At writing, only 81 acts in the history of recorded music can boast having earned 20 or more Gold records over their careers. The certification threshold denotes sales equivalence of 500,000 in the United States.
And while some assume the feat is easy to accomplish given the inclusion of streaming in the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) certification tabulations, it’s still one that’s eluded Black female performers as they represent less than 10% of aforementioned tally of hitmakers.
This week, thanks to the ongoing success of Jhené Aiko‘s 2020 tune ‘A&B,’ the score increased for the ladies.