Posted July 2, 201510 yr http://i60.tinypic.com/5jtts4.jpg AMAZING FOR HER :o The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today announced that Rihanna has surpassed more than 100 million gold & platinum song certifications, elevating her to No. 1 on RIAA's list of artists with the most digital single awards and making her the first artist to surpass RIAA's 100 million cumulative singles award threshold, according to a press release put out by RIAA. "Gold & Platinum is the industry's premier way to celebrate achievement in the marketplace," said Cary Sherman, Chairman & CEO, RIAA in a release. "We've given awards to artists for nearly 60 years, but it's rare that we have the opportunity to recognize a milestone like the one Rihanna has reached. Congratulations to Rihanna! She has not only surpassed RIAA's one-hundred million mark, but also is the first artist to do so. It's an historic feat and a testament to an extraordinary career." The release notes that this honor encompasses the 37 separate titles released during her career so far, including a 9X multi-platinum award for "We Found Love," 6X multi-platinums for "Stay," "What's My Name" and "Only Girl (In The World)," plus a 2X multi-platinum for new song "FourFiveSeconds," a platinum for "Bitch Better Have My Money," and many more.Very pleased to see that FFS has gone 2x platinum <3
July 2, 201510 yr Excluding her features as well! What a f***ing queen Singles: 9x We Found Love ----------------- 6x Only Girl (In The World) Stay What's My Name ----------------- 5x Diamonds Disturbia Rude Boy Umbrella ----------------- 4x Don't Stop The Music S&M Take A Bow Where Have You Been ----------------- 3x Unfaithful ----------------- 2x California King Bed Cheers (Drink To That) FourFiveSeconds Hard Hate That I Love You Man Down Pon De Replay Pour It Up Rehab Russian Roulette Shut Up And Drive SOS (Rescue Me) You Da One ----------------- 1x Birthday Cake Bitch Better Have My Money Rockstar 101 Talk That Talk ----------------- Break It Off Cockiness (Love It) If It's Lovin That You Want Loveeeeee Song Right Now Te Amo We Ride What Now Features: 11x Love The Way You Lie x platinum ----------------- 2x Run This Town 2x platinum ----------------- 1x Live Your Life 1x platinum Albums: 2x Good Girl Gone Bad ----------------- 1x A Girl Like Me Loud Rated R Talk That Talk Unapologetic ----------------- Music Of the Sun Gold Edited July 2, 201510 yr by *Tim
July 2, 201510 yr i don't get how all of these add up to 100 million certifications :unsure: i count 96 platinum certifications and 7 gold in her solo singles ('songs')
July 2, 201510 yr 96 + 7 = 103 Edit: Oh 100 million, sorry I can't read. Edited July 2, 201510 yr by AdamAloud
July 2, 201510 yr I missed Break It Off in that list, that one is gold as well :lol: Which makes it exactly 100 milllion (96 x 1mil and 8 x 0.5mil) Edited July 2, 201510 yr by *Tim
July 2, 201510 yr Yes, 100 million certified single sales in the US. She's probably at 103 or so at least, with all the sales that didn't pass a treshold yet