Chris Brown Earns 21 New RIAA Certifications — Including 8x Platinum for These Two Hits
Twenty years after earning his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit, Chris Brown is still racking up the accolades.
Hard work continues to pay off for Breezy, who earned another 21 certifications from the RIAA on Friday (June 6), adding to his loaded trophy case. CB picked up the plaques for “Loyal” and “Forever” (both 8x platinum), “Kiss Kiss” and “Go Crazy” (both 6x platinum), and “New Flame” and “Deuces,” both of which reached 4x-platinum status.
Other cuts notching certifications include “Back to Sleep,” “Don’t Wake Me Up,” “Grass Ain’t Greener,” “Don’t Judge Me,” “Next to You,” “Residuals,” “No BS,” “Drunk Texting,” “Hope You Do,” “Beg for It,” “Who’s Gonna,” “Till I Die,” “2012,” “Should’ve Kissed You” and “City Girls.”
The boatload of plaques on the way comes a month after Chris Brown picked up his third diamond plaque for “Look at Me Now” featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes; the good news coincidentally came on his 36th birthday (May 5).
(The Recording Industry Association of America issues diamond certification to singles that have moved 10 million units in the United States.)
It’s a busy time for Brown, who is gearing up to hit the road for the Breezy Bowl XX stadium tour, which kicks off Sunday in Amsterdam. Following the completion of the European leg, Brown will head Stateside with the first U.S. date on the calendar for July 30 in Miami.
Brown ran into legal trouble in May, which nearly derailed his European tour plans. The singer was arrested in the U.K. on May 15 on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.” The charges were tied to an alleged London nightclub assault in February 2023.
After initially being denied bail, CB secured bond on a lucrative $6.7 million bail package on May 21, putting his touring plans back on track.
Watch Chris Brown run through a highlight reel celebrating all of his No. 1 hits over the years below.
Michael Saponara
Billboard
