Drake’s Diamond Hoard: 15 Blinged-Out Songs & Counting
KEY POINTS
- •The RIAA introduced the diamond award in 1999 for songs selling over 10 million units, combining sales and streams.
- •Drake has the most diamond-certified songs at 15, spanning hits from 2019 to a shocking seven added in 2025.
- •Katy Perry and Rihanna lead female artists with six and seven diamond hits respectively, including Perry’s unique four diamonds from one album.
- •Bands like Imagine Dragons hold their own with four diamonds, while solo stars like Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars have multiple acclaimed hits.
The RIAA’s diamond certification, launched in 1999 for songs that sold 10 million units, might as well be the rap equivalent of a Midas touch—if Midas was obsessed with streaming and Justin Bieber’s baby voice. Drake leads the pack with a mind-boggling 15 diamond hits including solo smashes like 'God’s Plan' (2019) and a 2025 tsunami of seven new certified songs. Meanwhile, Rihanna shines among women with six diamonds, just a notch above Katy Perry’s six, who somehow got four diamond hits from the same 'Teenage Dream' album, immortalizing mid-2010s pop fever. Imagine Dragons prove they can be both ironically enormous and diamond-certified with four hits. Justin Bieber keeps quietly piling up four diamonds himself, featuring on 'Despacito' after his viral baby saga. Oh, and yes, Bruno Mars, Pharrell, and The Weeknd join this glittery club, showing there’s room in the Diamond District for every annoyingly catchy earworm you've secretly streamed a hundred times.
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RIAA hands out diamonds like Oprah—'You get a diamond! And you get a diamond!' Drake’s sitting on 15 songs after dropping hits like they're dollar bills in a strip club.
Drake’s 15 diamond hits are proof he’s more relentless than your email spam folder—yet somehow catchy instead of annoying.
If diamond certification was a family reunion, Drake would be the exhausting uncle showing off way too much bling and still welcoming you with open arms.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/16/2025 | Author: Callie Ahlgrim
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