• After living in Minnesota for most of my life, I decided to move to Oregon on a whim.
• During my first year in Oregon, I struggled to feel at home and find a meaningful community.
• After finding my confidence, I put myself out there and gained a new appreciation for Oregon.

I have lived most of my life in Minnesota, and, like any good Midwesterner, I planned to grow old in the state. I wanted to live close to my family and friends. I was ready to settle in and call Minneapolis home for the rest of my life.

I built a community I loved, and had my little routines down pat. I biked to sunrise yoga at Lake Harriet in the summer, grabbed countless loaves of sourdough from my favorite bakery across the street, and joined an adult swim team at my local community pool each week.

So when my boyfriend suggested that we move across the country, I surprised even myself by agreeing immediately. I love to travel, hike, and spend time outside, and we had friends on the West Coast, so we thought it would be a fun adventure. We both had fully remote jobs at the time, so we didn’t even need to think about finding work, which made the decision that much easier.

But after some painful months of struggling to feel at home and find community, I can laugh about how naive we were then because moving across the country is no joke.

I struggled to find community in Oregon

After six months as an Oregon resident, I began to question my decision to move across the country. Why would I move away from my family, friends, beloved bakery, and sunrise yoga?

Although we had friends in Oregon, it still proved harder than we thought to establish a genuine sense of community.

We lived in an apartment in the suburbs of Portland that I hated, and I desperately missed my friends and my neighborhood in Minneapolis. We attended the events that we were invited to, but something just wasn’t clicking. I started to think something was wrong with me.

I knew it was time to take matters into my own hands, rather than relying on the people we already knew to fulfill that sense of community.

I pushed myself to an event and met a close friend

As a fully remote worker, it’s easy to feel isolated and even harder to meet people. So one rainy fall night, I decided to attend a networking event in Portland. On the drive into the city, the rain was coming down in sheets, and I kept thinking, “What the hell am I doing? Maybe this is a sign I shouldn’t go to this thing.”

I soldiered on and showed up a few minutes late, trying to calm my nerves with a drink while folks made introductions. When it came time to introduce myself, I said my piece, and another woman across the room said, “Looks like we have a few things in common, let’s chat later!”

It turns out that this woman would be one of my first friends in Oregon. This event made me believe all the wonderful things I had heard about Portlanders before I moved there. I felt the warmth and welcoming community that I had yet to experience in other spaces. It turns out that I just needed to find the right group of people.

With newfound confidence, I found my community

The first year I lived in Oregon shook my confidence. I didn’t feel accepted or worthy of friendship. I was ready to give up and just move back home.

However, that one networking event planted a seed of confidence that, just maybe, it was possible to grow and have a thriving community in Oregon.

After that event, I joined a hiking group, started taking French language classes at the local community college, and joined Bumble BFF. That event gave me the confidence to keep trying and putting myself out there, and while I don’t have a million friends, I have a few friendships that count.

My boyfriend and I (and our dog) left the suburbs and now we live in Portland. Living in the city has been the shift I needed to really love it here.

I’ve come to love Portland for its quirky charm, amazing food, endless coffee shops, and access to nature. I’m glad I stuck it out in the end.

• The RIAA gives diamond certifications to songs that have gone at least 10x platinum.
• Artists like Drake, Post Malone, Rihanna, and The Weeknd have multiple diamond songs.
• “Drops of Jupiter” by Train is the most recent song to receive the award.

The official diamond award was unveiled by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1999. In the years since, it has been bestowed sparingly: only if a song has sold at least 10 million equivalent units, combining sales and streaming numbers.

Crucially, an artist or label must also request certification through an application process, which can lead to a delay in updated sales figures.

Modern hitmakers like Rihanna, The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, and Katy Perry boast more than one diamond song apiece. Drake has the most of any artist, followed by Post Malone. Imagine Dragons has the most among bands.

Keep reading for the RIAA’s complete list of diamond-certified songs, in chronological order of certification date.

Listen to the complete playlist on Business Insider’s Spotify.

1. “Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind” by Elton John

“Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind” became the first-ever song to be certified diamond on October 9, 1997.

