Diamond

 

Point of intrigue -

Record labels must request certification.  Certification is not granted on its own.  Diamond certification was established in 1999.

Refresher -

10,000,000+ copies sold to be awarded Diamond status

According to USA Today, "Garth Brooks holds the record for most Diamond-certified albums, with nine."

The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Shania Twain, and The Eagles have Diamond certification.

USA Today further declared Whitney Houston to be the first black music artist to earn three Diamond-certified albums.  Side note - Whitney Houston was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.

(USA Today)

Point of interest -

Thriller is the best selling album of all time with 70 million worldwide.

Point of intrigue -

"Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind" by Elton John was certified Diamond in October 1997 - two years before official Diamond status by RIAA.

...To be continued