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There are 177 songs in history that have been certified diamond — here they all are
Crucially, an artist or label must also request certification through an application process, which can lead to a delay in updated sales figures. Keep reading for the RIAA's complete list of diamond-certified songs, in chronological order of certification date. "Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind" became the first-ever song to be certified diamond on October 9, fact, it received the certification two years before the official diamond award was unveiled by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In the years since, it has been bestowed sparingly — if a song has moved at least 10 million equivalent units by combining sales and streaming numbers, and if an artist or label requests certification. 4. "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga "Bad Romance" was certified diamond on May 29, 2015. 6. "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz "Thrift Shop" was certified diamond on November 19, 2015. 7. "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga "Poker Face" was certified diamond on November 30, 2015. "Call Me Maybe" was certified diamond on September 28, 2016. 20. "Counting Stars" by OneRepublic "Counting Stars" was certified diamond on August 20, 2018. "See You Again" was certified diamond on September 24, 2019. 36. "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift "Shake It Off" was certified diamond on March 13, 2020, making Swift the first female artist in US history to have both a diamond-certified single and album (2008's "Fearless"). 39. "Grenade" by Bruno Mars "Grenade" was certified diamond on October 2, 2020. 40. "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People was certified diamond on October 13, 2020. "All of Me" was certified diamond on October 13, 2020. 55. "That's What I Like" by Bruno Mars "That's What I Like" was certified diamond on May 21, 2021. 56. "When I Was Your Man" by Bruno Mars "When I Was Your Man" was certified diamond on May 21, 2021, making Mars the first artist in history with five diamond-certified songs. 57. "Sail" by AWOLNATION "Sail" was certified diamond on June 14, 2021. 58. "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 "Moves Like Jagger" was certified diamond on July 1, 2021. 59. "Sad!" by XXXTentacion "Sad!" was certified diamond on August 13, 2021. 60. "Demons" by Imagine Dragons "Demons" was certified diamond on August 31, 2021. 61. "Believer" by Imagine Dragons "Believer" was certified diamond on August 31, 2021. 62. "Lean On" by Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring M "Lean On" was certified diamond on September 17, 2021. 63. "Havana" by Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug "Havana" was certified diamond on October 4, 2021. 64. "Stronger" by Kanye West "Stronger" was certified diamond on October 6, 2021. 65. "Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj "Super Bass" was certified diamond on November 9, 2021. 66. "Life Is Good" by Future featuring Drake "Life Is Good" was certified diamond on November 22, 2021. 67. "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B "Girls Like You" was certified diamond on November 29, 2021. 68. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was certified diamond on December 3, 2021. 69. "The Box" by Roddy Ricch "The Box" was certified diamond on December 6, 2021. 70. "I Like It" by Cardi B featuring J Balvin and Bad Bunny "I Like It" was certified diamond on December 13, 2021. 71. "Tennessee Whiskey" by Chris Stapleton "Tennessee Whiskey" was certified diamond on December 14, 2021. 72. "Sugar" by Maroon 5 "Sugar" was certified diamond on January 11, 2022. 73. "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You" was certified diamond on January 12, 2022. 74. "Lucid Dreams" by Juice Wrld "Lucid Dreams" was certified diamond on February 4, 2022. 75. "Location" by Khalid "Location" was certified diamond on March 3, 2022. 76. "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri "A Thousand Years" was certified diamond on March 3, 2022. 77. "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" was certified diamond on April 5, 2022. 