In fact, the RIAA recognized the song’s multi-platinum success two years before the diamond award was officially established. It remains the only physical single in history to be certified diamond and the highest-certified song released in the ’90s.

2. “Baby” by Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris

“Baby” was certified diamond on May 9, 2013.

3. “Not Afraid” by Eminem

“Not Afraid” was certified diamond on June 10, 2014.

4. “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga

“Bad Romance” was certified diamond on May 29, 2015.

5. “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons

“Radioactive” was certified diamond on July 6, 2015.

6. “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz

“Thrift Shop” was certified diamond on November 19, 2015.

7. “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga

“Poker Face” was certified diamond on November 30, 2015.

8. “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen

“Call Me Maybe” was certified diamond on September 28, 2016.

9. “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

“Uptown Funk” was certified diamond on October 18, 2016.

10. “Roar” by Katy Perry

“Roar” was certified diamond on June 22, 2017.

11. “Royals” by Lorde

“Royals,” Lorde’s genre-defying breakout hit, was certified diamond on December 8, 2017.

12. “All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor

“All About That Bass” was certified diamond on January 23, 2018.

13. “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber

“Despacito” was certified diamond on January 27, 2018.

14. “Firework” by Katy Perry

“Firework” was certified diamond on February 13, 2018.

15. “Lose Yourself” by Eminem

“Lose Yourself” was certified diamond on February 28, 2018.

16. “Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem featuring Rihanna

“Love the Way You Lie” was certified diamond on February 28, 2018.

17. “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell and T.I.

“Blurred Lines” was certified diamond on June 6, 2018.

18. “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas

“I Gotta Feeling” was certified diamond on June 6, 2018.

19. “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock

“Party Rock Anthem” was certified diamond on June 6, 2018.

20. “Counting Stars” by OneRepublic

“Counting Stars” was certified diamond on August 20, 2018.

21. “Closer” by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey

“Closer” was certified diamond on September 17, 2018.

22. “Cruise” by Florida Georgia Line

“Cruise” was certified diamond on October 10, 2018.

23. “Dark Horse” by Katy Perry featuring Juicy J

“Dark Horse” was certified diamond on December 12, 2018.

24. “Just the Way You Are” by Bruno Mars

“Just the Way You Are” was certified diamond on January 11, 2019.

25. “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran

“Shape of You” was certified diamond on January 24, 2019.

26. “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran

“Thinking Out Loud” was certified diamond on February 8, 2019.

27. “We Are Young” by Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe

“We Are Young” was certified diamond on June 13, 2019.

28. “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz

“I’m Yours” was certified diamond on June 24, 2019.

29. “The Hills” by The Weeknd

“The Hills” was certified diamond on June 28, 2019.

30. “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

“See You Again” was certified diamond on September 24, 2019.

31. “God’s Plan” by Drake

“God’s Plan” was certified diamond on September 25, 2019.

32. “Congratulations” by Post Malone featuring Quavo

“Congratulations” was certified diamond on October 8, 2019.

33. “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus

Lil Nas X’s Grammy-winning hit “Old Town Road” holds the title as the fastest song to go diamond. It received the honor on October 22, 2019, less than one year after its original release.

34. “Trap Queen” by Fetty Wap

“Trap Queen” was certified diamond on November 8, 2019.

35. “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran

“Perfect” was certified diamond on December 20, 2019.

36. “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift

“Shake It Off” was certified diamond on March 13, 2020, making Swift the first female artist in US history to have both a diamond-certified single and album (2008’s “Fearless”). She has since added a second diamond album to her resume (2014’s “1989”).

37. “Happy” by Pharrell

“Happy” was certified diamond on May 6, 2020.

38. “Meant to Be” by Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line

“Meant to Be” was certified diamond on August 17, 2020.

39. “Grenade” by Bruno Mars

“Grenade” was certified diamond on October 2, 2020.

40. “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People

“Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People was certified diamond on October 13, 2020.

41. “All of Me” by John Legend

“All of Me” was certified diamond on October 13, 2020.

42. “Baby Shark” by Pinkfong

“Baby Shark” was certified diamond on November 5, 2020.

43. “Rockstar” by Post Malone featuring 21 Savage

“Rockstar” was certified diamond on November 9, 2020.

