3/1/2016 — 3/31/2016
In March 2016, RIAA certified40 Digital Single Awards and 71 Album Awards. Complete lists of all RIAA Gold & Platinum Awards dating all the way back to 1958 are available at the newly redesigned riaa.com. RIAA GOLD & MARCH 2016 PLATINUM AWARDS
DIGITAL MULTI-PLATINUM SINGLE (9)
Cert Date Title Artist Label Plat Level Rel. Date
3/15/2016 HEADBAND (FT. 2CHAINZ) B.O.B. ATLANTIC RECORDS 2 5/21/2013
3/15/2016 NOTHIN’ ON YOU B.O.B. FEAT. BRUNO ATLANTIC 3 12/13/2009 MARS
3/28/2016 AIRPLANES B.O.B. FEAT. HAYLEY ATLANTIC 5 4/13/2010 WILLIAMS
3/22/2016 EX’S & OH’S ELLE KING RCA 2 9/23/2014
3/4/2016 GDFR FLO RIDA ATLANTIC RECORDS 3 10/21/2014
3/11/2016 SORRY JUSTIN BIEBER DEF JAM 5 10/28/2015
3/24/2016 STITCHES SHAWN MENDES ISLAND RECORDS 4 3/24/2015
3/28/2016 BANGARANG SKRILLEX BIG BEAT/ ATLANTIC 2 12/23/2011 RECORDS
3/28/2016 WHERE ARE U NOW SKRILLEX & DIPLO BIG BEAT/ ATLANTIC 3 2/27/2015 RECORDS
DIGITAL PLATINUM SINGLE (10)
Cert Date Title Artist Label Plat Level Rel. Date
3/15/2016 BOTH OF US B.O.B. ATLANTIC RECORDS 1 5/22/2012
3/31/2016 U AND DAT E-40 FEAT. T-PAIN & REPRISE 1 6/27/2006 KANDI
3/24/2016 IRRESISTIBLE FALL OUT BOY ISLAND RECORDS 1 1/5/2015
3/24/2016 WATCHING AIRPLANES GARY ALLAN MCA NASHVILLE 1 10/23/2007
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3/30/2016 LET IT GO JAMES BAY REPUBLIC RECORDS 1 6/3/2014
3/24/2016 CRUSHCRUSHCRUSH PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN/ATLANTIC 1 6/12/2007
3/24/2016 THAT’S WHAT YOU GET PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN/ATLANTIC 1 6/12/2007
3/30/2016 HANDS TO MYSELF SELENA GOMEZ INTERSCOPE 1 10/9/2015
3/28/2016 KYOTO SKRILLEX BIG BEAT/ ATLANTIC 1 12/23/2011 RECORDS
3/30/2016 GOOD VIBRATIONS THE BEACH BOYS CAPITOL 1 10/10/1966
DIGITAL GOLD SINGLE (21)
Cert Date Title Artist Label Plat Level Rel. Date
3/11/2016 WATCH OUT 2 CHAINZ DEF JAM 7/22/2015
3/4/2016 GOOD TO BE ALIVE (HALLELUJAH) ANDY GRAMMER S-CURVE RECORDS 8/24/2015
3/15/2016 BOTH OF US B.O.B. ATLANTIC RECORDS 5/22/2012
3/24/2016 ELECTRIC LOVE BORNS INTERSCOPE 11/10/2014
3/24/2016 FIRST COLD WAR KIDS DOWNTOWN RECORDS 10/21/2014
3/31/2016 TELL ME WHEN TO GO E-40 WARNER BROS RECORDS 2/7/2006
3/29/2016 WORK FROM HOME FIFTH HARMONY EPIC 2/26/2016 FEAT. TY DOLLA $IGN
3/29/2016 STICK TALK FUTURE EPIC 7/17/2015
3/11/2016 USED TO LOVE YOU GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 10/20/2015
3/31/2016 7 YEARS LUKAS GRAHAM WARNER BROS RECORDS 10/22/2015
3/29/2016 NO MEGHAN TRAINOR EPIC 3/4/2016
3/24/2016 I TOOK A PILL IN IBIZA MIKE POSNER ISLAND RECORDS 4/3/2015
3/11/2016 S.O.B. NATHANIEL FANTASY/STAX 7/16/2015 RATELIFF AND THE NIGHT SWEATS
3/24/2016 PRESSURE PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN/ATLANTIC 8/2/2005
3/24/2016 IGNORANCE PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN/ATLANTIC 7/7/2009
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3/24/2016 MONSTER PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN/ATLAN- 6/7/2011 TIC
3/11/2016 RECOGNIZE PARTYNEXTDOOR WARNER BROS RECORDS 3/31/2008
3/30/2016 HANDS TO MYSELF SELENA GOMEZ INTERSCOPE 10/9/2015
3/28/2016 INTRO THE XX YOUNG TURKS 8/18/2009
3/4/2016 BLASE TY DOLLA $IGN ATLANTIC RECORDS 6/30/2015