78. "Starboy" by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk "Starboy" was certified diamond on April 5, marks The Weeknd's third diamond-certified song, putting him on equal footing with Eminem, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Post Malone, Justin Bieber, Drake, Cardi B, and Maroon 5. 79. "Timber" by Pitbull featuring Kesha "Timber" was certified diamond on June 23, 2022. 80. "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons "Thunder" was certified diamond on July 7, marks Imagine Dragon's fourth diamond-certified song, the second-most of any artist in history. 81. "Don't Let Me Down" by The Chainsmokers featuring Daya "Don't Let Me Down" was certified diamond on July 11, 2022. 82. "Heathens" by Twenty One Pilots "Heathens" was certified diamond on July 22, 2022. 83. "Unforgettable" by French Montana featuring Swae Lee "Unforgettable" was certified diamond on August 25, 2022. 84. "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" was certified diamond on August 29, 2022. 85. "Thriller" by Michael Jackson "Thriller" was certified diamond on August 29, 2022. 86. "Drip Too Hard" by Lil Baby and Gunna "Drip Too Hard" was certified diamond on September 12, 2022. 87. "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars "Locked Out of Heaven" was certified diamond on October 1, 2022, extending Mars' record as the artist with the most diamond-certified songs (six). 88. "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton "Can't Hold Us" was certified diamond on October 14, 2022. 89. "Wagon Wheel" by Darius Rucker "Wagon Wheel" was certified diamond on October 27, 2022. 90. "Something Just Like This" by The Chainsmokers and Coldplay "Something Just Like This" was certified diamond on November 2, 2022. 91. "Psycho" by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign "Psycho" was certified diamond on November 14, 2022. 92. "White Iverson" by Post Malone "White Iverson" was certified diamond on November 14, marks Post Malone's fifth diamond-certified single, making him the artist with the second-most of all time, trailing Bruno Mars' six. 93. "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd "Can't Feel My Face" was certified diamond on December 6, marks The Weeknd's fourth diamond-certified song, tying Imagine Dragons for the third-most in history. 94. "Hotline Bling" by Drake "Hotline Bling" was certified diamond on December 8, 2022. 95. "One Dance" by Drake "One Dance" was certified diamond on December 8, marks Drake's fifth diamond-certified song, tying Post Malone's record for the second-most in history. 96. "Lollipop" by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major "Lollipop" was certified diamond on December 14, 2022. 97. "Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)" by Kid Cudi featuring MGMT and Ratatat "Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)" was certified diamond on December 15, 2022. 98. "XO Tour Llif3" by Lil Uzi Vert "XO Tour Llif3" was certified diamond on December 7, 2022. 99. "Fireflies" by Owl City "Fireflies" was certified diamond on January 25, 2023. It's also one of the few solo-written songs from this century to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. 100. "Without Me" by Halsey "Without Me" was certified diamond on February 1, 2023. 101. "Say You Won't Let Go" by James Arthur "Say You Won't Let Go" was certified diamond on February 15, 2023. 102. "Earned It" by The Weeknd "Earned It (from Fifty Shades Of Grey)" was certified diamond on February 16, 2023, becoming The Weeknd's fifth diamond is now tied with Post Malone and Drake for the second-most in history. 103. "Take Me to Church" by Hozier "Take Me to Church" was certified diamond on March 15, 2023. 104. "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga "Just Dance" was certified diamond on April 12, 2023. 105. "Need You Now" by Lady A "Need You Now" was certified diamond on April 17, 2023. 106. "Sweater Weather" by The Neighbourhood "Sweater Weather" was certified diamond on April 19, 2023. 107. "Better Now" by Post Malone "Better Now" was certified diamond on April 20, 2023. 108. "I Fall Apart" by Post Malone "I Fall Apart" was certified diamond on April 20, 2023. 