Adele is the youngest current member of this group, as both her albums 21 and 25 have been certified diamond in the U.S.
In the entire history of the recording industry, only 78 albums have sold 10 million copies, earning the rare diamond certification from the RIAA.
Garth Brooks is the artist with the most diamond albums.
Following 21, it was certified Diamond by the RIAA, making Adele the only artist of the 2010s to achieve this certification with two albums.
Brooks' seven diamond albums are his self-titled debut, No Fences, Ropin' The Wind, The Hits, Double-Live, The Ultimate Hits and, coincidentally, Sevens.
Adele is the youngest current member of this group, as both her albums 21 and 25 have been certified diamond in the U.S.
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran received three diamond certifications in 2019 for "Shape of You," "Thinking Out Loud," and "Perfect."
Adele's added to quite a surprisingly long list of artists who have achieved a diamond platinum status. Here are 25 other albums that have done the same.
For almost a year now, the singer has been photographed wearing a large diamond ring on her ring finger, reportedly worth over half a million pounds. The ring itself is certainly something to behold. An 8-carat pear-cut diamond sits atop a platinum band in a simple 4-claw setting.
"Bodak Yellow" made Cardi B the first female rapper to have a song certified Diamond by the RIAA, a record which she has since extended to three Diamond-certified songs.
She became the first female rapper to have a diamond-certified song earlier this year with her major-label debut single “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves).” “I Like It” is now Cardi's third diamond-certified smash, following “Bodak Yellow” and “Girls Like You” by Maroon 5, which hit the record on Nov.
For starters, unlike Adele, Taylor Swift or Usher, Beyoncé has no diamond-selling albums (not even her double-album I Am … Sasha Fierce, which would've had to sell only 5 million to earn that certification).
“Someone Like You” was Adele's first number one single in the UK. The song also hit number one in the US and made Adele the first female British solo singer in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have two number ones from the same album. 15.
Adele's 30 holds steady for a fourth consecutive week at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart. With nearly double the chart sales of its nearest rival - Ed Sheeran's Equals - 30 has now spent the most consecutive weeks at Number 1 for any album in 2021.
Spoiler: There was no magic diet fad involved. She lost weight over the course of two years by consistently lifting weights and doing circuit training. “My body has been objectified my entire career,” she said in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021.
Her debut studio album, Yours Truly, reached the top ten in multiple countries while debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, subsequently being certified Platinum in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
"Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
It has since been certified 17-times platinum, as of November 29, 2022.
All of her 7 albums till date have been certified platinum: Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red,1989, Reputation, Lover. Fearless (2008) has been certified Diamond.
As music sales increased with the introduction of compact discs, the RIAA created the Multi-Platinum award in 1984. Diamond awards, honoring those artists whose sales of singles or albums reached 10,000,000 copies, were introduced in 1999.
Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three.
1. Elvis Presley. You can't really act surprised when you see Elvis Presley at the top of this list. You know, there's a reason why they called him "The King." You wanted to know who has the most platinum records, and here he is!