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A monthly report of Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certifications.
View a certification list:
Albums  Digital Singles Latin Video Longform
LATEST MULTI-PLATINUM ALBUM CERTIFICATIONS
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| Latest Certifications |
| Me and My Gang |
Rascal Flatts |
4/4/2006 |
Lyric Street |
3 |
11/21/2006 |
| FutureSex / LoveSounds |
Timberlake, Justin |
9/12/2006 |
Zomba |
2 |
11/1/2006 |
| Some Hearts |
Underwood, Carrie |
11/15/2005 |
Arista Nashville |
1 |
11/6/2006 |
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LATEST PLATINUM ALBUM CERTIFICATIONS
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Latest Certifications
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| Back to Basics |
Aguilera, Christina |
8/15/2006 |
RCA Records |
11/15/2006 |
| Cheetah Girls 2 Soundtrack |
Cheetah Girls |
8/15/2006 |
Walt Disney |
11/14/2006 |
| Patsy Cline Sings Songs of Love |
Cline, Patsy |
5/23/1995 |
MCA |
11/14/2006 |
| Danity Kane |
Danity Kane |
8/15/2006 |
Bad Boy |
11/21/2006 |
| The Open Door |
Evanescense |
10/3/2006 |
Wind-Up Records |
11/6/2006 |
| 20 Y.O. |
Jackson, Janet |
9/26/2006 |
Virgin Records |
11/13/2006 |
| To Be Continued |
John, Elton |
11/6/1990 |
MCA |
11/28/2006 |
| Sam's Town |
Killers, The |
10/3/2006 |
Island Records |
11/8/2006 |
| Release Therapy |
Ludacris |
9/26/2006 |
Def Jam |
11/8/2006 |
| Continuum |
Mayer, John |
9/12/2006 |
Columbia |
11/7/2006 |
| Chapter V |
Staind |
8/9/2005 |
Atlantic |
11/13/2006 |
| It Just Comes Natural |
Strait, George |
10/3/2006 |
MCA Nashville |
11/28/2006 |
| FutureSex / LoveSounds |
Timberlake, Justin |
9/12/2006 |
Zomba |
11/1/2006 |
| The Lost Christmas Eve |
Trans-Siberian Orchestra |
10/12/2004 |
Lava |
11/13/2006 |
| Wicked (Original Cast Recording) |
Various |
12/16/2003 |
Decca |
11/8/2006 |
| Disney's Greatest, Vol. 1 |
Various |
2/27/2001 |
Walt Disney |
11/21/2006 |
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LATEST GOLD ALBUM CERTIFICATIONS
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| Latest Certifications |
| Back to Basics |
Aguilera, Christina |
8/15/2006 |
RCA Records |
11/15/2006 |
| If You're Going Through Hell |
Atkins, Rodney |
7/18/2006 |
Curb |
11/28/2006 |
| Long Trip Home |
Bentley, Dierks |
10/18/2006 |
Capitol Nashville |
11/27/2006 |
| Phobia |
Breaking Benjamin |
8/8/2006 |
Hollywood |
11/8/2006 |
| Patsy Cline Sings Songs of Love |
Cline, Patsy |
5/23/1995 |
MCA |
11/14/2006 |
| Press Play |
Diddy |
10/17/2006 |
Bad Boy |
11/21/2006 |
| The Open Door |
Evanescense |
10/3/2006 |
Wind-Up Records |
11/6/2006 |
| Flyleaf |
Flyleaf |
10/4/2005 |
Octone/ J Records |
11/13/2006 |
| These Days |
Gill, Vince |
10/17/2006 |
MCA Nashville |
11/21/2006 |
| 20 Y.O. |
Jackson, Janet |
9/26/2006 |
Virgin Records |
11/13/2006
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| The High Road |
JoJo |
10/17/2006 |
Blackground |
11/28/2006 |
| Sam's Town |
Killers, The |
10/3/2006 |
Island Records |
11/8/2006 |
| Release Therapy |
Ludacris |
9/26/2006 |
Def Jam |
11/8/2006 |
| Wintersong |
McLachlan, Sarah |
10/17/2006 |
Arista |
11/27/2006 |
| Anthology - Through the Years |
Petty, Tom & the Heartbreakers |
10/31/2000 |
Hip-o Records |
11/14/2006 |
| Port of Miami |
Ross, Rick |
8/8/2006 |
Def Jam |
11/8/2006 |
| The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974 - 1987 |
Rush |
2/11/2003 |
Mercury |
11/8/2006 |
| Us and Them |
Shinedown |
10/4/2005 |
Atlantic |
11/13/2006 |
| Christmas |
Smith, Michael W. |
9/1/1989 |
Reunion |
11/3/2006 |
| Duets |
Soundtrack |
7/12/2000 |
Hollywood |
11/8/2006 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean |
Soundtrack |
7/22/2003 |
Walt Disney |
11/8/2006 |
| Nightmare Before Christmas |
Soundtrack |
10/12/1993 |
Walt Disney |
11/8/2006 |
| Still the Same?Great Rock Classics of Our Time |
Steward, Rod |
10/10/2006 |
J Records |
11/15/2006 |
| It Just Comes Natural |
Strait, George |
10/3/2006 |
MCA Nashville |
11/7/2006 |
| Don't You Fake It |
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus |
7/18/2006 |
Virgin Records |
11/21/2006 |
| FutureSex / LoveSounds |
Timberlake, Justin |
9/12/2006 |
Zomba |
11/1/2006 |
| Momentum |
Tobymac |
10/25/2006 |
Forefront Records |
11/2/2006 |
| Define the Great Line |
Underoath |
6/20/2006 |
Tooth & Nail Records |
11/1/2006 |
| Sing-Along Favorites |
Various |
8/1/2002 |
Fisher Price |
11/1/2006 |
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