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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 LIL KAPOW BLACKOUT ATLAS MUSIC GROUP SINGLE July 23, 2026
badge DI level 0
Artist
LIL KAPOW
Title
BLACKOUT
Label
ATLAS MUSIC GROUP
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
July 23, 2026
badge DI level 0 KODAK BLACK 300 BLACKOUT ATLANTIC RECORDS SINGLE July 22, 2026
badge DI level 0
Artist
KODAK BLACK
Title
300 BLACKOUT
Label
ATLANTIC RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
July 22, 2026
badge LA level 0 EMILIA, TINI & NICKI NICOLE BLACKOUT 🧊 SONY LATIN SINGLE August 22, 2025
badge LA level 0
Artist
EMILIA, TINI & NICKI NICOLE
Title
BLACKOUT 🧊
Label
SONY LATIN
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
August 22, 2025
badge ST level 2 BRITNEY SPEARS BLACKOUT JIVE ALBUM October 24, 2023
badge ST level 2
Artist
BRITNEY SPEARS
Title
BLACKOUT
Label
JIVE
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
October 24, 2023
badge DI level 1 BREATHE CAROLINA BLACKOUT COLUMBIA SINGLE May 31, 2013
badge DI level 1
Artist
BREATHE CAROLINA
Title
BLACKOUT
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
May 31, 2013
badge DI level 0 BREATHE CAROLINA BLACKOUT FEARLESS RECORDS / COLUMBIA SINGLE February 1, 2012
badge DI level 0
Artist
BREATHE CAROLINA
Title
BLACKOUT
Label
FEARLESS RECORDS / COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
February 1, 2012
badge ST level 1 METHOD MAN AND REDMAN BLACKOUT DEF JAM RECORDS ALBUM January 6, 2000
badge ST level 1
Artist
METHOD MAN AND REDMAN
Title
BLACKOUT
Label
DEF JAM RECORDS
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
January 6, 2000
badge ST level 1 SCORPIONS BLACKOUT MERCURY ALBUM March 8, 1984
badge ST level 1
Artist
SCORPIONS
Title
BLACKOUT
Label
MERCURY
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
March 8, 1984