The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has announced its annual tally of 2025 Gold & Platinum certifications, celebrating the year’s most impactful music that exemplifies human artistry and reached remarkable milestones. For the second consecutive year, Taylor Swift dominated the Year-End list, securing the highest certification level and the Top Album award for Showgirl. Swift’s success follows her historic achievement earlier in the year as the first and only female artist to surpass 100 million RIAA certified album units across her entire catalogue. Claiming the Top Single of 2025 is Alex Warren with the triple platinum track “Ordinary,” taken from his platinum debut album, You’ll Be Alright, Kid, proving his massive popularity.
The #RIAATopCertified list includes a total of 13 albums and 46 singles released in 2025. Drake earned the most certified titles overall with eight, including the double platinum single “Nokia” and seven gold collaborations with PartyNextDoor from their platinum album $ome $exy $ongs 4 U. Other noteworthy achievements include Cardi B’s album Am I The Drama?, which hit platinum immediately upon release and now stands at triple platinum, and Lil Tecca’s single “Dark Thoughts,” which achieved gold in just 56 days. Stray Kids were the only artists to achieve multiple certified albums with their gold-certified Hop and Karma.
The RIAA also inducted nine first-time artists across 13 singles into the #CLASSOF2025, with Olivia Dean earning the highest pop title for her platinum smash “Man I Need.” K-Pop sensations Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami (the singing voices of Huntr/X) were the most certified recipients in the new class with three singles, including the double platinum “Golden.” Furthermore, the Premios de Oro y Platino program celebrated Latin music, recognizing Clave Especial and Edgardo Nuñez for the Year-End Top Latin Title and Single “Tu Tu Tu” (diamond-certified), and Beéle for the Top Latin Album, the quadruple platinum Borondo.