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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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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 0 BEASTIE BOYS BRASS MONKEY DEF JAM SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0
Artist
BEASTIE BOYS
Title
BRASS MONKEY
Label
DEF JAM
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0 BEYONCE BEAUTIFUL LIAR COLUMBIA SINGLE April 24, 2009
badge MT level 0
Artist
BEYONCE
Title
BEAUTIFUL LIAR
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
April 24, 2009
badge MT level 0 BEYONCE CRAZY IN LOVE COLUMBIA SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0
Artist
BEYONCE
Title
CRAZY IN LOVE
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0 BEYONCE DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE PT. 2 COLUMBIA SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0
Artist
BEYONCE
Title
DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE PT. 2
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0 BEYONCE DIVA COLUMBIA SINGLE March 12, 2009
badge MT level 0
Artist
BEYONCE
Title
DIVA
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
March 12, 2009
badge MT level 0 BEYONCE EGO MUSIC WORLD/COLUMBIA SINGLE September 8, 2009
badge MT level 0
Artist
BEYONCE
Title
EGO
Label
MUSIC WORLD / COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
September 8, 2009
badge MT level 0 BEYONCE HALO MUSIC WORLD/COLUMBIA SINGLE June 22, 2009
badge MT level 0
Artist
BEYONCE
Title
HALO
Label
MUSIC WORLD / COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 22, 2009
badge MT level 0 BEYONCE IF I WERE A BOY COLUMBIA SINGLE January 30, 2009
badge MT level 0
Artist
BEYONCE
Title
IF I WERE A BOY
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
January 30, 2009
badge MT level 0 BEYONCE ME, MYSELF AND I COLUMBIA SINGLE January 29, 2009
badge MT level 0
Artist
BEYONCE
Title
ME, MYSELF AND I
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
January 29, 2009
badge MT level 0 BEYONCE RING THE ALARM COLUMBIA SINGLE December 11, 2006
badge MT level 0
Artist
BEYONCE
Title
RING THE ALARM
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
December 11, 2006
badge MT level 0 BILLY CURRINGTON MUST BE DOIN' SOMETHIN' RIGHT MERCURY NASHVILLE SINGLE April 30, 2007
badge MT level 0
Artist
BILLY CURRINGTON
Title
MUST BE DOIN' SOMETHIN' RIGHT
Label
MERCURY NASHVILLE
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
April 30, 2007
badge MT level 0 BOW WOW FRESH AZIMIZ COLUMBIA SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0
Artist
BOW WOW
Title
FRESH AZIMIZ
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0 BOYS LIKE GIRLS THE GREAT ESCAPE COLUMBIA SINGLE April 24, 2009
badge MT level 0
Artist
BOYS LIKE GIRLS
Title
THE GREAT ESCAPE
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
April 24, 2009
badge MT level 0 BRAD PAISLEY ALCOHOL ARISTA NASHVILLE SINGLE December 12, 2007
badge MT level 0
Artist
BRAD PAISLEY
Title
ALCOHOL
Label
ARISTA NASHVILLE
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
December 12, 2007
badge MT level 0 BRAD PAISLEY SHE'S EVERYTHING ARISTA NASHVILLE SINGLE December 12, 2007
badge MT level 0
Artist
BRAD PAISLEY
Title
SHE'S EVERYTHING
Label
ARISTA NASHVILLE
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
December 12, 2007
badge MT level 0 BRITNEY SPEARS TOXIC JIVE SINGLE June 14, 2006
badge MT level 0
Artist
BRITNEY SPEARS
Title
TOXIC
Label
JIVE
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2006