Gold Certification

RIAA statistics, based on Wikipedia, show that Gold certification is the most common in standing and decreases incrementally with Platinum and Multi-Platinum.  There is a sharp decline by Diamond status.

In this post, I am focusing on Gold certification status.  The list is rather extensive, so I am highlighting artists with 20 more Gold certification standing.

Elvis Presley - 90

Barbara Streisand - 51
The Beatles - 48
The Rolling Stones - 43
Neil Diamond - 40
George Strait - 39
Elton John - 37
Frank Sinatra - 34
Bob Dylan - 33
Kiss - 30
Kenny Rogers - 28
Reba McEntire - 27
Rod Stewart - 27
Aerosmith - 25
Barry Manilow - 24
Rush - 24
Chicago - 23
Eric Clapton - 23
Hank Williams, Jr. - 23
AC/DC - 22
Alabama - 22
Bruce Springsteen - 22
Garth Brooks - 21
John Denver - 21
Santana - 21
The Beach Boys - 20
The Doors - 20
Grateful Dead - 20
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 20
Madonna - 20
James Taylor - 20

Closing note -
Britney Spears has received 9 Gold Certifications and is listed in my Wikipedia source.