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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.

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Most Recent RIAA Gold & Platinum Program RIAA Premios de Oro y Platino Program Top Tallies
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Award Artist Title Label Cert. Date Format Cert. Units (In Millions) Cert. Units
(In Millions)		 Actions
badge ST level 12 'N SYNC NO STRINGS ATTACHED JIVE March 21, 2025 ALBUM 12
badge ST level 12
Artist
'N SYNC
Title
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
Label
JIVE
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
March 21, 2025
Cert. Units
12
badge ST level 10 2PAC GREATEST HITS INTERSCOPE RECORDS June 23, 2011 ALBUM 10
badge ST level 10
Artist
2PAC
Title
GREATEST HITS
Label
INTERSCOPE RECORDS
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
June 23, 2011
Cert. Units
10
badge ST level 10 2PAC ALL EYEZ ON ME DEATH ROW/INTERSCOPE July 23, 2014 ALBUM 10
badge ST level 10
Artist
2PAC
Title
ALL EYEZ ON ME
Label
DEATH ROW / INTERSCOPE
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
July 23, 2014
Cert. Units
10
badge DI level 10 50 CENT IN DA CLUB AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE November 1, 2023 SINGLE 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
50 CENT
Title
IN DA CLUB
Label
AFTERMATH / INTERSCOPE
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
November 1, 2023
Cert. Units
10
badge DI level 10 A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE DROWNING (FEAT. KODAK BLACK) HIGHBRIDGE THE LABEL / ATLANTIC RECORDS June 25, 2024 SINGLE 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE
Title
DROWNING (FEAT. KODAK BLACK)
Label
HIGHBRIDGE THE LABEL / ATLANTIC RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 25, 2024
Cert. Units
10
badge ST level 27 AC/DC BACK IN BLACK COLUMBIA August 21, 2024 ALBUM 27
badge ST level 27
Artist
AC/DC
Title
BACK IN BLACK
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
August 21, 2024
Cert. Units
27
badge DI level 10 AC/DC THUNDERSTRUCK COLUMBIA July 8, 2024 SINGLE 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
AC/DC
Title
THUNDERSTRUCK
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
July 8, 2024
Cert. Units
10
badge ST level 12 ADELE 25 COLUMBIA/XL August 6, 2025 ALBUM 12
badge ST level 12
Artist
ADELE
Title
25
Label
COLUMBIA/XL
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
August 6, 2025
Cert. Units
12
badge ST level 17 ADELE 21 COLUMBIA September 30, 2025 ALBUM 17
badge ST level 17
Artist
ADELE
Title
21
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
September 30, 2025
Cert. Units
17
badge ST level 12 AEROSMITH AEROSMITH'S GREATEST HITS COLUMBIA November 5, 2021 ALBUM 12
badge ST level 12
Artist
AEROSMITH
Title
AEROSMITH'S GREATEST HITS
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
November 5, 2021
Cert. Units
12
badge ST level 17 ALANIS MORISSETTE JAGGED LITTLE PILL MAVERICK January 12, 2024 ALBUM 17
badge ST level 17
Artist
ALANIS MORISSETTE
Title
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
Label
MAVERICK
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
January 12, 2024
Cert. Units
17
badge DI level 10 ALICIA KEYS NO ONE J RECORDS August 16, 2024 SINGLE 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
ALICIA KEYS
Title
NO ONE
Label
J RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
August 16, 2024
Cert. Units
10
badge DI level 10 ARIANA GRANDE 7 RINGS REPUBLIC RECORDS February 14, 2025 SINGLE 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
ARIANA GRANDE
Title
7 RINGS
Label
REPUBLIC RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
February 14, 2025
Cert. Units
10
badge DI level 11 AVICII WAKE ME UP ISLAND RECORDS June 16, 2023 SINGLE 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
AVICII
Title
WAKE ME UP
Label
ISLAND RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 16, 2023
Cert. Units
11
badge DI level 10 AWOLNATION SAIL RED BULL RECORDS June 14, 2021 SINGLE 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
AWOLNATION
Title
SAIL
Label
RED BULL RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
June 14, 2021
Cert. Units
10
badge DI level 10 B.O.B. AIRPLANES (FEAT. HAYLEY WILLIAMS) ATLANTIC RECORDS October 31, 2025 SINGLE 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
B.O.B.
