Gold & Platinum Program

NMPA certifies songwriters of RIAA certified singles. RIAA counts both sales and on-demand streams towards its Gold (500K), Platinum (1M) and Multi-Platinum (2M+) thresholds.

NMPA’s songwriting Gold & Platinum Program was founded in 2007 and only honors certifications earned from that year forward. New certifications are entered on a quarterly basis.

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Award
Songwriter
Song
Artist
Date Certified
Publisher
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SongwriterTommee Profitt
SongLet You Down
ArtistNF
Certified09.30.2023
PublisherCCMG
Award
SongwriterRakim Mayers
SongPotato Salad
ArtistTyler, The Creator & A$AP Rocky
Certified09.30.2023
PublisherSony Music Publishing
Awardx7
SongwriterGeorge Merrill
SongI Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
ArtistWhitney Houston
Certified09.30.2023
PublisherPrimary Wave
Award
SongwriterErnie Isley
SongLuxurious
ArtistGwen Stefani
Certified09.30.2023
PublisherSony Music Publishing
Awardx2
SongwriterKirk Franklin
SongTake Me to the King
ArtistTamela Mann
Certified09.30.2023
PublisherCCMG
Award
SongwriterBlaise Railey
SongGlass House
ArtistMachine Gun Kelly
Certified09.30.2023
PublisherUMPG
Award
SongwriterEddie Jerome Vedder
SongElderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
ArtistPearl Jam
Certified09.30.2023
PublisherUMPG
Award
SongwriterPaul Overstreet
SongWhen You Say Nothing at All
ArtistKeith Whitley
Certified09.30.2023
PublisherSony Music Publishing
Award
SongwriterSavan Harish Kotecha
Songeverytime
ArtistAriana Grande
Certified09.30.2023
PublisherHipgnosis Side A (ASCAP)
Award
SongwriterJulian C. Bunetta
SongNonsense
ArtistSabrina Carpenter
Certified09.30.2023
PublisherHipgnosis

About NMPA Gold & Platinum Program

Since 2007, NMPA’s G&P Program honors the songwriters behind today’s most popular music. In coordination with RIAA, NMPA maintains a database of all awards and certifications and notifies songwriters and music publishers that they have been certified.

RIAA certifies songs Gold & Platinum with a sales audit of each title conducted by Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman. Once a title’s sales (downloads) has been audited and verified as having reached requisite levels, a formal certification report is issued and sent to the title’s record company. NMPA then notifies appropriate songwriters and music publishers. Each publisher of certified single must be a member of NMPA to be certified. If the publisher is not a member, they will have the opportunity to become one to receive their certification.

NMPA provides the opportunity for publishers to purchase a plaque. The plaque costs $185 to produce plus shipping & handling. G&P presentations are made throughout the year.

For more details, read about the NMPA Gold & Platinum Program Criteria & Process.

For more information or questions please contact:
Danielle Suber
Manager, External Affairs
National Music Publishers' Association
dsuber@nmpa.org