# Certificación de la RIAA

En los Estados Unidos, la certificación de premios de la Recording Industry Association of America, basada en el número de álbumes, sencillos y vídeos, se vende a través de los mercados al por menor y otros mercados auxiliares. Otros países tienen premios semejantes (véase certificación de ventas discográficas). El artista con mayor número de álbumes certificados es Elvis Presley con un total de 189 seguido en segundo lugar por The Beatles con 122.

## Artistas con las mayores certificaciones de álbumes de Oro, Platino y Multi-Platino

Álbumes que han sido certificados Oro pueden recibir certificaciones adicionales por lograr los niveles de Platino y Multi-Platino.
| # | Artista | n.° Oro | n.° Platino | n.° Multi-Platino | Total | Primera certificación | Última certificación |
| 1 | Elvis Presley | 101 | 57 | 25 | 189 | 1958 | 2018 |
| 2 | The Beatles | 48 | 42 | 32 | 122 | 1964 | 2015 |
| 3 | Barbra Streisand | 51 | 30 | 12 | 93 | 1964 | 2015 |
| 4 | George Strait | 39 | 33 | 13 | 85 | 1985 | 2014 |
| 5 | The Rolling Stones | 43 | 28 | 12 | 83 | 1965 | 2012 |
| 6 | Elton John | 37 | 27 | 13 | 77 | 1971 | 2016 |
| 7 | Neil Diamond | 40 | 21 | 11 | 72 | 1970 | 2016 |
| 8 | Mariah Carey | 15 | 13 | 43 | 71 | 1990 | 2011 |
| 9 | Metallica | 12 | 12 | 43 | 67 | 1986 | 2012 |
| 10 | Eagles | 13 | 13 | 36 | 62 | 1974 | 2008 |
| 11 | Whitney Houston | 9 | 9 | 43 | 61 | 1985 | 2012 |
| 12 | Michael Jackson | 45 | 66 | 44 | 155 | 1979 | 2013 |
| 13 | Kenny Rogers | 31 | 19 | 8 | 58 | 1977 | 2004 |
| 14 | Bob Dylan | 36 | 16 | 5 | 57 | 1967 | 2007 |
| 15 | Rod Stewart | 27 | 19 | 10 | 56 | 1971 | 2012 |
| 16 | Aerosmith | 25 | 18 | 12 | 55 | 1975 | 2007 |
| 17 | Reba McEntire | 27 | 19 | 9 | 55 | 1987 | 2010 |
| 18 | AC/DC | 21 | 20 | 12 | 53 | 1979 | 2012 |
| 19 | Alabama | 22 | 20 | 10 | 52 | 1981 | 2003 |
| 20 | Céline Dion | 2 | 28 | 22 | 52 | 1992 | 2021 |
| 21 | Led Zeppelin | 19 | 18 | 14 | 51 | 1969 | 2008 |
| 22 | Madonna | 21 | 17 | 12 | 50 | 1984 | 2023 |
| 23 | Chicago | 23 | 18 | 8 | 49 | 1969 | 2010 |
| 24 | Bruce Springsteen | 21 | 17 | 10 | 48 | 1975 | 2010 |
| 25 | Guns N' Roses | 8 | 7 | 33 | 48 | 1987 | 2011 |
| 26 | Frank Sinatra | 34 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 1961 | 2008 |
| 27 | Garth Brooks | 16 | 16 | 15 | 47 | 1990 | 2014 |
| 28 | Billy Joel | 18 | 17 | 12 | 47 | 2003 | 2011 |
| 29 | Prince | 23 | 16 | 7 | 46 | 1980 | 2006 |
| 30 | Bon Jovi | 14 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 1985 | 2011 |
| 31 | Pink Floyd | 18 | 15 | 12 | 45 | 1971 | 2008 |
| 32 | Eric Clapton | 25 | 12 | 8 | 45 | 1969 | 2008 |
| 33 | Willie Nelson | 22 | 16 | 7 | 45 | 1976 | 2005 |
| 34 | U2 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 43 | 1983 | 2009 |
| 35 | New Kids on the Block | 14 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 1989 | 2008 |
| 36 | Luther Vandross | 19 | 15 | 7 | 41 | 1981 | 2008 |
| 37 | John Denver | 21 | 13 | 7 | 41 | 1971 | 2011 |
| 38 | Rush | 24 | 14 | 3 | 41 | 1977 | 2006 |
| 39 | Alan Jackson | 17 | 15 | 8 | 40 | 1990 | 2011 |
| 40 | Def Leppard | 10 | 8 | 21 | 39 | 1982 | 2006 |
| 41 | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 19 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 1974 | 2006 |
| 42 | James Taylor | 20 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 1970 | 2006 |
| 42 | Eminem | 8 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 1999 | 2014 |
| 43 | Britney Spears | 8 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 1999 | 2012 |
| 44 | Jay Z | 15 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 1996 | 2013 |
| 45 | Dave Matthews Band | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 1995 | 2012 |
| 46 | Queen | 19 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 1975 | 2012 |
| 47 | Santana | 20 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 1969 | 2010 |
| 48 | The Doors | 19 | 14 | 5 | 38 | 1967 | 2013 |
| 49 | Linda Ronstadt | 17 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 1975 | 2001 |
| 50 | Kiss | 24 | 10 | 2 | 37 | 1975 | 2011 |
| 50 | Ozzy Osbourne | 15 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 1981 | 2007 |
| 51 | The Beach Boys | 20 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 1965 | 2012 |
| 52 | The Who | 18 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 1969 | 2008 |
| 53 | Tupac Shakur | 10 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 1993 | 2014 |
| 54 | Maná | 13 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 1995 | 2012 |
| 55 | Kenny G | 15 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 1987 | 2005 |
| 56 | Andrea Bocelli | 16 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 1998 | 2013 |
| 57 | Toby Keith | 16 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 1993 | 2014 |
| 58 | Janet Jackson | 8 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 1986 | 2006 |
| 59 | Jimi Hendrix | 17 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 1968 | 2014 |
| 61 | Johnny Cash | 18 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 1965 | 2012 |
| 61 | Nirvana | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 1991 | 2004 |
| 62 | Green Day | 9 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 1994 | 2013 |
| 63 | John Mellencamp | 15 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 1982 | 2004 |
| 64 | Kenny Chesney | 16 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 1997 | 2012 |
| 65 | Hank Williams Jr. | 23 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 1969 | 2012 |
| 66 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 10 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 1990 | 2012 |
| 67 | Mannheim Steamroller | 19 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 1988 | 2010 |
| 68 | R.E.M. | 13 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 1987 | 2008 |
| 69 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 13 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 1970 | 2007 |
| 70 | The Carpenters | 13 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 1970 | 2004 |
| 71 | Ramón Ayala | 12 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 2002 | 2002 |
| 72 | Tom Petty | 16 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 1989 | 2009 |
| 73 | Grateful Dead | 19 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 1971 | 2013 |
| 74 | Jimmy Buffett | 17 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 1977 | 2006 |
| 75 | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | 15 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 1969 | 2006 |
| 76 | Isley Brothers | 15 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 1973 | 2003 |
| 77 | Neil Young | 18 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 1970 | 2006 |
| 78 | Usher | 6 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 1997 | 2010 |
| 79 | Ricky Martin | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 1997 | 2011 |
| 80 | Shakira | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 1997 | 2009 |
| 81 | Paul McCartney | 15 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 1970 | 2009 |
| 82 | TLC | 4 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 1992 | 2002 |
| 83 | Bee Gees | 14 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 1969 | 2011 |
| 84 | The Temptations | 19 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 1991 | 2005 |
| 85 | Jefferson Airplane | 20 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 1967 | 1995 |
| 86 | Taylor Swift | 5 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 2007 | 2013 |
| 87 | Linkin Park | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 2000 | 2013 |
| 88 | Enrique Iglesias | 11 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 1996 | 2011 |
| 89 | Johnny Mathis | 16 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 1959 | 2001 |
| 90 | Anne Murray | 15 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 1973 | 2007 |
| 91 | Snoop Dogg | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 1994 | 2007 |
| 92 | Aretha Franklin | 14 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 1967 | 2004 |
| 93 | Jethro Tull | 15 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1970 | 1999 |
| 94 | Aventura | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 2004 | 2012 |
| 95 | Scorpions | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 1982 | 1995 |
| 96 | Nas | 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 1996 | 2006 |
| 97 | Judas Priest | 12 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1982 | 2001 |
| 98 | Carrie Underwood | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 2005 | 2012 |
| 99 | Beyoncé | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 2003 | 2014 |
| 100 | Jennifer Lopez | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 1999 | 2005 |
| 101 | Kanye West | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 2004 | 2014 |
| 102 | Weird Al Yankovic | 10 | 6 | - | 16 | 1984 | 2007 |
| 103 | Justin Timberlake | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2002 | 2013 |
| 104 | Daddy Yankee | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2005 | 2013 |
| 105 | Rihanna | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 2006 | 2013 |
| 106 | T.I. | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 2003 | 2013 |
| 107 | Iron Maiden | 8 | 5 | - | 13 | 1983 | 1992 |
| 108 | Don Omar | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2004 | 2007 |
| 109 | Dr. Dre | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1993 | 2000 |