44. “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)” by Post Malone and Swae Lee

“Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)” was certified diamond on November 9, 2020.

45. “Stay With Me” by Sam Smith

“Stay With Me” was certified diamond on November 12, 2020.

46. “Party in the U.S.A.” by Miley Cyrus

“Party in the U.S.A.” was certified diamond on December 7, 2020.

47. “Sicko Mode” by Travis Scott featuring Drake

“Sicko Mode” was certified diamond on December 9, 2020.

48. “Bodak Yellow” by Cardi B

“Bodak Yellow” was certified diamond on March 8, 2021, making Cardi B the first female rapper in history to have a diamond-certified single.

49. “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen

“Bohemian Rhapsody” was certified diamond on March 25, 2021.

50. “Sorry” by Justin Bieber

“Sorry” was certified diamond on March 29, 2021.

51. “Hey, Soul Sister” by Train

“Hey, Soul Sister” was certified diamond on April 7, 2021.

52. “Low” by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain

“Low” was certified diamond on April 22, 2021.

53. “Stressed Out” by Twenty One Pilots

“Stressed Out” was certified diamond on April 30, 2021.

54. “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye featuring Kimbra

“Somebody That I Used to Know,” sometimes described as a one-hit wonder, was certified diamond on May 6, 2021.

55. “That’s What I Like” by Bruno Mars

“That’s What I Like” was certified diamond on May 21, 2021.

56. “When I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars

“When I Was Your Man” was certified diamond on May 21, 2021, making Mars the first artist in history with five diamond-certified songs.

57. “Sail” by AWOLNATION

“Sail” was certified diamond on June 14, 2021.

58. “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5

“Moves Like Jagger” was certified diamond on July 1, 2021.

59. “Sad!” by XXXTentacion

“Sad!” was certified diamond on August 13, 2021.

60. “Demons” by Imagine Dragons

“Demons” was certified diamond on August 31, 2021.

61. “Believer” by Imagine Dragons

“Believer” was certified diamond on August 31, 2021.

62. “Lean On” by Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ

“Lean On” was certified diamond on September 17, 2021.

63. “Havana” by Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug

“Havana” was certified diamond on October 4, 2021.

64. “Stronger” by Kanye West

“Stronger” was certified diamond on October 6, 2021.

65. “Super Bass” by Nicki Minaj

“Super Bass” was certified diamond on November 9, 2021.

66. “Life Is Good” by Future featuring Drake

“Life Is Good” was certified diamond on November 22, 2021.

67. “Girls Like You” by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B

“Girls Like You” was certified diamond on November 29, 2021.

68. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey

“All I Want for Christmas Is You” was certified diamond on December 3, 2021. The song continues to hit No. 1 on Billboard charts each holiday season.

69. “The Box” by Roddy Ricch

“The Box” was certified diamond on December 6, 2021.

70. “I Like It” by Cardi B featuring J Balvin and Bad Bunny

“I Like It” was certified diamond on December 13, 2021.

71. “Tennessee Whiskey” by Chris Stapleton

“Tennessee Whiskey” was certified diamond on December 14, 2021.

72. “Sugar” by Maroon 5

“Sugar” was certified diamond on January 11, 2022.

It marks Maroon 5’s third diamond-certified song, putting the band on equal footing with the likes of Eminem, Ed Sheeran, and Cardi B.

73. “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston

“I Will Always Love You” was certified diamond on January 12, 2022.

74. “Lucid Dreams” by Juice Wrld

“Lucid Dreams” was certified diamond on February 4, 2022.

75. “Location” by Khalid

“Location” was certified diamond on March 3, 2022.

76. “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri

“A Thousand Years” was certified diamond on March 3, 2022.

77. “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd

“Blinding Lights” was certified diamond on April 5, 2022. It’s one of the most-streamed songs of all time.

78. “Starboy” by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk

“Starboy” was certified diamond on April 5, 2022.

79. “Timber” by Pitbull featuring Kesha

“Timber” was certified diamond on June 23, 2022.

80. “Thunder” by Imagine Dragons

“Thunder” was certified diamond on July 7, 2022, marking Imagine Dragons’ fourth diamond-certified song.

