RIAA certification

In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards. Certification is not automatic; for an award to be made, the record label must request certification. The audit is conducted against net shipments after returns, which includes albums sold directly to retailers and one-stops, direct-to-consumer sales and other outlets.

Description and qualifications

A Gold record is a single or album that sells 500,000 units. The award was launched in 1958; originally, the requirement for a Gold single was one million units sold and a Gold album represented $1 million in sales. In 1975, the additional requirement of 500,000 units sold was added for Gold albums. Reflecting growth in record sales, the Platinum award was added in 1976, for albums able to sell one million units, and singles selling two million units. The Multi-Platinum award was introduced in 1984, signifying multiple Platinum levels of albums and singles. In 1989, the sales thresholds for singles were reduced to 500,000 for Gold and 1,000,000 for Platinum, reflecting a decrease in sales of singles. In 1992, RIAA began counting each disc in a multi-disc set as one unit toward certification. Reflecting additional growth in music sales, the Diamond award was instituted in 1999 for albums or singles selling ten million units. Because of these changes in criteria, the sales level associated with a particular award depends on when the award was made.
Nielsen SoundScan figures are not used in RIAA certification; the RIAA system predates Nielsen SoundScan and includes sales outlets Nielsen misses. Prior to Nielsen SoundScan, RIAA certification was the only audited and verifiable system for tracking music sales in the U.S.; it is still the only system capable of tracking 100% of sales. This system has allowed, at times, for record labels to promote an album as Gold or Platinum simply based on large shipments. For instance, in 1978 the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band soundtrack shipped Platinum but was a sales bust, with two million returns. Similarly, all four solo albums by the members of Kiss simultaneously shipped Platinum that same year but did not reach the top 20 of the Billboard 200 album chart. The following year, the RIAA began requiring 120 days from the release date before recordings were eligible for certification, although that requirement has been reduced over the years and currently stands at 30 days. Sony was widely criticized in 1995 for hyping Michael Jackson's double album as five times Platinum, based on shipments of 2.5 million and using the RIAA's recently adopted practice of counting each disc toward certification, while SoundScan was reporting only 1.3 million copies sold. A similar discrepancy between shipments and sales was reported with The Lion King soundtrack.
In the digital era, changes in the way music is consumed resulted in changes in the certification criteria. Actual album sales had dropped significantly, while digital download followed by streaming became increasingly dominant. On-demand audio and video streams started to be counted towards Digital Single units consumed in 2013. Track downloads and audio and video streams were then included in album certification in 2016 using formulas converting downloads and streams into the album units for certification purpose.

List of certifications

Records

500,000 units: Gold album
1,000,000 units: Platinum album
2,000,000+ units: Multi-Platinum album
10,000,000 units: Diamond album

Starting from February 1, 2016, each album unit may be one of the following:

One digital or physical album sold or shipped;
10 tracks from the album downloaded;
1,500 on-demand audio or video streams of songs from the album.
Multi-disc

Multi-disc albums are counted once for each disc within the album if it is over 100 minutes in length or is from the vinyl era. For example, the Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and OutKast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, both double albums, were counted twice, meaning each album was certified diamond after 5 million copies were shipped. Pink Floyd's The Wall and the Beatles' White Album, both vinyl-era, are also counted as double even though their running times are under the minimum requirement. Rules may or may not apply depending on most recent staff within the Distributions position.

Spanish

Since 2000, the RIAA also awards Los Premios de Oro y De Platino to Latin albums which are defined by the RIAA as a type of product that features at least 51% of content in Spanish.
As of December 20, 2013, the award levels for Latin certifications are:

30,000 units: Disco de Oro
60,000 units: Disco de Platino
120,000 units: Disco de Multi-Platino
600,000 units: Disco de Diamante

For certifications made before December 20, 2013, the award levels are:

50,000 units: Disco de Oro
100,000 units: Disco de Platino
200,000 units: Disco de Multi-Platino
1,000,000 units: Disco de Diamante

Note: The number of sales required to qualify for Oro and Platino awards was higher prior to January 1, 2008. The thresholds were 100,000 units and 200,000 units. All Spanish-language albums certified prior to 2008 were updated to match the current certification at the time. "La Bomba" by Bolivian group Azul Azul is the only single to receive a Latin certification based on shipments before the creation of the Latin digital singles awards in 2013. The Disco de Diamante award was introduced after the RIAA updated the thresholds for Latin certifications in December 20, 2013. The Disco de Diamante is awarded to Latin albums that have been certified 10× Platinum.

