Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ Has Made History

Lil Nas X’s smash hit “Old Town Road” has set another record! The song is officially the highest certified song ever by the Recording Industry Association of America.

The song has gone 14 times platinum, which means it has 14 million in equivalent song units. To break that down, one equivalent song unit equals one single digital song sale, or it equals 150 on-demand streams.

Both Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus acknowledged the achievement on social media.

OLD TOWN ROAD IS OFFICIALLY 14 TIMES PLATINUM! MOST PLATINUMS FOR ANY SONG EVER! LETS GOOO! pic.twitter.com/JsqUdIapfQ

— nope (@LilNasX) January 9, 2021

Incredible. I’m speechless. #OTR is now 14x platinum and the most certified song in music history. Thank YOU! @LilNasX @YoungKio @Dopebyaccident @theRonPerry @ColumbiaRecords @bolooki pic.twitter.com/qXGJ1ytvLe

— Billy Ray Cyrus (@billyraycyrus) January 9, 2021