Title
AIRPLANES (FEAT. HAYLEY WILLIAMS)
Label
ATLANTIC RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
October 31, 2025
Cert. Units
10
badge ST level 13 BACKSTREET BOYS MILLENNIUM JIVE February 7, 2001 ALBUM 13
badge ST level 13
Artist
BACKSTREET BOYS
Title
MILLENNIUM
Label
JIVE
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
February 7, 2001
Cert. Units
13
badge ST level 14 BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET BOYS JIVE April 5, 2001 ALBUM 14
badge ST level 14
Artist
BACKSTREET BOYS
Title
BACKSTREET BOYS
Label
JIVE
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
April 5, 2001
Cert. Units
14
badge ST level 10 BEASTIE BOYS LICENSED TO ILL DEF JAM March 4, 2015 ALBUM 10
badge ST level 10
Artist
BEASTIE BOYS
Title
LICENSED TO ILL
Label
DEF JAM
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
March 4, 2015
Cert. Units
10
badge DI level 11 BEBE REXHA MEANT TO BE (FEAT. FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE) WARNER RECORDS September 8, 2021 SINGLE 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
BEBE REXHA
Title
MEANT TO BE (FEAT. FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE)
Label
WARNER RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
September 8, 2021
Cert. Units
11
badge ST level 16 BEE GEES SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK) CAPITOL November 16, 2017 ALBUM 16
badge ST level 16
Artist
BEE GEES
Title
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK)
Label
CAPITOL
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
November 16, 2017
Cert. Units
16
badge DI level 11 BEYONCE HALO PARKWOOD ENTERTAINMENT / COLUMBIA December 17, 2024 SINGLE 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
BEYONCE
Title
HALO
Label
PARKWOOD ENTERTAINMENT / COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
December 17, 2024
Cert. Units
11
badge DI level 11 BEYONCE SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT) PARKWOOD ENTERTAINMENT / COLUMBIA December 17, 2024 SINGLE 11
badge DI level 11
Artist
BEYONCE
Title
SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)
Label
PARKWOOD ENTERTAINMENT / COLUMBIA
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
December 17, 2024
Cert. Units
11
badge DI level 10 BIG SEAN I DON'T FUCK WITH YOU (FEAT. E-40) DEF JAM RECORDINGS July 15, 2026 SINGLE 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
BIG SEAN
Title
I DON'T FUCK WITH YOU (FEAT. E-40)
Label
DEF JAM RECORDINGS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
July 15, 2026
Cert. Units
10
badge DI level 10 BILLIE EILISH BAD GUY DARKROOM / INTERSCOPE RECORDS July 31, 2023 SINGLE 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
BILLIE EILISH
Title
BAD GUY
Label
DARKROOM / INTERSCOPE RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
July 31, 2023
Cert. Units
10
badge DI level 10 BILLIE EILISH LOVELY (FEAT. KHALID) DARKROOM / INTERSCOPE RECORDS November 18, 2024 SINGLE 10
badge DI level 10
Artist
BILLIE EILISH
Title
LOVELY (FEAT. KHALID)
Label
DARKROOM / INTERSCOPE RECORDS
Format
SINGLE
Certification Date
November 18, 2024
Cert. Units
10
badge ST level 23 BILLY JOEL GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II COLUMBIA October 26, 2011 ALBUM 23
badge ST level 23
Artist
BILLY JOEL
Title
GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
October 26, 2011
Cert. Units
23
badge ST level 12 BILLY JOEL THE STRANGER COLUMBIA July 18, 2025 ALBUM 12
badge ST level 12
Artist
BILLY JOEL
Title
THE STRANGER
Label
COLUMBIA
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
July 18, 2025
Cert. Units
12
badge ST level 18 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS LEGEND ISLAND December 6, 2024 ALBUM 18
badge ST level 18
Artist
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
Title
LEGEND
Label
ISLAND
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
December 6, 2024
Cert. Units
18
badge ST level 10 BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND GREATEST HITS CAPITOL May 30, 2017 ALBUM 10
badge ST level 10
Artist
BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
Title
GREATEST HITS
Label
CAPITOL
Format
ALBUM
Certification Date
May 30, 2017
Cert. Units
10