Singles

Standard singles are certified:

Gold when it ships 500,000 copies
Platinum when it ships 1,000,000 copies
Multi-Platinum when it ships at least 2,000,000 copies

Note: The number of sales required to qualify for Gold and Platinum discs was higher prior to January 1, 1989. The thresholds were previously 1,000,000 units and 2,000,000 units.
Digital singles are certified:

Gold means 500,000 certification units
Platinum means 1,000,000 certification units
Multi-Platinum means 2,000,000+ certification units

From 2004 through July 2006, the certification level was 100,000 downloads for Gold and 200,000 for Platinum. When the RIAA changed the certification standards to match retail distribution in August 2006, all Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards for a digital release were withdrawn. Gold certifications, however, were not, meaning a song that was downloaded over 100,000 times and certified so by the RIAA during that time frame retains its Gold status.
Starting May 9, 2013, RIAA certifications for singles in the "digital" category include on-demand audio and/or video song streams in addition to downloads at a rate of 100 streams=1 certification "unit". On January 2, 2016, this rate was updated to 150 streams = 1 certification unit.
Latin digital singles are certified:

Disco de Oro means 30,000 certification units
Disco de Platino means 60,000 certification units
Disco de Multi-Platino means 120,000+ certification units

The Latin Digital Single Awards began on December 20, 2013. As with the digital sales, 100 streams count as one download sale.

Video Longform

Along with albums, digital albums, and singles there is another classification of music release called "Video Longform." This release format includes DVD and VHS releases, and certain live albums and compilation albums. The certification criteria are slightly different from other styles.

Gold: 50,000 copies
Platinum: 100,000 copies
Multi-Platinum: 200,000 copies
Video Box Set

The video box set award is a classification for video compilations that include three or more videos that are grouped and marketed together as a set. Like Video Longform, this includes DVD and VHS releases and the certification criteria is the same. Each individual video within set is counted as one toward certification.

Gold: 50,000 copies
Platinum: 100,000 copies
Multi-Platinum: 200,000 copies

The best-selling video box set as certified by the RIAA is the Rolling Stones' Four Flicks DVD compilation from their Licks World Tour, with a 19X Multi-Platinum designation. This was likely achieved due to exclusive distribution rights owned by Best Buy by their short-lived music production company, Redline Entertainment.

Records

Lists from RIAA site showing current status holders of RIAA Certifications:

List of highest-certified music artists in the United States
List of best-selling albums in the United States
List of best-selling singles in the United States
List of best-selling Latin albums in the United States
Artists with the most album certifications

Albums that have been certified Gold might receive additional certifications for achieving Platinum and Multi-Platinum levels.

Artist	# Gold	# Platinum	# Multi-Platinum	# Diamond	Total	Source
Elvis Presley	101	57	25	1	184
The Beatles	48	42	26	6	122
Barbra Streisand	51	30	12	0	93
George Strait	39	33	13	0	85
The Rolling Stones	43	28	11	1	83
Elton John	37	27	12	1	77
Neil Diamond	40	21	11	0	72
Garth Brooks	21	21	15	5	64
Eminem	16	13	24	5	58
Aerosmith	25	18	12	1	56
Led Zeppelin	19	18	14	5	56
Michael Jackson	15	30	9	2	56
Rod Stewart	27	19	10	0	56
AC/DC	22	20	12	1	55
Reba McEntire	27	19	9	0	55
Bob Dylan	33	15	5	0	53
Kenny Rogers	28	17	7	1	53
Alabama	22	20	10	0	52
Bruce Springsteen	22	17	10	2	51
Madonna	20	17	12	2	51
Billy Joel	18	17	12	2	49
Chicago	23	18	8	0	49
Frank Sinatra	34	10	4	0	48
Pink Floyd	19	15	12	2	48
Kiss	30	14	3	0	47
U2	16	16	11	1	44
Barry Manilow	24	13	6	0	43
Eric Clapton	23	11	7	1	42
Alan Jackson	18	15	8	0	41
John Denver	21	13	7	1	41
Luther Vandross	19	15	7	0	41
Rush	24	14	3	0	41
James Taylor	20	14	5	1	40
Lynyrd Skynyrd	20	13	7	0	40
The Doors	20	14	5	1	40
Mariah Carey	15	13	9	2	39
Santana	21	10	7	1	39
Dave Matthews Band	17	14	7	0	38
Queen	19	12	7	0	38
Willie Nelson	18	14	6	0	38
Linda Ronstadt	17	13	7	0	37
The Who	19	12	5	0	36
Kenny G	15	11	8	1	35
The Beach Boys	20	9	6	0	35
Toby Keith	18	12	5	0	35
Celine Dion	13	11	8	2	34
Johnny Cash	19	10	5	0	34
Prince	18	11	4	1	33
Hank Williams, Jr.	23	8	1	0	32
Jimi Hendrix	16	10	6	0	32
John Mellencamp	15	12	5	0	32
Kenny Chesney	16	11	5	0	32
Grateful Dead	20	6	4	0	30
Mannheim Steamroller	18	8	4	0	30
Jimmy Buffett	17	9	3	0	29
Tom Petty	15	8	5	1	29
Isley Brothers	15	10	3	0	28
Neil Young	18	7	3	0	28
Bee Gees	15	9	2	1	27
Paul McCartney	16	7	4	0	27
Jefferson Airplane/Starship	20	5	1	0	26
The Temptations	17	6	1	0	24
Anne Murray	15	6	2	0	23
Britney Spears	9	8	4	2	23
Johnny Mathis	15	6	2	0	23
Andy Williams	18	3	0	0	21
Dean Martin	17	2	0	0	19
Jethro Tull	15	3	1	0	19

