December 2013 RIAA Album Certifications

[Wavey✨️]

Nice. He has two official certified albums now, right?

[areyoureadytojump]

^Yes.

The Dream RIAA

It Was All A Dream 1xp
Love vs. Money Gold

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Jay-Z RIAA

1996: Reasonable Doubt 1xp
1997: In My Lifetime Vol. 1 1xp
1998: Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life 5xp
2000: Vol 3...Life And Times of S. Carter 3xp
2000: The Dynasty Roc La Familia 2xp
2001: The Blueprint 2xp
2002: The Best of Both Worlds (w/ R Kelly) 1xp
2002: The Blueprint 2: The Gift and The Curse 3xp
2003: The Black Album 3xp
2004: Unfinished Business (w/ R Kelly) 1xp
2004: Collision Course (w/ Linkin Park) 1xp
2006: Kingdom Come 2xp
2007: American Gangster 1xp
2009: The Blueprint 3 1xp
2010: Watch The Throne 1xp
2013: Magna Carta Holy Grail 1xp *new*

Total 29xp

Jason Aldean RIAA

Jason Aldean 1xp
Relentless 1xp
Wide Open 1xp
My Kinda Party 3xp *new*
Night Train 1xp

Total: 7xp

Little Big Town RIAA

The Road To Here 1xp
Tornado 1xp

Train RIAA

Train 1xp
Drops Of Jupiter 2xp
My Private Nation 1xp
Save Me San Francisco Gold (should be 1xp)
California 37 Gold

Total: 5xp

[George]

Aug 19, 2013 12:06:00 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

It Was All A Dream 1xp

Isn't this the title of that ill-fated Bad Boy Records girl group?

[areyoureadytojump]

August was a good month for RIAA album certifications. 12 albums were certified!

Hunter Hayes, Hunter Hayes 1xp
Florida Georgia Line, Here's To A Good Time 1xp
Phillip Phillips, The World From the Side of the Moon 1xp
Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d. city 1xp
George Jones, 16 Biggest Hits 1xp

Kanye West, Yeezus Gold
Lil Wayne, I Am Not A Human being II Gold
J Cole, Born Sinner Gold
Michael Jackson, Got To Be There Gold
Demi Lovato, Unbroken Gold
Motley Crue, Greatest Hits Gold
Andrea Bocelli, Passione Gold

[tekkenguy]

Wait? They didn't certify "The Heist" platinum? Well, they will next week.

[areyoureadytojump]

September was a slow month. Only 4 albums were certified:

Jay Z, Magna Carta... Holy Grail, 2xp

Blake Shelton, Based On A True Story, Gold and 1xp
Luke Bryan, Crash My Party, Gold and 1xp

The Band Perry, Pioneer, Gold

[areyoureadytojump]

Only *1* album was certified with the RIAA in October.

Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More 3xp

An all time low for album certifications in a month!

[areyoureadytojump]

4 albums have been certified so far in November:

Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis, The Heist 1xp
Justin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience Part 2 1xp

T.I., Trouble Man Gold
Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes Gold

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T.I. RIAA

Trap Muzik 1xp
Urban Legend 1xp
King 1xp
T.I. vs T.I.P. 1xp
Paper Trail 2xp
No Mercy Gold
Trouble Man Gold *new*

Total: 7xp

[areyoureadytojump]

Justin Timberlake RIAA:

Justified 3xp
Future Sex/Love Sounds 4xp
20/20 Experience Pt. 1 2xp
20/20 Experience Pt. 2 1xp *new*

Total: 10xp

(Justified is probably eligible for 4xp.)

[areyoureadytojump]

Mumford & Sons RIAA

Sigh No More 3xp *new*
Babel 2xp

Total: 5xp

[areyoureadytojump]

8 albums were certified by the RIAA in November:

Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis, The Heist 1xp
Justin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience Part 2 1xp
Zac Brown Band, Uncaged 1xp

T.I., Trouble Man Gold
Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes Gold
Tim McGraw, Two Lanes of Freedom Gold
Lady Antebellum, Golden Gold
Jake Owen, Barefoot Blue Nean Night, Gold

[areyoureadytojump]

