RIAA: SZA Joins Exclusive Club of Black Female Performers Who Have 20+ Gold Singles

Fun fact: only 82 acts in the history of recorded music can boast the honor of having earned 20 or more Gold-certified records from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) over their careers. A tally undoubtedly boosted by the inclusion of streaming the certification criteria, it’s still one that’s eluded Black female performers on mass as they represent less than 10% of the hitmakers in the exclusive club. » Read more about: RIAA: SZA Joins Exclusive Club of Black Female Performers Who Have 20+ Gold Singles » The post RIAA: SZA Joins Exclusive Club of Black Female Performers Who Have 20+ Gold Singles appeared first on ..::That Grape Juice.net::.. - Thirsty?.

Feb 14, 2023 - 15:00

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RIAA: SZA Joins Exclusive Club of Black Female Performers Who Have 20+ Gold Singles

Fun fact: only 82 acts in the history of recorded music can boast the honor of having earned 20 or more Gold-certified records from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) over their careers.

A tally undoubtedly boosted by the inclusion of streaming the certification criteria, it’s still one that’s eluded Black female performers on mass as they represent less than 10% of the hitmakers in the exclusive club.

Recently, R&B diva SZA – thanks to the ongoing success of hits found aboard her long-awaited sophomore album ‘SOS‘ – the score increased for the ladies.

As reported here, the RIAA took to press recently to announce SZA (born Solana Rowe) had been awarded a slew of new shiny plaques including four new Gold records for the ‘SOS’-housed tunes ‘Nobody Gets Me,’ ‘Shirt,’ ‘Blind,’ and ‘Low.’ Gold certifications denote single and album sales of 500,000 in the United States.

In addition to helping to push her cumulative digital single sales to 37.5 million in the U.S., they also hoisted her total Gold record count to 23.

By doing so, the GRAMMY winner not only marks a career milestone but also joins an exclusive club of Black female hitmakers who can say they’ve accumulated at least 20 Gold-certified singles in the U.S. As of time reported the list includes Jhene Aiko (20), Nicki Minaj (21), Janet Jackson (22), Doja Cat (23), Whitney Houston (23), Mariah Carey (34), Rihanna (55), and Beyonce (61).

The news comes as one of many recent wins for Rowe who is also watching ‘SOS’ make history for its extended stay atop the Billboard 200. Click here to read more about that.