RIAA: Luther Vandross Awarded His FIRST Platinum Singles on What Would’ve Been His 70th Birthday

Luther Vandross is unquestionably one of the most revered male vocalists in music history.

A singer-songwriter praised for his hits ‘Never Too Much,’ ‘Stop to Love,’ and ‘Give Me the Reason’ as well as his spins on classics ‘A House is Not a Home,’ ‘Superstar,’ ‘So Amazing,’ and ‘If This World Were Mine,’ the GRAMMY winner cemented his legendary status by delivering a bevy of R&B’s most memorable classics.

And while his legacy lacks no laud, dedicated fans would be surprised to know he was never awarded a Platinum plaque for any of the singles he released over his 25-year career.  That changed this week.

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The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) took to press Tuesday (April 20) to announce Vandross had been posthumously awarded four new plaques.  See the breakdown below:

1x Platinum (for respective sales of 1 million in the United States)

‘Here & Now’ – Single

‘Endless Love’ (with Mariah Carey) – Single

‘Dance with My Father’ – Single

Gold (for sales of 500,000 in the United States)

‘A House is Not a Home’ – Single

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The updated logs reveal Luther – despite having earned several Platinum and multiPlatinum-certified albums across his storied career – had never collected a Platinum-certified single prior to April 20, 2021 (nearly 16 years after his death).

A timely honor, the announcement comes on what would’ve been his 70th birthday.

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