He may be hot on the promo trail on the recently kicked off ‘INDIGOAT’ tour in support of his latest chart-topping effort, ‘Indigo’ (click here for dates), but many of his fans are probably still trying to work their way through the 5,000 45 tracks listed aboard the LP’s predecessor – his eighth solo studio album ‘Heartbreak on a Full Moon.’ Its enduring success over ‘Indigo’ on digital and streaming formats serves as proof.
The October 2017-released project – which birthed the hits ‘Party’ (featuring Usher and Gucci Mane), ‘Privacy,’ ‘Questions,’ ‘Tempo,’ and ‘Pills & Automobiles’ – recently drove right past the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) threshold for double platinum status. The feat brought with it news Brown’s been penciled in the organization’s history books for an impressive certification accomplishment.
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The RIAA has published a slew of updated song and album certifications for Chris, including word his 8th studio album, ‘Moon,’ has risen to double platinum status. This means the LP has shifted over 2 million in sales or sales equivalence (streaming, etc.).
Beyond ‘Moon,’ see the full list of updates below (albums highlighted):
- 7x platinum – Look At Me Now ft. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
5x platinum – Forever
4x platinum – With You
4x platinum – Kiss Kiss with T-Pain - 3x platinum – Exclusive (album)
3x platinum – Run It ft. Juelz Santana
3x platinum – Yeah 3x - 3x platinum – Chris Brown (album)
2x platinum – Pills & Automobiles ft. Yo Gotti, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie & Kodak Black
2x platinum – Party ft. Usher & Gucci Mane
2x platinum – Turn Up The Music
2x platinum – Love More ft. Nicki Minaj
2x platinum – Back To Sleep ft. Tank, R. Kelly & Anthony Hamilton
2x platinum – Privacy
Platinum – Tempo
Platinum – Wet The Bed ft. Ludacris
Platinum – Questions
Platinum – Take You Down - Platinum – Royalty (album)
Gold – To My Bed
Gold – Drunk Texting
Gold – Undecided
Gold – Wrist ft. Solo Lucci
Gold – High End ft. Future & Young Thug
Gold – Poppin’ - Gold – Graffiti (album)
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The new certifications push Breezy to 69.5 million in RIAA-certified digital song units, which means he has extended his lead as the most certified R&B artist in history in the category of digital single sales.
Among all artists and genres, Brown is in a three-way tie for #6 on the all-time list. See that list below (as of time reported):
RIAA Top-Selling Digital Singles Artists
- Drake (148 million)
- Rihanna (125 million)
- Taylor Swift (121 million)
- Eminem (107.5 million)
- Katy Perry (101 million)
- Chris Brown (69.5 million)
- Bruno Mars (69.5 million)
- Justin Bieber (69.5 million)
- Kanye West (69 million)
- Maroon 5 (67 million)
And, while it should be noted the 30-year-old has earned his fair share of hits as a feature on other artists’ songs, all of the certifications included in the count above are only his work as a leading act. [source]