Morgan Wallen Becomes RIAA’s Highest Certified Country Artist of All Time

Morgan Wallen Becomes RIAA’s Highest Certified Country Artist of All Time

80 New + Updated Certifications;

With 265.5 Million Certified Singles and Albums, Wallen is the 3rd Most-Certified Artist, All-Genres

Five Singles Now Diamond Certified or Higher, Including “Last Night,” “Wasted On You,” “Whiskey Glasses,” “Chasin’ You” and Diplo Collaboration, “Heartless”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After recently becoming Billboard’s Top Artist of 2025 and entering Spotify’s coveted Billions Club with three singles – “Whiskey Glasses,” “I Had Some Help” with Post Malone and “Last Night” – surpassing one billion streams on the platform, Morgan Wallen’s consumption success is now landing him a new accolade as RIAA’s highest certified Country artist of all time.

With 239.5 million certified singles (solo + collaborations) and 26 million albums, Wallen simultaneously becomes the third most-certified artist, all-genre (succeeding only Drake and Taylor Swift for solo titles); and the No. 2 digital singles-certified solo artist, all-genre. The recognition comes just seven years after receiving his first Gold certifications for “The Way I Talk” and “Up Down” in 2018, followed by “Whiskey Glasses” in 2019 – which is officially 13x Platinum certified today.

A Breakdown of the Milestones

With 80 new certifications awarded by the RIAA this month, Wallen now ranks:

• ·         #1 Highest-Selling Country Artist of All Time
• ·         #3 Highest-Selling Artist of All Time (All Genres)
• ·         #2 Most Diamond Singles Ever (All Genres)

He’s also the first country artist to earn five separate Diamond singles, meaning each has sold more than 10 million units:

• ·         “Whiskey Glasses” – 13x Platinum
• ·         “Wasted On You” – 12x Platinum
• ·         “Last Night” – 12x Platinum
• ·         “Heartless” – 10x Platinum
• ·         “Chasin’ You” – 10x Platinum

“Whiskey Glasses” is now the best-selling country song of all time. 

What Counts as a “Unit”?

The RIAA defines a unit as:

·         1 paid digital download = 1 unit

·         150 on-demand audio or video streams = 1 unit

For albums:

·         1 full album sale (physical or digital) = 1 unit

·         10 digital track sales = 1 unit

·         1,500 streams from an album = 1 unit

"While streaming drives most sales today, Wallen’s fan base continues to support physical and digital albums at a scale rarely seen in the genre anymore"

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album

SOURCE Read More: Morgan Wallen Tops List of 10 Highest-Selling Country Artists

 “Morgan Wallen’s rise has been nothing short of remarkable. A trajectory powered through deep fan connection, multiple creative collaborations and partnerships with Big Loud and Republic Records. Less than a decade after earning his first Gold singles, he has officially become the highest RIAA certified Country artist with 265.5M units, including credits on five Diamond-certified or higher singles! The sheer volume of streams behind this achievement speaks to how actively audiences continue to show up and his sustained journey reshaping modern music. Congratulations on this new height as Morgan and his team set their sights on the next,” shares RIAA Chairman & CEO Mitch Glazier.

** OF NOTE **

In the United States, I’M THE PROBLEM, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, where it remained for its first eight weeks. After a two-week absence from the top position, it returned to number one for an additional four consecutive weeks, accumulating a total of 12 non-consecutive weeks atop the chart.

It moved 493,000 album-equivalent units in its opening week (** including just 133,000 in pure album sales)

ONE THING AT A TIME debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 dated March 18, 2023, moving 501,000 album-equivalent units (** including just 111,500 from pure album sales).

DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM (released January 8, 2021) debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and US Top Country Albums charts, earning 265,000 album-equivalent units (including just 74,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week 

IF I KNOW ME (released April 27, 2018) debuted at number 11 on the US Top Country Albums and number 72 on the US Billboard 200, selling a mere 2,700 copies in the first week. In August 2020, the album reached new peaks at number 13 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top Country Albums.