81. “Don’t Let Me Down” by The Chainsmokers featuring Daya

“Don’t Let Me Down” was certified diamond on July 11, 2022.

82. “Heathens” by Twenty One Pilots

“Heathens” was certified diamond on July 22, 2022.

83. “Unforgettable” by French Montana featuring Swae Lee

“Unforgettable” was certified diamond on August 25, 2022.

84. “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson

“Billie Jean” was certified diamond on August 29, 2022.

85. “Thriller” by Michael Jackson

“Thriller” was certified diamond on August 29, 2022.

86. “Drip Too Hard” by Lil Baby and Gunna

“Drip Too Hard” was certified diamond on September 12, 2022.

87. “Locked Out of Heaven” by Bruno Mars

“Locked Out of Heaven” was certified diamond on October 1, 2022.

88. “Can’t Hold Us” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton

“Can’t Hold Us” was certified diamond on October 14, 2022.

89. “Wagon Wheel” by Darius Rucker

“Wagon Wheel” was certified diamond on October 27, 2022.

90. “Something Just Like This” by The Chainsmokers and Coldplay

“Something Just Like This” was certified diamond on November 2, 2022.

91. “Psycho” by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign

“Psycho” was certified diamond on November 14, 2022.

92. “White Iverson” by Post Malone

“White Iverson” was certified diamond on November 14, 2022.

93. “Can’t Feel My Face” by The Weeknd

“Can’t Feel My Face” was certified diamond on December 6, 2022.

94. “Hotline Bling” by Drake

“Hotline Bling” was certified diamond on December 8, 2022.

95. “One Dance” by Drake

“One Dance” was certified diamond on December 8, 2022.

96. “Lollipop” by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major

“Lollipop” was certified diamond on December 14, 2022.

97. “Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)” by Kid Cudi featuring MGMT and Ratatat

“Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)” was certified diamond on December 15, 2022.

98. “XO Tour Llif3” by Lil Uzi Vert

“XO Tour Llif3” was certified diamond on December 7, 2022.

99. “Fireflies” by Owl City

“Fireflies” was certified diamond on January 25, 2023. It’s also one of the few solo-written No. 1 songs in this century.

100. “Without Me” by Halsey

“Without Me” was certified diamond on February 1, 2023.

101. “Say You Won’t Let Go” by James Arthur

“Say You Won’t Let Go” was certified diamond on February 15, 2023.

102. “Earned It” by The Weeknd

“Earned It” was certified diamond on February 16, 2023.

Although it was released as the lead single from the “Fifty Shades of Grey” film soundtrack, “Earned It” was also included on The Weeknd’s sophomore studio album “Beauty Behind the Madness.” It’s the first album in history to have three diamond-certified songs on its tracklist.

103. “Take Me to Church” by Hozier

“Take Me to Church” was certified diamond on March 15, 2023.

104. “Just Dance” by Lady Gaga

“Just Dance” was certified diamond on April 12, 2023.

105. “Need You Now” by Lady A

“Need You Now” was certified diamond on April 17, 2023.

106. “Sweater Weather” by The Neighbourhood

“Sweater Weather” was certified diamond on April 19, 2023.

107. “Better Now” by Post Malone

“Better Now” was certified diamond on April 20, 2023.

108. “I Fall Apart” by Post Malone

“I Fall Apart” was certified diamond on April 20, 2023.

109. “Circles” by Post Malone

“Circles” was certified diamond on April 20, 2023.

110. “We Found Love” by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris

“We Found Love” was certified diamond on April 27, 2023.

111. “Beautiful Crazy” by Luke Combs

“Beautiful Crazy” was certified diamond on June 12, 2023.

112. “Ni**as in Paris” by Jay-Z and Kanye West

“Ni**as in Paris” was certified diamond on June 12, 2023.

113. “Wake Me Up” by Avicii

“Wake Me Up” was certified diamond on June 16, 2023.

114. “Fuck Love” by XXXTentacion featuring Trippie Redd

“Fuck Love” was certified diamond on June 18, 2023.

115. “California Gurls” by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg

“California Gurls” was certified diamond on June 21, 2023.

116. “Stay” by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber

“Stay” was certified diamond on June 23, 2023.

