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Certified: October 2026's RIAA Gold, Platinum and Diamond Plaques in Hip-Hop and R&B

By Cole Ashby, November 1, 2026

Updated: November 1, 2026. Compiled by Cole Ashby, updated monthly.

From October 1 through October 30, 2026, RIAA dated 63 hip-hop and R&B certifications: 13 Gold, 21 Platinum and 29 Multi-Platinum, five of those at Diamond. Fifty-four are singles and nine are albums. Drake owns the month with 30 plaques on October 23, four at Diamond, but the record worth sitting with is a 2002 Nas album cut that took until October 2026 to cross Gold. My pick of the month is Chance the Rapper's two "Blessings." The best late arrival is Playboi Carti's "Magnolia," which went from 3X to 8X Platinum in one day.

Every entry links to its row in the RIAA Gold & Platinum database. Sections run newest first, each led by the artist's headline plaque.

BashfortheWorld

RIAA lists his label as 10K Projects, and 10K Projects calls him "a Dallas based rapper known for his smooth melodies and laid-back delivery." The Dallas Observer ranked him second in Dallas-Fort Worth in December 2025.

• "MVP" from Migo In America: Gold, October 30, 2026. Released May 5, 2025 per RIAA; 543 days (1.5 years) to plaque. RIAA

BashfortheWorld, "MVP"

Playboi Carti

RIAA's timeline had "Magnolia" at 3X Platinum since July 31, 2019, then logged 4X, 7X and 8X on October 28: five levels in one day, after seven years without a new plaque. Sprite named it among the tracks on its limited-edition cans, slated for shelves from July through September 2026, per Beverage Industry. Of every row RIAA dated after October 23, this is the one that says the most.

• "Magnolia" from Playboi Carti: 8X Platinum, October 28, 2026. Released April 14, 2017 per RIAA; 3,484 days (9.5 years) to plaque. RIAA

Playboi Carti, "Magnolia"

HoneyKomb Brazy

• "That's the Intro Freestyle": Gold, October 26, 2026. Released June 8, 2018 per RIAA; 3,062 days (8.4 years) to plaque. RIAA

HoneyKomb Brazy, "That's the Intro Freestyle"

Drake

Billboard reported 30 new certifications for Drake on October 23 and wrote that the haul made him the "first artist to surpass 350 million RIAA-certified units."

• "God's Plan" from Scorpion: 2X Diamond, October 23, 2026. Released January 19, 2018 per RIAA; 3,199 days (8.8 years) to plaque. RIAA

Drake, "God's Plan"

• Views: Diamond, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "In My Feelings": Diamond, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Marvin's Room": Diamond, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "One Dance (feat. Wizkid & Kyla)": 15X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• Scorpion: 9X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• More Life: 6X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• Certified Lover Boy: 5X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Fair Trade (feat. Travis Scott)": 5X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Way 2 Sexy (feat. Future & Young Thug)": 4X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Knife Talk (feat. 21 Savage & Project Pat)": 8X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• So Far Gone: 3X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Girls Want Girls (feat. Lil Baby)": 3X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "No Friends In The Industry": 2X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Yebba's Heartbreak": 2X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Champagne Poetry": 2X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "First Person Shooter (feat. J. Cole)": 2X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "IDGAF (feat. Yeat)": 2X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• Care Package: Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• ICEMAN: Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Love All (feat. JAŸ-Z)": Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "You Broke My Heart": Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "BackOutsideBoyz": Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Jumbotron Shit Poppin": Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA

ICEMAN is the month's fastest plaque: 161 days.

Drake & 21 Savage

Six Her Loss tracks, same October 23 batch, just under four years after release.

• "On BS" from Her Loss: 2X Platinum, October 23, 2026. Released November 4, 2022 per RIAA; 1,449 days (4.0 years) to plaque. RIAA

Drake & 21 Savage, "On BS"

• "Circo Loco": Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Major Distribution": Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "P***y & Millions (feat. Travis Scott)": Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Broke Boys": Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Privileged Rappers": Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA

Wiz Khalifa

RIAA dated nine Wiz Khalifa plaques on October 23. The day before, Variety reported that he signed with 10K Projects.

• "Black and Yellow": Diamond, October 23, 2026. Released September 14, 2010 per RIAA; 5,883 days (16.1 years) to plaque. RIAA

Wiz Khalifa, "Black and Yellow"

• "See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth)": 16X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Roll Up": 4X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Work Hard, Play Hard": 4X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "No Sleep": 3X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Hopeless Romantic (feat. Swae Lee)": 2X Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Bake Sale (feat. Travis Scott)": Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• Rolling Papers 2: Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA
• "Fr Fr (feat. Lil Skies)": Platinum, October 23, 2026. RIAA

Yung Miami

"Spend Dat" went Platinum on October 23, the same day Yung Miami released her debut album WATCH DIS, per Universal Music Canada.

• "Spend Dat": Platinum, October 23, 2026. Released April 24, 2026 per RIAA; 182 days to plaque. RIAA

Yung Miami, "Spend Dat"

Brent Faiyaz

Flag: Independent. Icon was "released through ISO Supremacy/UnitedMasters," per Billboard.

• "butterflies." from Icon: Gold, October 22, 2026. Released February 12, 2026 per RIAA; 252 days to plaque. RIAA

Brent Faiyaz, "butterflies."

