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In 2018 Post Malone collaborated with Swae Lee on the single “Sunflower,” which end up being the world’s most successful song in recording artist history just a few short years later.
It's time to give @PostMalone and @SwaeLee their 🌻 🌻 🌻 as their hit single #SUNFLOWER becomes the highest certified single in @RIAA history at 17X multi-Platinum 🤩 @RepublicRecords #RIAATopCertified pic.twitter.com/mrEmflRcH4
— RIAA (@RIAA) November 14, 2022
As of Monday, Nov. 14th, “Sunflower” became a 17x platinum-certified track, skyrocketing to the very top. No other song in the history of recorded music has earned such honor. Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” isn’t too far being, sitting at 16x certified platinum.