Post Malone 'Sunflower' Reaches Historic RIAA Milestone 4 Years Since Release

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 20: Post Malone behind the scenes before his Bud Light Dive Bar Tour show in Nashville at Footsies Dive Bar on March 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for Bud Light

Post Malone and Swae Lee just recently made history after accomplishing one of the biggest achievements in music.

Their 2018 single, "Sunflower," a song included on the "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" movie soundtrack, has achieved the highest RIAA Certification there is.

For context, RIAA stands for the Recording Industry Association of America, a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Based on their official website, the RIAA originally exists to honor artists and monitor sound recording sales. To put it simply, they are the body that certifies Gold & Platinum Awards to artists on their album and track certifications.

"Sunflower," a song released by Post Malone and rapper Swae Lee is the biggest song that the soundtrack has produced. Not only was it included on the film soundtrack, but the song was also in Posty's 2019 album "Hollywood Bleeding."

The track debuted at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, ranking in the Top 10 of the coveted charts for 33 weeks.

The record was also nominated for two Grammy nods, Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.

Very recently, the record received the highest certification there is for a track in the history of the Recording Industry Association of America.

According to Billboard, the track is now certified 17x platinum.

Despite not winning the Grammys for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, "Sunflower" beat Lil Nas X's song "Old Town Road" on the RIAA Certification, the latter's song was only certified 15x Platinum to date.

"You guys made history with us! And to post and [Spiderverse character] Miles Morales, glad the music could get the attention and love it deserves. So much more to come! SREMMLIFE!" Swae Lee said in a statement celebrating the feat.

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