3/29/2016 NEVER FORGET YOU ZARA LARSSON & EPIC 9/10/2015 MNEK
STANDARD MULTI-PLATINUM ALBUM (26)
Cert Date Title Artist Label Plat Level Rel. Date
3/22/2016 MY EVERYTHING ARIANA GRANDE REPUBLIC RECORDS 2 8/25/2014
3/3/2016 THE ESSENTIAL BILLY JOEL BILLY JOEL COLUMBIA/LEGACY 3 10/2/2001
3/3/2016 THE ESSENTIAL BOB DYLAN BOB DYLAN COLUMBIA/LEGACY 2 10/31/2000
3/3/2016 THE ESSENTIAL BRUCE SPRING- BRUCE SPRING- COLUMBIA/LEGACY 2 11/11/2003 STEEN STEEN
3/31/2016 F.A.M.E. CHRIS BROWN JIVE 2 3/22/2011
3/3/2016 NOTHING WAS THE SAME DRAKE YOUNG MONEY/CASH 2 9/24/2013 MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS
3/3/2016 NOTHING WAS THE SAME DRAKE YOUNG MONEY/CASH 3 9/24/2013 MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS
3/15/2016 TAKE CARE DRAKE YOUNG MONEY/CASH 2 11/15/2011 MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS
3/15/2016 TAKE CARE DRAKE YOUNG MONEY/CASH 4 11/15/2011 MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS
3/15/2016 IF YOU’RE READING THIS IT’S TOO DRAKE YOUNG MONEY/CASH 2 2/13/2015 LATE MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS
3/15/2016 TAKE CARE DRAKE YOUNG MONEY/CASH 3 11/15/2011 MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS
3/3/2016 THE ESSENTIAL JOHNNY CASH JOHNNY CASH COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/ 3 2/12/2002 LEGACY
3/3/2016 THE ESSENTIAL JOHNNY CASH JOHNNY CASH COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/ 2 2/12/2002 LEGACY
3/3/2016 THE ESSENTIAL JOURNEY JOURNEY COLUMBIA 2 10/16/2001
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3/9/2016 PURPOSE JUSTIN BIEBER DEF JAM RECORDS 3 11/13/2015
3/9/2016 PURPOSE JUSTIN BIEBER DEF JAM RECORDS 2 11/13/2015
3/22/2016 PURE HEROINE LORDE LAVA RECORDS / REPUBLIC 3 9/30/2013 RECORDS
3/3/2016 THE ESSENTIAL NEIL DIAMOND NEIL DIAMOND COLUMBIA/LEGACY 2 12/4/2001
3/22/2016 PINK FRIDAY: ROMAN RELOADED NICKI MINAJ YOUNG MONEY/CASH 2 5/15/2012 MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS
3/22/2016 PINK FRIDAY NICKI MINAJ YOUNG MONEY/CASH 3 6/21/2011 MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS
3/22/2016 PINK FRIDAY NICKI MINAJ YOUNG MONEY/CASH 2 6/21/2011 MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS
3/22/2016 RIOT! PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN/ 2 6/12/2007 ATLANTIC
3/4/2016 THE HITS R.E.O. EPIC 4 5/31/1988 SPEEDWAGON
3/22/2016 TRILOGY THE WEEKND REPUBLIC/XO RECORDS 2 11/13/2012
3/4/2016 ONE-X THREE DAYS GRACE RCA 2 6/13/2006
3/4/2016 ONE-X THREE DAYS GRACE RCA 3 6/13/2006
STANDARD PLATINUM ALBUM (19)
Cert Date Title Artist Label Plat Level Rel. Date
3/29/2016 BASED ON A T.R.U. STORY 2 CHAINZ DEF JAM 1 8/14/2012
3/22/2016 YOURS TRULY ARIANA GRANDE REPUBLIC RECORDS 1 9/3/2013
3/25/2016 X CHRIS BROWN RCA 1 9/11/2014
3/25/2016 FORTUNE CHRIS BROWN RCA 1 6/28/2012
3/31/2016 F.A.M.E. CHRIS BROWN JIVE 1 3/22/2011
3/31/2016 SEE THE MORNING CHRIS TOMLIN CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC 1 9/26/2006 GROUP
3/31/2016 COLE SWINDELL COLE SWINDELL WARNER BROS 1 2/18/2014
3/15/2016 WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE DRAKE & FUTURE YOUNG MONEY/CASH 1 2/13/2015 MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS
