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A Gold record is a song or album that sells 500,000 units (records, tapes, and compact discs). The award was launched in 1958; [5] originally, the requirement for a Gold single was one million units sold and a Gold album represented $1 million in sales (at wholesale value, around a third of the list price). [6]
This is a list compiling the highest certified digital singles in the United States, all of which have reached Diamond status and are kept track of by the Recording Industry Association of America. [1] RIAA Certifications depend on how many units a single has received. A single being streamed 150 times equals one unit. Digital singles are ...
The RIAA only certifies a particular recording of a song. Remixes, live and other versions count as separate. Prior to 1989, physical singles were awarded with a Gold certification for shipments of 1,000,000 units and a Platinum certification for shipments of 2,000,000 units.
There are over 150 songs that have been certified diamond by the RIAA. The list includes a vast range of quality, from "Bohemian Rhapsody" to "Baby Shark."
The RIAA began its certifications in 1958, therefore, popular artists from earlier eras are generally not represented on this list. As of February 10, 2024, the Beatles have the highest total certified albums and Drake has the highest total certified digital singles. Eminem is the only act in the top 20 of both lists.
Thresholds of certification for singles (digital only), by country or territory Country/ Territory Certifying body Thresholds per award Gold Platinum Diamond Argentina: Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF) [2] 10,000 20,000 135,000 Brazil: Brazilian Association of Discs Producers (ABPD) [7] Note: As of November 2017: ...
The RIAA gives diamond certifications (upon request) to albums that have gone platinum 10 times. Out of more than 100 diamond-certified albums , only 30 are by women or female-fronted bands.
The late Whitney Houston has earned her third diamond-certified album, becoming the first Black artist to achieve the feat. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Legacy ...