Kanye West may be making more headlines for his personal and political antics than his professional, but diehard fans are still keeping their eyes and ears on his prized catalog.
Proof of this has come via the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) which recently updated its certification logs to better reflect West’s sales status in the United States. From content found aboard his debut album, 2004’s ‘College Dropout,’ to his later works ‘Life of Pablo’ (2016) and ‘Ye’ (2018), the GRAMMY-winning rapper/producer saw over 30 of his songs upgraded in the RIAA books with the highest coming as the now 9x Platinum certified hit, ‘Stronger’ (2007).
His refreshed cumulative tally, which equates to approximately 105 million in digital U.S. sales, makes him the fifth most successful artist of the digital era – trailing only behind Drake, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and Eminem.
The win makes him the first male artist who debuted in the 2000s to cross the 100M barrier in digital sales. Look inside to see the updates:
Gold
- ‘Saint Pablo’ (Gold Single)
- ‘The New Workout Plan’ (Gold Single)
- ‘Dark Fantasy’ (Gold Single)
- ‘Devil in a New Dress’ (Gold Single)
- ‘Hey Mama’ (Gold Single)
- ‘Cold’ (Gold Single)
- ‘Blame Game’ (Gold Single)
- ‘Welcome to Heartbreak’ (Gold Single)
- ‘I Thought About Killing You’ (Gold Single)
- ‘Paranoid’ (Gold Single)
- ‘Wouldn’t Leave’ (Gold Single)
- ‘Don’t Like 1’ (Gold Single)
- ‘See You In My Nightmares’ (Gold Single)
- ‘Everything I Am’ (Gold Single)
- ‘Hold My Liquor’ (Gold Single)
Platinum
- ‘Touch the Sky’ (Platinum Single)
- ‘Champion’ (Platinum Single)
- ‘Heard ‘Em Say’ (Platinum Single)
- ‘All Day’ (Platinum Single)
- ‘Ghost Town’ (Platinum Single)
2x Platinum
- ‘All Falls Down’ (2x Platinum Single)
- ‘Waves’ (2x Platinum Single)
- ‘Monster’ (2x Platinum Single)
- ‘Runaway’ (2x Platinum Single)
- ‘Bound 2’ (2x Platinum Single)
- ‘Black Skinhead’ (2x Platinum Single)
3x Platinum
- ‘Good Life’ (3x Platinum Single)
- ‘Can’t Tell Me Nothing’ (3x Platinum Single)
- ‘Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1’ (3x Platinum Single)
- ‘Flashing Lights’ (3x Platinum Single)
4x Platinum
- ‘Love Lock Down’ (4x Platinum single)
- ‘Power’ (4x Platinum single)
7x Platinum
- ‘Heartless’ (7x Platinum single)
8x Platinum
- ‘Gold Digger’ (8x Platinum Single)
9x Platinum
- ‘Stronger’ (9x Platinum Single)