Avicii’s ‘Wake Me Up’ Becomes First Dance Song to Earn RIAA Diamond Certification

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Avicii’s ‘Wake Me Up’ Becomes First Dance Song to Earn RIAA Diamond Certification
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The distinction comes in tandem with the 10-year anniversary of the era-defining EDM track.

“Wake Me Up” spent 54 weeks on the, where it peaked at No. 4 in October of 2013, marking Avicii’s biggest success on that chart. The song spent 26 weeks at No. 1 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs. The tune became Spotify’s most streamed track of all time at the time of its release.

The dance/electronic songs just behind “Wake Me Up” on the RIAA certification chart are, predictably, all-time dance/electronic hits, with the No. 2 spot occupied by Major Lazer and DJ Snake’s “Lean On”; which is followed by “Fireflies” by Owl City; Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky”; then Marshmello’s “Happier”; Mike Posner’s “I Took a Pill In Ibiza”; Zedd, Maren Morris and Gray’s “The Middle”; David Guetta’s “Titanium”; Jack Ü’s “Where Are U Now” and Swedish House Mafia’s “Don’t You Worry Child.

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