109. "Circles" by Post Malone "Circles" was certified diamond on April 20, 2023, becoming Post Malone's eighth diamond now has more than any artist in history, surpassing Bruno Mars. 110. "We Found Love" by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris "We Found Love" was certified diamond on April 27, 2023. 111. "Beautiful Crazy" by Luke Combs "Beautiful Crazy" was certified diamond on June 12, 2023. 112. "Ni**as in Paris" by Jay-Z and Kanye West "Ni**as in Paris" was certified diamond on June 12, 2023. 113. "Wake Me Up" by Avicii "Wake Me Up" was certified diamond on June 16, 2023. 114. "Fuck Love" by XXXTentacion featuring Trippie Redd "Fuck Love" was certified diamond on June 18, 2023. 115. "California Gurls" by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg "California Gurls" was certified diamond on June 21, 2023. 116. "Stay" by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber "Stay" was certified diamond on June 23, 2023. 117. "No Hands" by Waka Flocka Flame featuring Wale and Roscoe Dash "No Hands" was certified diamond on July 20, 2023. 118. "Riptide" by Vance Joy "Riptide" was certified diamond on July 27, 2023. 119. "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish "Bad Guy" was certified diamond on July 31, 2023. 120. "Body Like a Back Road" by Sam Hunt "Body Like a Back Road" was certified diamond on August 1, 2023 121. "In da Club" by 50 Cent "In da Club" was certified diamond on November 1, 2023. 122. "Levitating" by Dua Lipa "Levitating" was certified diamond on November 6, 2023. 123. "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved" was certified diamond on November 8, 2023. 124. "Young Dumb & Broke" by Khalid "Young Dumb & Broke" was certified diamond on December 6, 2023. 125. "Heaven" by Kane Brown "Heaven" was certified diamond on December 7, 2023. 126. "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers "Mr. Brightside" was certified diamond on January 12, 2024. 127. "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey "Don't Stop Believin'" was certified diamond on January 26, 2024. 128. "Yeah!" by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris "Yeah!" was certified diamond on February 9, 2024. 129. "In The End" by Linkin Park "In The End" was certified diamond on February 27, 2024. 130. "In Case You Didn't Know" by Brett Young "In Case You Didn't Know" was certified diamond on March 19, 2024. 131. "Diamonds" by Rihanna "Diamonds" was certified diamond on April 22, 2024. 132. "Wow." by Post Malone "Wow." was certified diamond on April 23, 2024, becoming Post Malone's ninth diamond holds the record for the most among any artist in history. Bruno Mars trails with six, followed by The Weeknd and Drake with five apiece. 133. "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel "Let It Go" was certified diamond on May 13, 2024. 134. "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj "Bang Bang" was certified diamond on May 23, 2024. 135. "Needed Me" by Rihanna "Needed Me" was certified diamond on May 31, 2024. 136. "Work" by Rihanna "Work" was certified diamond on May 31, 2024. The song was originally released with a Drake feature, but he is not credited for the certification on the RIAA's website. 137. "Umbrella" by Rihanna "Umbrella" was certified diamond on May 31, 2024. 138. "Stay" by Rihanna "Stay" was certified diamond on May 31, 2024, becoming Rihanna's seventh diamond holds the record among female artists, second only to Post Malone for the all-time record — despite her last album being released over eight years reacted to the historic news on X, writing, "ain't no back n forth." 139. "Give Me Everything" by Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer "Give Me Everything" was certified diamond on June 6, 2024. 140. "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals In March 2022, "Heat Waves" completed a record-breaking 59-week climb to No. sleeper hit, penned solely by Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley, reigned atop the chart for five straight weeks and ended the year as Billboard's top-performing hit. 141. "Save Your Tears" by The Weeknd "Save Your Tears" was certified diamond on June 20, 2024. 142. "Die For You" by The Weeknd "Die For You" was certified diamond on June 20, 2024, becoming The Weeknd's seventh diamond is now tied with Rihanna for the second-most in history — trailing only Post Malone, who holds the record with nine. 143. "Drowning" by A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie featuring Kodak Black "Drowning" was certified diamond on June 25, 2024. 