Zac Brown Band RIAA

The Foundation 3xp
You Get What You Give 1xp
Pass The Jar Gold
Uncaged 1xp *new*

Total: 5.5xp

Lady Antebellum RIAA

Lady Antebellum 2xp
Need You Now 4xp
Own The Night 1xp
On A Winter's Night Gold
Golden Gold *new*

Total: 8xp

[areyoureadytojump]

www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?content_selector=riaa-news-gold-and-platinum&news_month_filter=12&news_year_filter=2013&id=7F48D623-FBBB-D983-C411-01D236CB17D1

New Albums Notch Top Gold & Platinum Awards

Justin Timberlake, Lady Antebellum & Tim McGraw Certify New Albums * Big Sean, Cassadee Pope & Ylvis Earn First G&P Awards * Jay Z Receives Ten New Song Certifications

WASHINGTON – Three celebrated 2013 album releases certified Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold or Platinum this fall, according to the RIAA’s October and November Gold & Platinum Program certifications tallies.

He’s bringing Platinum back! Justin Timberlake’s “The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2” (RCA Records) certified both Gold & Platinum for selling more than one million copies in less than two months this fall. The album’s “1 of 2” counterpart is currently certified 2x multi-Platinum.

Southern crooners Lady Antebellum and Tim McGraw each earned Golds for their respective 2013 albums “Golden” (Capitol Nashville) and “Two Lanes of Freedom” (Big Machine, Inc.). The Gold album awards mark Lady A’s career fifth and Tim McGraw’s career fourteenth to date!

RIAA awarded rap duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis with their first Platinum album award for “The Heist” (Macklemore, 2012) while their song “Thrift Shop” (feat. Wanz) soared to 7x multi-Platinum, “Can’t Hold Us” (feat. Ray Dalton) secured 4x multi-Platinum and “Same Love” (feat. Mary Lambert) certified 2x multi-Platinum.

Kudos to Fleet Foxes and Jake Owen for taking home their first Gold album awards this fall. The Gold plaques went to “Fleet Foxes” (Sub Pop, 2008) and “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” (RCA Nashville, 2011) respectively.

Detroit rapper Big Sean, pop-country songstress Cassadee Pope and Norwegian musical comedy duo Ylvis each earned their first Gold digital single awards (counting download sales and on-demand streams). Big Sean earned his for “Beware” (G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings), Pope for “Wasting All These Tears” (Republic Nashville) and Ylvis for “The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)” (WM Norway).

Many of music’s hottest artists earned Platinum song awards this fall: Nettwerk Music Group singer-songwriter Passenger for “Let Her Go,” Valory Music country singer Thomas Rhett’s “It Goes Like This,” Columbia Nashville crooner Tyler Farr’s “Redneck Crazy,” Atlantic rapper Lupe Fiasco’s “Battle Scars” (feat. Guy Sebastian), Columbia heartthrobs One Direction’s “Best Song Ever” and Atlantic group Zac Brown Band’s “Knee Deep” and “Colder Weather.”

Roc Nation’s Jay Z earned ten separate songs awards this fall. He earned a 4x multi-Platinum for “Ni**as In Paris” with Kanye West, a 2x multi-Platinum for “Holy Grail,” Platinums for “Dirt Off Your Shoulder,” “Big Pimpin’”and “Swagga Like Us,” plus Golds for “Show Me What You Got,” “03’ Bonnie & Clyde,” “Can I Get A...,” “Gotta Have It” and “Izzo (H.O.V.A.).”

RIAA awarded 10 album and 74 digital single certifications in October and November. All certifications are calculated by Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman. Complete lists of all album, single, mastertone and video awards can also be accessed at www.riaa.com.

[areyoureadytojump]

Here are the latest December certifications:

Kelly Clarkson, Wrapped In Red 1xp
The Robertsons, Duck The Halls 1xp
Anita Baker, Best Of Anita Baker 1xp
The Fray, The Fray 1xp

Lorde, Pure Heroine Gold
Lee Brice hard To Love Gold
The XX. The XX Gold
Demi Lovato, Here We Go Again Gold
The Doors, Future Starts Here: Essentials Gold

These are through Dec. 13. There may be more...

[dgarcia3377]

^ You misspelled Lorde.

[Adonis the DemiGod!]

