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December 16, 2024 | Gold & Platinum
RIAA Highlights 2024 Year-End Gold & Platinum Awards
An incredible year of music hit playlists in 2024 as 16 albums and 69 singles released this year* achieved coveted RIAA certifications!
Explore the full list of 2024 Albums + Singles to see which of your favorite artists earned top slots.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- 16 albums and 69 singles released and #RIAATopCertified in 2024* commanded playlists on repeat
- Taylor Swift dominated the Year-End list with the highest certification level AND Top Album for 6x Platinum THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT released on Republic Records
- Earning the highest Class Of 2024 certification, Shaboozey had the winning mix with 5x Platinum “A BAR SONG (TIPSY)” via American Dogwood / Empire
- Billie Eilish earned the most certified titles with 10 – Platinum album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, plus singles: 4x Platinum “BIRDS OF A FEATHER;” Platinum “LUNCH,” “CHIHIRO,” “WILDFLOWER” and Gold “SKINNY,” “BLUE, “THE GREATEST,” “L’AMOUR DE MA VIE” and “THE DINER” released via Darkroom/Interscope Records
- Fastest certification on Year-End was Jason Derulo’s NU KING on Atlantic Records (album hit Gold on release day) and Shaboozey’s “A BAR SONG (TIPSY)” on American Dogwood / Empire (now 5x Platinum single was first certified just 31 days after release) for Class Of
- Across both lists there were 36 artist collaborations
- YG Marley has the only Reggae certification on the Year-End list with Platinum single “PRAISE JAH IN THE MOONLIGHT” released from YG Marley Music / Hitmaker Distro
“Gold. Platinum. Diamond. RIAA has the honor of recognizing artists and their dedicated label teams for these amazing sales and streaming achievements. We are excited to acknowledge the titles certified in 2024 and highlight these shining moments as the year wraps! Special congratulations to Taylor Swift for the Top Album and to Shaboozey for the Top Single this year,” said RIAA President & COO Michele Ballantyne.
Search the full database here: www.riaa.com/gold-platinum.
•For the purposes of this Year-End analysis, RIAA reviewed singles/albums released and certified December 1, 2023 – November 30, 2024.
Media Contact: Erin D. D. Burr (eburr@riaa.com)