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	Label	Cert. Date	Format	Cert. Units (In Millions)
SHARE	2 PAC	GREATEST HITS	INTERSCOPE RECORDS	June 23, 2011	ALBUM	10	2 PAC Title: GREATEST HITS Label: INTERSCOPE RECORDS Certification Date: June 23, 2011 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 10 SHARE
SHARE	2 PAC	ALL EYEZ ON ME	DEATH ROW/INTERSCOPE	July 23, 2014	ALBUM	10	2 PAC Title: ALL EYEZ ON ME Label: DEATH ROW / INTERSCOPE Certification Date: July 23, 2014 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 10 SHARE
SHARE	AC/DC	BACK IN BLACK	COLUMBIA	December 6, 2019	ALBUM	25	AC/DC Title: BACK IN BLACK Label: COLUMBIA Certification Date: December 6, 2019 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 25 SHARE
SHARE	ADELE	21	COLUMBIA	September 20, 2016	ALBUM	14	ADELE Title: 21 Label: COLUMBIA Certification Date: September 20, 2016 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 14 SHARE
SHARE	ADELE	25	COLUMBIA/XL	August 22, 2017	ALBUM	11	ADELE Title: 25 Label: COLUMBIA/XL Certification Date: August 22, 2017 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 11 SHARE
SHARE	AEROSMITH	AEROSMITH'S GREATEST HITS	COLUMBIA	November 5, 2021	ALBUM	12	AEROSMITH Title: AEROSMITH'S GREATEST HITS Label: COLUMBIA Certification Date: November 5, 2021 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 12 SHARE
SHARE	ALANIS MORISSETTE	JAGGED LITTLE PILL	MAVERICK	July 29, 1998	ALBUM	16	ALANIS MORISSETTE Title: JAGGED LITTLE PILL Label: MAVERICK Certification Date: July 29, 1998 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 16 SHARE
SHARE	BACKSTREET BOYS	BACKSTREET BOYS	JIVE	April 5, 2001	ALBUM	14	BACKSTREET BOYS Title: BACKSTREET BOYS Label: JIVE Certification Date: April 5, 2001 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 14 SHARE
SHARE	BACKSTREET BOYS	MILLENNIUM	JIVE	February 7, 2001	ALBUM	13	BACKSTREET BOYS Title: MILLENNIUM Label: JIVE Certification Date: February 7, 2001 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 13 SHARE
SHARE	BEASTIE BOYS	LICENSED TO ILL	DEF JAM	March 4, 2015	ALBUM	10	BEASTIE BOYS Title: LICENSED TO ILL Label: DEF JAM Certification Date: March 4, 2015 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 10 SHARE
SHARE	BEE GEES	SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK)	CAPITOL	November 16, 2017	ALBUM	16	BEE GEES Title: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK) Label: CAPITOL Certification Date: November 16, 2017 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 16 SHARE
SHARE	BILLY JOEL	THE STRANGER	COLUMBIA	October 18, 2022	ALBUM	11	BILLY JOEL Title: THE STRANGER Label: COLUMBIA Certification Date: October 18, 2022 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 11 SHARE
SHARE	BILLY JOEL	GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II	COLUMBIA	October 26, 2011	ALBUM	23	BILLY JOEL Title: GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II Label: COLUMBIA Certification Date: October 26, 2011 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 23 SHARE
SHARE	BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS	LEGEND	ISLAND	May 23, 2014	ALBUM	15	BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Title: LEGEND Label: ISLAND Certification Date: May 23, 2014 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 15 SHARE
SHARE	BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND	GREATEST HITS	CAPITOL	May 30, 2017	ALBUM	10	BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Title: GREATEST HITS Label: CAPITOL Certification Date: May 30, 2017 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 10 SHARE
SHARE	BON JOVI	SLIPPERY WHEN WET	MERCURY	October 10, 1995	ALBUM	12	BON JOVI Title: SLIPPERY WHEN WET Label: MERCURY Certification Date: October 10, 1995 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 12 SHARE
SHARE	BOSTON	BOSTON	EPIC	November 20, 2003	ALBUM	17	BOSTON Title: BOSTON Label: EPIC Certification Date: November 20, 2003 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 17 SHARE
SHARE	BOYZ II MEN	II	MOTOWN	June 13, 1996	ALBUM	12	BOYZ II MEN Title: II Label: MOTOWN Certification Date: June 13, 1996 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 12 SHARE
SHARE	BRITNEY SPEARS	OOPS! ... I DID IT AGAIN	JIVE	January 24, 2005	ALBUM	10	BRITNEY SPEARS Title: OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN Label: JIVE Certification Date: January 24, 2005 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 10 SHARE
SHARE	BRITNEY SPEARS	... BABY ONE MORE TIME	JIVE	July 19, 2004	ALBUM	14	BRITNEY SPEARS Title: ...BABY ONE MORE TIME Label: JIVE Certification Date: July 19, 2004 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 14 SHARE
SHARE	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & E STREET BAND LIVE 1975 - '85	COLUMBIA	July 23, 1999	ALBUM	13	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Title: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & E STREET BAND LIVE 1975 - '85 Label: COLUMBIA Certification Date: July 23, 1999 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 13 SHARE
SHARE	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	BORN IN THE U.S.A.	COLUMBIA	May 25, 2022	ALBUM	17	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Title: BORN IN THE U.S.A. Label: COLUMBIA Certification Date: May 25, 2022 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 17 SHARE
SHARE	CAROLE KING	TAPESTRY	ODE	May 5, 2022	ALBUM	14	CAROLE KING Title: TAPESTRY Label: ODE Certification Date: May 5, 2022 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 14 SHARE
SHARE	CELINE DION	LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE	550 MUSIC/EPIC	November 3, 2022	ALBUM	11	CELINE DION Title: LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE Label: 550 MUSIC/EPIC Certification Date: November 3, 2022 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 11 SHARE
SHARE	CELINE DION	FALLING INTO YOU	550 MUSIC	March 3, 2021	ALBUM	12	CELINE DION Title: FALLING INTO YOU Label: 550 MUSIC Certification Date: March 3, 2021 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 12 SHARE
SHARE	CREED	HUMAN CLAY	WIND-UP RECORDS	January 29, 2004	ALBUM	11	CREED Title: HUMAN CLAY Label: WIND-UP RECORDS Certification Date: January 29, 2004 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 11 SHARE
SHARE	CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL	CHRONICLE: 20 GREATEST HITS	FANTASY	May 25, 2016	ALBUM	10	CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Title: CHRONICLE: 20 GREATEST HITS Label: FANTASY Certification Date: May 25, 2016 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 10 SHARE
SHARE	DEF LEPPARD	PYROMANIA	MERCURY	July 8, 2004	ALBUM	10	DEF LEPPARD Title: PYROMANIA Label: MERCURY Certification Date: July 8, 2004 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 10 SHARE
SHARE	DEF LEPPARD	HYSTERIA	MERCURY	August 17, 1998	ALBUM	12	DEF LEPPARD Title: HYSTERIA Label: MERCURY Certification Date: August 17, 1998 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 12 SHARE
SHARE	DOOBIE BROTHERS	BEST OF THE DOOBIES	WARNER BROS.	August 7, 1996	ALBUM	10	DOOBIE BROTHERS Title: BEST OF THE DOOBIES Label: WARNER BROS. Certification Date: August 7, 1996 Format: ALBUM Certified Units: 10 SHARE