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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. Additional tally lists coming soon.

Most Recent
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 0 TOBYMAC, ZACH WILLIAMS CORNERSTONE FOREFRONT RECORDS, CAPITOL CMG SINGLE November 6, 2025
badge DI level 0
Artist
TOBYMAC, ZACH WILLIAMS
Title
CORNERSTONE
Label
FOREFRONT RECORDS, CAPITOL CMG
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
November 6, 2025
badge ST level 0 ZACH WILLIAMS RESCUE STORY ESSENTIAL RECORDS ALBUM August 23, 2024
badge ST level 0
Artist
ZACH WILLIAMS
Title
RESCUE STORY
Label
ESSENTIAL RECORDS
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
August 23, 2024
badge DI level 0 ZACH WILLIAMS RESCUE STORY ESSENTIAL RECORDS SINGLE November 23, 2022
badge DI level 0
Artist
ZACH WILLIAMS
Title
RESCUE STORY
Label
ESSENTIAL RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
November 23, 2022
badge DI level 1 ZACH WILLIAMS OLD CHURCH CHOIR ESSENTIAL RECORDS SINGLE November 23, 2022
badge DI level 1
Artist
ZACH WILLIAMS
Title
OLD CHURCH CHOIR
Label
ESSENTIAL RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
November 23, 2022
badge DI level 0 ZACH WILLIAMS LESS LIKE ME ESSENTIAL RECORDS SINGLE November 23, 2022
badge DI level 0
Artist
ZACH WILLIAMS
Title
LESS LIKE ME
Label
ESSENTIAL RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
November 23, 2022
badge DI level 1 ZACH WILLIAMS & DOLLY PARTON THERE WAS JESUS ESSENTIAL RECORDS SINGLE July 18, 2022
badge DI level 1
Artist
ZACH WILLIAMS & DOLLY PARTON
Title
THERE WAS JESUS
Label
ESSENTIAL RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
July 18, 2022
badge DI level 1 ZACH WILLIAMS FEAR IS A LIAR ESSENTIAL RECORDS SINGLE February 10, 2022
badge DI level 1
Artist
ZACH WILLIAMS
Title
FEAR IS A LIAR
Label
ESSENTIAL RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
February 10, 2022
badge DI level 1 ZACH WILLIAMS CHAIN BREAKER ESSENTIAL RECORDS SINGLE December 6, 2019
badge DI level 1
Artist
ZACH WILLIAMS
Title
CHAIN BREAKER
Label
ESSENTIAL RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
December 6, 2019
badge ST level 0 ZACH WILLIAMS CHAIN BREAKER ESSENTIAL RECORDS ALBUM November 13, 2019
badge ST level 0
Artist
ZACH WILLIAMS
Title
CHAIN BREAKER
Label
ESSENTIAL RECORDS
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
November 13, 2019