RIAA Diamond Certification Criteria and Rappers With Diamond Albums
The RIAA awards a Diamond certification when an album reaches 10 million units consumed in the United States, combining traditional sales, digital sales, and on-demand audio and video streams. For rap albums, this threshold has been reached by a small group of artists whose projects generated sustained consumption over years or decades. The certification process is tracked by the RIAA and reported through its official database, which includes both physical and digital consumption figures