Note: The RIAA provides the

Artists with the most single certifications

Singles that have been certified Gold might receive additional certifications for achieving Platinum and Multi-Platinum levels. For example, Eminem has had 13 singles certified Gold, 8 of which went on to achieve Platinum certification as well.
This list includes the RIAA formats 'Single','12 inch single' and 'Video Single'. This list includes singles of the RIAA types 'standard' and 'digital'.

Very few artists ever received a Gold 12-inch single
12 inch singles were given a Gold certification after sales of 500,000 or more copies sold. This took place back when more 12-inch singles were manufactured and sold.

This table tracks artists with some number of singles that have received at least twenty total certifications.

Artist	# Gold	# Platinum	# Multi-Platinum	Total	Source
Eminem	13	8	6	27
Adele	12	9	5	26
Elvis Presley	54	27	8	89
Rihanna	44	38	32	114
Katy Perry	17	17	13	47
Lil Wayne	25	21	10	56
Mariah Carey	27	16	9	52
Taylor Swift	52	35	20	107
Madonna	27+Gold 12 inch	6	2	47
Beyoncé	25	13	5	43
The Beatles	28	9	4	41
Michael Jackson	23	10	1	34
Whitney Houston	19	7	1	27
Janet Jackson	20	4	-	24
Elton John	18	8	1	27
Lady Gaga	15	13	12	40
Bruno Mars	18	16	13	47
Kanye West	31	24	13	68
R. Kelly	14	7	-	21
Usher	14	9	1	24
Chris Brown	38	28	10	76
T.I.	16	11	4	31
Jay-Z	22	15	7	44
Linkin Park	11	7	2	20
Black Eyed Peas	12	9	8	29
Ariana Grande	14	11	7	32
Justin Timberlake	12	9	4	25
Ludacris	10	7	3	20
Kenny Chesney	24	8	-	36
Flo Rida	13	11	10	34
Brad Paisley	17	8	4	29
Tim McGraw	24	12	3	39
Jason Aldean	21	15	5	41
Nicki Minaj	14	10	5	29
Ne-Yo	10	8	5	23
Drake	22	16	11	49
Demi Lovato	10	9	4	23
Rascal Flatts	13	8	-	21
Fall Out Boy	13	10	5	28

