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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to match retail distribution in August 2006, all Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards for a digital release were withdrawn.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.
For certification dates since January 1, 1989, a Gold award represented shipments of 500,000 units and a Platinum award represented shipments of 1,000,000 units. Since May 9, 2013, RIAA certifications for singles in the "digital" category include on-demand audio and/or video song streams in addition to downloads. [1]
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.
Songs and albums earn RIAA Gold certifications if they sell a minimum of 500,000 units. Titles that reach 1 million units sold earn Platinum certifications. Multi-Platinum certifications are ...
Diamond is the highest award bestowed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), reserved for songs that go 10x platinum in the US. By definition, in order to be eligible, a song ...
Eminem becomes most gold- and platinum certified singles artist in history. Jem Aswad. March 8, 2022 at 11:33 AM ... specifically albums and songs that are more than 50 percent Spanish language ...
It should also be noted that Mexico awards incremental gold certifications even after platinum has been achieved, so an album may be, for example, certified 2× Platinum + Gold. ^ VIII Dutch sales figures provided refer to "Popular" albums. A separate scale is used for jazz, classical, and world music albums: sales exceeding 10,000 and 20,000 ...
After a giant boost in streams that followed Eminem’s Super Bowl Halftime performance with Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent, the Recording Industry Association of ...