Post Malone holds the record for the most diamond-certified songs in history with eight to his name.
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.
Brooks' seven diamond albums are his self-titled debut, No Fences, Ropin' The Wind, The Hits, Double-Live, The Ultimate Hits and, coincidentally, Sevens.
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.
At the time, Posty joined fellow rappers Juicy J, T.I., OutKast, Tupac Shakur and Drake who have also reached diamond status for either features on a song, their own albums or a song they released during their careers.
Finally, and most importantly, Jackson becomes the first singer in American history to own multiple Diamond singles and albums. Before 'Billie Jean' and 'Thriller' (the song) crossed the sales threshold, their parent album and its 1987 follow-up, 'Bad,' beat them to the punch.
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.
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.
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 ...
Adele is the youngest current member of this group, as both her albums 21 and 25 have been certified diamond in the U.S.
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind" became the first-ever song to be certified diamond on October 9, 1997. In fact, it received the certification two years before the official diamond award was unveiled by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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.
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.
Post Malone has broken the record for the most RIAA diamond-certified singles from any artist, with three newly certified records.
Eminem First, Only Rapper to Earn Two Diamond Albums - XXL.
The album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and its worldwide sales of 27 million copies make it one of the best-selling albums of all time and the second best-selling album of the 21st century.
Cardi B Makes History As The First Female Rapper To Earn A Diamond-Certified Single With 'Bodak Yellow'
1. "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.
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).
Michael Jackson leads the way with the biggest success of his career (of anyone's career, actually), Thriller, which is millions ahead of any other title. The RIAA has certified the title 33-times platinum for equivalent sales of at least 33 million copies, making it the only collection to go three-times diamond.
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.
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.