Drake earns two more RIAA Diamond Certification.
Drake has finally updated his catalogue and becomes the highest-certified singles artist in RIAA history. The Toronto rap star has surpassed Eminem (166), as he now holds the record with 184 million units as a lead artist.
.@Drake is now the highest certified singles artist in @RIAA history, passing @Eminem (184 million units as a lead).
— chart data (@chartdata) December 8, 2022
Drizzy now becomes the third artist in RIAA history to earn five Diamond certifications. Drake’s latest Diamond songs are the 2016 hit “Hotline Bling” and “One Dance” featuring Kyla Reid and Wizkid. Drake’s 2018 Scorpion hit “God’s Plan” is his highest certified single with 15x platinum.
The OVO boss is also on the verge of breaking a record for the most certified RIAA songs, which is shared by Post Malone and Swae Lee’s “Sunflower” and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” all of which are 17x-platinum.
.@Drake becomes the third artist in @RIAA history to earn five Diamond singles:
God’s Plan
Hotline Bling
Life Is Good
One Dance
SICKO MODE— chart data (@chartdata) December 8, 2022
.@wizkidayo becomes the first Nigerian artist with a Diamond single in the US.
— chart data (@chartdata) December 8, 2022
Drake just updated A LOT platinum plaques 🤯
15x – Gods Plan (💎)
10x – One Dance (💎)
10x – Hotline Bling (💎)
7x – Nonstop
5x – Controlla
3x – IYRITL
3x – Thank Me Later
2x – WATTBAThat’s a lot of diamond!
— Hip Hop All Day (@HipHopAllDayy) December 8, 2022
However, Eminem is the RIAA top certified artist with a total of 227.5 million units, which includes 166 million singles and 61.5 million album units.
🎉 @Eminem’s career #RIAATopCertified total is now 227.5 M – 166 M single units + 61.5 M album units! “Curtain Call: The Hits” album is also now Diamond; pushing Marshall to 6 💎s! @Interscope @ShadyRecords #Aftermath pic.twitter.com/zl30N10Yhb
— RIAA (@RIAA) March 8, 2022
