In March 2021, Bardi become the first female rapper with a diamond-certified single for her 2017 breakout hit, “Bodak Yellow” and this past November, her 2018 smash collaboration with Maroon 5, “Girls Like You” also garnered the coveted diamond certification.
"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.
Post Malone
Post Malone holds the record for the most diamond-certified songs with eight to his name. He earned his first in 2019 for "Congratulations." He received two more awards in 2020 (for "Rockstar" and "Sunflower") and an additional two in 2022 (for "White Iverson" and "Psycho" featuring Ty Dolla $ign).
Post Malone has broken the record for the most RIAA diamond-certified singles from any artist, with three newly certified records.
She wrote, “My album came out in 2018 and it's still breaking records. I have a solo diamond record, a feature diamond record and now ANOTHER diamond record from a collab with 2 people that I look up to and love so much, @jbalvin & @badbunnypr.
Nicki Minaj's monumental smash hit single, “Super Bass,” from Pink Friday has become RIAA certified Diamond. The decade old song peaked at the No. 3 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and continues to be a fan favorite.
Garth Brooks has received seven Diamond awards for seven individual albums from the RIAA for selling over ten million units each, a feat only he can claim, and is the No.
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).
Jay-Z has earned his first ever diamond certification. The RIAA noted on Monday (June 12), that his 2011 collaboration with Kanye West, "N-ggas In Paris" achieved 10x platinum status, qualifying it for a diamond plaque with 10,000,000 units sold.
As the song from the 1953 film,Gentlemen Prefer Blondes goes, “Diamonds are a girl's best friend.” For Cardi B, those diamonds are certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which recently announced that the “WAP” artist has become the first female rapper to go diamond with multiple songs.
December 2021 brought with it news that Cardi, thanks to the Diamond certification of her Hot 100 #1 single, 'I Like It,' had become the first female rapper to have two Diamond singles.
Nicki Minaj Becomes 2nd Female Rapper To Score Diamond Song - Behind Cardi B. Nicki Minaj's “Super Bass” has finally gone diamond a decade after its release.
Thanks to her Grammys performance, Cardi B made history by earning her fifth No. 1 when her latest single “Up” hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on Monday.
"Up" is Cardi's fifth number-one Billboard single. Previously, "Bodak Yellow," "Girls Like You," and I Like It," her collaborations with Maroon 5, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, peaked atop the Billboard charts. Find "Up" on all digital streaming platforms.
Cardi B Is First Female Rapper With Two 11x Platinum-Certified Singles.
At the time, Posty joined fellow rappers Juicy J, T.I., OutKast, Tupac Shakur and Drake who have also reached diamond status for either features on a song, their own albums or a song they released during their careers.
Adele is the youngest current member of this group, as both her albums 21 and 25 have been certified diamond in the U.S.
With this latest certification, Katy Perry has amassed a total of four diamond singles throughout her career, and she now holds the record for the most diamond-certified singles among female musicians. Prior to this achievement, she was tied with Lady Gaga, as both artists had three diamond plaques to their credit.
Out of more than 100 diamond-certified albums, only 29 are by women or female-fronted bands. Whitney Houston, Shania Twain, Britney Spears, and others have multiple entries on this list.
Jay-Z Earns First Diamond Certification for "N*ggas in Paris"
Cardi B Officially Passes Nicki Minaj To Become RIAA's Most Certified Female Rapper Ever - That Grape Juice.
Cardi B is now the first female rapper to have two diamond-certified records, the Recording Industry Association of America announced on Monday (Nov. 29).