2017 FIRST TIME Gold & Platinum Recipients
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2017 FIRST TIME GOLD & PLATINUM RECIPIENTS 64 ARTISTS EARNED FIRST TIME GOLD OR PLATINUM AWARDS IN 2017
ALBUM AWARDS MULTI-PLATINUM SONG AWARDS Aminé Young M.A Khalid Caroline OOOUUU
21 Savage Cardi B 21 Savage Brett Young Bodak Yellow Bank Account James Arthur A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Harry Styles Say You Won’t Let Go Drowning (Feat. Kodak Black)
Luke Combs Julia Michaels Brett Young Russ Issues In Case You Didn’t Know Khalid Kyle Camila Cabello SZA Location iSpy (Feat. Lil Yachty) Havana (Feat. Young Thug) ARTIST GENRE RECORD LABEL CERTIFIED SONGS CERTIFIED ALBUMS
R&B/ Slaughter Gang, LLC/ Bank Account 2X Multi-Platinum 21 Savage Issa Album Gold Hip Hop Epic Records Red Opps Platinum
R&B/ 6lack LVRN/Interscope Prblms Platinum Hip Hop
Drowning (Feat. Kodak Black) 2X Platinum A Boogie Wit R&B/ Highbridge/ My Shit Platinum Da Hoodie Hip Hop Atlantic Records Jungle Gold Timeless Gold
R&B/ Aminé Republic Records Caroline 3X Multi-Platinum Hip Hop
Anne-Marie Pop Atlantic Records Alarm Gold
Ayo & Teo Pop Columbia Records Rolex Platinum
Bebe Rexha Pop Warner Bros Records I Got You Gold
Bishop Briggs Alternative Island Records River Gold
In Case You Didn’t Know 2X Multi-Platinum Brett Young Country Big Machine Records Sleep Without You Platinum Brett Young Gold Like I Loved You Gold
Calum Scott Pop Capitol Records Dancing On My Own Gold
Havana (Feat. Young Thug) 2X Multi-Platinum Camila Cabello Pop Epic Records Crying In The Club Gold
R&B/ Cardi B Atlantic Records Bodak Yellow 3X Multi-Platinum Hip Hop
Carly Pearce Country Big Machine Records Every Little Thing Gold
Dance/ Cheat Codes 300 Entertainment No Promises (Feat. Demi Lovato) Platinum Electronic
R&B/ Dae Dae 300 Entertainment Wat U Mean (Aye, Aye, Aye) Gold Hip Hop
2017 GOLD & PLATINUM FIRST TIMERS R&B/ Denzel Curry Loma Vista Ultimate Gold Hip Hop
R&B/ Too Much Sauce (Feat. Future, Lil Uzi Vert) DJ Esco Epic Records Hip Hop Gold
R&B/ Dreezy Interscope Records Body (Feat. Jeremih) Platinum Hip Hop
Dua Lipa Pop Warner Bros Records New Rules Gold
Dylan Scott Country Curb Records My Girl Platinum
R&B/ Crew (Feat. Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy) Goldlink RCA Records Hip Hop Platinum
Harry Styles Rock Columbia Records Sign Of The Times Platinum Harry Styles Gold
R&B/ Cash Money/ Jacquees B.E.D. Gold Hip Hop Republic Records
James Arthur Pop Columbia Records Say You Won’t Let Go 3X Multi-Platinum
R&B/ Cinematic Music Joey Bada$$ Devastated Gold Hip Hop Group/Pro Era
Jojo Siwa Jojo Siwa Pop Boomerang Platinum Entertainment, LLC
Judah And The Judah & The Lion Alternative Take It All Back Gold Lion LLC
Julia Michaels Pop Republic Records Issues 3X Multi-Platinum
R&B/ Kap G Atlantic Records Girlfriend Gold Hip Hop
Gangsta Platinum R&B/ Kehlani Atlantic Records Crzy Gold Hip Hop Distraction Gold
2017 GOLD & PLATINUM FIRST TIMERS R&B/ Right Hand Music/ Location 4X Multi-Platinum Khalid American Teen Platinum Hip Hop RCA Records Young Dumb & Broke Platinum
Kyle Pop Atlantic Records iSpy (Feat. Lil Yachty) 3x Multi-Platinum
LANCO Country Arista Nashville Greatest Love Story Gold
Liam Payne Pop Republic Records Strip That Down 2X Multi-Platinum
Quality Control Music/ R&B/Hip Lil Yachty Capitol Records/ One Night Platinum Hop Motown Records
Columbia Nashville/ Hurricane Platinum Luke Combs Country This One’s For You Gold River House Artists When It Rains It Pours Gold
Maggie Lindemann Pop 300 Entertainment Pretty Girl Gold
Marc E. Bassy Pop Republic Records You & Me Platinum
Dance/ Photo Finish/ Marian Hill Down Platinum Electronic Republic Records
Dance/ Monstercat/ Alone Platinum Marshmello Electronic Pop RCA Records Silence (Feat. Khalid) Platinum
Max Pop Crush Records Lights Down Low Gold
Midland Country Big Machine Records Drinkin’ Problem Gold
Sony Music Mo Pop Entertainment U.K./ Final Song Gold RCA Records
R&B/ Nebu Kiniza RCA Records Gassed Up Gold Hip Hop
R&B/ NF Real Music LLC/ NF Let You Down Gold Hip Hop Caroline
Slow Hands Platinum Niall Horan Pop Capitol Records This Town Platinum
Noah Cyrus Pop Records, LLC Make Me (Cry) (Feat. Labrinth) Platinum
2017 GOLD & PLATINUM FIRST TIMERS R&B/ AWGE/Interscope Playboi Carti Magnolia Platinum Hip Hop Recrds
R&B/ Atlantic Records/ PnB Rock Selfish Platinum Hip Hop Empire
Portugal. The Alternative Atlantic Records Feel It Still Platinum Man
Rag N Bone Man Pop Columbia Records Human Gold
R&B/ Rich Chigga Cxshxnly/Empire Dat $Tick Gold Hip Hop
R&B/ Columbia/ There’s Really A Wolf Russ What They Want Platinum Hip Hop Russ My Way Inc. Gold
Sabrina Carpenter Pop Hollywood Records Thumbs Gold
R&B/ Smokepurpp Alamo Records Audi. Gold Hip Hop
R&B/ Solange Columbia Records Cranes In The Sky Gold Hip Hop
Starley Pop Epic Records Call On Me Platinum
Top Dawg R&B/ The Weekend Platinum SZA Entertainment/ CTRL Gold Hip Hop Love Galore Platinum RCA Records
R&B/ Tee Grizzley 300 Entertainment First Day Out Platinum Hip Hop
R&B/ Ugly God Asylum Water Platinum Hip Hop
Walker Hayes Country Monument Records You Broke Up With Me Gold
R&B/ Bad Vibes Xxxtentacion Look At Me Platinum Hip Hop Forever/Empire
Think It’s A Game R&B/ Key To The Streets Platinum YFN Lucci Records/Warner Hip Hop Everyday We Lit Gold Bros Records
R&B/ Young M.A M.A. Music/3D Ooouuu 3X Multi-Platinum Hip Hop
For the purposes of this analysis, we reviewed songs and albums released in 2016-2017 and certified in 2017. Only first-time Gold & Platinum awardees were included. Soundtracks and multi-artist titles were excluded. Visit riaa.com/gold-platinum for more 2017 awards.