Note: The RIAA provides the

RIAA Diamond certifications

Diamond certified albums and singles

Year of release	Artist	Title	Label	Certification	Year of certification	Release type
1976	Eagles	Their Greatest Hits	Rhino	38× Platinum	2018	Album
1982	Michael Jackson	Thriller	Epic	33× Platinum	2017	Album
1976	Eagles	Hotel California	Rhino	26× Platinum	2018	Album
1980	AC/DC	Back in Black	Epic	25× Platinum	2019	Album
1968	The Beatles	The Beatles	Apple	24× Platinum	2019	Album
1985	Billy Joel	Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II	Columbia	23× Platinum	2011	Album
1971	Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin IV	Atlantic	23× Platinum	2006	Album
1979	Pink Floyd	The Wall	Columbia	23× Platinum	1999	Album
1998	Garth Brooks	Double Live	Capitol Nashville	21× Platinum	2006	Album
1994	Hootie & the Blowfish	Cracked Rear View	Rhino	21× Platinum	2018	Album
1977	Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	Warner Bros.	20× Platinum	2014	Album
1997	Shania Twain	Come On Over	Mercury Nashville	20× Platinum	2004	Album
1990	Garth Brooks	No Fences	Pearl	18× Platinum	2020	Album
1987	Guns N' Roses	Appetite for Destruction	Geffen	18× Platinum	2008	Album
1992	Whitney Houston	The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album	RCA	18× Platinum	2017	Album
1976	Boston	Boston	Epic	17× Platinum	2003	Album
1974	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Island	17× Platinum	2016	Album
1973	The Beatles	1967-1970	EMI	17× Platinum	2010	Album
1995	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	Maverick	16× Platinum	1998	Album
1977	Bee Gees	'	Capitol	16× Platinum	2017	Album
1975	Led Zeppelin	Physical Graffiti	Swan Song	16× Platinum	2006	Album
1991	Metallica	Metallica	Atlantic/Elektra	16× Platinum	2012	Album
1984	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Legend	Island	15× Platinum	2014	Album
1984	Bruce Springsteen	Born in the U.S.A.	Columbia	15× Platinum	1995	Album
1988	Journey	Greatest Hits	Columbia	15× Platinum	2011	Album
1973	Pink Floyd	The Dark Side of the Moon	Harvest	15× Platinum	1998	Album
1999	Santana	Supernatural	Arista	15× Platinum	2003	Album
1973	The Beatles	1962-1966	Apple	15× Platinum	2001	Album
2011	Adele	21	Columbia	14× Platinum	2016	Album
1997	Backstreet Boys	Backstreet Boys	Jive	14× Platinum	2001	Album
1999	Britney Spears	...Baby One More Time	Jive	14× Platinum	2004	Album
1991	Garth Brooks	Ropin' the Wind	Capitol	14× Platinum	1998	Album
1977	Meat Loaf	Bat Out of Hell	Epic	14× Platinum	2001	Album
1972	Simon & Garfunkel	Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits	Columbia	14× Platinum	2003	Album
1978	Steve Miller Band	Greatest Hits 1974-78	Capitol	14× Platinum	2017	Album
1999	Backstreet Boys	Millennium	Jive	13× Platinum	2001	Album
1986	Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band	Live/1975–85	Columbia	13× Platinum	1999	Album
1998	Dixie Chicks	Wide Open Spaces	Monument	13× Platinum	2020	Album
2017	Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee	"Despacito"	Universal Music Latino/Republic	13× Platinum	2020	Single
1991	Pearl Jam	Ten	Epic	13× Platinum	2009	Album
1984	Prince and The Revolution	Purple Rain	Warner Bros.	13× Platinum	1996	Album
1985	Whitney Houston	Whitney Houston	Arista	13× Platinum	1999	Album
1986	Bon Jovi	Slippery When Wet	Mercury	12× Platinum	1995	Album
1994	Boyz II Men	II	Motown	12× Platinum	1996	Album
1987	Def Leppard	Hysteria	Mercury	12× Platinum	1998	Album
2014	Ed Sheeran	"Thinking Out Loud"	Atlantic	12× Platinum	2019	Single
2011	Eminem	"Love the Way You Lie"	Shady/Aftermath/Interscope	12× Platinum	2018	Single
1995	Jewel	Pieces of You	Atlantic	12× Platinum	2006	Album
2010	Justin Bieber	"Baby"	Island/Def Jam	12× Platinum	2013	Single
1992	Kenny G	Breathless	Arista	12× Platinum	1998	Album
