How many sales makes an album Diamond?
RIAA GOLD & PLATINUM AWARDS
| Certification | Minimum Units | Date Established |
|---|---|---|
| Gold® | 500,000 | 1958 |
| Platinum® | 1,000,000 | 1976 |
| multi-Platinum® | 2,000,000 (in increments of 1,000,000 thereafter) | 1984 |
| Diamond® | 10,000,000 and counting | 1999 |
What is a diamond selling album?
Reflecting additional growth in music sales, the Diamond award was instituted in 1999 for albums or singles selling ten million units.
What does Diamond mean in music sales?
The RIAA bestows a diamond award upon those songs that have moved at least 10 million equivalent units, combining actual sales and equivalent units comprised of streams.
What is the highest level of album sales?
The current standards are:
- Gold. Single: 500,000 copes sold.
- Platinum. Single: 2 million copies sold.
- Multi-Platinum. Single: more than 2 million copies sold.
- Diamond. U.S. sales of more than 10 million units for a single title.
- Digital Gold. 100,000 downloads.
- Digital Platinum.
- Digital Multi-Platinum.
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Does Nicki Minaj Have a diamond song?
Nicki Minaj gets her first-ever RIAA Diamond Certification with her hit single “Super Bass” after it sold over 10Million copies in the US. The track was released in 2010, and appeared on Nicki’s debut album “Pink Friday”. She becomes the 8th rapper with a solo RIAA Diamond single.
Is diamond album better than platinum?
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+).
Does Drake have any Diamond songs?
“God’s Plan” by Drake “God’s Plan” was certified diamond on September 25, 2019.