117. “No Hands” by Waka Flocka Flame featuring Wale and Roscoe Dash

“No Hands” was certified diamond on July 20, 2023.

118. “Riptide” by Vance Joy

“Riptide” was certified diamond on July 27, 2023.

119. “Bad Guy” by Billie Eilish

“Bad Guy,” widely considered Billie Eilish’s signature hit, was certified diamond on July 31, 2023.

120. “Body Like a Back Road” by Sam Hunt

“Body Like a Back Road” was certified diamond on August 1, 2023.

121. “In da Club” by 50 Cent

“In da Club” was certified diamond on November 1, 2023.

122. “Levitating” by Dua Lipa

“Levitating,” arguably Dua Lipa’s most acclaimed song, was certified diamond on November 6, 2023.

123. “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi

“Someone You Loved” was certified diamond on November 8, 2023.

124. “Young Dumb & Broke” by Khalid

“Young Dumb & Broke” was certified diamond on December 6, 2023.

125. “Heaven” by Kane Brown

“Heaven” was certified diamond on December 7, 2023.

126. “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers

“Mr. Brightside” was certified diamond on January 12, 2024.

127. “Don’t Stop Believin'” by Journey

“Don’t Stop Believin'” was certified diamond on January 26, 2024.

128. “Yeah!” by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris

“Yeah!” was certified diamond on February 9, 2024. Mere days later, the song received a major boost in streaming after Usher’s Super Bowl halftime show.

129. “In The End” by Linkin Park

“In The End” was certified diamond on February 27, 2024.

130. “In Case You Didn’t Know” by Brett Young

“In Case You Didn’t Know” was certified diamond on March 19, 2024.

131. “Diamonds” by Rihanna

“Diamonds” was certified diamond on April 22, 2024.

132. “Wow.” by Post Malone

“Wow.” was certified diamond on April 23, 2024, becoming Post Malone’s ninth diamond single.

Malone has the second-most diamond-certified songs, trailing Drake’s all-time record.

133. “Let It Go” by Idina Menzel

“Let It Go” was certified diamond on May 13, 2024.

134. “Bang Bang” by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj

“Bang Bang” was certified diamond on May 23, 2024.

135. “Needed Me” by Rihanna

“Needed Me” was certified diamond on May 31, 2024.

136. “Work” by Rihanna

“Work” was certified diamond on May 31, 2024. The song includes a Drake feature.

137. “Umbrella” by Rihanna

“Umbrella” was certified diamond on May 31, 2024.

138. “Stay” by Rihanna

“Stay” was certified diamond on May 31, 2024, becoming Rihanna’s seventh diamond single.

She holds the record among female artists, trailing Post Malone and Drake for the all-time record.

Rihanna reacted to the historic news on X, writing, “ain’t no back n forth.”

139. “Give Me Everything” by Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer

“Give Me Everything” was certified diamond on June 6, 2024.

140. “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals

“Heat Waves” was certified diamond on June 6, 2024.

141. “Save Your Tears” by The Weeknd

“Save Your Tears” was certified diamond on June 20, 2024.

142. “Die For You” by The Weeknd

“Die For You” was certified diamond on June 20, 2024, becoming The Weeknd’s seventh diamond single.

He is tied with Rihanna and Bruno Mars for the third-most in history.

143. “Drowning” by A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie featuring Kodak Black

“Drowning” was certified diamond on June 25, 2024.

144. “E.T.” by Katy Perry

“E.T.” was certified diamond on July 1, 2024.

145. “Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry

“Teenage Dream” was certified diamond on July 1, 2024, becoming Katy Perry’s sixth diamond single.

“Teenage Dream” was released as a single from Perry’s beloved 2010 album of the same name, along with “Firework,” “California Gurls,” and “E.T” — the first and only album to have four diamond-certified songs on its tracklist.

146. “Chandelier” by Sia

“Chandelier” was certified diamond on July 3, 2024.

147. “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC

“Thunderstruck” was certified diamond on July 8, 2024.

148. “Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi

“Livin’ on a Prayer” was certified diamond on July 23, 2024.

149. “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

“Empire State of Mind” was certified diamond on July 24, 2024.

