Who is the youngest artist to go platinum?

With the 2010 holiday release of her O Holy Night EP, Evancho became the best-selling debut artist of 2010, the youngest top-10 debut artist in US history and the youngest solo artist ever to go platinum in the US.
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Who is the first artist to go platinum?

RIAA Goes Platinum

The Eagles' "Eagles/Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" (Elektra) becomes the RIAA's first Platinum Album, while nearly 50 more albums achieve the prestigious status that year.
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Who is the youngest artist to have a #1 hit?

The youngest person ever to top the US charts is Stevie Wonder, who was 13 when he hit Number One with 'Fingertips Pt 2' in 1963.
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Who was the youngest artist to reach #1 Billboard?

When the track reached No. 1, Stevie became the youngest solo artist to have topped the Billboard Hot 100 – though another future Motown superstar, Michael Jackson, was aged just 11 years 155 days when The Jackson Five's “I Want You Back” topped the Billboard charts in January 1970.
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Who is the youngest chart topper?

Little Jimmy Osmond. He was just 9 years and 8 months young when he hit the summit in 1972 with "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool." Youngest female chart-topper is Helen Shapiro who took "You Don't Know" to the top at the tender age of 14 years and 10 months.
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NBA YoungBoy Becomes Youngest Artist With Over 100 RIAA Certified Gold/Platinum Singles



What is the oldest song to hit number 1?

“Running Up That Hill” oldest song to hit No. 1 streaming.
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Who is the youngest rapper to have 100 hits?

Lil Baby is also the youngest artist in history to score his 100th Hot 100 entry, narrowly beating out pop star Justin Beiber for that distinction.
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Who is the youngest artist to go diamond?

Post Malone is officially the youngest person in history to earn three diamond plaques at only 25 years old.
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Who was the youngest Grammy?

Blue Ivy Carter is the youngest individually credited winner. She was 9 years old when she won her first award in 2021, after she was credited on her mother Beyoncé's song "Brown Skin Girl", released in 2019. LeAnn Rimes is the youngest individual winner. She was 14 years old when she won her first two awards in 1997.
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Is YoungBoy #1 a billboard?

YoungBoy Never Broke Again's 'Last Slimeto' Takes First Place on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart. The prolific rapper earns his second No. 1 of 2022 and third in the last 12 months.
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Who has gone platinum the most?

1. Elvis Presley. You can't really act surprised when you see Elvis Presley at the top of this list. You know, there's a reason why they called him "The King." You wanted to know who has the most platinum records, and here he is!
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How many times 10 went platinum?

Ten stayed on the Billboard charts for nearly five years, and has gone on to become one of the highest-selling rock records ever, going 13× platinum. With the success of Ten, Pearl Jam became a key member of the Seattle grunge explosion, along with Alice in Chains, Nirvana, and Soundgarden.
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Who is the 2 youngest Grammy winner?

In 2021, 9-year-old Blue Ivy Carter won her first (of what we predict will be many) Grammys, making her the second-youngest winner ever.
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Who has won a Grammy 3 times?

Three-time winner Stevie Wonder who won in 1974, 1975 and 1977. Three-time winner Paul Simon who won twice as the main credited artist, in 1976 and 1987. Taylor Swift is the first woman to win two and three times as a lead artist, in 2010, 2016 and 2021. U2 is the only group act to win twice, in 1988 and 2006.
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Who won most Grammys ever?

Beyoncé made history at the 2023 GRAMMYs by becoming the artist with the most GRAMMY wins — ever — when she won the GRAMMY for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for her 2022 album, Renaissance. Beyoncé now counts 32 total GRAMMY wins.
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What rappers sold diamond?

10x Platinum (“Diamond”)
  • Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill (1986)
  • MC Hammer, Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em (1990)
  • Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
  • Nelly, Country Grammar (2000)
  • Eminem, Curtain Call: The Hits (2005)
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Has any rap album Gone Diamond?

There Are Only 7 Hip Hop Diamond Albums and Eminem Recorded 2 of Them. All diamond certified hip hop albums are dated between 1990 and 2003, two of them received a diamond status posthumously, and nobody but Eminem has two entries on this list.
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Who has the most Diamond song?

Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars has six diamond-certified songs, the most of any artist in history: "Uptown Funk," "Just the Way You Are," "Grenade," "That's What I Like," "When I Was Your Man," and "Locked Out of Heaven."
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Who is No 1 rapper?

1. Eminem. Eminem introduced rap listeners to a unique style. The metaphors and wordplay Eminem uses are the best in the world, and his lyrics are also one of the finest of all time.
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Who was the first rapper to go Number 1?

"Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice hits #1 in the US, marking the first time a rapper has topped the chart.
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Who was the first hit rapper?

The Sugar Hill Gang's 12-inch single "Rapper's Delight" - released in 1979 - became the first rap song to be played on the radio. The 15-minute song was edited down to six and a half minutes and reached Number 36 on the pop charts, making it the first hip-hop single to become a Top 40 chart hit.
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What is the biggest hit song of all time?

According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.
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What was the first song to reach 1 billion?

In December 2012, "Gangnam Style" became the first video to reach one billion views.
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