With the May 2025 release of his fourth studio album, I’M THE PROBLEM, Wallen solidified his footing as “one of the biggest stars in the music world right now,” according to Billboard. The project was recently named Apple Music’s No. 1 album worldwide and Spotify’s No. 1 album in the U.S. all-genre for 2025. Now, just seven months after its release, I’m The Problem is 4x Platinum certified, while 22 of its 37 songs are Gold-certified or higher. Additionally, every song on previously released albums If I Know Me and Dangerous: The Double Album (including the bonus configuration) is now RIAA certified. 

Prior albums Dangerous: The Double Album and One Thing At A Time, which landed No. 1 and No. 6 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums of the 21st Century, respectively, are now each 9x Platinum certified. Additionally, “Last Night,” which spent 16 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart; and three-week Country radio No. 1 “Wasted On You” are each 12x Platinum. 

In total, Wallen now has five singles that are Diamond-certified or higher, including the newly Diamond certified “Heartless,” his 2019 collaboration with Diplo. For the full list of new and updated certifications, see here. 

Wallen recently announced his 2026 Still The Problem Tour. Promoted by AEG Presents – with the exception of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama show, which is produced by Live Nation – Wallen’s 12-city, 23-date Still The Problem stadium tour will kick off on April 10, 2026 with two consecutive nights at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Wallen will play two nights in most locations, including stops at four major college football stadiums: Clemson’s Memorial Stadium, Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Michigan’s Michigan Stadium and one night only at Alabama’s Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

A rotating lineup of guests including Brooks & Dunn, HARDY,  Ella Langley and Thomas Rhett join as direct support, with Gavin Adcock, Flatland Cavalry and Hudson Westbrook as second-of-four and Jason Scott & The High Heat, Zach John King, Vincent Mason and Blake Whiten as first-of-four.

As with previous tours, a portion of every ticket sold will benefit his Morgan Wallen Foundation (MWF) — which supports programs for youth in the areas of sports and music. Those donations enabled MWF to contribute over $600,000 worth of instruments to schools in need across U.S. touring cities in 2025, in addition to a $30,000 donation to the Toronto Blue Jays’ Jays Cares RBI program, totaling over $5 million distributed to-date. For more information, visit MorganWallenFoundation.org. 

About Morgan Wallen
Morgan Wallen sets the pace in, and beyond, country music – with Billboard calling him “one of the biggest stars in the music world right now” and The New Yorker adding “[he’s] popular on a scale that seems to circumvent genre entirely.” With 20 No. 1 singles at Country radio, 19 Billboard Music Awards to-date, 216 weeks spent atop Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart (the most in country music history), the highest selling country tour under his belt and more, Wallen has propelled country music to a global level in less than five years.
 
Wallen’s fourth studio album, I’m The Problem, available now via Big Loud / Mercury, debuted at No. 1 globally across seven countries; while his preceding albums – Dangerous: The Double Album and One Thing At A Time – have remained in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart for more than 100 weeks each, making him the first artist ever to achieve that feat. I’m The Problem – which Hits Daily Double observes is “a 37-song cycle of self-reckoning” – has already yielded five No. 1’s at Country radio, including the title track, which remained at No. 1 for eight weeks. Wallen also broke his own record for the most simultaneous entries in Billboard Hot 100 History, with 37 songs charting on release week.
 
After recently concluding his 20-stadium-show 2025 I’m the Problem Tour in September, Wallen is readying his 23-stadium show Still The Problem Tour for 2026. Kicking off April 10 with two consecutive nights at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, the run will include stops at four major college football stadiums: Clemson’s Memorial Stadium, Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Michigan’s Michigan Stadium and one night only at Alabama’s Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
 
Wallen donates a portion of every ticket sold to his Morgan Wallen Foundation — which supports programs for youth in the areas of sports and music. More at MorganWallenFoundation.org.