Chris Stapleton has set the bar impossibly high: His hit song "Tennessee Whiskey" just became the first country song ever to earn Double-Diamond certification. Per the RIAA, a digital single earns its ...

Singer Chris Stapleton’s rendition of “Tennessee Whiskey” has become the first country music song to earn a double diamond certification from the RIAA, the organization announced on Monday. The bluesy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chris Stapleton, November 2025 (Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Chris Stapleton’s “Tennessee Whiskey” is officially the biggest country ...

Chris Stapleton just reached a milestone no other country artist ever has — and he did it with the song that started it all. “Tennessee Whiskey” is now the first country song in history to earn a ...

People would never associate country music with T-Pain. Even when he gave a pretty stirring cover of Chris Stapleton’s ...

Following the death of Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry legend George Jones on April 26, 2013, The Tennessean published a 100-page book celebrating his legacy. To many country music ...

Chris Stapleton didn’t just revive a classic — he rewrote country music history. His smoldering, soul-soaked rendition of “Tennessee Whiskey” has officially become the first country song ever to earn ...

Chris Stapleton’s “Tennessee Whiskey” has been certified RIAA Double Diamond with over 20 million units sold—the first country song ever to reach this milestone. Of the achievement, RIAA Chairman & ...

Chris Stapleton's "Tennessee Whiskey" was certified Double-Diamond this week. It's an unheard-of achievement, especially in country music: He's officially the first country artist to hit the mark.

Chris Stapleton has hit a new RIAA milestone as his recording of "Tennessee Whiskey" was certified double Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America on Monday (Jan. 12) with more than 20 ...