## Artistas con las mayores certificaciones de sencillos de Oro, Platino y Multi-Platino

Esta tabla menciona los artistas con un número de sencillos que han recibido por lo menos diez certificaciones en total.
| Artista | n.° Oro | n.° Platino | n.° Multi-Platino | Total |
| Rihanna | 41 | 33 | 29 | 103 |
| Katy Perry | 20 | 19 | 63 | 102 |
| Elvis Presley | 55 | 28 | 8 | 91 |
| Lil Wayne | 29 | 23 | 6 | 58 |
| Kanye West | 27 | 21 | 7 | 55 |
| Jay-Z | 26 | 21 | 4 | 51 |
| Taylor Swift | 14 | 17 | 19 | 50 |
| Mariah Carey | 28 | 14 | 4 | 46 |
| Beyoncé | 28 | 13 | 4 | 45 |
| Lady Gaga | 10 | 9 | 25 | 44 |
| Whitney Houston | 27 | 11 | 3 | 41 |
| Madonna | 26 | 8 | 2 | 37 |
| The Beatles | 24 | 6 | 4 | 34 |
| Michael Jackson | 21 | 9 | 7 | 37 |
| Destiny's Child | 19 | 9 | - | 28 |
| Eminem | 12 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| Janet Jackson | 21 | 5 | - | 26 |
| Elton John | 18 | 6 | 1 | 25 |
| T.I. | 9 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| The Temptations | 17 | 6 | - | 23 |
| Aretha Franklin | 15 | - | - | 15 |
| Carrie Underwood | 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 10 | 5 | - | 15 |
| Linkin Park | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| Prince | 12 | 2 | - | 14 |
| TLC | 9 | 4 | - | 13 |
| Barbra Streisand | 8 | 5 | - | 13 |
| Britney Spears | 7 | 4 | - | 11 |
| The Carpenters | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Chris Brown | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Shakira | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |