Chris Brown's 2019 summer smash “No Guidance,” featuring Drake, becomes his first Diamond-certified record by the Recording Industry Association of America, the RIAA announced on Wednesday (November 13).
Diamond certification is given to artists whose songs have moved 10 million units. According to the RIAA, one equivalent song unit equals one digital song sale or 150 on-demand audio and/or video streams.
“DIAMOND. COOK AND STAY HUMBLE,” he wrote afterwards Instagram in reaction to his feat.
This marks Drake's eighth diamond-certified record, following “God's Plan,” “One Dance” (featuring Wizkid and Kyla), “Hotline Bling,” “Work” (featuring Rihanna), “Life is Good” (featuring Future), “Sicko Mode” (featuring Travis Scott) and “Love Me” (featuring Lil Wayne and Future). He is only the second artist in history to achieve this milestone, and is only one of tie Post Malone's all-time record with nine.
“No Guidance” was the fourth single from Brown's 2019 album Indianreleased via RCA Records. The song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit No. 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (27 weeks), Adult R&B Airplay (11 weeks) and Rhythmic Airplay (four weeks). He broke the record for most weeks at No. 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay in 2020 and surpassed his own mark a year later with “Go Crazy” featuring Young Thug. It was also nominated for Best R&B Song at the 2020 Grammy Awards and won Song of the Year, Best Collaboration and Best Dance Performance at the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards.
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