13 Albums Certified Double Diamond

• Green Day – ‘Dookie’

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  Green Day's third studio album 'Dookie' is the latest album to be certified double diamond by the RIAA. Released on February 1, 1994, 'Dookie' was Green Day helped make the band a household name. The album features classic songs including "Longview," "Basket Case," "Welcome to Paradise" and "When I Come Around." At the 37th Annual Grammy Awards, 'Dookie' won the Grammy for Best Alternative Album.

• Shania Twain – ‘Come On Over’

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  20 million units sold.

• Fleetwood Mac – ‘Rumours’

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  'Rumours' has sold 21 million units. The album is known as much for its incredible songs as it is for the wild surrounding its making. Notably, major breakups within the band and their collective drug use has fueled the legend of 'Rumours' for decades. With every new generation, it continues to attract new fans.
• Hootie & The Blowfish – ‘Cracked Rear View’

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  'Cracked Rear View' has sold 22 million units. It's the only debut studio album to sell over 20 million copies in the United States. Released in July 1994, the album went on to top the 'Billboard' 200 album chart on five different occasions in 1995. "Let Her Cry" went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

• Garth Brooks – ‘Double Live’

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  21 million units sold.

• Pink Floyd – ‘The Wall’

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  Certified 23-times Platinum by the RIAA, Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ has remained one of the greatest rock operas of all time and seems to only get better and more poignant with age.
• Billy Joel – ‘Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II’

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  'Greatest Hits -- Volume I & Volume II' has sold 23 million units. This is Joel's first greatest hits collection. It spans his career from 1973 to 1985. In addition to his biggest hits, the collection also features two previously unreleased tracks: "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" and "The Night Is Still Young."

• The Beatles – ‘The Beatles’

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  If someone creates a classic rock albums list and it doesn’t feature a Beatles title, does it actually exist?  No, it doesn’t, but why did we choose “The White Album”?  It’s 30 tracks long (perfect for a long road trip) and is perhaps the most diverse collection of songs to appear on one Beatles album.

• Led Zeppelin – ‘Led Zeppelin IV’

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  23 million units sold.
• AC/DC – ‘Back In Black’

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  'Back In Black' sold 26 million units in the United States. The album has sold 50 million units worldwide. 'Back In Black' acts as a tribute to AC/DC singer Bon Scott, who died in Feb. 1980. After recruiting Brian Johnson, 'Back In Black' was released in July 1980.

• The Eagles – ‘Hotel California’

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  'Hotel California' has sold 26 million units. The building on the cover is of the famed Beverly Hills Hotel. The title track won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. However, the album lost the Album of the Year Grammy to Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours,' which you'll also find on this list.

• Michael Jackson – ‘Thriller’

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  33 million units sold.
• The Eagles – ‘Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)’

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  38 million units sold.