144. "E.T." by Katy Perry "E.T." was certified diamond on July 1, 2024. 145. "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry "Teenage Dream" was certified diamond on July 1, 2024, becoming Katy Perry's sixth diamond is now tied with Bruno Mars for the third-most in history."Teenage Dream" was released as a single from Perry's 2010 album of the same name, along with "Firework," "California Gurls," and "E.T" — the first and only album to have four diamond-certified songs on its tracklist. 146. "Chandelier" by Sia "Chandelier" was certified diamond on July 3, 2024. 147. "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC "Thunderstruck" was certified diamond on July 8, 2024. 148. "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi "Livin' on a Prayer" was certified diamond on July 23, 2024. 149. "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind" was certified diamond on July 24, 2024. 150. "Middle Child" by J. Cole "Middle Child" was certified diamond on July 24, 2024 151. "When It Rains It Pours" by Luke Combs "When It Rains It Pours" was certified diamond on August 14, 2024. 152. "Hurricane" by Luke Combs "Hurricane" was certified diamond on August 14, 2024. 153. "No One" by Alicia Keys "No One" was certified diamond on August 16, 2024. 154. "Happier" by Marshmello featuring Bastille "Happier" was certified diamond on August 19, 2024. 155. "Goosebumps" by Travis Scott "Goosebumps" was certified diamond on August 28, 2024. 156. "Love Me" by Lil Wayne featuring Drake and Future "Love Me" was certified diamond on September 30, 2024. 157. "No Guidance" by Chris Brown featuring Drake "No Guidance" was certified diamond on November 12, 2024, becoming Drake's sixth diamond-certified tied with Bruno Mars and Katy Perry for the third-most in history, trailing The Weeknd (seven), Rihanna (seven), and Post Malone (nine). 158. "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls "Iris" was certified diamond on November 15, 2024. 159. "Starships" by Nicki Minaj "Starships" was certified diamond on November 18, 2024. 160. "Lovely" by Billie Eilish and Khalid "Lovely" was certified diamond on November 18, 2024. 161. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was certified diamond on December 6, 2024. 162. "No Role Modelz" by J. Cole "No Role Modelz" was certified diamond on December 10, 2024. 163. "Hey Ya!" by Outkast "Hey Ya!" was written by Andr Benjamin, better known as Andr 3000, one-half of the hip-hop duo Outkast. The song hit No. 1 on the chart dated December 13, 2003. 164. "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" by Beyonc "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" was certified diamond on December 17, 2024. 165. "Halo" by Beyonc "Halo" was certified diamond on December 17, 2024. 166. "Ride" by Twenty One Pilots "Ride" was certified diamond on January 7, 2025. 167. "7 Rings" by Ariana Grande "7 Rings" was certified diamond on February 14, 2025. 168. "What Ifs" by Kane Brown featuring Lauren Alaina "What Ifs" was certified diamond on February 26, 2025. 169. "Whats Poppin" by Jack Harlow "Whats Poppin" was certified diamond on March 13, 2025. 170. "Look at Me Now" by Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes "Look at Me Now" was certified diamond on May 5, 2025. 171. "Best I Ever Had" by Drake "Best I Ever Had" was certified diamond on May 28, 2025. 172. "Hold On, We're Going Home" by Drake "Hold On, We're Going Home" was certified diamond on May 28, 2025, becoming Drake's 10th diamond single, including now holds the record for the most among any artist in history. 173. "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow" was certified diamond on June 6, 2025. 174. "Black Beatles" by Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane "Black Beatles" was certified diamond on June 6, 2025. 175. "She Got the Best of Me" by Luke Combs "She Got the Best of Me" was certified diamond on June 13, 2025. 176. "Something in the Orange" by Zach Bryan "Something in the Orange" was certified diamond on July 15, 2025. 177. "Die a Happy Man" by Thomas Rhett "Die a Happy Man" was certified diamond on July 21, 2025.
