Post Malone holds the record for the most diamond-certified songs in history with eight to his name.
Garth Brooks is the artist with the most diamond albums.
On Thursday (April 20), the songs “I Fall Apart,” “Better Now” and “Circles” were all certified diamond, which now means Posty has eight diamond plaques to his name — the most ever, according to Chart Data.
1. "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.
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.
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.
Post Malone has broken the record for the most RIAA diamond-certified singles from any artist, with three newly certified records.
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.
The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, weighing 3,106 carats (621.20 g), discovered at the Premier No. 2 mine in Cullinan, South Africa, on 26 January 1905. It was named after Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the mine.
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+).
"Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
"Old Town Road" is the fastest song in history to be certified diamond.
De Beers S.A., South African company that is the world's largest producer and distributor of diamonds.
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.
POKER FACE & BAD ROMANCE BY LADY GAGA
Before receiving a diamond certification for her hit single, Poker Face, Lady Gaga entered the diamond territory again with her well-known song, Bad Romance. Poker Face might have been her first single ever, but Bad Romance introduced her to diamond territory.
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.
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!
Adele is the youngest current member of this group, as both her albums 21 and 25 have been certified diamond in the U.S.
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.
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.
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.
Michael Jackson Receives Posthumous RIAA Diamond Certifications – VIBE.com.
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 ...