Bold claim: Drake dominated 2025 with more RIAA-certified titles than any other artist, even as whispers about his Kendrick Lamar controversy lingered. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) unveiled its year-end rundown on December 11, showing Drake tallied eight certified titles in the past year—the most for any artist in 2025. Notably, his track “Nokia” remains a rare standout among this year’s multi-platinum singles.
Drake’s collaboration with PARTYNEXTDOOR on the project $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, released in February, helped drive the year’s momentum. The release has surpassed one million units in 2025 and earned Platinum status. Six tracks from the collection—“CN TOWER,” “SOMETHING ABOUT YOU,” “SPIDER-MAN SUPERMAN,” “GIMME A HUG,” “DIE TRYING,” and “SOMEBODY LOVES ME”—each achieved Gold certification (500,000 units) from the RIAA.
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift led the year-end stats with commercial success from her twelfth album, The Life of a Showgirl, which has reached five-times Platinum so far.
Other notable 2025 certifications highlighted by the RIAA include artists like Cardi B, Lady Gaga, Tyler, The Creator, and Mariah the Scientist. OVO Sound and Republic Records surfaced as the labels with the most certified titles on the list.
Beyond the RIAA results, Drake also scored high in other end-of-year tallies: he ranked No. 2 on Spotify’s U.S. artists list for Wrapped 2025 and was named the most-streamed artist of 2025 on Apple Music.
Questions remain about whether Drake will release Iceman before the year ends, adding one more major storyline to 2025’s busy musical landscape.
