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	Certified Units (In Millions)
SHARE	2 PAC	ALL EYEZ ON ME	DEATH ROW/INTERSCOPE	10	2 PAC Title: ALL EYEZ ON ME Label: DEATH ROW / INTERSCOPE Certification Units: 10 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	2 PAC	GREATEST HITS	INTERSCOPE RECORDS	10	2 PAC Title: GREATEST HITS Label: INTERSCOPE RECORDS Certification Units: 10 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	BEASTIE BOYS	LICENSED TO ILL	DEF JAM	10	BEASTIE BOYS Title: LICENSED TO ILL Label: DEF JAM Certification Units: 10 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND	GREATEST HITS	CAPITOL	10	BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Title: GREATEST HITS Label: CAPITOL Certification Units: 10 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	BRITNEY SPEARS	OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN	JIVE	10	BRITNEY SPEARS Title: OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN Label: JIVE Certification Units: 10 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	DEF LEPPARD	PYROMANIA	MERCURY	10	DEF LEPPARD Title: PYROMANIA Label: MERCURY Certification Units: 10 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	DOOBIE BROTHERS	BEST OF THE DOOBIES	WARNER BROS.	10	DOOBIE BROTHERS Title: BEST OF THE DOOBIES Label: WARNER BROS. Certification Units: 10 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	ELVIS PRESLEY	ELVIS' CHRISTMAS ALBUM	RCA CAMDEN & PICKWICK	10	ELVIS PRESLEY Title: ELVIS' CHRISTMAS ALBUM Label: RCA CAMDEN & PICKWICK Certification Units: 10 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	EMINEM	CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS	AFTERMATH	10	EMINEM Title: CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Label: AFTERMATH Certification Units: 10 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	ERIC CLAPTON	UNPLUGGED	REPRISE	10	ERIC CLAPTON Title: UNPLUGGED Label: REPRISE Certification Units: 10 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	EVANESCENCE	FALLEN	WIND-UP RECORDS	10	EVANESCENCE Title: FALLEN Label: WIND-UP RECORDS Certification Units: 10 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	GARTH BROOKS	SEVENS	CAPITOL NASHVILLE	10	GARTH BROOKS Title: SEVENS Label: CAPITOL NASHVILLE Certification Units: 10 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	ADELE	25	COLUMBIA/XL	11	ADELE Title: 25 Label: COLUMBIA/XL Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	BILLY JOEL	THE STRANGER	COLUMBIA	11	BILLY JOEL Title: THE STRANGER Label: COLUMBIA Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	CELINE DION	LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE	550 MUSIC/EPIC	11	CELINE DION Title: LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE Label: 550 MUSIC/EPIC Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	CREED	HUMAN CLAY	WIND-UP RECORDS	11	CREED Title: HUMAN CLAY Label: WIND-UP RECORDS Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	EAGLES	EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME II	ASYLUM	11	EAGLES Title: EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME II Label: ASYLUM Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	EMINEM	THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP	AFTERMATH / INTERSCOPE	11	EMINEM Title: THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP Label: AFTERMATH / INTERSCOPE Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	JAMES TAYLOR	JAMES TAYLOR'S GREATEST HITS	WARNER BROS.	11	JAMES TAYLOR Title: JAMES TAYLOR'S GREATEST HITS Label: WARNER BROS. Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	KID ROCK	DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE	LAVA	11	KID ROCK Title: DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE Label: LAVA Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	LED ZEPPELIN	HOUSES OF THE HOLY	ATLANTIC	11	LED ZEPPELIN Title: HOUSES OF THE HOLY Label: ATLANTIC Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	MADONNA	THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION	SIRE RECORDS	11	MADONNA Title: THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION Label: SIRE RECORDS Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	MARIAH CAREY	DAYDREAM	COLUMBIA	11	MARIAH CAREY Title: DAYDREAM Label: COLUMBIA Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	MICHAEL JACKSON	BAD	EPIC/LEGACY	11	MICHAEL JACKSON Title: BAD Label: EPIC/LEGACY Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	SHANIA TWAIN	UP!	MERCURY NASHVILLE	11	SHANIA TWAIN Title: UP! Label: MERCURY NASHVILLE Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	SOUNDTRACK	TITANIC	SONY CLASSICAL	11	SOUNDTRACK Title: TITANIC Label: SONY CLASSICAL Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	THE BEATLES	1	CAPITOL	11	THE BEATLES Title: 1 Label: CAPITOL Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	THE BEATLES	SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND	CAPITOL	11	THE BEATLES Title: SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND Label: CAPITOL Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	THE CHICKS	FLY	MONUMENT	11	THE CHICKS Title: FLY Label: MONUMENT Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE
SHARE	THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.	LIFE AFTER DEATH	BAD BOY/RHINO	11	THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. Title: LIFE AFTER DEATH Label: BAD BOY/RHINO Certification Units: 11 Format: ALBUM SHARE

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2 PAC

Title: ALL EYEZ ON ME

Label: DEATH ROW / INTERSCOPE

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM

2 PAC

Title: GREATEST HITS

Label: INTERSCOPE RECORDS

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM

BEASTIE BOYS

Title: LICENSED TO ILL

Label: DEF JAM

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM

BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND

Title: GREATEST HITS

Label: CAPITOL

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM

BRITNEY SPEARS

Title: OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN

Label: JIVE

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM

DEF LEPPARD

Title: PYROMANIA

Label: MERCURY

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM

DOOBIE BROTHERS

Title: BEST OF THE DOOBIES

Label: WARNER BROS.

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM

ELVIS PRESLEY

Title: ELVIS' CHRISTMAS ALBUM

Label: RCA CAMDEN & PICKWICK

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM

EMINEM

Title: CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS

Label: AFTERMATH

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM

ERIC CLAPTON

Title: UNPLUGGED

Label: REPRISE

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM

EVANESCENCE

Title: FALLEN

Label: WIND-UP RECORDS

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM

GARTH BROOKS

Title: SEVENS

Label: CAPITOL NASHVILLE

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM

ADELE

Title: 25

Label: COLUMBIA/XL

Certification Units: 11

Format: ALBUM

BILLY JOEL

Title: THE STRANGER

Label: COLUMBIA

Certification Units: 11

Format: ALBUM

CELINE DION

Title: LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE

Label: 550 MUSIC/EPIC

Certification Units: 11

Format: ALBUM

CREED

Title: HUMAN CLAY

Label: WIND-UP RECORDS

Certification Units: 11