72. "Sugar" by Maroon 5. "Sugar" was certified diamond on January 11, 2022. It marks Maroon 5's third diamond-certified song, putting the band on equal footing with Eminem, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, and Cardi B.
The RIAA gives diamond certifications to songs that have gone platinum 10 times. Only 110 songs in history have been certified diamond and 21 artists have multiple songs on the list. Post Malone has the most with eight, followed by Bruno Mars with six.
Post Malone has broken the record for the most RIAA diamond-certified singles from any artist, with three newly certified records.
Brooks' seven diamond albums are his self-titled debut, No Fences, Ropin' The Wind, The Hits, Double-Live, The Ultimate Hits and, coincidentally, Sevens.
Second on the all-time list with four Diamond singles is Imagine Dragons: “Radioactive” (14-times Platinum), “Demons” (10-times Platinum), “Thunder” (10-times Platinum), and “Believer” (10-times Platinum). The top artist of all time is… Bruno Mars, who has five Diamond songs.
Garth Brooks holds the record for most diamond-certified albums, with nine. Others with three or more albums that have reached diamond status include The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Shania Twain and the Eagles.
Currently, country singer Garth Brooks holds the record for the most diamond-certified albums with nine. Other artists who have three or more diamond-certified records include The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Shania Twain and the Eagles.
Michael Jackson Receives Posthumous RIAA Diamond Certifications – VIBE.com.
Although 50 Cent mentions diamond status in his posts, his first two albums haven't yet been certified diamond on the Recording Industry Association of America's website. According to the RIAA, as of February 2020, Get Rich or Die Tryin' — which celebrated its 18th anniversary last month — went platinum nine times.
1. "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.
This week marked the one-week anniversary since Eminem became the first and only rapper to earn two diamond-certified albums. On March 8th, 2022, the RIAA certified two of his albums as double platinum, as XXL points out.
The late singer's 1985 debut Whitney Houston and her sophomore 1987 Whitney album are also Diamond, making her the only female artist to have three albums of that status.
At 33 million certified units sold, the best-selling album of all time has achieved triple-diamond status — the only album to do so.
Nevertheless, as Twain's third diamond album, it made her the only artist to have three consecutive diamond RIAA certified albums.
The award levels are Silver (20,000+), Double Silver (40,000+), Gold (75,000+), Double Gold (150,000+), Diamond (200,000+), Platinum (400,000+) and Double Platinum (800,000+).
There are 110 songs in history that have been certified diamond — here they all are. Post Malone recently earned his eighth diamond award, setting a new record for the most of any artist in history. The RIAA gives diamond certifications to songs that have gone platinum 10 times.
For starters, unlike Adele, Taylor Swift or Usher, Beyoncé has no diamond-selling albums (not even her double-album I Am … Sasha Fierce, which would've had to sell only 5 million to earn that certification).
Adele is the youngest current member of this group, as both her albums 21 and 25 have been certified diamond in the U.S.
Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three.
“Legend” Diamond Album Released
Bob Marley & The Wailers' iconic “Legend” album is released on Island Records, eventually becoming the band's highest certified album at 15X multi-Platinum.
Off The Wall made Jackson the first solo artist to have four singles from the same album peak in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified 9× Platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.
1. Elvis Presley. You can't really act surprised when you see Elvis Presley at the top of this list. You know, there's a reason why they called him "The King." You wanted to know who has the most platinum records, and here he is!
According to the RIAA, in order for a record to be considered diamond, it has to accumulate 10 million certified units. Malone's latest achievement finds him surpassing pop and R&B superstar Bruno Mars' previous record of having the most RIAA Diamond-certified singles, with six.