1980	Kenny Rogers	Greatest Hits	Liberty	12× Platinum	1997	Album
1969	Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin II	Atlantic	12× Platinum	1999	Album
2019	Lil Nas X	"Old Town Road"	Columbia	12x Platinum	2020	Single
1996	Matchbox Twenty	Yourself or Someone Like You	Atlantic	12× Platinum	2001	Album
1985	Phil Collins	No Jacket Required	Atlantic	12× Platinum	2001	Album
1995	Shania Twain	The Woman in Me	Mercury Nashville	12× Platinum	2000	Album
1994	Soundtrack	Forrest Gump	Epic	12× Platinum	2000	Album
1969	The Beatles	Abbey Road	Apple	12× Platinum	2001	Album
2016	The Chainsmokers	"Closer"	Columbia	12x Platinum	2020	Single
1971	The Rolling Stones	Hot Rocks 1964-1971	London	12× Platinum	2002	Album
1994	TLC	CrazySexyCool	LaFace	12× Platinum	2019	Album
1993	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	Greatest Hits	Interscope	12× Platinum	2015	Album
2000	*NSYNC	No Strings Attached	Jive	11× Platinum	2001	Album
2015	Adele	25	Columbia/XL	11× Platinum	2017	Album
1980	Aerosmith	Aerosmith's Greatest Hits	Columbia	11× Platinum	2007	Album
1996	Celine Dion	Falling Into You	550 Music	11× Platinum	2001	Album
1999	Creed	Human Clay	Wind-up	11× Platinum	2004	Album
1999	Dixie Chicks	Fly	Monument	11× Platinum	2020	Album
2018	Drake	"God's Plan"	Young Money/Cash Money/Republic	11× Platinum	2019	Single
1982	Eagles	Eagles Greatest Hits, Volume 2	Asylum	11× Platinum	2002	Album
1997	Elton John	"Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"	Rocket	11× Platinum	1997	Single
2012	Florida Georgia Line	"Cruise"	BMX	11× Platinum	2018	Single
1976	James Taylor	Greatest Hits	Warner Bros.	11× Platinum	1996	Album
2010	Katy Perry	"Firework"	Capitol	11× Platinum	2018	Single
2013	Katy Perry	"Dark Horse"	Capitol	11× Platinum	2018	Single
1998	Kid Rock	Devil Without a Cause	Lava	11× Platinum	2003	Album
2009	Lady Gaga	"Bad Romance"	Streamline/Interscope	11× Platinum	2015	Single
1973	Led Zeppelin	Houses of the Holy	Atlantic	11× Platinum	1999	Album
2000	Linkin Park	Hybrid Theory	Warner Bros.	11× Platinum	2017	Album
2014	Mark Ronson	"UpTown Funk!"	RCA	11× Platinum	2016	Single
1997	Notorious B.I.G.	Life After Death	Bad Boy/Rhino	11× Platinum	2000	Album
2003	Outkast	Speakerboxxx/The Love Below	LaFace/Arista	11× Platinum	2006	Album
2013	Pharrell Williams	"Happy"	Columbia	11× Platinum	2020	Single
2002	Shania Twain	Up!	Mercury Nashville	11× Platinum	2004	Album
1987	Soundtrack	Dirty Dancing	RCA	11× Platinum	1994	Album
1997	Soundtrack	'	Sony Classical	11× Platinum	2000	Album
1967	The Beatles	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Capitol	11× Platinum	1997	Album
2000	The Beatles	1	Capitol	11× Platinum	2010	Album
2015	The Weeknd	"The Hills"	Republic/XO	11× Platinum	2020	Single
2015	Wiz Khalifa	"See You Again"	Atlantic	11× Platinum	2019	Single
1998	*NSYNC	*NSYNC	RCA	10× Platinum	2000	Album
1998	2Pac	Greatest Hits	Interscope	10× Platinum	2011	Album
1996	2Pac	All Eyez On Me	Death Row/Interscope	10× Platinum	2014	Album
1986	Beastie Boys	Licensed to Ill	Def Jam	10× Platinum	2015	Album
1977	Billy Joel	The Stranger	Columbia	10× Platinum	2003	Album
1994	Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band	Greatest Hits	Capitol	10× Platinum	2017	Album
2000	Britney Spears	Oops!... I Did It Again	Jive	10× Platinum	2005	Album
2010	Bruno Mars	"Just the Way You Are"	Elektra	10× Platinum	2019	Single
2012	Carly Rae Jepsen	"Call Me Maybe"	Schoolboy/Interscope	10× Platinum	2016	Single
1971	Carole King	Tapestry	Ode	10× Platinum	1995	Album
1997	Celine Dion	Let's Talk About Love	550 Music/Epic	10× Platinum	1999	Album
1985	Creedence Clearwater Revival		Fantasy	10× Platinum	2016	Album
1983	Def Leppard	Pyromania	Mercury	10× Platinum	2004	Album
1976	Doobie Brothers	Best of The Doobies	Warner Bros.	10× Platinum	1996	Album
