There are only 34 songs in history that have been certified diamond — here they all are

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There are only 34 songs in history that have been certified diamond — here they all are
cahlgrim@businessinsider.com (Callie Ahlgrim)
INSIDERMarch 14, 2020, 6:08 PM CDT

Only 34 songs in history have been certified diamond by the RIAA, which is an award given to songs that have gone 10x platinum.

Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" is the most recent song to hit the milestone, making her the first female artist in US history to have both a diamond-certified single and album.

Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" is the fastest song in history to be certified diamond.

Eminem and Katy Perry each have three diamond singles. Ed Sheeran and Lady Gaga each have two.

There have been legions of summer bops, one-hit wonders, career-making anthems, and headline-making singles. There are songs you feel like you can't escape and songs you hear on every radio station.

But just a handful of those have been played so much, they've gone platinum multiple times — and even fewer have gone platinum 10 times over.

The latter can earn a diamond certification, the highest honor bestowed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Since the official diamond award was unveiled in 1999, it has been awarded sparingly — if a song has moved at least 10 million equivalent units by combining sales and streaming numbers, and if an artist or label requests certification.

Only 34 songs in history have been certified diamond by the RIAA. Keep scrolling for the complete list in chronological order of certification.

1. "Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind" by Elton John
2. "Baby" by Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris
3. "Not Afraid" by Eminem
4. "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga
5. "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons
6. "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
7. "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga
8. "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen
9. "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
10. "Roar" by Katy Perry
11. "Royals" by Lorde
12. "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor
13. "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
14. "Firework" by Katy Perry
15. "Lose Yourself" by Eminem
16. "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem featuring Rihanna
17. "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell and T.I.
18. "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas
19. "Party Rock Anthem" by lmao featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock
20. "Counting Stars" by OneRepublic
21. "Closer" by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
22. "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line
23. "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry featuring Juicy J
24. "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars
25. "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran
26. "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran
27. "We Are Young" by Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
28. "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz
29. "The Hills" by The Weeknd
30. "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
31. "God's Plan" by Drake
32. "Congratulations" by Post Malone featuring Quavo
33. "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
34. "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift

Read much more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/only-34-songs-history-certified-230800560.html

JMO but there is a whole lotta YUCK on that list.

I've heard 8 of these.

That's, 9 too many.

 

[jsb357]

because certified Diamond (10 million sales) was introduced in 1999 all the good albums that met this new certification were left off.

Dark Side of the Moon has sold 45 million copies (that's Certified 4x Diamond)

 

[Dunks3001]

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[Ghost12]

IMHO it is grossly misleading to say “only 34 songs in history” when you’re talking about a metric that wasn’t invented until 1999.

 

[DallasEast]

IMHO it is grossly misleading to say “only 34 songs in history” when you’re talking about a metric that wasn’t invented until 1999.

Once upon a time in the not so distant past, a sensationalized title like that would not have ordinarily gotten past an editor of a mainstream publication. Nowadays, the practice is commonplace--as indicated by this article example that originated on insider.com.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

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So listening to pop = being with it? LOL.

 

[DallasEast]

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lol. Is this an era in society with young people who generally agree all music from their generation is unquestionably high quality? That would be a first. Now that I think about it, I am automatically excluding young people of the 60s who thought all music was good during their era because they were always stoned.



Please do not reply with mean replies, all you young people of the 60s. I was only joking.

 

[jterrell]

Pop music in the 70s and 80s was largely trash too.

A handful of songs on that list aren't bad.
A larger handful are pretty bad but catchy nonetheless.

BTW, Rush was just kinda weird to me after a strong start as a Led Zepp imitation band they ventured into weird rock opera areas. The lyrics manage to be both kinda pointless and yet pretentious.
Every song seemed to be 7+ minutes and there was some 20+ minute opus.
Tom Sawyer is an interesting song but they tried wayyy too hard for wayyy too long imho.

 

[StarMan2112]

More like certified cubic zirconia.

What "certified diamond" should sound like

Hell yeah!!!

 

[DUO_CORE]

Hell yeah!!!

It's one of my neighbor's favorite songs whether they like it or not