150. “Middle Child” by J. Cole

“Middle Child” was certified diamond on July 24, 2024.

151. “When It Rains It Pours” by Luke Combs

“When It Rains It Pours” was certified diamond on August 14, 2024.

152. “Hurricane” by Luke Combs

“Hurricane” was certified diamond on August 14, 2024.

153. “No One” by Alicia Keys

“No One” was certified diamond on August 16, 2024.

154. “Happier” by Marshmello featuring Bastille

“Happier” was certified diamond on August 19, 2024.

155. “Goosebumps” by Travis Scott

“Goosebumps” was certified diamond on August 28, 2024.

156. “Love Me” by Lil Wayne featuring Drake and Future

“Love Me” was certified diamond on September 30, 2024.

157. “No Guidance” by Chris Brown featuring Drake

“No Guidance,” a controversial collaboration between Chris Brown and Drake, was certified diamond on November 12, 2024.

158. “Iris” by Goo Goo Dolls

“Iris” was certified diamond on November 15, 2024.

159. “Starships” by Nicki Minaj

“Starships” was certified diamond on November 18, 2024.

160. “Lovely” by Billie Eilish and Khalid

“Lovely” was certified diamond on November 18, 2024.

161. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana

“Smells Like Teen Spirit” was certified diamond on December 6, 2024.

162. “No Role Modelz” by J. Cole

“No Role Modelz” was certified diamond on December 10, 2024.

163. “Hey Ya!” by Outkast

“Hey Ya!” was certified diamond on December 13, 2024.

164. “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” by Beyoncé

“Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” was certified diamond on December 17, 2024.

165. “Halo” by Beyoncé

“Halo” was certified diamond on December 17, 2024.

166. “Ride” by Twenty One Pilots

“Ride” was certified diamond on January 7, 2025.

167. “7 Rings” by Ariana Grande

“7 Rings,” the biggest hit from Grande’s album “Thank U, Next,” was certified diamond on February 14, 2025.

168. “What Ifs” by Kane Brown featuring Lauren Alaina

“What Ifs” was certified diamond on February 26, 2025.

169. “Whats Poppin” by Jack Harlow

“Whats Poppin” was certified diamond on March 13, 2025.

170. “Look at Me Now” by Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes

“Look at Me Now” was certified diamond on May 5, 2025.

171. “Best I Ever Had” by Drake

“Best I Ever Had” was certified diamond on May 28, 2025.

172. “Hold On, We’re Going Home” by Drake

“Hold On, We’re Going Home,” the biggest hit from Drake’s third album, “Nothing Was the Same,” was certified diamond on May 28, 2025.

173. “Boom Boom Pow” by The Black Eyed Peas

“Boom Boom Pow” was certified diamond on June 6, 2025.

174. “Black Beatles” by Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane

“Black Beatles” was certified diamond on June 6, 2025.

175. “She Got the Best of Me” by Luke Combs

“She Got the Best of Me” was certified diamond on June 13, 2025.

176. “Something in the Orange” by Zach Bryan

“Something in the Orange” was certified diamond on July 15, 2025.

177. “Die a Happy Man” by Thomas Rhett

“Die a Happy Man” was certified diamond on July 21, 2025.

178. “How to Save a Life” by The Fray

“How to Save a Life” was certified diamond on August 13, 2025.

179. “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey

“A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey’s breakout hit, was certified diamond on September 15, 2025, just over one year after its release.

180. “High Hopes” by Panic! At the Disco

“High Hopes” was certified diamond on October 2, 2025.

181. “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” by Panic! At the Disco

“I Write Sins Not Tragedies” was certified diamond on October 2, 2025.

182. “Exchange” by Bryson Tiller

“Exchange” was certified diamond on October 2, 2025.

183. “Don’t” by Bryson Tiller

“Don’t” was certified diamond on October 2, 2025.

184. “Rude” by Magic!

“Rude” was certified diamond on October 15, 2025.

185. “The Lazy Song” by Bruno Mars

“The Lazy Song” was certified diamond on October 17, 2025, becoming Mars’ seventh diamond single.

He is tied with Rihanna and The Weeknd for the third-most in history.

