According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Eminem is the artist with the most Gold and Platinum certifications in music history.


After a huge increase in streams following the Super Bowl Halftime extravaganza that featured Eminem, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent – The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today announced a new 73.5 million-certified Gold & Platinum Program for Eminem. The Shady/Aftermath/Interscope artist is currently the number one awarded songwriter for singles in the show’s history and is one of only seven artists – in any genre or era – to have three or more Album Award Diamond or more.

Eminem’s six RIAA Diamond awards – three albums and three singles – have secured his place as one of the most successful artists in history. With 73.5 million new award units today, the total number of awards in Eminem’s RIAA Award career is now 227.5 million – 166 million single awards and 61.5 million album awards.

“These awards recognize Eminem’s unwavering commitment to his craft and the lasting relationships he has forged with fans in his career,” said RIAA President and CEO Mitch Glazier. twenty years. With today’s announcement, Eminem becomes the top certified solo artist in our program’s history and adds a rare third Diamond Album to his many creative achievements.” .

“Congratulations to Eminem and his entire label team, who have set the bar higher than ever!”.

Meanwhile, Steve Berman, Vice President, Interscope Geffen A&M said: “Interscope joins Aftermath to congratulate Marshall, Paul and the entire Shady team on this remarkable achievement. It is an honor to be a part of such a of the greatest journeys in recorded music history. The most beautiful part of this is that it feels like the journey has just begun.”

The RIAA was created in 1958 to honor artists and create a standard for measuring the commercial success of a recording, the Gold & Platinum Awards Program is the industry’s leading measure of recognition. artistic achievements in the music market. The program copyrighted the Golden Record (500,000 units) and formalized the industry practice of awarding artists for music sales achievements. Then there is the Platinum Award (1,000,000), the Multi-Platinum Award (2,000,000 plus) and the Diamond Award (10,000,000 plus).

In 2000, the RIAA created the Premios de Oro y Platino Awards to honor Latin music, especially albums and songs that are more than 50% Spanish. RIAA has counted digital sales since 2004 and on-demand flows since 2013. It’s important to note that certificates must be registered; they do not register automatically. All RIAA certifications are calculated by Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman.