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.
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.
Brooks' seven diamond albums are his self-titled debut, No Fences, Ropin' The Wind, The Hits, Double-Live, The Ultimate Hits and, coincidentally, Sevens.
Now with eight songs that have passed this threshold, Malone surpasses the previous record-holder Bruno Mars, who has six. In honor of the occasion, Malone will release a brand new project titled The Diamond Collection on April 21, which consists of every diamond song he has, as well as his recent single “Chemical.”
"Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind" by Elton John. "Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind" became the first-ever song to be certified diamond on October 9, 1997.
Drake is tied with The Weeknd for the third-most diamond-certified songs in history.
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.
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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.
Kanye West has earned his first ever Diamond certification, with 'Stronger' surpassing the 10 million sales mark earlier this week. Released in 2007 from West's third album 'Graduation', the track has reached the milestone 14 years later.
So far, only seven hip hop records have reached the Diamond status that signifies 10 million certified album units sold in the US. Such artists as Jay Z, Kanye West, Drake, and Dr. Dre, while having many other accolades imaginable, are yet to reach this milestone in their careers.
Adele is the youngest current member of this group, as both her albums 21 and 25 have been certified diamond in the U.S.
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.
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.
1. "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.
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.
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+).
Imagine Dragons have notched three RIAA diamond song certifications, making them the first-ever band to reach this milestone with another single not far behind in eclipsing that coveted 10-plus million mark.
Adele's 2015 album 25 has gone diamond, and it's done it in less than a year. Her label presented her with the plaque last week at Madison Square Garden, where she was performing.
Post Malone has broken the record for the most RIAA diamond-certified singles from any artist, with three newly certified records.
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.
"Bodak Yellow" made Cardi B the first female rapper to have a song certified Diamond by the RIAA, a record which she has since extended to three Diamond-certified songs.
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Jay-Z's best-selling album:
2… Hard Knock Life is Jay-Z's best-selling album n the US, delivering a whopping 5.4 million record sales, going Platinum five times. There's never much doubt about the best albums of Jay's canon but it's not very often that the best album translates into the highest-selling albums.