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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Award	Artist	Title	Certification Date	Label	Format
SHARE	ALANIS MORISSETTE	UNPLUGGED	January 14, 2000	MAVERICK	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	ALANIS MORISSETTE Title: UNPLUGGED Certification Date: January 14, 2000 Label: MAVERICK Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	ALICE IN CHAINS	MTV UNPLUGGED	April 12, 2001	COLUMBIA	VIDEO LONGFORM MORE DETAILS	ALICE IN CHAINS Title: MTV UNPLUGGED Certification Date: April 12, 2001 Label: COLUMBIA Format: VIDEO LONGFORM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	ALICIA KEYS	UNPLUGGED	November 22, 2005	J RECORDS	VIDEO LONGFORM MORE DETAILS	ALICIA KEYS Title: UNPLUGGED Certification Date: November 22, 2005 Label: J RECORDS Format: VIDEO LONGFORM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT	UNPLUGGED	May 26, 1993	CHRYSALIS	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Title: UNPLUGGED Certification Date: May 26, 1993 Label: CHRYSALIS Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	BABYFACE	MTV UNPLUGGED	January 14, 1998	EPIC	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	BABYFACE Title: MTV UNPLUGGED Certification Date: January 14, 1998 Label: EPIC Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	BOB DYLAN	MTV UNPLUGGED	January 14, 2005	COLUMBIA	VIDEO LONGFORM MORE DETAILS	BOB DYLAN Title: MTV UNPLUGGED Certification Date: January 14, 2005 Label: COLUMBIA Format: VIDEO LONGFORM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	BOB DYLAN	MTV UNPLUGGED	August 15, 2000	COLUMBIA	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	BOB DYLAN Title: MTV UNPLUGGED Certification Date: August 15, 2000 Label: COLUMBIA Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	MTV UNPLUGGED	January 14, 2005	COLUMBIA	VIDEO LONGFORM MORE DETAILS	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Title: MTV UNPLUGGED Certification Date: January 14, 2005 Label: COLUMBIA Format: VIDEO LONGFORM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	JAY-Z	JAY-Z UNPLUGGED	June 23, 2017	ROC NATION	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	JAY-Z Title: JAY-Z UNPLUGGED Certification Date: June 23, 2017 Label: ROC NATION Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	JUANES	TR3S PRESENTS JUANES MTV UNPLUGGED	August 16, 2012	UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	JUANES Title: TR3S PRESENTS JUANES MTV UNPLUGGED Certification Date: August 16, 2012 Label: UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	KISS	MTV UNPLUGGED	May 15, 1996	MERCURY	VIDEO LONGFORM MORE DETAILS	KISS Title: MTV UNPLUGGED Certification Date: May 15, 1996 Label: MERCURY Format: VIDEO LONGFORM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	KISS	UNPLUGGED	October 18, 1996	MERCURY	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	KISS Title: UNPLUGGED Certification Date: October 18, 1996 Label: MERCURY Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	MANA	MTV UNPLUGGED	November 24, 1999	WEA LATINA	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	MANA Title: MTV UNPLUGGED Certification Date: November 24, 1999 Label: WEA LATINA Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	MAXWELL	UNPLUGGED	September 9, 1999	COLUMBIA	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	MAXWELL Title: UNPLUGGED Certification Date: September 9, 1999 Label: COLUMBIA Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	NEIL YOUNG	UNPLUGGED	November 16, 1993	REPRISE	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	NEIL YOUNG Title: UNPLUGGED Certification Date: November 16, 1993 Label: REPRISE Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	RICKY MARTIN	MTV UNPLUGGED	December 19, 2006	SONY BMG NORTE	VIDEO LONGFORM MORE DETAILS	RICKY MARTIN Title: MTV UNPLUGGED Certification Date: December 19, 2006 Label: SONY BMG NORTE Format: VIDEO LONGFORM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	SHAKIRA	MTV UNPLUGGED	December 17, 2002	SONY DISCOS	VIDEO LONGFORM MORE DETAILS	SHAKIRA Title: MTV UNPLUGGED Certification Date: December 17, 2002 Label: SONY DISCOS Format: VIDEO LONGFORM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	STAIND	MTV UNPLUGGED	February 13, 2003	ELEKTRA MUSIC GROUP	VIDEO LONGFORM MORE DETAILS	STAIND Title: MTV UNPLUGGED Certification Date: February 13, 2003 Label: ELEKTRA MUSIC GROUP Format: VIDEO LONGFORM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	TONY BENNETT	MTV UNPLUGGED	October 8, 2002	COLUMBIA MUSIC VIDEO	VIDEO LONGFORM MORE DETAILS	TONY BENNETT Title: MTV UNPLUGGED Certification Date: October 8, 2002 Label: COLUMBIA MUSIC VIDEO Format: VIDEO LONGFORM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	VARIOUS	UNPLUGGED COLLECTION, VOLUME ONE	April 20, 1995	WARNER BROS.	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	VARIOUS Title: UNPLUGGED COLLECTION, VOLUME ONE Certification Date: April 20, 1995 Label: WARNER BROS. Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	ALICIA KEYS	UNPLUGGED	January 25, 2008	J RECORDS	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	ALICIA KEYS Title: UNPLUGGED Certification Date: January 25, 2008 Label: J RECORDS Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL	MTV UNPLUGGED 2.0	May 22, 2003	VAGRANT RECORDS	VIDEO LONGFORM MORE DETAILS	DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL Title: MTV UNPLUGGED 2.0 Certification Date: May 22, 2003 Label: VAGRANT RECORDS Format: VIDEO LONGFORM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	ERIC CLAPTON	UNPLUGGED	February 3, 1993	WARNER REPRISE VIDEO	VIDEO LONGFORM MORE DETAILS	ERIC CLAPTON Title: UNPLUGGED Certification Date: February 3, 1993 Label: WARNER REPRISE VIDEO Format: VIDEO LONGFORM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	LA LEY	MTV UNPLUGGED	February 15, 2002	WEA LATINA	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	LA LEY Title: MTV UNPLUGGED Certification Date: February 15, 2002 Label: WEA LATINA Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	LAURYN HILL	MTV UNPLUGGED 2.0	June 11, 2002	COLUMBIA	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	LAURYN HILL Title: MTV UNPLUGGED 2.0 Certification Date: June 11, 2002 Label: COLUMBIA Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	MARIAH CAREY	MTV UNPLUGGED	November 1, 1996	SONY MUSIC VIDEO	VIDEO LONGFORM MORE DETAILS	MARIAH CAREY Title: MTV UNPLUGGED Certification Date: November 1, 1996 Label: SONY MUSIC VIDEO Format: VIDEO LONGFORM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	RAUW ALEJANDRO X FARRUKO	FANTASÍAS (UNPLUGGED)	August 19, 2020	DUARS ENTERTAINMENT CORP.	SINGLE MORE DETAILS	RAUW ALEJANDRO X FARRUKO Title: FANTASÍAS (UNPLUGGED) Certification Date: August 19, 2020 Label: DUARS ENTERTAINMENT CORP. Format: SINGLE SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	TONY BENNETT	MTV UNPLUGGED	August 7, 2000	COLUMBIA	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	TONY BENNETT Title: MTV UNPLUGGED Certification Date: August 7, 2000 Label: COLUMBIA Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	ALEJANDRO SANZ	MTV UNPLUGGED	February 15, 2002	WEA LATINA	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	ALEJANDRO SANZ Title: MTV UNPLUGGED Certification Date: February 15, 2002 Label: WEA LATINA Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	ALICE IN CHAINS	UNPLUGGED	August 5, 2022	COLUMBIA	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	ALICE IN CHAINS Title: UNPLUGGED Certification Date: August 5, 2022 Label: COLUMBIA Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS

