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 www.riaa.com GoldandPlatinum @RIAA @riaa_awards MARCH 2016 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 www.riaa.com GoldandPlatinum @RIAA @riaa_awards MARCH 2016 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 www.riaa.com GoldandPlatinum @RIAA @riaa_awards MARCH 2016 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 www.riaa.com GoldandPlatinum @RIAA @riaa_awards MARCH 2016 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 www.riaa.com GoldandPlatinum @RIAA @riaa_awards MARCH 2016 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.