I'd rather see the RIAA go by the amount scanned has to be at at least 80% of what is shipped.

[areyoureadytojump]

Dec 23, 2013 21:10:10 GMT -5 dgarcia3377 said:

^ You misspelled Lorde.

It's a typo. Forgive me!

It's funny how no one says 'thank you' in this thread. They just point out simple typos.

[dgarcia3377]

^ Hey it's all good. Merry Christmas!

[Adonis the DemiGod!]

I wonder can they add Beyonce to the list? She has actually scanned a million copies.

[areyoureadytojump]

Dec 25, 2013 14:48:06 GMT -5 Adonis the DemiGod! said:

I wonder can they add Beyonce to the list? She has actually scanned a million copies.

Yes! Because of Jay-Z's album, they changed the rules for digital album. They can be certified as soon as they cross a certification level.

The RIAA is on vacation right on so Beyonce will hopefully be certified in January.

[areyoureadytojump]

Two more albums were certified in December by the RIAA:

Pitch Perfect Sdtk. 1xp
Mary J Blige, A Mary Christmas Gold

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www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=gp-gold-platinum-news

2013 'Landmark Year' For RIAA's Gold & Platinum Program
January 23, 2014

55-Year-Old Program Recognizes Non-Sales Format For First Time Ever In 2013
Digital Certifications Rise 25 Percent Year-Over-Year
Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, Robin Thicke, Lorde, Katy Perry & More Earn Top Honors

WASHINGTON –The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) added song streams to its Gold & Platinum (G&P) Program in 2013 which helped fuel a record-breaking 663 Digital Single Awards – a 25 percent increase in Digital Single Awards year-over-year and the most in G&P history, according to RIAA’s year-end certifications tally.

“In a landmark year for our half-a-century-old Gold & Platinum Program, RIAA added music streams to awards to better recognize artists’ commercial success in a transformative marketplace,” said Cary Sherman, Chairman & CEO, RIAA. “We’re proud that G&P 2.0 has enabled more musicians than ever to earn their first and highest digital awards.”

In addition to adding streams in 2013, RIAA modernized other program parts to ensure that G&P awards reflect a changing music market. This included aligning digital single and album requirements so that sales can be counted from the day of a title’s release, plus modifying Latin Program thresholds and creating a new Latin Digital Single Award to reflect developments in the Latin marketplace.

2013 G&P Awards:

Call it friendly competition! Coming off their successful joint Legends of the Summer tour, Jay Z and Justin Timberlake tied for the RIAA’s annual top certified album at 2x multi-Platinum. Jay Z earned the accolade for his 12th solo album “Magna Carta...Holy Grail” (Roc Nation; see presentation photo here), while JT’s plaque commemorated his “The 20/20 Experience” (RCA Records). Timberlake also took a Platinum album award home in 2013 for “The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2.” G&P legends indeed!

Hey, hey, hey! Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” earned the smooth singer 2013’s top-certified Digital Single Award! Released in March on Star Trak/Interscope, by September the dance floor favorite certified 6x multi-Platinum counting download sales and on-demand audio and/or video song streams.

Two terrifically talented singers – Lorde and Katy Perry – tied for the RIAA’s second highest 2013 song honor: 4x multi-Platinums. New Zealand songstress Lorde earned hers for “Royals” (Universal Republic) and Katy Perry for “Roar” (Capitol Records). Lorde quickly rose through album ranks too, certifying her debut “Pure Heroine” Gold in just three months in 2013.

RIAA awarded two certifiably popular 2013 song releases triple-Platinum too: house duo Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” (Columbia) and Fall Out Boy’s “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)” (Island).

Seven musical acts earned their very first Gold AND Platinum Digital Song Awards for their respective 2013 songs: rapper Ace Hood’s “Bugatti” (Cash Money/Republic Records), Nashville musician Tyler Farr’s “Redneck Crazy” (Columbia Nashville), solo starlet Selena Gomez’ “Come & Get It” (Hollywood), pop songstress Ariana Grande’s “The Way” (Republic Records), country singer Randy Houser’s “Runnin’ Outta Moonlight” (Stoney Creek Records), Georgia singer-songwriter Thomas Rhett’s “It Goes Like This” (The Valory Music Co) and music legend George Strait’s “Give It All We Got” (MCA).

