The RIAA gives diamond certifications to songs that have gone platinum 10 times. "We Found Love" by Rihanna and Calvin Harris is the most recent song to receive the rare certification.
Both the Eagles' 'The Greatest Hits (1971-1975)' and Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' have actually achieved Triple Diamond status, topping over 30 million units sold. As far as just Double Diamond, there's The Eagles' 'Hotel California,' AC/DC's 'Back in Black,' and Led Zeppelin's 'Led Zeppelin IV.
There are only 82 songs that have ever been certified diamond, and the rules have changed slightly to include streaming sales too. Elton John's Candle In The Wind, released in 1997, was the first song to ever go diamond, and received the special recognition two years before the official award was confirmed.
Of the 30 songs that have been lucky enough to hit diamond status, just nine have gone on to become 11-times or even 12-times platinum, which currently stands as the high point among all tracks.
Brooks' seven diamond albums are his self-titled debut, No Fences, Ropin' The Wind, The Hits, Double-Live, The Ultimate Hits and, coincidentally, Sevens.
According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.
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+).
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.
With a combined six Diamond awards — three for albums and three for singles — Eminem has firmly secured a place as one of the biggest-selling acts in music history, with the more than 73 million new certifications pushing his career RIAA Award total to 227.5 million; that number includes 166 million single ...
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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.
Drake is tied with The Weeknd for the third-most diamond-certified songs in history.
Jay-Z has earned his first ever diamond certification. The RIAA noted on Monday (June 12), that his 2011 collaboration with Kanye West, "N-ggas In Paris" achieved 10x platinum status, qualifying it for a diamond plaque with 10,000,000 units sold.
Post Malone has broken the record for the most RIAA diamond-certified singles from any artist, with three newly certified records.
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.
These awards, given by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), represent huge sales—500,000 units for gold, 1 million for platinum, 2 million or more for multiplatinum, and 10 million for diamond.
On July 5, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), in recognition of one million copies purchased by Sprint and offered to consumers as free downloads.
1. 'Blinding Lights' by The Weeknd (3.59 billion streams)