186. “Nonstop” by Drake

“Nonstop” was certified diamond on October 24, 2025.

187. “Passionfruit” by Drake

“Passionfruit” was certified diamond on October 24, 2025.

188. “Headlines” by Drake

“Headlines” was certified diamond on October 24, 2025.

189. “The Motto” by Drake featuring Lil Wayne

“The Motto” was certified diamond on October 24, 2025.

190. “Nice for What” by Drake

“Nice for What” was certified diamond on October 24, 2025, becoming Drake’s 15th diamond single (including collaborations) and extending his record.

191. “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood

“Before He Cheats” was certified diamond on October 30, 2025.

192. “Airplanes” by B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams

“Airplanes” was certified diamond on October 31, 2025.

193. “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” by Train

“Drops of Jupiter” was certified diamond on November 13, 2025.

• I’m a mom of three kids and live in Wales.
• My family developed a close relationship with our neighbors, who became like grandparents.
• Eventually, I had to set boundaries, which caused friction in our relationship.

Eleven years ago, we moved into the house next to our new neighbors who were then both 79.

Only separated by a narrow alleyway between our two terraced houses, which were built during the first few years of 1900s, my husband and I knew we quickly needed to extend friendship to make our future relationship in such close quarters a positive one.

We brought our 1-year-old son around to their house with cookies and always took time to chat when passing outside. She was an English teacher in her working years and couldn’t wait to tell me about the newest novel she was reading at the time. He used to be a swimmer, as I am, and we would often have conversations about strokes nearly every time we saw each other.

They quickly became friends, and we were grateful to have neighbors we liked and trusted.

Our cats became their cats

Along with our growing family, we had two cats, Bonnie and Will, who we both loved and at times were equally frustrated with, as they refused to use the litter tray as we had trained them. We effectively turned them into outside cats, who only came in at night to sleep. In the day, they roamed in the trees behind our house.

Our neighbors, avid cat lovers, said the only reason they no longer had a cat was that they didn’t want the cat to outlive them. They started welcoming our little felines into their house throughout the day, feeding them chicken scraps and salmon. Needless to say, Bonnie and Will preferred the treatment and quickly made their home next door.

We didn’t mind, as they didn’t have children or extended family, and the cats provided them a bit of company. We got a dog instead.

They saw our kids as their grandkids

As we welcomed two more children into our family, they started to think of us as the children and grandchildren they never had, a beautiful gift, they always said.

My husband’s grandparents are no longer alive, and I only have one grandmother left, but she lives an ocean away. Our relationship with our neighbors was a taste of what it would have been like to still have our grandparents in the world.

They showered all of us with presents at Christmas and birthdays, making sure we had chocolate on Easter and Valentine’s Day.

As my boys grew, they asked to go next door to watch cartoons while I finished work, sneaking candy from her overflowing jar of sweet surprises just for them.

At Christmas, he requested we come in for red wine and mince pieces, a British tradition. On Halloween, they shooed all the other trick-or-treaters away, but phoned me to ask if the boys could ring their doorbell for full-sized bags of chewy candy.

We were able to show them love in return by buying them bits of food from the shops when they had forgotten something, doing little DIY jobs they could no longer complete, and purchasing items online that they couldn’t find in shops. But they loved it most when we just phoned or popped into their house for a chat — it was company during the endless 24 hours of each day.

I struggled with how much I could help them

It was all very wonderful, and then it became quite difficult. Their health started to deteriorate, and I constantly questioned whether I should be doing more for them.

At the very end, once she had died, I popped in even more often to see him, left in that house all on his own for the majority of each day. The last time I saw him, unaware he’d die before I’d seen him again, I left thinking, “I did what I could do today.”

Their deaths triggered so much gratitude and guilt.

Gratitude because we had 11 years with beautiful people. My children were loved, and learned how to relate to the older people because of our neighbors. And guilt because I feel like I never did enough for them.

• Major companies have been relocating their headquarters to Texas.
• Since 2020, some 200 companies, including Tesla and Coinbase, have moved to Texas.
• Gov. Greg Abbott has cited a good regulatory environment, drawing firms from states like California.

Texas has become a hot spot for the corporate operations of major companies across the US.

