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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
Award Artist Title Label Format Certification Date Actions
badge ST level 0 ERNIE FORD SPIRITUALS CAPITOL ALBUM October 10, 1961
badge ST level 0
Artist
ERNIE FORD
Title
SPIRITUALS
Label
CAPITOL
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
October 10, 1961
badge ST level 0 PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS SPIRIT OF '67 COLUMBIA ALBUM April 17, 1967
badge ST level 0
Artist
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS
Title
SPIRIT OF '67
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
April 17, 1967
badge ST level 0 THE BEACH BOYS SPIRIT OF AMERICA CAPITOL ALBUM April 30, 1975
badge ST level 0
Artist
THE BEACH BOYS
Title
SPIRIT OF AMERICA
Label
CAPITOL
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
April 30, 1975
badge ST level 0 SPIRIT TWELVE DREAMS OF DR. SARDONICUS COLUMBIA ALBUM June 18, 1976
badge ST level 0
Artist
SPIRIT
Title
TWELVE DREAMS OF DR. SARDONICUS
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
June 18, 1976
badge ST level 1 JOHN DENVER SPIRIT RCA ALBUM October 6, 1976
badge ST level 1
Artist
JOHN DENVER
Title
SPIRIT
Label
RCA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
October 6, 1976
badge ST level 1 BEE GEES SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN RSO ALBUM January 30, 1979
badge ST level 1
Artist
BEE GEES
Title
SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN
Label
RSO
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
January 30, 1979
badge ST level 0 CON FUNK SHUN SPIRIT OF LOVE MERCURY ALBUM June 25, 1980
badge ST level 0
Artist
CON FUNK SHUN
Title
SPIRIT OF LOVE
Label
MERCURY
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
June 25, 1980
badge ST level 2 EARTH, WIND & FIRE SPIRIT COLUMBIA ALBUM October 26, 1984
badge ST level 2
Artist
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
Title
SPIRIT
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
October 26, 1984
badge ST level 0 MICK JAGGER WANDERING SPIRIT ATLANTIC ALBUM March 24, 1993
badge ST level 0
Artist
MICK JAGGER
Title
WANDERING SPIRIT
Label
ATLANTIC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
March 24, 1993
badge ST level 4 JEWEL SPIRIT ATLANTIC ALBUM June 13, 2000
badge ST level 4
Artist
JEWEL
Title
SPIRIT
Label
ATLANTIC
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
June 13, 2000
badge ST level 0 VARIOUS SWEET SWEET SPIRIT SPRING HOUSE VIDEO LONGFORM April 2, 2001
badge ST level 0
Artist
VARIOUS
Title
SWEET SWEET SPIRIT
Label
SPRING HOUSE
Format
VIDEO LONGFORM
Certification Date
April 2, 2001
badge ST level 0 THE A*TEENS TEEN SPIRIT MCA ALBUM October 12, 2001
badge ST level 0
Artist
THE A*TEENS
Title
TEEN SPIRIT
Label
MCA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
October 12, 2001
badge ST level 0 R. CARLOS NAKAI EARTH SPIRIT CANYON RECORDS ALBUM November 20, 2001
badge ST level 0
Artist
R. CARLOS NAKAI
Title
EARTH SPIRIT
Label
CANYON RECORDS
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
November 20, 2001
badge ST level 0 FRED HAMMOND SPIRIT OF DAVID VERITY ALBUM September 19, 2002
badge ST level 0
Artist
FRED HAMMOND
Title
SPIRIT OF DAVID
Label
VERITY
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
September 19, 2002
badge ST level 0 SOUNDTRACK SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON A&M ALBUM February 24, 2004
badge ST level 0
Artist
SOUNDTRACK
Title
SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON
