How many streams is a platinum single?

In order to get to that reckoning, the RIAA has created a new formula: 1,500 streams is now the official equivalent of ten single track sales or one album sale. (Gold status is awarded after the equivalent of 500,000 sales; platinum, on 1,000,000 sales.)

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Is 10x platinum a diamond?

There are songs you feel like you can’t escape and songs you hear on every radio station. But just a chosen few have been played so much, they’ve gone platinum 10 times over. These songs can earn a diamond certification, the highest honor bestowed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).