 MASE WELCOME BACK BAD BOY / UNIVERSAL SINGLE May 19, 2005
badge DI level 0
Artist
MASE
Title
WELCOME BACK
Label
BAD BOY / UNIVERSAL
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
May 19, 2005
badge ST level 0 MASE WELCOME BACK BAD BOY / UNIVERSAL ALBUM November 1, 2004
badge ST level 0
Artist
MASE
Title
WELCOME BACK
Label
BAD BOY / UNIVERSAL
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
November 1, 2004
badge ST level 0 JOHN SEBASTIAN WELCOME BACK REPRISE SINGLE May 19, 1976
badge ST level 0
Artist
JOHN SEBASTIAN
Title
WELCOME BACK
Label
REPRISE
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
May 19, 1976
badge ST level 0 LAKE EMERSON & PALMER WELCOME BACK...TO THE SHOW THAT NEVER ENDS... MANTICORE ALBUM September 19, 1974
badge ST level 0
Artist
LAKE EMERSON & PALMER
Title
WELCOME BACK...TO THE SHOW THAT NEVER ENDS...
Label
MANTICORE
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
September 19, 1974