Label
A&M
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
February 24, 2004
badge ST level 1 DONNIE MC CLURKIN PSALMS, HYMNS & SPIRITUAL SONGS VERITY ALBUM June 2, 2006
badge ST level 1
Artist
DONNIE MC CLURKIN
Title
PSALMS, HYMNS & SPIRITUAL SONGS
Label
VERITY
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
June 2, 2006
badge ST level 0 RUSH THE SPIRIT OF RADIO: GREATEST HITS 1974-1987 MERCURY ALBUM November 8, 2006
badge ST level 0
Artist
RUSH
Title
THE SPIRIT OF RADIO: GREATEST HITS 1974-1987
Label
MERCURY
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
November 8, 2006
badge ST level 0 DAVID R. MARACLE SPIRIT FLUTES REFLECTIONS ALBUM April 2, 2008
badge ST level 0
Artist
DAVID R. MARACLE
Title
SPIRIT FLUTES
Label
REFLECTIONS
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
April 2, 2008
badge ST level 1 LEONA LEWIS SPIRIT J RECORDS ALBUM June 27, 2008
badge ST level 1
Artist
LEONA LEWIS
Title
SPIRIT
Label
J RECORDS
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
June 27, 2008
badge ST level 1 VARIOUS SWEET, SWEET SPIRIT SPRING HOUSE VIDEO LONGFORM April 1, 2011
badge ST level 1
Artist
VARIOUS
Title
SWEET, SWEET SPIRIT
Label
SPRING HOUSE
Format
VIDEO LONGFORM
Certification Date
April 1, 2011
badge ST level 2 MICHELLE BRANCH THE SPIRIT ROOM MAVERICK ALBUM August 19, 2011
badge ST level 2
Artist
MICHELLE BRANCH
Title
THE SPIRIT ROOM
Label
MAVERICK
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
August 19, 2011
badge ST level 0 HOLIDAY SPIRITS STRAIGHT NO CHASER ATLANTIC RECORDS ALBUM July 14, 2016
badge ST level 0
Artist
HOLIDAY SPIRITS
Title
STRAIGHT NO CHASER
Label
ATLANTIC RECORDS
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
July 14, 2016
badge DI level 1 FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI HOLY SPIRIT CURB RECORDS SINGLE August 17, 2022
badge DI level 1
Artist
FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI
Title
HOLY SPIRIT
Label
CURB RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
August 17, 2022
badge ST level 0 BRING ME THE HORIZON THAT'S THE SPIRIT COLUMBIA ALBUM June 6, 2018
badge ST level 0
Artist
BRING ME THE HORIZON
Title
THAT'S THE SPIRIT
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
June 6, 2018
badge DI level 0 KHALID FREE SPIRIT RIGHT HAND MUSIC/RCA SINGLE April 5, 2021
badge DI level 0
Artist
KHALID
Title
FREE SPIRIT
Label
RIGHT HAND MUSIC / RCA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
April 5, 2021
badge ST level 2 KHALID FREE SPIRIT RIGHT HAND MUSIC/RCA ALBUM April 5, 2021
badge ST level 2
Artist
KHALID
Title
FREE SPIRIT
Label
RIGHT HAND MUSIC / RCA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
April 5, 2021
badge DI level 1 TASHA COBBS LEONARD YOUR SPIRIT (FEAT. KIERRA SHEARD) MOTOWN GOSPEL SINGLE December 8, 2023
badge DI level 1
Artist
TASHA COBBS LEONARD
Title
YOUR SPIRIT (FEAT. KIERRA SHEARD)
Label
MOTOWN GOSPEL
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
December 8, 2023
badge DI level 10 NIRVANA SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT DGC SINGLE December 6, 2024
badge DI level 10
Artist
NIRVANA
Title
SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
Label
DGC
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
December 6, 2024
badge DI level 2 NORMAN GREENBAUM SPIRIT IN THE SKY REPRISE SINGLE January 8, 2025
badge DI level 2
Artist
NORMAN GREENBAUM
Title
SPIRIT IN THE SKY
Label
REPRISE
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
January 8, 2025