Taylor Swift, with her blockbuster The Tortured Poets Department, leads the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) Class of 2024 for Gold & Platinum certifications.
“Gold. Platinum. Diamond. RIAA has the honor of recognizing artists and their dedicated label teams for these amazing sales and streaming achievements,” said RIAA President & COO Michele Ballantyne. “We are excited to acknowledge the titles certified in 2024 and highlight these shining moments as the year wraps! Special congratulations to Taylor Swift for the Top Album and to Shaboozey for the Top Single this year.”
RIAA Chairman & CEO Mitch Glazier added that, ‘there’s nothing like the first time! The RIAA Gold & Platinum Class Of 2024 is our largest to date – with 65 artists whose talents broke through in amazing ways – proving how new music discovery and creative partnerships are driving the next generation of icons. We are so proud of this group of artists and their label teams for their inspiring work that fans love. We look forward to celebrating their next milestones soon.”
HIGHLIGHTS:
- 16 albums and 69 singlesreleased and #RIAATopCertified in 2024* commanded playlists on repeat
- Taylor Swift dominated the Year-End list with the highest certification level AND Top Album for 6x Platinum THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT released on Republic Records
- Earning both the Year-End Top Single AND highest Class Of 2024 certification, Shaboozey had the winning mix with 5x Platinum “A BAR SONG (TIPSY)” via American Dogwood / Empire
- Billie Eilish earned the most certified titles with 10 – Platinum album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, plus singles: 4x Platinum “BIRDS OF A FEATHER;” Platinum “LUNCH,” “CHIHIRO,” “WILDFLOWER” and Gold “SKINNY,” “BLUE, “THE GREATEST,” “L’AMOUR DE MA VIE” and “THE DINER” released via Darkroom/Interscope Records
- Fastest certification on Year-End was Jason Derulo’s NU KING on Atlantic Records (album hit Gold on release day) and Shaboozey’s “A BAR SONG (TIPSY)” on American Dogwood / Empire (now 5x Platinum single was first certified just 31 days after release).
- Across both lists there were 36 artist collaborations
- YG Marley has the only Reggae certification on both the Class of 2024 and Year-End listswith Platinum single “PRAISE JAH IN THE MOONLIGHT” released from YG Marley Music / Hitmaker Distro
- 65 first-time artists across 5 albums and 69 singles were introduced into the Class Of 2024
- BossMan Dlow (Gold album MR BEAT THE ROAD and Platinum “GET IN WITH ME;” Gold “FINESSE,” “MR POT SCRAPER” and “TALK MY SHIT” singles on Alamo Records); Odetari [Gold singles “GMFU (W/ 6ARELYHUMAN),” “GOOD LOYAL THOTS,” “I LOVE YOU HOE (W/ 9LIVES),” “LOOK DON’T TOUCH (W/ CADE CLAIR) and “NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER” via Artist Partner Group] and Sexxy Redd [Gold album HOOD HOTTEST PRINCESS (DELUXE) and Platinum singles “SKEEYEE,” “POUND DOWN” with Tay Keith and “GET IT SEXYY” on REBEL MUSIC + Glorilla’s Gold single “WHATCHU KNO BOUT ME (FT. SEXYY RED)”] usher in their Class Of 2024 status with a tie for the most certified titles at five each
- On the Class Of 2024 list, Tommy Richman has the highest Hip-Hop certification with 4x Platinum “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” released through ISO Supremacy / Pulse Records
- RIAA surprised Alana Springsteen (Gold single “GOODBYE LOOKS GOOD ON YOU” feat. Mitchell Tenpenny via Columbia) and Dasha [Platinum single “AUSTIN (BOOTS STOP WORKIN’)” via Warner Records] during Nashville tour stops and Floyymenor (2x Platinum “GATA ONLY” via UnitedMasters) at the Empire State Building with their Class Of 2024 plaques
- Only 6 new titles by first-timers were certified multi-Platinum; 20 Platinumfor surpassing 1,000,000 units and 48 Goldfor reaching 500,000 units (sales + streaming equivalents)
- 29 R&B/Hip-Hop, 15 Country, 11 Dance/Electronic, 11 Pop, 4 Latin, 3 Alternative, 1 Reggae titles from the #RIAAClassOf 2024 were added to the prestigious Gold & Platinum program
- Premios de Oro y Platino certifications for music with more than 50% Spanish language found RIAA Class Of 2023 alum Peso Pluma with the 2024 Year-End Top Latin Album for 11x Platino ÉXODO (Double P Records) while 27x Platino “HARLEY QUINN” (Rancho Humilde/Street Mob Records/Joytime Collective. Distributed By Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC) from Fuerza Regida & Marshmello take the Top Latin Single.
Here is the RIAA’s complete list for 2024.
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