Nashville iconNashvilleOct 2, 2026 ~4 min source read

Zach Top Marks Multiple RIAA Certifications During Nashville Celebration

At a surprise event hosted by his label, Zach Top received U.S. and Canadian RIAA certifications for singles and albums as his Cold Beer & Country Music Tour continues to draw nearly a million ticket buyers.

Zach Top Celebrates Major New RIAA Certifications

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“I Never Lie” reached 4x Platinum in both the U.S. and Canada.

The certifications were presented at a surprise celebration hosted by label Leo33 on Sept. 29 in Nashville.

Top’s Cold Beer & Country Music Tour has sold 921,820 tickets so far.

Top's new RIAA certifications include: U.S. — "I Never Lie" (4x Platinum), Cold Beer & Country Music (Platinum album), and Platinum singles for "Bad Luck," "Sounds Like the Radio," "Use Me." Gold singles in the U.S. include "South of Sanity," "Cold Beer & Country Music" (track), "Lonely for Long," and "There's the Sun."

Canada — "I Never Lie" (4x Platinum), "Bad Luck" (Platinum), and Gold certifications for Cold Beer & Country Music, "Good Times & Tan Lines," "South of Sanity," and "Use Me."

The presentation took place with Top's team and collaborators on hand. Leo33 Co-Head Katie Dean framed the moment as the result of work the team has done with Top since they began together. Co-Head Shane Tarleton described the plaques as markers of songs finding their way into listeners' lives. Top thanked fans and the team, calling the nearly one million tickets sold "humbling" and saying the fan connection is what matters most.

Top is identified in the coverage as the reigning CMA New Artist of the Year and a GRAMMY Award winner, with nominations for CMA Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year. The article notes that POLLSTAR recently featured Top on its cover and described him as a reliable arena and amphitheater act and festival headliner.

The combined set of Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum certifications documents substantial commercial traction for Top's recent singles and the Cold Beer & Country Music project. The awards reinforce the scale of his touring success and the commercial reach of songs such as "I Never Lie" and "Bad Luck."

Top continues the Cold Beer & Country Music Tour throughout the fall, performing the songs now reflected in the new certifications. The article highlights Top's traditional country style and notes media coverage describing him as an outlier in the country music industry, while emphasizing that his audience growth is quantifiable through sales and ticket numbers.

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