Artist

ALANIS MORISSETTE

Title: UNPLUGGED

Certification Date: January 14, 2000

Label: MAVERICK

Format: ALBUM

ALICE IN CHAINS

Title: MTV UNPLUGGED

Certification Date: April 12, 2001

Label: COLUMBIA

Format: VIDEO LONGFORM

ALICIA KEYS

Title: UNPLUGGED

Certification Date: November 22, 2005

Label: J RECORDS

Format: VIDEO LONGFORM

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT

Title: UNPLUGGED

Certification Date: May 26, 1993

Label: CHRYSALIS

Format: ALBUM

BABYFACE

Title: MTV UNPLUGGED

Certification Date: January 14, 1998

Label: EPIC

Format: ALBUM

BOB DYLAN

Title: MTV UNPLUGGED

Certification Date: January 14, 2005

Label: COLUMBIA

Format: VIDEO LONGFORM

BOB DYLAN

Title: MTV UNPLUGGED

Certification Date: August 15, 2000

Label: COLUMBIA

Format: ALBUM

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

Title: MTV UNPLUGGED

Certification Date: January 14, 2005

Label: COLUMBIA

Format: VIDEO LONGFORM

JAY-Z

Title: JAY-Z UNPLUGGED

Certification Date: June 23, 2017

Label: ROC NATION

Format: ALBUM

JUANES

Title: TR3S PRESENTS JUANES MTV UNPLUGGED

Certification Date: August 16, 2012

Label: UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO

Format: ALBUM

KISS

Title: MTV UNPLUGGED

Certification Date: May 15, 1996

Label: MERCURY

Format: VIDEO LONGFORM

KISS

Title: UNPLUGGED

Certification Date: October 18, 1996

Label: MERCURY

Format: ALBUM

MANA

Title: MTV UNPLUGGED

Certification Date: November 24, 1999

Label: WEA LATINA

Format: ALBUM

MAXWELL

Title: UNPLUGGED

Certification Date: September 9, 1999

Label: COLUMBIA

Format: ALBUM

NEIL YOUNG

Title: UNPLUGGED

Certification Date: November 16, 1993

Label: REPRISE

Format: ALBUM

RICKY MARTIN

Title: MTV UNPLUGGED

Certification Date: December 19, 2006

Label: SONY BMG NORTE