$tupid Young

• "Trust Nobody": Gold, October 21, 2026. Released September 7, 2018 per RIAA; 2,966 days (8.1 years) to plaque. RIAA

$tupid Young, "Trust Nobody"

Pi'erre Bourne

• "Drunk And Nasty (feat. Sharc)" from The Life Of Pi'erre 5: Platinum, October 21, 2026. Released June 11, 2021 per RIAA; 1,958 days (5.4 years) to plaque. RIAA

Pi'erre Bourne, "Drunk And Nasty (feat. Sharc)"

• "Poof": Gold, October 21, 2026. RIAA

Cordae

• "Chronicles (feat. H.E.R. & Lil Durk)" from From a Birds Eye View: Gold, October 9, 2026. Released January 14, 2022 per RIAA; 1,729 days (4.7 years) to plaque. RIAA

Cordae, "Chronicles (feat. H.E.R. & Lil Durk)"

Don Toliver

RIAA dated seven Don Toliver plaques on October 8, five years to the day after Life of a DON came out.

• Life of a DON: Gold, October 8, 2026. Released October 8, 2021 per RIAA; 1,826 days (5.0 years) to plaque. RIAA

Don Toliver, Life of a DON

• "What You Need": Platinum, October 8, 2026. RIAA
• "Drugs N Hella Melodies (feat. Kali Uchis)": Platinum, October 8, 2026. RIAA
• "You (feat. Travis Scott)": Platinum, October 8, 2026. RIAA
• "Swangin' On Westheimer": Gold, October 8, 2026. RIAA
• "Flocky Flocky (feat. Travis Scott)": Gold, October 8, 2026. RIAA
• "Way Bigger": Gold, October 8, 2026. RIAA

Chance the Rapper

Flag: Independent. Live Nation calls him an "Independent GRAMMY Award-winning artist," and both RIAA rows list the label as Chance the Rapper. Both "Blessings" certified October 7, during the tenth-anniversary tour. The full case: Cole's Pick: Chance the Rapper's Two "Blessings".

• "Blessings (feat. Jamila Woods)" from Coloring Book: Platinum, October 7, 2026. Released May 26, 2016 per RIAA; 3,786 days (10.4 years) to plaque. RIAA

Chance the Rapper, "Blessings (feat. Jamila Woods)"

• "Blessings (feat. Ty Dolla $ign, Raury, BJ The Chicago Kid & Anderson .Paak)": Gold, October 7, 2026. RIAA

KB

When Provident Label Group introduced "10K" in 2020, KB said his hope was "to remind people that despite our suffering there are still countless reasons to be grateful."

• "10K": Gold, October 6, 2026. Released June 10, 2020 per RIAA; 2,309 days (6.3 years) to plaque. RIAA

KB, "10K"

Nas

Flag: New York. Mass Appeal Records' official artist page says Nas was "raised in the infamous Queensbridge housing projects."

Sleeper of the month: Nas, "I Can." Gold on October 6, 2026, 8,698 days (23.8 years) after the release date RIAA lists. Nothing else in October waited longer.

• "I Can" from God's Son: Gold, October 6, 2026. Released December 13, 2002 per RIAA; 8,698 days (23.8 years) to plaque. RIAA

Nas, "I Can"

Flipp Dinero

Flag: New York. Billboard interviewed him in 2018 "from his native Brooklyn."

• "How I Move (feat. Lil Baby)" from LOVE FOR GUALA: 2X Platinum, October 2, 2026. Released November 22, 2019 per RIAA; 2,506 days (6.9 years) to plaque. RIAA

Flipp Dinero, "How I Move (feat. Lil Baby)"

BigXthaPlug

Flag: Independent. Billboard reported that the Dallas native launched his own independent label, 600 Entertainment, and released "Mmhmm" through UnitedMasters. His project BETTER OVER TIME came out October 30.

• "Mmhmm": 4X Platinum, October 1, 2026. Released October 5, 2023 per RIAA; 1,092 days (3.0 years) to plaque. RIAA

BigXthaPlug, "Mmhmm"

Boosie Badazz

RIAA's row credits "Nasty Nasty" to "BOOSIE BADAZZ, MULATTO."

• "Nasty Nasty" from Talk Dat Shit: Platinum, October 1, 2026. Released November 13, 2019 per RIAA; 2,514 days (6.9 years) to plaque. RIAA

Boosie Badazz, "Nasty Nasty"

Tommy Richman

PULSE Records wrote in 2025 that "MILLION DOLLAR BABY" "went to #1 at Top 40, Rhythmic and Urban radio."

• "MILLION DOLLAR BABY": 6X Platinum, October 1, 2026. Released April 26, 2024 per RIAA; 888 days (2.4 years) to plaque. RIAA

Tommy Richman, "MILLION DOLLAR BABY"

Methodology. Source: the RIAA Gold & Platinum database only (riaa.com/gold-platinum). This edition covers every certification RIAA dated October 1 through October 30, 2026, that RIAA tags R&B/Hip Hop. October 30 was the newest date in the database when this edition was compiled on November 1, and late-posted October rows are included. Dates and release dates are RIAA's. Thresholds per RIAA: Gold is 500,000 units, Platinum is 1 million, Multi-Platinum is 2 million and up, and Diamond is 10 million. Certifications RIAA posts later with an October date are added at the next monthly update.