Billie Eilish Becomes The First Artist Of This Century To Secure A Diamond Certification

Billie Eilish earned her first Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Diamond certification with "Bad Guy," the fifth single from her Grammy-winning debut album, "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"

With the new career stride, Eilish officially becomes the first of her generation to earn such a feat.

Billie Eilish RIAA Diamond Certification

As RIAA released its new certifications this week, it granted Billie Eilish her first-ever Diamond single for "Bad Guy."

She celebrated the huge recognition in an Instagram post where she wore a yellow hoodie and tracksuit, with the recent certification.

"bad guy went diamond............................ HUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH??????????" she wrote in her apparent disbelief at the accomplishment.

For those who do not know, Diamond certifications are given to artists whose singles or albums have sold a minimum of 10,000,000 units.

"forever and ever grateful for this silly little song man. love you guys so much its stupid @finneas," she said, tagging her brother Finneas, who is also the producer of the track.

Born in 2001, Billie Eilish officially becomes the first artist born in this century to score a Diamond Certification.

To date, "Bad Guy" is Eilish's highest charting single in her discography as it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 2019 and spent 49 weeks there. It is also her sole chart leader. (via Billboard)

"Bad Guy" won Record and Song of the Year at the 2020 Grammys, as well as Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Album of the Year for its mother album.

All of Billie Eilish's RIAA Certifications

According to RIAA, Billie Eilish has 32 certifications among her albums and singles.

Her debut extended play, "Don't Smile At Me" has been certified platinum while her debut album, "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" was certified 4x Platinum. "Happier Than Ever" has yet to be certified.

As of this writing, Billie Eilish has seven Gold-certified singles - these are "8," "Ilomilo," "&Burn," "Party Favor," "Bored," "Six Feet Under," and "Listen Before I Go."

Her 11 Platinum-certified singles are also not to go unnoticed. These include: "My Strange Addiction," "Xanny," "All The Good Girls Go To Hell," "I Love You," "Bitches Broken Hearts," "Hostage," "Watch," "My Boy," "Copycat," "Wish You Were Gay," and her Oscar-winning song "No Time To Die."

Eilish also has multi-platinum records. "You Should See Me In A Crown," "Idontwannabeyouanymore," "Bellyache," and "Lovely" have been certified double platinum; "Everything I Wanted," "Bury A Friend" and "Ocean Eyes" are triple platinum certified, while "When The Party's Over" has been certified 4x Platinum.

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