Loading LOADING ....
Skip to main content

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.

Learn about Program History

Explore Gold & Platinum

Certification Criteria
Learn more
Apply & Certify
Learn more
title
body

RIAA Certifications

*mm/dd/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy
Select
Select
*Genres were added after 2015
Select

* 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.

Most Recent
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 POINTER SISTERS THE POINTER SISTERS BLUE THUMB ALBUM February 7, 1974
badge ST level 0
Artist
POINTER SISTERS
Title
THE POINTER SISTERS
Label
BLUE THUMB
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
February 7, 1974
badge ST level 0 POINTER SISTERS THAT'S A PLENTY BLUE THUMB ALBUM July 25, 1974
badge ST level 0
Artist
POINTER SISTERS
Title
THAT'S A PLENTY
Label
BLUE THUMB
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
July 25, 1974
badge ST level 0 POINTER SISTERS SLOWHAND PLANET SINGLE September 2, 1981
badge ST level 0
Artist
POINTER SISTERS
Title
SLOWHAND
Label
PLANET
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
September 2, 1981
badge ST level 0 POINTER SISTERS HE'S SO SHY ELEKTRA MUSIC GROUP SINGLE November 25, 1980
badge ST level 0
Artist
POINTER SISTERS
Title
HE'S SO SHY
Label
ELEKTRA MUSIC GROUP
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
November 25, 1980
badge ST level 0 POINTER SISTERS FIRE ELEKTRA MUSIC GROUP SINGLE February 5, 1979
badge ST level 0
Artist
POINTER SISTERS
Title
FIRE
Label
ELEKTRA MUSIC GROUP
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
February 5, 1979
badge ST level 0 POINTER SISTERS ENERGY ELEKTRA MUSIC GROUP ALBUM February 13, 1979
badge ST level 0
Artist
POINTER SISTERS
Title
ENERGY
Label
ELEKTRA MUSIC GROUP
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
February 13, 1979
badge ST level 1 POINTER SISTERS CONTACT RCA ALBUM September 3, 1985
badge ST level 1
Artist
POINTER SISTERS
Title
CONTACT
Label
RCA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
September 3, 1985
badge ST level 3 POINTER SISTERS BREAK OUT PLANET ALBUM December 5, 1985
badge ST level 3
Artist
POINTER SISTERS
Title
BREAK OUT
Label
PLANET
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
December 5, 1985
badge ST level 0 POINTER SISTERS BLACK & WHITE PLANET ALBUM September 16, 1981
badge ST level 0
Artist
POINTER SISTERS
Title
BLACK & WHITE
Label
PLANET
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
September 16, 1981