It takes a perfect storm to amass a Diamond album/single, let alone multiple. When you add "Black Artist" to the mix, it makes things that much more difficult. Here is what the landscape looks like for Black musicians and their hit albums/singles:
Next Up to Diamondare:
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- Michael Jackson (2 Diamond albums already):
Dangerous & Off The Wall
- Mariah Carey (2 Diamond albums already):
Mariah Carey & Merry Christmas
- Boyz II Men (1 Diamond album already):
Cooleyhighharmony
-Toni Braxton:
Toni Braxton & Secrets
-Destiny's Child:
The Writings On The Wall
- TLC (1 Diamond album already)
Fanmail
- 50 Cent:
Get Rich Or Die Tryin
Dark Horses (Currently 4x+ - 9x Platinum):
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- Tina Turner's Private Dancer
- Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced
-Janet Jackson's janet. & Rhythm Nation1814
- Rihanna'sGood Girl Gone Bad (S)
- Beyoncé'sI Am...Sasha Fierce (S) & Dangerously In Love (S)
- Usher's My Way
- Alicia Keys' Songs In A Minor & Diary Of Alicia Keys
- Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III (S)& Tha Carter IV (S)
- Drake's Take Care (S)& Views (S)
- Jay-Z's Vol.2 Hard Knock Life
- 50 Cent's The Massacre
- Dr. Dre's 2001
- The Weeknd's Beauty Behind The Madness (S)
- Mariah Carey's Emotions, Merry Christmas & The Emancipation of Mimi (S)
- Shaggy's Hot Shot
- Tracy Chapman's Tracy Chapman & New Beginnings
- Nelly's Nellyville
- Brandy's Never Say Never
- The Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready To Die
- Anita Baker's Rapture
- Milli Vanilli's Girl You Know It's True*(*Master recordings were completely deleted by Aristaafter the lipsyncing controversy so this 6x Platinum certification is probably the end of the road)
(S) denotes that streaming will probably need to be included.
~ THE WINNER'S CIRCLE ~
(ALBUMS)
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1976 - Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life
1982 - Michael Jackson - Thriller
1983 - Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down
1984 - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend
1984 - Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain
1985 - Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
1987 - Michael Jackson - Bad
1987 - Whitney Houston - Whitney
1990 - MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
1992 - Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard OST
1993 - Mariah Carey - Music Box
1994 - Boyz II Men - II
1994 - Hootie & The Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
1994 - TLC - CrazySexyCool
1995 - Mariah Carey - Daydream
1996 - 2Pac - All Eyez On Me
1997 - The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
1998- Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
1998 - 2Pac - Greatest Hits
2000 - Nelly - Country Grammar
2003 - Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
2004 - Usher - Confessions
(SINGLES - LEAD ACTS)
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1983 - Michael Jackson - Thriller
1983 - Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
1992 - Whitney Houston -I Will Always Love You
1994 - Mariah Carey -All I Want For Christmas Is You
2003 - 50 Cent - In Da Club
2004 - Usher - Yeah! (Feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris)
2007 - Rihanna - Umbrella (Feat Jay-Z)
2007 - Flo-Rida - Low (Feat. T-Pain)
2007 - Alicia Keys - No One
2007 - Kanye West - Stronger
2008 - Lil' Wayne-Lollipop(Feat. Static Major)
2008 - Kid Cudi - Day n' Nite
2009 - Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
2009 - Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind (Feat. Alicia Keys)
2009 - Kid Cudi - Pursuit of Happiness(Feat. Ratatat & MGMT)
2010 - Roscoe Dash & Waka Flocka Flame - No Hands (Feat. Wale)
2011 - LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem (Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock)
2011 - Rihanna - We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)
2011 - Jay-Z & Kanye West -N***** In Paris
2011 - Nicki Minaj -Super Bass
2012 - Nicki Minaj - Starships (NEW)
2012 - Rihanna - Diamonds
2012 - Rihanna - Stay
2013 - Pharrell Williams - Happy
2013 - Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel
2013 - Lil Wayne - Love Me (feat. Future)
2013 - John Legend - All Of Me
2014 - Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
2015 - The Weeknd - Earned It
2015 - The Weeknd - The Hills
2015 - The Weeknd -Can't Feel My Face
2015 - Wiz Khalifa - See You Again(Feat. Charlie Puth)
2015 - Drake -Hotline Bling
2016 - Travis Scott - Goosebumps (Feat. Kendrick Lamar)
2016 - The Weeknd - Starboy
2016 - The Weeknd - Die For You
2016 - Rihanna - Work (Feat. Drake)
2016 - Rihanna - Needed Me
2016 - Drake -One Dance (Feat. Wizkid & KYLA)
2017 - Cardi B - Bodak Yellow
2017 - A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie - Drowning (Feat. Kodak Black)
2017 - XXXTentacion - F*** Love (Feat. Trippie Redd)
2017 - Juice WRLD -Lucid Dreams
2017 - Lil Uzi Vert -XO Tour Lif3
2017 - Khalid - Location
2017 - Khalid - Young, Dumb & Broke
2017 - Kane Brown - Heaven
2018 - Drake - God's Plan
2018 - Tyga - Taste (Feat. Offset)
2018 - Cardi B - I Like It(Feat. J. Balvin & Bad Bunny)
2018 - Travis Scott - Sicko Mode (Feat. Drake)
2018 - Khalid - Lovely (W/ Billie Eilish) (NEW)
2018 - Lil Nas X - Old Town Road (Feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)
2018 - XXXTentacion - Sad!
2018 - Swae Lee & Post Malone - Sunflower
2018 - Lil Baby & Gunna - Drip Too Hard
2019 - Roddy Ricch - The Box
2019 - J. Cole - Middle Child
2019 - Chris Brown - No Guidance (Feat. Drake) (NEW)
2019 - The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
2020 - Future - Life Is Good (Feat. Drake)
2020 - The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
(FEATURED ACTS)
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2010 - Snoop Dogg ("California Girls")
2010 - Rihanna ("Love The Way You Lie")
2010 - Ludacris ("Baby")
2011 - Janelle Monae ("We Are Young")
2011 - Ne-Yo ("Give Me Everything")
2011 - Ray Dalton ("Can't Hold Us")
2013 - Pharrell & T.I ("Blurred Lines")
2014 - Nicki Minaj ("Bang Bang")
2013 - Juicy J ("Dark Horse")
2016 - Quavo ("Congratulations")
2017 - 21 Savage ("Rockstar")
2017 - Young Thug ("Havana")
2017 - Swae Lee ("Unforgettable")
2017 - Cardi B ("Girls Like You")
2018 - Ty Dolla $ign ("Psycho")
Edited by trainsskyscrapers
