Gold/Platinum

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Date: August 31, 1999
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: DMX
Title: IT'S DARK AND HELL IS HOT
Label: Ruff Ryders/Def Jam

Date: December 14, 1998
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: DMX
Title: IT'S DARK AND HELL IS HOT
Label: Ruff Ryders/Def Jam

Date: March 31, 1992
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
Title: THE DEFINITIVE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
Label: Sony Music Direct

Date: April 1, 1978
Certification: Quadruple Platinum Album(s)
Artist: SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
Title: SIMON AND GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS
Label

Date: January 30, 1990
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: D.J. JAZZY JEFF AND THE FRESH PRINCE
Title: AND IN THIS CORNER
Label: Jive

Date: January 1, 1979
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
Title: THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
Label

Date: April 1, 1978
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: THE MOMS AND DADS
Title: THE BEST OF THE MOMS AND DADS
Label

Date: September 1, 1979
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: FLASH AND THE PAN
Title: FLASH AND THE PAN
Label

Date: May 17, 2000
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: DMX
Title: ...AND THEN THERE WAS X
Label: Universal

Date: December 1, 1978
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
Title: SIMON AND GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS
Label

Date: May 17, 2000
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: DMX
Title: ...AND THEN THERE WAS X
Label: Universal

Date: December 1, 1978
Certification: Triple Platinum Album(s)
Artist: SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
Title: SIMON AND GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS
Label

Date: December 1, 1978
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
Title: SIMON AND GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS
Label

Date: December 1, 1978
Certification: Double Platinum Album(s)
Artist: SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
Title: SIMON AND GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS
Label

Date: January 19, 2005
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: STEVIE AND KIMMIE
Title: IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT SING ALONG
Label: REFLECTIONS

Date: April 22, 1987
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: TOM COCHRANE AND RED RIDER
Title: TOM COCHRANE AND RED RIDER
Label: EMI

Date: July 1, 1979
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: PEACHES AND HERB
Title: 2 HOT
Label

Date: September 1, 1977
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: THE MOMS AND DADS
Title: THE BEST OF THE MOMS AND DADS
Label

Date: March 16, 2023
Certification: Platinum Single
Artist: The Head And The Heart
Title: Rivers and Roads
Label: Warner Records

Date: March 16, 2023
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: The Head And The Heart
Title: The Head And The Heart
Label: Warner Records

Date: October 26, 2006
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: LESLEY GARRETT AND TITO BELTRAN
Title: THE SOPRANO AND THE TENOR
Label: SOMERSET

Date: October 18, 1995
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
Title: ONE HOT MINUTE
Label: Warner Bros.

Date: October 18, 1995
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
Title: ONE HOT MINUTE
Label: Warner Bros.

Date: September 11, 1986
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: EMERSON, LAKE AND POWELL
Title: EMERSON, LAKE AND POWELL
Label: Polydor

Date: May 1, 1979
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: PEACHES AND HERB
Title: 2 HOT
Label

Date	Certification	Artist / Title	Label
August 31, 1999	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	DMX IT'S DARK AND HELL IS HOT	Ruff Ryders/Def Jam
December 14, 1998	GOLD ALBUM(S)	DMX IT'S DARK AND HELL IS HOT	Ruff Ryders/Def Jam
March 31, 1992	GOLD ALBUM(S)	SIMON AND GARFUNKEL THE DEFINITIVE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL	Sony Music Direct
April 1, 1978	QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	SIMON AND GARFUNKEL SIMON AND GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS
January 30, 1990	GOLD ALBUM(S)	D.J. JAZZY JEFF AND THE FRESH PRINCE AND IN THIS CORNER	Jive
January 1, 1979	GOLD ALBUM(S)	EARTH, WIND AND FIRE THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
April 1, 1978	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	THE MOMS AND DADS THE BEST OF THE MOMS AND DADS
September 1, 1979	GOLD ALBUM(S)	FLASH AND THE PAN FLASH AND THE PAN
May 17, 2000	GOLD ALBUM(S)	DMX ...AND THEN THERE WAS X	Universal
December 1, 1978	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	SIMON AND GARFUNKEL SIMON AND GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS
May 17, 2000	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	DMX ...AND THEN THERE WAS X	Universal
December 1, 1978	TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	SIMON AND GARFUNKEL SIMON AND GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS
December 1, 1978	GOLD ALBUM(S)	SIMON AND GARFUNKEL SIMON AND GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS
December 1, 1978	DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	SIMON AND GARFUNKEL SIMON AND GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS
January 19, 2005	GOLD ALBUM(S)	STEVIE AND KIMMIE IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT SING ALONG	REFLECTIONS
April 22, 1987	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	TOM COCHRANE AND RED RIDER TOM COCHRANE AND RED RIDER	EMI
July 1, 1979	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	PEACHES AND HERB 2 HOT
September 1, 1977	GOLD ALBUM(S)	THE MOMS AND DADS THE BEST OF THE MOMS AND DADS
March 16, 2023	Platinum Single	The Head And The Heart Rivers and Roads	Warner Records
March 16, 2023	GOLD ALBUM(S)	The Head And The Heart The Head And The Heart	Warner Records
October 26, 2006	GOLD ALBUM(S)	LESLEY GARRETT AND TITO BELTRAN THE SOPRANO AND THE TENOR	SOMERSET
October 18, 1995	GOLD ALBUM(S)	RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS ONE HOT MINUTE	Warner Bros.
October 18, 1995	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS ONE HOT MINUTE	Warner Bros.
September 11, 1986	GOLD ALBUM(S)	EMERSON, LAKE AND POWELL EMERSON, LAKE AND POWELL	Polydor
May 1, 1979	GOLD ALBUM(S)	PEACHES AND HERB 2 HOT

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