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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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  Artist Gold ® Platinum ® Multi-Platinum ™ Diamond ® Type
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS 1 1 1 1 Standard

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS

Gold Units: 1

Platinum Units: 1

Multi Platinum Units: 1

Diamond Units: 1

Format: Standard

HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH 1 1 1 1 Standard

HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH

Gold Units: 1

Platinum Units: 1

Multi Platinum Units: 1

Diamond Units: 1

Format: Standard

LAURYN HILL 2 2 1 1 Standard

LAURYN HILL

Gold Units: 2

Platinum Units: 2

Multi Platinum Units: 1

Diamond Units: 1

Format: Standard

ADELE 3 3 3 2 All types

ADELE

Gold Units: 3

Platinum Units: 3

Multi Platinum Units: 3

Diamond Units: 2

Format: All types

PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION 3 3 2 1 Standard

PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION

Gold Units: 3

Platinum Units: 3

Multi Platinum Units: 2

Diamond Units: 1

Format: Standard

ALANIS MORISSETTE 4 3 2 1 Standard

ALANIS MORISSETTE

Gold Units: 4

Platinum Units: 3

Multi Platinum Units: 2

Diamond Units: 1

Format: Standard

CREED 4 4 4 1 All types

CREED

Gold Units: 4

Platinum Units: 4

Multi Platinum Units: 4

Diamond Units: 1

Format: All types

EVANESCENCE 4 2 2 1 All types

EVANESCENCE

Gold Units: 4

Platinum Units: 2

Multi Platinum Units: 2

Diamond Units: 1

Format: All types

GEORGE MICHAEL 4 4 3 1 All types

GEORGE MICHAEL

Gold Units: 4

Platinum Units: 4

Multi Platinum Units: 3

Diamond Units: 1

Format: All types

HAMMER 4 4 3 1 Standard

HAMMER

Gold Units: 4

Platinum Units: 4

Multi Platinum Units: 3

Diamond Units: 1

Format: Standard

N SYNC 4 4 4 2 Standard

N SYNC

Gold Units: 4

Platinum Units: 4

Multi Platinum Units: 4

Diamond Units: 2

Format: Standard

NO DOUBT 4 4 3 1 All types

NO DOUBT

Gold Units: 4

Platinum Units: 4

Multi Platinum Units: 3

Diamond Units: 1

Format: All types

TLC 4 4 3 1 All types

TLC

Gold Units: 4

Platinum Units: 4

Multi Platinum Units: 3

Diamond Units: 1

Format: All types

2 LIVE CREW 5 1 0 0 Standard

2 LIVE CREW

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 1

Multi Platinum Units: 0

Diamond Units: 0

Format: Standard

3 DOORS DOWN 5 3 2 0 All types

3 DOORS DOWN

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 3

Multi Platinum Units: 2

Diamond Units: 0

Format: All types

AIR SUPPLY 5 4 2 0 Standard

AIR SUPPLY

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 4

Multi Platinum Units: 2

Diamond Units: 0

Format: Standard

ANTHRAX 5 0 0 0 Standard

ANTHRAX

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 0

Multi Platinum Units: 0

Diamond Units: 0

Format: Standard

AVENGED SEVENFOLD 5 5 0 0 All types

AVENGED SEVENFOLD

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 5

Multi Platinum Units: 0

Diamond Units: 0

Format: All types

AVERAGE WHITE BAND 5 1 0 0 Standard

AVERAGE WHITE BAND

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 1

Multi Platinum Units: 0

Diamond Units: 0

Format: Standard

AVRIL LAVIGNE 5 3 3 0 All types

AVRIL LAVIGNE

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 3

Multi Platinum Units: 3

Diamond Units: 0

Format: All types

B-52'S 5 2 1 0 All types

B-52'S

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 2

Multi Platinum Units: 1

Diamond Units: 0

Format: All types

BACKSTREET BOYS 5 5 3 2 All types

BACKSTREET BOYS

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 5

Multi Platinum Units: 3

Diamond Units: 2

Format: All types

BAY CITY ROLLERS 5 0 0 0 Standard

BAY CITY ROLLERS

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 0

Multi Platinum Units: 0

Diamond Units: 0

Format: Standard

BEN HARPER 5 0 0 0 All types

BEN HARPER

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 0

Multi Platinum Units: 0

Diamond Units: 0

Format: All types

BIG SEAN 5 3 1 0 All types

BIG SEAN

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 3

Multi Platinum Units: 1

Diamond Units: 0

Format: All types

BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 5 2 2 0 Standard

BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 2

Multi Platinum Units: 2

Diamond Units: 0

Format: Standard

BOSTON 5 5 4 1 All types

BOSTON

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 5

Multi Platinum Units: 4

Diamond Units: 1

Format: All types

BOW WOW 5 3 1 0 All types

BOW WOW

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 3

Multi Platinum Units: 1

Diamond Units: 0

Format: All types

BOZ SCAGGS 5 4 1 0 Standard

BOZ SCAGGS

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 4

Multi Platinum Units: 1

Diamond Units: 0

Format: Standard

BREAKING BENJAMIN 5 3 0 0 All types

BREAKING BENJAMIN

Gold Units: 5

Platinum Units: 3

Multi Platinum Units: 0

Diamond Units: 0

Format: All types

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