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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.

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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 MT level 0 "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC WHITE & NERDY VOLCANO SINGLE June 15, 2007
badge MT level 0
Artist
"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC
Title
WHITE & NERDY
Label
VOLCANO
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 15, 2007
badge MT level 1 2 PISTOLS SHE GOT IT UNIVERSAL MOTOWN SINGLE April 28, 2009
badge MT level 1
Artist
2 PISTOLS
Title
SHE GOT IT
Label
UNIVERSAL MOTOWN
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
April 28, 2009
badge MT level 0 311 AMBER VOLCANO SINGLE January 29, 2009
badge MT level 0
Artist
311
Title
AMBER
Label
VOLCANO
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
January 29, 2009
badge MT level 0 50 CENT 21 QUESTIONS INTERSCOPE RECORDS SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0
Artist
50 CENT
Title
21 QUESTIONS
Label
INTERSCOPE RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006
badge MT level 1 50 CENT CANDY SHOP INTERSCOPE RECORDS SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 1
Artist
50 CENT
Title
CANDY SHOP
Label
INTERSCOPE RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0 50 CENT IN DA CLUB INTERSCOPE RECORDS SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0
Artist
50 CENT
Title
IN DA CLUB
Label
INTERSCOPE RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0 50 CENT MANY MEN (WISH DEATH) INTERSCOPE RECORDS SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0
Artist
50 CENT
Title
MANY MEN (WISH DEATH)
Label
INTERSCOPE RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0 50 CENT P.I.M.P. INTERSCOPE RECORDS SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0
Artist
50 CENT
Title
P.I.M.P.
Label
INTERSCOPE RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0 50 CENT WINDOW SHOPPER INTERSCOPE RECORDS SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0
Artist
50 CENT
Title
WINDOW SHOPPER
Label
INTERSCOPE RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006
badge MT level 1 50 CENT JUST A LIL' BIT AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 1
Artist
50 CENT
Title
JUST A LIL' BIT
Label
AFTERMATH / INTERSCOPE
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0 50 CENT DISCO INFERNO AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0
Artist
50 CENT
Title
DISCO INFERNO
Label
AFTERMATH / INTERSCOPE
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0 AC/DC HELL'S BELLS COLUMBIA SINGLE June 15, 2007
badge MT level 0
Artist
AC/DC
Title
HELL'S BELLS
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 15, 2007
badge MT level 0 AC/DC HIGHWAY TO HELL COLUMBIA SINGLE June 15, 2007
badge MT level 0
Artist
AC/DC
Title
HIGHWAY TO HELL
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 15, 2007
badge MT level 1 AC/DC THUNDERSTRUCK COLUMBIA SINGLE January 21, 2010
badge MT level 1
Artist
AC/DC
Title
THUNDERSTRUCK
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
January 21, 2010
badge MT level 1 AC/DC YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG COLUMBIA SINGLE January 29, 2009
badge MT level 1
Artist
AC/DC
Title
YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
January 29, 2009
badge MT level 2 AC/DC BACK IN BLACK COLUMBIA SINGLE July 27, 2007
badge MT level 2
Artist
AC/DC
Title
BACK IN BLACK
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
July 27, 2007
badge MT level 0 ADELE ROLLING IN THE DEEP XL RECORDINGS / COLUMBIA SINGLE April 12, 2012
badge MT level 0
Artist
ADELE
Title
ROLLING IN THE DEEP
Label
XL RECORDINGS / COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
April 12, 2012
badge MT level 1 AFROMAN BECAUSE I GOT HIGH UPTOWN/UNIVERSAL SINGLE August 14, 2006
badge MT level 1
Artist
AFROMAN
Title
BECAUSE I GOT HIGH
Label
UPTOWN / UNIVERSAL
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
August 14, 2006
badge MT level 3 AKON DON'T MATTER UNIVERSAL SINGLE December 6, 2007
badge MT level 3
Artist
AKON
Title
DON'T MATTER
Label
UNIVERSAL
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
December 6, 2007
badge MT level 3 AKON I WANNA LOVE YOU UNIVERSAL SINGLE December 15, 2009
badge MT level 3
Artist
AKON
Title
I WANNA LOVE YOU
Label
UNIVERSAL
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
December 15, 2009
badge MT level 0 AKON LOCKED UP UNIVERSAL RECORDS SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0
Artist
AKON
Title
LOCKED UP
Label
UNIVERSAL RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006
badge MT level 1 AKON LONELY UNIVERSAL RECORDS SINGLE December 6, 2007
badge MT level 1
Artist
AKON
Title
LONELY
Label
UNIVERSAL RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
December 6, 2007
badge MT level 1 AKON RIGHT NOW (NA NA NA) UNIVERSAL MOTOWN SINGLE March 26, 2010
badge MT level 1
Artist
AKON
Title
RIGHT NOW (NA NA NA)
Label
UNIVERSAL MOTOWN
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
March 26, 2010
badge MT level 3 AKON SMACK THAT UNIVERSAL SINGLE May 11, 2007
badge MT level 3
Artist
AKON
Title
SMACK THAT
Label
UNIVERSAL
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
May 11, 2007
badge MT level 0 ALICIA KEYS IF I AIN'T GOT YOU J RECORDS SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0
Artist
ALICIA KEYS
Title
IF I AIN'T GOT YOU
Label
J RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006
badge MT level 1 ALICIA KEYS LIKE YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN J RECORDS SINGLE July 30, 2008
badge MT level 1
Artist
ALICIA KEYS
Title
LIKE YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN
Label
J RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
July 30, 2008
badge MT level 2 ALICIA KEYS NO ONE J RECORDS SINGLE July 30, 2008
badge MT level 2
Artist
ALICIA KEYS
Title
NO ONE
Label
J RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
July 30, 2008
badge MT level 1 ALICIA KEYS & USHER MY BOO LAFACE SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 1
Artist
ALICIA KEYS & USHER
Title
MY BOO
Label
LAFACE
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0 AMERIE 1 THING COLUMBIA SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0
Artist
AMERIE
Title
1 THING
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006
badge MT level 1 AVRIL LAVIGNE GIRLFRIEND COLUMBIA SINGLE July 27, 2007
badge MT level 1
Artist
AVRIL LAVIGNE
Title
GIRLFRIEND
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
July 27, 2007