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Eminem Receives 43 New Gold and Platinum Track Certifications

by VVN Music

The RIAA is a bit strange in how they do Gold and Platinum certifications.  They don't have a their own measurement system so they depend on record companies submitting proofs of sale and streams.

That's why, on occasion, an artist might receive a batch of awards at the same time, but today's 43 new certifications for Eminem may be a record. 

All 43 of the new awards are for tracks from throughout his career led by "Love the Way You Lie" (Featuring Rihanna) which is now twelve-times platinum indicating over 12 million in sales/streaming.  "Lose Yourself" is ten-times platinum and "The Monster" is six-times.

The certifications:

Platinum Singles (1,000,000+ Units per certification)
  • Twelve-Times Platinum
    • "Love the Way You Lie" (Featuring Rihanna)
  • Ten-Times Platinum
    • "Lose Yourself"
  • Six-Times Platinum
    • "The Monster"
  • Five-Times Platinum
    • "'Til I Collapse"
  • Four-Times Platinum
    • "When I'm Gone"
    • "Rap God"
    • "Mockingbird"
    • "The Real Slim Shady"
    • "No Love"
    • "Without Me"
  • Three-Times Platinum
    • "Berzerk"
    • "Beautiful"
    • "Like Toy Soldiers"
    • "Shake That"
  • Two-Times Platinum
    • "Cleanin' Out My Closet"
    • "My Name Is"
    • "Stan"
    • "Space Bound"
    • "Crack a Bottle"
    • "Just Lose It"
  • Platinum
    • "Survival"
    • "Superman"
    • "Cinderella Man"
    • "We Made You"
    • "The Way I Am"
    • "Headlights"
    • "Won't Back Down" (Featuring P!nk)
    • "Sing For the Moment"
    • "You Don't Know"
    • "Ass Like That"
Gold Singles (500,000+ Units)
  • "Kings Never Die"
  • "Hailie's Song"
  • "White America"
  • "My Dad's Gone Crazy"
  • "Phenomenal" 
  • "3 A.M."
  • "8 Mile"
  • "Guilty Conscious" 
  • "25 to Life"
  • "Kill You"
  • "Cold Wind Blows"
  • "Guts Over Fear"
  • "Talkin' 2 Myself"
There have also been a few other veteran artists who have received awards over the last quarter including two major increases in albums both already certified Diamond (ten-million units). The Bodyguard soundtrack is no eighteen-times certified Platinum while the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack moves up to sixteen-times Platinum.

Platinum Albums (1,000,000+ Units per certification)

  • Eighteen-Times Platinum
    • The Bodyguard - Whitney Houston / Soundtrack
  • Sixteen-Times Platinum
    • Saturday Night Fever - Bee Gees / Soundtrack
  • Four-Times Platinum
    • Dizzy Up the Girl - Goo Goo Dolls
  • Platinum
    • The Hunting Party - Linkin Park
Gold Albums (500,000+ Units)
  • This is Not a Test - TobyMac
  • California - blink-182
  • One Wish - Whitney Houston
  • Britney Jean - Britney Spears
Platinum Singles (1,000,000+ Units per certification)
  • Ten-Times Platinum
    • "Despacito" - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee
  • Three-Times Platinum
    • "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" - Otis Redding
    • "Numb" / "Encore" - Jay-Z & Linkin Park
    • "Smile" - Uncle Kracker
  • Two-Times Platinum
    • "Don't Wanna Know" - Maroon 5 Featuring Kendrick Lamar
  • Platinum
    • "What Lovers Do" - Maroon 5 Featuring Sia
    • "Work Bitch" - Britney Spears
Gold Singles (500,000+ Units)
  • "I Could Fall In Love" - Salena
  • "Dreaming of You" - Selena
  • "Bored to Death" - blink-182
  • "The Story of O.J." - Jay-Z
  • "Renegade" - Jay-Z
Gold Video Singles (25,000+ Units)
  • R40 - Rush
Gold Video Longform (50,000+ Units)
  • Precious Memories - Alan Jackson


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