Gotye & Kimbra : 17x Platinum

RIAA Multi-Platinum & Stream Conversion Workbench

Official RIAA Multi-Platinum Plaque

OFFICIAL 17,000,000 THRESHOLD
17× P
17× MULTI-PLATINUM
RIAA DIAMOND CLASS
Somebody That I Used To Know
Gotye feat. Kimbra • Making Mirrors (2011)

Certified 17× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Recognized as one of the most commercially successful indie-pop singles in music history.

Total Certified Units
17.00M
Pure Digital Sales
9.80M
Stream Equiv Units
7.20M
🏆 55th Grammy: Record of the Year 🏆 Best Pop Duo/Group Performance 📈 8 Weeks at Billboard Hot 100 #1 🎬 2.3B+ YouTube Views

RIAA Formula Modeler & Stream Equivalence

DYNAMIC FORMULA

The RIAA defines 1 Digital Unit = 1 Permanent Digital Download = 150 On-Demand Audio Streams = 150 Video Streams (since the 2016 parity update). Adjust metrics to test historical or projected consumption scenarios:

Digital Paid Downloads 9.8M
Min: 1.0M Baseline: 9.8M (iTunes/Amazon)
On-Demand Audio (Spotify/Apple) 825M
Ratio: 150 plays = 1 Unit Yield: 5.50M Units
Official Video Plays (US Share) 255M
Ratio: 150 views = 1 Unit Yield: 1.70M Units
RIAA Conversion Rate Rule 150 streams
Standard certification rule
UNIT COMPOSITION SHARE 57.6% Sales | 32.4% Audio | 10.0% Video
Permanent Sales (9.80M)
On-Demand Audio (5.50M)
Official Video (1.70M)
Total Modeled Units
17.00M
Certified Status
17× Platinum
Est. US Track Gross
$18.9M
Diamond Benchmark
170.0%
Progress Toward Next Plaque (18× Platinum / 18,000,000 units) 0% / 1.00M units needed

Certification Chronology (2011–Present)

TIMELINE
CURRENT MILESTONE
17× Multi-Platinum Awarded (17,000,000 Units)
Catalog resurgence, enduring TikTok viral audio adoption, and consistent streaming velocity propel the track into the top 10 certified singles of all time.
MAY 2021
14× Multi-Platinum Reached (14,000,000 Units)
Driven by on-demand catalog streaming additions on Spotify and Apple Music passing 1 billion global streams.
MARCH 2019
Official RIAA Diamond Status (10× Platinum)
Surpasses the historic 10-million milestone threshold, entering the prestigious RIAA Diamond Elite tier.
OCTOBER 2012
8× Multi-Platinum Peak of Initial Wave