New GOLD & PLATINUM Awards for Falling In Reverse, I Prevail, Seether & more
The RIAA went Hard Rock certification crazy this week
New RIAA certifications for a number of Hard Rock, Metal, and/or Punk adjacent records this week. The RIAA recognizes the following Album Award tiers:
Gold – 500,000 Units
Platinum – 1,000,000 Units
Multi-Platinum – 2,000,000 Units (increments of 1,000,000 thereafter)
Diamond – 10,000,000 Units (increments of 1,000,000 thereafter)
Units are defined as follows:
Each permanent digital album or physical album sale counts as 1 Unit for certification purposes.
10 permanent track downloads from the album count as 1 Unit for certification purposes.
1,500 on-demand audio and/or video streams from the album count as 1 Unit for certification purposes.
Gold Singles
BADFLOWER
“Ghost” (2018)
FALLING IN REVERSE
“Popular Monster” (2019)
I PREVAIL
“Scars” (2016)
PANIC! AT THE DISCO
“The Greatest Show” (2018)
SEETHER
“Careless Whisper” (2009)
SHINEDOWN
“Monsters” (2018)
THEORY OF A DEADMAN
“Lowlife” (2011)
THEORY OF A DEADMAN
“All Or Nothing” (2010)
Gold Albums
EVANESCENCE
Evanescence (2011)
THE STRUTS
Could Have Been Me (2013)
Platinum Singles
THEORY OF A DEADMAN
“Hate My Life” (2008)
Platinum Albums
SEETHER
Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces (2007)
SEETHER
Karma & Effect (2005)
2x Platinum Albums
THEORY OF A DEADMAN
Rx (Medicate) (2017)