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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 0 ERYKAH BADU WORLDWIDE UNDERGROUND MOTOWN ALBUM October 28, 2003
badge ST level 0
Artist
ERYKAH BADU
Title
WORLDWIDE UNDERGROUND
Label
MOTOWN
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
October 28, 2003
badge ST level 1 ERYKAH BADU MAMA'S GUN MOTOWN ALBUM December 19, 2000
badge ST level 1
Artist
ERYKAH BADU
Title
MAMA'S GUN
Label
MOTOWN
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
December 19, 2000
badge ST level 3 ERYKAH BADU BADUIZM KEDAR/UNIVERSAL ALBUM June 27, 2000
badge ST level 3
Artist
ERYKAH BADU
Title
BADUIZM
Label
KEDAR/UNIVERSAL
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
June 27, 2000
badge ST level 2 ERYKAH BADU LIVE KEDAR/UNIVERSAL ALBUM June 27, 2000
badge ST level 2
Artist
ERYKAH BADU
Title
LIVE
Label
KEDAR/UNIVERSAL
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
June 27, 2000
badge ST level 0 ERYKAH BADU ON & ON KEDAR/UNIVERSAL SINGLE April 7, 1997
badge ST level 0
Artist
ERYKAH BADU
Title
ON & ON
Label
KEDAR/UNIVERSAL
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
April 7, 1997