Overview
- Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl finished as the top album at 5x platinum, while Alex Warren’s Ordinary was the year’s top single at 3x platinum after a 10-week Hot 100 run.
- Drake logged the most certified titles with eight, led by his 2x platinum single Nokia and seven collaborations with PARTYNEXTDOOR from their platinum album $ome $exy $ongs 4 U.
- EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, the singing voices of HUNTR/X from KPop Demon Hunters, were the most-certified Class of 2025 acts with 2x platinum Golden and the platinum singles How It’s Done and What It Sounds Like.
- The RIAA counted 13 albums and 46 singles released in 2025 as #RIAATopCertified, spanning 23 pop, 18 R&B/hip-hop, seven country, seven soundtracks and four alternative titles.
- Cardi B’s Am I the Drama? earned platinum-upon-release and now sits at 3x platinum, with other platinum albums including Lady Gaga’s Mayhem, Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend and Tate McRae’s So Close To What.