2017	Ed Sheeran	"Shape of You"	Atlantic	10× Platinum	2019	Single
2017	Ed Sheeran	"Perfect"	Atlantic	10× Platinum	2019	Single
1970	Elvis Presley	Elvis' Christmas Album	RCA Camden/Pickwick	10× Platinum	2011	Album
2000	Eminem	The Marshall Mathers LP	Aftermath/Interscope	10× Platinum	2011	Album
2002	Eminem	The Eminem Show	Aftermath/Interscope	10× Platinum	2011	Album
2010	Eminem	"Not Afraid"	Shady/Aftermath/Interscope	10× Platinum	2014	Single
2002	Eminem	"Lose Yourself"	Shady/Aftermath/Interscope	10× Platinum	2018	Single
1992	Eric Clapton	Unplugged	Reprise	10× Platinum	1996	Album
2011	fun.	"We Are Young"	Fueled by Ramen	10× Platinum	2019	Single
2007	Garth Brooks	The Ultimate Hits	Pearl	10× Platinum	2016	Album
1997	Garth Brooks	Sevens	Capitol Nashville	10× Platinum	2006	Album
1989	Garth Brooks	Garth Brooks	Capitol	10× Platinum	2006	Album
1994	Garth Brooks	The Hits	Liberty	10× Platinum	1998	Album
1987	George Michael	Faith	Columbia	10× Platinum	1996	Album
1994	Green Day	Dookie	Reprise	10× Platinum	1999	Album
1990	Hammer	Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em	Capitol	10× Platinum	1991	Album
2012	Imagine Dragons	"Radioactive"	KIDinaKORNER/Interscope	10× Platinum	2015	Single
2008	Jason Mraz	"I'm Yours"	Atlantic	10× Platinum	2019	Single
2013	Katy Perry	"Roar"	Capitol	10× Platinum	2017	Single
2008	Lady Gaga	"Poker Face"	Streamline/Interscope	10× Platinum	2015	Single
1990	Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin	Atlantic	10× Platinum	2006	Album
1983	Lionel Richie	Can't Slow Down	Motown	10× Platinum	1985	Album
2011	LMFAO	"Party Rock Anthem"	Interscope/Geffen/A&M	10× Platinum	2018	Single
2013	Lorde	"Royals"	Republic	10× Platinum	2017	Single
2012	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis	"Thrift Shop"	Macklemore, LLC	10× Platinum	2015	Single
1984	Madonna	Like a Virgin	Sire	10× Platinum	1998	Album
1990	Madonna	The Immaculate Collection	Sire	10× Platinum	2001	Album
1995	Mariah Carey	Daydream	Columbia	10× Platinum	1998	Album
1993	Mariah Carey	Music Box	Columbia	10× Platinum	1997	Album
2014	Meghan Trainor	"All About That Bass"	Epic	10× Platinum	2018	Single
1987	Michael Jackson	Bad	Epic/Legacy	10× Platinum	2017	Album
2000	Nelly	Country Grammar	Republic	10× Platinum	2016	Album
2005	Nickelback	All the Right Reasons	Roadrunner	10× Platinum	2017	Album
1991	Nirvana	Nevermind	DGC	10× Platinum	1999	Album
1995	No Doubt	Tragic Kingdom	Trauma/Interscope	10× Platinum	1999	Album
2002	Norah Jones	Come Away With Me	Blue Note	10× Platinum	2005	Album
2013	OneRepublic	"Counting Stars"	Mosley/Interscope	10× Platinum	2018	Single
1967	Patsy Cline	Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits	MCA	10× Platinum	2005	Album
2016	Post Malone	"Congratulations"	Republic	10× Platinum	2019	Single
1980	R.E.O. Speedwagon	Hi Infidelity	Epic/Legacy	10× Platinum	2017	Album
2013	Robin Thicke	"Blurred Lines"	Star Trak/Interscope	10× Platinum	2018	Single
1995	The Smashing Pumpkins	Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness	Virgin	10× Platinum	2012	Album
1994	Soundtrack	The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Disneyland	10× Platinum	1995	Album
1976	Stevie Wonder	Songs in the Key of Life	Motown	10× Platinum	2005	Album
2008	Taylor Swift	Fearless	Big Machine	10× Platinum	2017	Album
2014	Taylor Swift	"Shake It Off"	Big Machine	10× Platinum	2020	Single
2009	The Black Eyed Peas	"I Gotta Feeling"	Interscope/Geffen/A&M	10× Platinum	2018	Single
1985	The Doors	The Best of The Doors	Elektra	10× Platinum	2007	Album
1987	U2	The Joshua Tree	Island	10× Platinum	1995	Album
2004	Usher	Confessions	Arista	10× Platinum	2008	Album
1978	Van Halen	Van Halen	Warner Bros.	10× Platinum	1996	Album
1984	Van Halen	1984	Warner Bros.	10× Platinum	1999	Album
1983	ZZ Top	Eliminator	Warner Bros.	10× Platinum	1996	Album

