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Drake Becomes First Act to Surpass 350 Million RIAA-Certified Units, With 30 New Certifications
Drake also extends his record with 18 diamond plaques.
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The diamonds keep on dancing on Drake. Ahead of The Boy’s 40th birthday this weekend, Drizzy earned 30 new certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America on Friday (Oct. 23).
Leading the pack are diamond certifications for VIEWS, “In My Feelings” and “Marvin’s Room,” while “God’s Plan” is now double-diamond.
As far as projects and albums go, Drake picked up certifications for More Life (6x), Certified Lover Boy (5x), Scorpion (9x), Care Package (1x), So Far Gone (3x) and ICEMAN is now platinum five months after its May arrival.
Singles earning certifications include: “Knife Talk” (8x), “First Person Shooter” (2x), “IDGAF” (2x), “You Broke My Heart” (1x), “Way 2 Sexy” (4x), “Girls Want Girls” (3x), “No Friends in the Industry” (3x), “Yebba’s Heartbreak” (2x), “Champagne Poetry” (2x), “Love All” (1x), “BACKOUTSIDEBOYZ” (1x), “Jumbotron Shit Poppin” (1x), “One Dance” (15x), “Fair Trade” (5x), “On BS” (2x), “Circo Loco” (1x), “Major Distribution” (1x), “Pussy and Millions” (1x), “Broke Boys” (1x) and “Privileged Rappers” (1x).
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Drake is the first artist to surpass 350 million RIAA-certified units and is the most certified artist of all time. He also extends his record with 18 diamond plaques, which is the highest amount of any artist.
With all the new plaques on the way, Drizzy’s going to need another trophy room. The 6 God has plenty to celebrate this weekend, as Drake will be turning 40 on Saturday (Oct. 24).
He started the festivities earlier this week with a dinner above the CN Tower and a courtside outing at the Toronto Raptors home opener. Drake made his way to NYC and was spotted moving around the Big Apple on Thursday night (Oct. 22) with a dinner stop at Mamo.
Find some of Drake’s highest certifications below.
This article was first published by Billboard U.S.
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