Overview
- The certification recognizes the most Top 40 entries on the Billboard 200 by any artist, with the band’s tally now at 66.
- The 66th entry was Dave’s Picks Vol. 56, which debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 in November.
- Legacy manager David Lemieux and Rhino’s Mark Pinkus credited dedicated Dead Heads and decades of curated archival releases for the achievement.
- The honor caps a 2025 celebration that featured Kennedy Center recognition, MusiCares honors, Pantone’s Grateful Red and Stealie Blue, and major Rhino reissues alongside Dead & Company shows in Golden Gate Park.
- San Jose set a Dec. 4 public unveiling of a plaque at 38 S. Fifth St. marking the band’s 1965 Acid Test performance under the Grateful Dead name.