Continuing their successful trend, several of country music’s most popular crooners earned Platinum album awards for their 2013 releases selling more than one million copies: Luke Bryan for “Crash My Party” (Capitol Records), Hunter Hayes for “Hunter Hayes” (Atlantic Records) and Blake Shelton for “Based on a True Story...” (Warner Music Group).

In 2013, three top achieving artists earned prestigious RIAA Diamond Awards counting song sales and streams to surpass the 10 million threshold: Justin Bieber, Eminem and Lady Gaga. Bieber’s “Baby” (Island/Def Jam) earned 12x multi-Platinum status to become the RIAA’s highest song certification ever (see presentation photo here), while Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie” (Interscope/Geffen/A&M) certified 11x multi-Platinum and Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” (Interscope/Geffen/A&M) rose to 10x multi-Platinum!

RIAA proudly presented first-time Platinums to the following groups in 2013 for their respective 2012 albums: Fun.’s “Some Nights” (Fueled By Ramen), Kendrick Lamar’s “good kid, m.A.A.d city” (Top Dawg, Aftermath), The Lumineers’ “The Lumineers” (Dualtone Music Group, Inc.) and The Weeknd’s “Trilogy” (Republic Records).

Catalogue records rising to the top of 2013’s G&P count include Michael Jackson’s “Bad” (Legacy, 1987) certifying 9x multi-Platinum, Green Day’s “American Idiot” (Reprise, 2004) reaching 6x multi-Platinum, Lady Antebellum’s 2010 release “Need You Know” certifying 4x multi-Platinum, Taylor Swift’s 2012 album “Red” (Big Machine, Inc.) reaching 4x multi-Platinum, Mumford & Son’s 2010 debut “Sigh No More” (Glassnote Records) earning 3x multi-Platinum, Jason Aldean’s “My Kind of Party” (Broken Bow, 2010) becoming 3x multi-Platinum and The Roots’ “Things Fall Apart” earning the band their first Platinum (Ume, 1999; see presentation photo here)!

Of the record breaking 167 digital songs certified Platinum in 2013, notable first-time Platinum song plaques were awarded to Pistol Annies’ “Hell on Heels” (RCA Records Nashville), Breathe Carolina’s “Blackout” (Columbia), Ca$h Out’s “Cashin’ Out” (Epic), Gloriana ’s “(Kissed You) Good Night” (Emblem, Warner Bros. Records), Mac Miller’s “Donald Trump” (Rostrom Records), Bridgit Mender’s “Ready Or Not” (Hollywood Records), Frank Ocean’s “Thinkin Bout You” (Island Def Jam), Olly Murs’ “Troublemaker” (Columbia), Passenger’s “Let Her Go” (Nettwerk), Emeli Sande’s “Next To Me” (Capitol Records), The Naked and Famous’ “Young Blood” (Republic Records), The Neighbourhood’s “Sweater Weather” (Columbia) and Zedd’s “Clarity” (Interscope/Geffen/A&M)!

RIAA enthusiastically awarded a massive 258 Gold song certifications in 2013, including numerous first-ever Golds to talented musicians including A Great Big World’s (with Christina Aguilera) “Say Something” (Epic/Black Magnetic, see presentation photo here) , Big Sean’s “Beware” (G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam), Epic Rap Battles of History’s (3) “Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney,” “Darth Vader vs Adolf Hitler” and “Albert Einstein vs Stephen Hawking” (Maker), Juanes’ “La Camisa Negra” (Universal Music Latino), Krewella’s “Alive” (Columbia), Laura Story’s “Blessings” (Fair Trade Services), Kasey Musgrave’s “Merry Go ‘Round” (Mercury Nashville), Cassadee Pope’s “Wasting All These Tears” (Republic Nashville) and Matt Redman’s “10,000 Reason (Bless The Lord)” (Sparrow/SixStepsRecords).

In 2013 the RIAA awarded a total of 128 album and 663 digital single certifications. All certifications are calculated by Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman. Complete lists of all album, single, mastertone and video awards can also be accessed at riaa.com. Be sure to follow @riaa on Twitter and “Like” the group’s G&P Facebook page (facebook.com/GoldandPlatinum) to get the latest certification news, artists’ award photos and much more!