RIAA Diamante certifications

Diamante certified Latin albums and singles

Year of release	Artist	Title	Label	Certification	Year of certification	Release type
2017	J Balvin, Willy William & Beyoncé	"Mi Gente"	Universal Music Latino	68× Platinum	2018	Single
2016	Nio Garcia, Casper Magico, Bad Bunny, Ozuna, Darell & Nicky Jam	"Te Boté "	Flow La Movie, Inc./Glad Empire	60× Platinum	2019	Single
1995	Selena	Dreaming of You	Universal Music Latino	59× Platinum	2017	Album
2017	Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee &Justin Bieber	"Despacito"	Universal Music Latino	55× Platinum	2017	Single
1994	Selena	Amor Prohibido	Universal Music Latino	36× Platinum	2017	Album
2018	Nicky Jam & J Balvin	"X"	Sony Music Latin	35× Platinum	2019	Single
2005	Shakira	"La Tortura"	Epic	32× Platinum	2018	Single
2017	Maluma	"Felices los 4"	Sony Music Latin	29× Platinum	2018	Single
2016	Carlos Vives & Shakira	"La Bicicleta"	Sony Music Latin	27× Platinum	2020	Single
2015	Nicky Jam	"El Perdón"	Sony Music Latin	27× Platinum	2017	Single
2018	Bad Bunny	"Mia"	OVO Sound/Warner Bros.	26× Platinum	2019	Single
2018	Pedro Capó & Farruko	"Calma "	Sony Music Latin	25× Platinum	2019	Single
2018	Daddy Yankee	"Dura"	Universal Music Latino/El Cartel	23× Platinum	2019	Single
2016	Daddy Yankee	"Shaky Shaky"	Universal Music Latino/El Cartel	22× Platinum	2019	Single
2019	Luis Fonsi	Vida	Universal Music Latino	22× Platinum	2019	Album
2016	Nicky Jam	"Hasta el Amanecer"	Sony Music Latin	22× Platinum	2017	Single
2017	Becky G	"Mayores"	Sony Music Latin	21× Platinum	2018	Single
2017	Christian Nodal	"Adiós Amor"	Fonovisa	21× Platinum	2018	Single
2019	Karol G & Nicki Minaj	"Tusa"	Universal Music Latino	21× Platinum	2020	Single
2017	Ozuna	"Se Preparó"	VP	21× Platinum	2018	Single
2018	Reik	"Me niego"	Sony Music Latin	21× Platinum	2020	Single
2019	Jhay Cortez, Bad Bunny & J Balvin	"No Me Conoce "	Universal Music Latino	20× Platinum	2020	Single
2013	Romeo Santos	"Propuesta Indecente"	Sony Music Latin	20× Platinum	2017	Single
2017	Bad Bunny, Prince Royce & J Balvin featuring Mambo Kingz & DJ Luian	"Sensualidad"	Hear This Music	19× Platinum	2019	Single
2011	Romeo Santos	"Promise"	Sony Music Latin	19× Platinum	2017	Single
2004	Juanes	Mi Sangre	Universal Music Latino	18× Platinum	2019	Album
2002	Selena	Ones	Universal Music Latino	18× Platinum	2017	Album
2017	Daddy Yankee	"La Rompe Corazones"	Universal Music Latino	17× Platinum	2018	Single
2017	Carlos Vives & Sebastián Yatra	"Robarte un Beso"	Sony Music Latin	16× Platinum	2020	Single
2018	Farruko	"Krippy Kush"	Sony Music Latin	16× Platinum	2018	Single
1993	Gloria Estefan	Mi Tierra	Epic	16× Platinum	2000	Album
2013	Marc Anthony	"Vivir Mi Vida"	Sony Music Latin	16× Platinum	2015	Single
2016	Shakira	"Chantaje"	Sony Music Latin	16× Platinum	2017	Single
2016	Chino & Nacho	"Andas en Mi Cabeza"	Universal Music Latino	15× Platinum	2020	Single
2019	Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry	"Con Calma " Featuring Snow	Universal Music Latino/El Cartel	15× Platinum	2019	Single
2017	Natti Natasha & Ozuna	"Criminal"	Pina	15× Platinum	2018	Single
1990	Ottmar Liebert	Nouveau Flamenco	Higher Octave	14× Platinum	2002	Album
2018	Raymix	"Oye Mujer"	Aftercluv	14× Platinum	2020	Single
