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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)
EAGLES EAGLES/THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971 - 1975 RHINO 38

EAGLES

Title: EAGLES/THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971 - 1975

Label: RHINO

Certification Units: 38

Format: ALBUM
MICHAEL JACKSON THRILLER EPIC RECORDS 34

MICHAEL JACKSON

Title: THRILLER

Label: EPIC RECORDS

Certification Units: 34

Format: ALBUM
AC/DC BACK IN BLACK COLUMBIA 27

AC/DC

Title: BACK IN BLACK

Label: COLUMBIA

Certification Units: 27

Format: ALBUM
EAGLES HOTEL CALIFORNIA RHINO 26

EAGLES

Title: HOTEL CALIFORNIA

Label: RHINO

Certification Units: 26

Format: ALBUM
LED ZEPPELIN LED ZEPPELIN IV ATLANTIC 24

LED ZEPPELIN

Title: LED ZEPPELIN IV

Label: ATLANTIC

Certification Units: 24

Format: ALBUM
THE BEATLES THE BEATLES APPLE 24

THE BEATLES

Title: THE BEATLES

Label: APPLE

Certification Units: 24

Format: ALBUM
BILLY JOEL GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II COLUMBIA 23

BILLY JOEL

Title: GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II

Label: COLUMBIA

Certification Units: 23

Format: ALBUM
GARTH BROOKS DOUBLE LIVE CAPITOL NASHVILLE 23

GARTH BROOKS

Title: DOUBLE LIVE

Label: CAPITOL NASHVILLE

Certification Units: 23

Format: ALBUM
PINK FLOYD THE WALL COLUMBIA 23

PINK FLOYD

Title: THE WALL

Label: COLUMBIA

Certification Units: 23

Format: ALBUM
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH CRACKED REAR VIEW RHINO 22

HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH

Title: CRACKED REAR VIEW

Label: RHINO

Certification Units: 22

Format: ALBUM
FLEETWOOD MAC RUMOURS WARNER BROS. 21

FLEETWOOD MAC

Title: RUMOURS

Label: WARNER BROS.

Certification Units: 21

Format: ALBUM
GREEN DAY DOOKIE REPRISE 20

GREEN DAY

Title: DOOKIE

Label: REPRISE

Certification Units: 20

Format: ALBUM
SHANIA TWAIN COME ON OVER MERCURY NASHVILLE 20

SHANIA TWAIN

Title: COME ON OVER

Label: MERCURY NASHVILLE

Certification Units: 20

Format: ALBUM
GARTH BROOKS NO FENCES PEARL RECORDS, INC. 18

GARTH BROOKS

Title: NO FENCES

Label: PEARL RECORDS, INC.

Certification Units: 18

Format: ALBUM
GUNS N' ROSES APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION GEFFEN 18

GUNS N' ROSES

Title: APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

Label: GEFFEN

Certification Units: 18

Format: ALBUM
JOURNEY GREATEST HITS COLUMBIA 18

JOURNEY

Title: GREATEST HITS

Label: COLUMBIA

Certification Units: 18

Format: ALBUM
WHITNEY HOUSTON THE BODYGUARD (SOUNDTRACK) RCA RECORDS 18

WHITNEY HOUSTON

Title: THE BODYGUARD (SOUNDTRACK)

Label: RCA RECORDS

Certification Units: 18

Format: ALBUM
ALANIS MORISSETTE JAGGED LITTLE PILL MAVERICK 17

ALANIS MORISSETTE

Title: JAGGED LITTLE PILL

Label: MAVERICK

Certification Units: 17

Format: ALBUM
BOSTON BOSTON EPIC 17

BOSTON

Title: BOSTON

Label: EPIC

Certification Units: 17

Format: ALBUM
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BORN IN THE U.S.A. COLUMBIA 17

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

Title: BORN IN THE U.S.A.

Label: COLUMBIA

Certification Units: 17

Format: ALBUM
ELTON JOHN GREATEST HITS ISLAND 17

ELTON JOHN

Title: GREATEST HITS

Label: ISLAND

Certification Units: 17

Format: ALBUM
THE BEATLES THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970 EMI 17

THE BEATLES

Title: THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970

Label: EMI

Certification Units: 17

Format: ALBUM
BEE GEES SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK) CAPITOL 16

BEE GEES

Title: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK)

Label: CAPITOL

Certification Units: 16

Format: ALBUM
LED ZEPPELIN PHYSICAL GRAFFITI SWAN SONG 16

LED ZEPPELIN

Title: PHYSICAL GRAFFITI

Label: SWAN SONG

Certification Units: 16

Format: ALBUM
METALLICA METALLICA ATLANTIC RECORDS / ELEKTRA RECORDS 16

METALLICA

Title: METALLICA

Label: ATLANTIC RECORDS / ELEKTRA RECORDS

Certification Units: 16

Format: ALBUM
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS LEGEND ISLAND 15

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS

Title: LEGEND

Label: ISLAND

Certification Units: 15

Format: ALBUM
BON JOVI SLIPPERY WHEN WET MERCURY 15

BON JOVI

Title: SLIPPERY WHEN WET

Label: MERCURY

Certification Units: 15

Format: ALBUM
PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON HARVEST 15

PINK FLOYD

Title: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Label: HARVEST

Certification Units: 15

Format: ALBUM
SANTANA SUPERNATURAL ARISTA 15

SANTANA

Title: SUPERNATURAL

Label: ARISTA

Certification Units: 15

Format: ALBUM
STEVE MILLER BAND GREATEST HITS 1974-1978 CAPITOL 15

STEVE MILLER BAND

Title: GREATEST HITS 1974-1978

Label: CAPITOL

Certification Units: 15

Format: ALBUM
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