Recording Industry Association of America

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its awards certification is based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. A Gold record is a song or album that sells 500,000 units (records, tapes, and compact discs), while the Platinum award is for albums able to sell one million units, and singles selling two million units. Multi-platinum indicates 2,000,000+ units, while Diamond signifies ten million units. In 2016, with the digital age, a unit was equated to one digital or physical album sold or shipped; 10 tracks from the album downloaded; or 1,500 on-demand audio or video streams of songs from the album.
On August 31, 2022, American rapper Lupe Fiasco announced on Twitter, "Just got the 1st Platinum Album of my career..." which was for his second studio album, Lupe Fiasco's The Cool."Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". Twitter. August 31, 2022. He told HipHopDX of this milestone, "I've sold millions of records. I have platinum singles and multi-platinum singles: 'Superstar,' 'The Show Goes On,' and all that stuff. So I've had platinum plaques. But I've never had a platinum album." He concluded, "So for me, it just solidifies my presence in the space and it puts me in a new kind of category." Along with this, he named The Cool to be his "number one record" based on whatever sold the most because it's "clinical and scientific.""Lupe Fiasco Proclaims 'The Cool' His Best Album: 'I'm Not Bullshittin". HipHopDX. October 1, 2022. As of October 2022, he has seven works certified by the RIAA.
== Certifications ==
Work 	Certification(s)
Albums 	Albums
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor 	Gold
Lupe Fiasco's The Cool 	Gold Platinum
Lasers 	Gold
Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1	Gold
Singles 	Singles
"The Show Goes On" 	Gold Platinum 2x Multi-Platinum 3x Multi-Platinum
"Battle Scars" 	Gold Platinum
"Superstar" 	Gold Platinum
== Gallery ==
File:Lupe Fiasco - October 15 2015.jpg|@LupeFiasco: "And after all that...we won! Lasers got a release date & the rest is history...Love always shines...remember 2 smile"
File:Lupe Fiasco - September 28 2017.jpg|@LupeFiasco: "Platinum off streams too! 🤗 #Superstar @Soundtrakk @MatthewSantos"
File:RIAA - November 10 2022.jpg|@RIAA: ". @LupeFiasco is an absolute #Superstar! His sophomore album #LupeFiascosTheCool is now Platinum-certified 💿, matching the certification level of the hit single 🔥 @AtlanticRecords"
== References ==
Category:Organizations