2018	Anuel AA & Haze	"Amanece"	House Of Haze/Cinq	13× Platinum	2019	Single
2018	Becky G & Natti Natasha	"Sin Pijama"	Sony Music Latin	13× Platinum	2018	Single
2017	Danny Ocean	"Me Rehúso"	Warner Music Latina	13× Platinum	2019	Single
2017	Nicky Jam	"El Amante"	Sony Music Latin	13× Platinum	2017	Single
2017	Ozuna	"Siguelo Bailando"	VP	13× Platinum	2018	Single
2014	Romeo Santos	"Odio"	Sony Music Latin	13× Platinum	2017	Single
2016	Enrique Iglesias	"Duele el Corazón"	Sony Music Latin	12× Platinum	2017	Single
2015	Gente de Zona	"La Gozadera"	Sony Music Latin	12× Platinum	2017	Single
2016	Maluma	"Cuatro Babys"	Sony Music Latin	12× Platinum	2019	Single
1992	Maná	¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños?	WEA Latina	12× Platinum	2000	Album
2016	Ozuna	"Dile Que Tu Me Quieres"	VP	12× Platinum	2018	Single
2016	Bad Bunny	"Soy Peor"	Rimas/Hear This Music	11× Platinum	2019	Single
2018	DJ Luian & Mambo Kingz featuring Anuel AA, Prince Royce & Becky G	"Bubalu"	Hear This Music	11× Platinum	2019	Single
2017	Maluma	"Corazón"	Sony Music Latin	11× Platinum	2018	Single
2019	Maluma	"HP"	Sony Music Latin	11× Platinum	2019	Single
2017	Nicky Jam	Fénix	Sony Music Latin	11× Platinum	2018	Album
2017	Ozuna	Odisea	VP/New Masters	11× Platinum	2018	Album
2017	Ozuna	"Tu Foto"	VP	11× Platinum	2018	Single
2014	Romeo Santos	"Eres Mía"	Sony Music Latin	11× Platinum	2017	Single
2014	Romeo Santos	Formula, Vol. 2	Sony Music Latin	11× Platinum	2016	Album
2017	Romeo Santos	Golden	Sony Music Latin	11× Platinum	2020	Album
2005	Shakira	Fijación Oral, Vol. 1	Epic	11× Platinum	2009	Album
2019	Anuel AA & Karol G	"Secreto"	Universal Music Latino	10× Platinum	2019	Single
2018	Bad Bunny	X 100pre	Rimas	10× Platinum	2019	Album
1996	Charlie Zaa	Sentimientos	Sonolux	10× Platinum	2012	Album
2017	Daddy Yankee	"Vuelve"	Universal Music Latino	10× Platinum	2018	Single
2015	J Balvin	"Ginza"	Capitol Latin	10× Platinum	2016	Single
2014	J Balvin	"Ay Vamos"	Capitol Latin	10× Platinum	2015	Single
2013	J Balvin	"6 AM"	Capitol Latin	10× Platinum	2015	Single
2017	Karol G	"Ahora Me Llama"	Universal Music Latino	10× Platinum	2018	Single
2018	Karol G	"Mi Cama"	Universal Music Latino	10× Platinum	2019	Single
2018	Karol G & Anuel AA	"Culpables"	Universal Music Latino	10× Platinum	2019	Single
1997	Maná	Sueños Líquidos	WEA Latina	10× Platinum	2000	Album
2017	Nacho	"Báilame"	Universal Music Latino	10× Platinum	2018	Single
2018	Ozuna	Aura	VP	10× Platinum	2019	Album
2016	Sebastián Yatra	"Traicionera"	Universal Music Latino	10× Platinum	2019	Single
2019	Sech	"Otro Trago"	Rich Music	10× Platinum	2019	Single
1998	Selena	Anthology	Universal Music Latino	10× Platinum	2017	Album
1999	Selena	All My Hits: Todos Mis Exitos	Universal Music Latino	10× Platinum	2017	Album
1992	Selena	Entre a Mi Mundo	Universal Music Latino	10× Platinum	2017	Album
1993	Selena	Mis Mejores Canciones: 17 Super Exitos	Universal Music Latino	10× Platinum	2017	Album
2010	Shakira	Sale El Sol	Sony Music Latin	10× Platinum	2018	Album
2017	Shakira	El Dorado	Sony Music Latin	10× Platinum	2018	Album
2015	Yandel	"Encantadora"	Sony Music Latin	10× Platinum	2018	Single

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