Perth Now
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Ryan Tedder finds AI 'amazing' for music
Ryan Tedder thinks AI can be "amazing" for music. The One Republic star - who has written and produced songs for the likes of Beyonce, Adele and Ariana Grande - finds artificial intelligence technology particularly helpful to "change his voice" when pitching tracks to other performers in order to give them a better idea of how their own version ould sound. Speaking on Smallzy's Surgery, Ryan, 46, said: "It is changing music. "It's changing it from a creative perspective, I've gotten cuts because for instance, if I'm pitching a song to a female artist, historically I would either just leave me on singing the demo or occasionally I would hire a female demo singer to come in and replace me with what they call a scratch vocal. "But with AI, I started replacing my voice probably 18 months ago. Like if I wanted to do a song with Ariana Grande, I'd sing it like Ariana in my way, process it, put the song back in and all of a sudden you're like, 'oh my god this is amazing'. "So I started pitching a song doing that and it started working to tremendous effect... holy cow, it works!" Ryan finds the technology has helped him to save a lot of time. He said: "There's a couple different AI companies that allow me to input my idea and then tell it what I want it to do, to sound like, and then it'll pop out the other end. "What that does is save me half a day of work, it's all the s*** that I would have to do anyway, but it saved me it. So that's the extent that I've used it." However, the Counting Stars hitmaker wouldn't rely on AI to write lyrics for him. He said: "But when it comes to lyrics, ChatGPT lyrics has become the joke. "Inside songwriting sessions, you'll be like, 'Man, that sounds so ChatGPT', like that has become the punchline. The lyrics are so bad it's ChatGPT."
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
China's spring festival celebration featured a fleet of dancing robots that flexed the country's advancements in robotics
China is flexing its humanoid robot advancements. A group of 16 humanoid robots performed a Chinese folk dance in Beijing ahead of the Lunar New Year. Humanoid robots are becoming a big focus for tech giants like Elon Musk and Nvidia's Jensen Huang. China touted its robotics advancements through a fleet of dancing humanoid robots at a festival in Beijing. Dozens of performers — human and robotic — took to the stage on Tuesday during the 2025 Spring Festival Gala, organized by state media company China Media Group, ahead of the Lunar New Year on Wednesday. One of the most eye-catching displays was a dance performance in which 16 humanoid robots, decked in festive red jackets, performed alongside their female human partners. The robots — tall, thin, and black in color — followed a three-minute dance routine during the performance, according to a video of the performance posted by state media outlet CGTN. Developed by Hangzhou Yushu Technology, also known as Unitree, in China's eastern city of Hangzhou, the robots kept up with the beat of a Chinese folk dance style and danced with red handkerchiefs. They spun the handkerchiefs in circles, tossed them into the air, and caught them again with precision, drawing applause from the audience. Other performers in the festival included American pop band OneRepublic, which performed its hit song "Counting Stars" — with no robots in sight. The units on stage for the spring festival were Unitree's H1 robots, the company told Chinese media outlets. Unitree has other robotic offerings, including the smaller G1, which it showcased at the 2025 CES. But the company's also known to have made other machines — including four-legged, doglike robots. In 2024, these remote-controlled dog robots were seen in footage of a military training exercise conducted by China and Cambodia. The robots, which could be mounted with machine guns, could move forward, jump, and navigate obstacles. The US military, meanwhile, uses non-weaponized robots from Boston Dynamics, per the company's website. The humanoid dance display in Beijing comes as these robots are fast becoming a priority for tech's biggest players, like Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk and semiconductor giant Nvidia. Musk showcased his Optimus humanoid robots in October, saying that they would be "the biggest product ever of any kind." In November, Tesla's Chinese rival, electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng, emerged as a competitor in the humanoid space, unveiling its nearly 6-foot-tall Iron robot. In 2023, China laid out ambitious plans to mass-produce "advanced level" humanoid robots by 2025. China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released a document in October 2023 that said that the new robots would "reshape the world." Nvidia is also betting big on robots. Speaking at Computex 2024, an annual computer expo in Taipei, CEO Jensen Huang said that there would be two "high-volume" robotic products in the future — self-driving cars and humanoid robots. Read the original article on Business Insider
