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	Certification Date	Label	Format
SHARE	PRINCE	RAVE UN2 THE JOY FANTASTIC	December 10, 1999	ARISTA	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	PRINCE Title: RAVE UN2 THE JOY FANTASTIC Certification Date: December 10, 1999 Label: ARISTA Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	COOLIO	FANTASTIC VOYAGE	July 20, 1994	TOMMY BOY	SINGLE MORE DETAILS	COOLIO Title: FANTASTIC VOYAGE Certification Date: July 20, 1994 Label: TOMMY BOY Format: SINGLE SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	ELTON JOHN	CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY	March 23, 1993	MCA	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	ELTON JOHN Title: CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY Certification Date: March 23, 1993 Label: MCA Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	PAUL MC CARTNEY	TRIPPING THE LIVE FANTASTIC - HIGHLIGHTS!	August 12, 1991	CAPITOL	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	PAUL MC CARTNEY Title: TRIPPING THE LIVE FANTASTIC - HIGHLIGHTS! Certification Date: August 12, 1991 Label: CAPITOL Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	WHAM!	FANTASTIC	August 9, 1989	COLUMBIA	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	WHAM! Title: FANTASTIC Certification Date: August 9, 1989 Label: COLUMBIA Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	LAKESIDE	FANTASTIC VOYAGE	January 28, 1981	SOLAR	ALBUM MORE DETAILS	LAKESIDE Title: FANTASTIC VOYAGE Certification Date: January 28, 1981 Label: SOLAR Format: ALBUM SHARE MORE DETAILS

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PRINCE

Title: RAVE UN2 THE JOY FANTASTIC

Certification Date: December 10, 1999

Label: ARISTA

Format: ALBUM

COOLIO

Title: FANTASTIC VOYAGE

Certification Date: July 20, 1994

Label: TOMMY BOY

Format: SINGLE

ELTON JOHN

Title: CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY

Certification Date: March 23, 1993

Label: MCA

Format: ALBUM

PAUL MC CARTNEY

Title: TRIPPING THE LIVE FANTASTIC - HIGHLIGHTS!

Certification Date: August 12, 1991

Label: CAPITOL

Format: ALBUM

WHAM!

Title: FANTASTIC

Certification Date: August 9, 1989

Label: COLUMBIA

Format: ALBUM

LAKESIDE

Title: FANTASTIC VOYAGE

Certification Date: January 28, 1981

Label: SOLAR

Format: ALBUM