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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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* 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.

Top Tallies
Most Recent RIAA Gold & Platinum Program RIAA Premios de Oro y Platino Program Top Tallies
Top 100 Albums
Top 100 Albums Top Artists (Albums) Top Artists (Digital Singles) Diamond Awards Diamante Awards
Award Artist Title Label Certified Units (In Millions) Actions
badge ST level 14 BRITNEY SPEARS ...BABY ONE MORE TIME JIVE 14
badge ST level 14
Artist
BRITNEY SPEARS
Title
...BABY ONE MORE TIME
Label
JIVE
Certified Unit
14
badge ST level 11 THE BEATLES 1 CAPITOL 11
badge ST level 11
Artist
THE BEATLES
Title
1
Label
CAPITOL
Certified Unit
11
badge ST level 10 VAN HALEN 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) WARNER BROS. 10
badge ST level 10
Artist
VAN HALEN
Title
1984 (MCMLXXXIV)
Label
WARNER BROS.
Certified Unit
10
badge ST level 14 TAYLOR SWIFT 1989 TAYLOR SWIFT 14
badge ST level 14
Artist
TAYLOR SWIFT
Title
1989
Label
TAYLOR SWIFT
Certified Unit
14
badge ST level 17 ADELE 21 COLUMBIA 17
badge ST level 17
Artist
ADELE
Title
21
Label
COLUMBIA
Certified Unit
17
badge ST level 12 ADELE 25 COLUMBIA/XL 12
badge ST level 12
Artist
ADELE
Title
25
Label
COLUMBIA/XL
Certified Unit
12
badge DI level 10 ARIANA GRANDE 7 RINGS REPUBLIC RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
ARIANA GRANDE
Title
7 RINGS
Label
REPUBLIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 12 LUKAS GRAHAM 7 YEARS WARNER BROS RECORDS 12
badge DI level 12
Artist
LUKAS GRAHAM
Title
7 YEARS
Label
WARNER BROS RECORDS
Certified Unit
12
badge DI level 12 SHABOOZEY A BAR SONG (TIPSY) AMERICAN DOGWOOD / EMPIRE 12
badge DI level 12
Artist
SHABOOZEY
Title
A BAR SONG (TIPSY)
Label
AMERICAN DOGWOOD / EMPIRE
Certified Unit
12
badge DI level 13 CHRISTINA PERRI A THOUSAND YEARS ATLANTIC RECORDS 13
badge DI level 13
Artist
CHRISTINA PERRI
Title
A THOUSAND YEARS
Label
ATLANTIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
13
badge ST level 12 THE BEATLES ABBEY ROAD APPLE RECORDS 12
badge ST level 12
Artist
THE BEATLES
Title
ABBEY ROAD
Label
APPLE RECORDS
Certified Unit
12
badge ST level 12 AEROSMITH AEROSMITH'S GREATEST HITS COLUMBIA 12
badge ST level 12
Artist
AEROSMITH
Title
AEROSMITH'S GREATEST HITS
Label
COLUMBIA
Certified Unit
12
badge DI level 10 TOTO AFRICA COLUMBIA 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
TOTO
Title
AFRICA
Label
COLUMBIA
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 10 B.O.B. AIRPLANES (FEAT. HAYLEY WILLIAMS) ATLANTIC RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
B.O.B.
Title
AIRPLANES (FEAT. HAYLEY WILLIAMS)
Label
ATLANTIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 10 MEGHAN TRAINOR ALL ABOUT THAT BASS EPIC 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
MEGHAN TRAINOR
Title
ALL ABOUT THAT BASS
Label
EPIC
Certified Unit
10
badge ST level 10 2PAC ALL EYEZ ON ME DEATH ROW/INTERSCOPE 10
badge ST level 10
Artist
2PAC
Title
ALL EYEZ ON ME
Label
DEATH ROW / INTERSCOPE
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 18 MARIAH CAREY ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU COLUMBIA 18
badge DI level 18
Artist
MARIAH CAREY
Title
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU
Label
COLUMBIA
Certified Unit
18
badge DI level 14 JOHN LEGEND ALL OF ME COLUMBIA 14
badge DI level 14
Artist
JOHN LEGEND
Title
ALL OF ME
Label
COLUMBIA
Certified Unit
14
badge ST level 10 NICKELBACK ALL THE RIGHT REASONS ROADRUNNER 10
badge ST level 10
Artist
NICKELBACK
Title
ALL THE RIGHT REASONS
Label
ROADRUNNER
Certified Unit
10
badge ST level 18 GUNS N' ROSES APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION GEFFEN 18
badge ST level 18
Artist
GUNS N' ROSES
Title
APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION
Label
GEFFEN
Certified Unit
18
badge DI level 12 JUSTIN BIEBER BABY (FEAT. LUDACRIS) ISLAND/DEF JAM 12
badge DI level 12
Artist
JUSTIN BIEBER
Title
BABY (FEAT. LUDACRIS)
Label
ISLAND/DEF JAM
Certified Unit
12
badge DI level 11 PINKFONG BABY SHARK PINKFONG 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
PINKFONG
Title
BABY SHARK
Label
PINKFONG
Certified Unit
11
badge ST level 27 AC/DC BACK IN BLACK COLUMBIA 27
badge ST level 27
Artist
AC/DC
Title
BACK IN BLACK
Label
COLUMBIA
Certified Unit
27
badge ST level 14 BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET BOYS JIVE 14
badge ST level 14
Artist
BACKSTREET BOYS
Title
BACKSTREET BOYS
Label
JIVE
Certified Unit
14
badge ST level 11 MICHAEL JACKSON BAD EPIC/LEGACY 11
badge ST level 11
Artist
MICHAEL JACKSON
Title
BAD
Label
EPIC/LEGACY
Certified Unit
11
badge DI level 10 HALSEY BAD AT LOVE ASTRALWERKS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
HALSEY
Title
BAD AT LOVE
Label
ASTRALWERKS
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 10 BILLIE EILISH BAD GUY DARKROOM / INTERSCOPE RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
BILLIE EILISH
Title
BAD GUY
Label
DARKROOM / INTERSCOPE RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge DI level 11 LADY GAGA BAD ROMANCE STREAMLINE / INTERSCOPE 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
LADY GAGA
Title
BAD ROMANCE
Label
STREAMLINE / INTERSCOPE
Certified Unit
11
badge DI level 10 JESSIE J, ARIANA GRANDE, NICKI MINAJ BANG BANG REPUBLIC RECORDS 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
JESSIE J, ARIANA GRANDE, NICKI MINAJ
Title
BANG BANG
Label
REPUBLIC RECORDS
Certified Unit
10
badge ST level 14 MEAT LOAF BAT OUT OF HELL EPIC 14
badge ST level 14
Artist
MEAT LOAF
Title
BAT OUT OF HELL
Label
EPIC
Certified Unit
14