3/3/2016 ESSENTIAL ELVIS ELVIS PRESLEY RCA/LEGACY 1 1/2/2007
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3/29/2016 ANYTHING GOES FLORIDA GEORGIA REPUBLIC NASHVILLE 1 10/14/2014 LINE
3/22/2016 WHO YOU ARE JESSIE J REPUBLIC RECORDS/LAVA 1 4/12/2011
3/3/2016 THE ESSENTIAL LUTHER VANDROSS LUTHER VANDROSS EPIC/LEGACY 1 6/10/2003
3/3/2016 THE ESSENTIAL OZZY OSBOURNE OZZY OSBOURNE EPIC/LEGACY 1 2/11/2003
3/22/2016 BRAND NEW EYES PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN/ 1 9/29/2009 ATLANTIC
3/22/2016 PARAMORE PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN/ 1 4/9/2013 ATLANTIC
3/3/2016 ESSENTIAL STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN STEVIE RAY EPIC/LEGACY 1 10/1/2002 AND DOUBLE TROUBLE VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE
3/29/2016 WHEREVER YOU ARE THIRD DAY ESSENTIAL 1 11/1/2005
3/22/2016 FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (ORIGINAL VARIOUS ARTISTS REPUBLIC RECORDS 1 2/10/2015 MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK)
3/3/2016 THE ESSENTIAL WILLIE NELSON WILLIE NELSON COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/ 1 4/1/2003 LEGACY
STANDARD GOLD (26)
Cert Date Title Artist Label Plat Level Rel. Date
3/24/2016 HOMESICK A DAY TO REMEM- VICTORY RECORDS 2/3/2009 BER
3/24/2016 WHAT SEPARATES ME FROM YOU A DAY TO VICTORY RECORDS 11/16/2010 REMEMBER
3/22/2016 AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP A$AP ROCKY RCA 5/25/2015
3/3/2016 ESSENTIAL ALABAMA ALABAMA RCA/LEGACY 6/2/1998
3/4/2016 SOUND & COLOR ALABAMA SHAKES ATO RECORDS 4/21/2015
3/29/2016 TESTIMONY AUGUST ALSINA DEF JAM RECORDINGS 4/15/2014
3/28/2016 THRIVE CASTING CROWNS BEACH STREET / REUNION 1/28/2014
3/15/2016 ROYALTY CHRIS BROWN RCA 12/18/2015
3/25/2016 X CHRIS BROWN RCA 9/11/2014
3/25/2016 FORTUNE CHRIS BROWN RCA 6/28/2012
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3/4/2016 A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS COLDPLAY PARLOPHONE/ATLANTIC 12/4/2015 RECORDS
3/24/2016 SET YOU FREE GARY ALLAN MCA NASHVILLE 1/22/2013
3/8/2016 THE STRANGER CASE OF… HALESTORM ATLANTIC RECORDS 4/10/2012
3/8/2016 HALESTORM HALESTORM ATLANTIC RECORDS 4/29/2009
3/24/2016 IF ONLY YOU WERE LONELY HAWTHORNE VICTORY RECORDS 2/28/2006 HEIGHTS
3/15/2016 LATE NIGHTS: THE ALBUM JEREMIH DEF JAM RECORDINGS 12/4/2015
3/22/2016 WHO YOU ARE JESSIE J REPUBLIC RECORDS/LAVA 4/12/2011
3/3/2016 ESSENTIAL LEONARD COHEN LEONARD COHEN COLUMBIA/LEGACY 10/22/2002
3/4/2016 PAIN KILLER LITTLE BIG TOWN CAPITOL RECORDS 10/21/2014 NASHVILLE
3/4/2016 THE SECOND DECADE OF ROCK & R.E.O. SPEEDWAG- EPIC/LEGACY 9/17/1991 ROLL-1981 TO 1991 ON
3/9/2016 WILDFIRE RACHEL PLATTEN COLUMBIA 1/1/2016
3/28/2016 END OF SILENCE RED ESSENTIAL RECORDS 6/6/2006
3/3/2016 ESSENTIAL STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN STEVIE RAY EPIC/LEGACY 10/1/2002 AND DOUBLE TROUBLE VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE
3/9/2016 VESSEL TWENTY ONE FUELED BY RAMEN 1/8/2013 PILOTS
3/22/2016 BEYOND HELL, ABOVE HEAVEN VOLBEAT REPUBLIC RECORDS 4/24/2012
3/29/2016 MY KRAZY LIFE YG DEF JAM RECORDINGS 3/18/2014
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