Since 2020, a growing number of major businesses have moved their headquarters or reincorporated in Texas, fleeing states like California and Delaware. Many cite the lower cost of living and new benefits for corporations as reasons they chose the Lone Star State.

Relocations were in an “acceleration period” in 2020 and 2021, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office said. A total of 121 companies moved to Texas during that time. The number of those coming from California made up more than half of the relocations.

Since then, while major companies continue to move — Coinbase being the latest example — the rate has leveled out. A total of 200 companies have moved to Texas since 2020, according to data from Abbot’s office. In 2024, 24 companies, including Chevron and SpaceX, said they would establish headquarters there.

The moves are fueled by the “reasonable regulatory environment,” “exceptional quality of life,” and the lower cost of operating a business in Texas, Abbott’s office says.

Here’s a list of companies that have shifted their business operations to Texas.

KFC

Yum! Brands announced in February that it would establish two HQ locations in Texas and California to “foster greater collaboration among brands and employees.”

About 100 KFC corporate workers will have to relocate from Louisville, Kentucky, to Texas over six months. The company said it will also ask 90 US-based remote workers to return to the office and relocate to “the campus where their work happens.”

Yum! Brands is the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger & Grill. The KFC Foundation and Yum! Brands are expected to maintain corporate offices in Kentucky.

The New York Stock Exchange, Chicago

On February 12, the New York Stock Exchange announced it would move its Chicago branch to Dallas. NYSE Chicago will be reincorporated as NYSE Texas, “offering companies the opportunity to list their securities” there.

“As the state with the largest number of NYSE listings, representing over $3.7 trillion in market value for our community, Texas is a market leader in fostering a pro-business atmosphere,” Lynn Martin, NYSE Group president, said in a press release.

Chevron

Chevron said in August 2024 that its headquarters would move from San Ramon, California, to Houston before the end of the year.

The energy giant said the relocation would “enable better collaboration and engagement with executives, employees, and business partners.”

The oil company had been sued by California, which accused Chevron and other energy giants of downplaying the risks of fossil fuels.

“WELCOME HOME Chevron! Texas is your true home,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted on X.

Before the move, Chevron had about 7,000 employees in the Houston area and 2,000 in San Ramon. It said it expects all corporate functions to move to Texas by 2029.

X

Musk announced X’s relocation from California to Texas at the same time as SpaceX in July 2024, citing living costs, safety, and political reasons.

He said California laws are “attacking both families and companies” and expressed concerns over the safety of San Francisco. Court filings from September 2024 showed that Musk requested to change X’s HQ address from San Francisco to Bastrop, Texas, Forbes reported.

Tesla

Tesla was the first of Musk’s companies to move from Silicon Valley to Texas. Musk officially moved Tesla’s headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin in 2021, citing the lack of affordable housing in the Bay Area.

He reincorporated the company from Delaware to Texas in 2024, following a Delaware court’s decision to void his proposed compensation package.

Oracle

Oracle moved its corporate HQ to Austin in 2020, ending its four-decade tenure in Silicon Valley.

The move offered employees “more flexibility about where and how they work,” a spokesperson told Business Insider at the time.

Although it has been years since the move, Oracle’s California offices employ nearly three times the number of workers as its Texas headquarters, Bloomberg reported in 2024.

CBRE

Brokerage giant CBRE moved its HQ from Los Angeles to Dallas in 2020.

It was established in San Francisco over a century ago, though CBRE said it had large operations in North Texas before the official move to Dallas.

According to data from CBRE, Texas led the pack in net gains of Fortune 500 companies relocating between 2018 and 2023.

AECOM

AECOM, a Fortune 500 construction firm, said it would relocate its headquarters from Los Angeles to Dallas in 2021.

The company called Texas a “talent magnet” for consulting and engineering, and CEO Troy Rudd participated in the move to AECOM’s existing Texas offices from California.

SpaceX

Musk announced his plans to relocate SpaceX from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas, on X in July 2024.

The move was Musk’s response to Gov. Gavin Newsom signing AB 1955, prohibiting schools from enforcing policies that would require parents to be notified about students who may identify as transgender.

“Because of this law and the many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies, SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas,” Musk said in an X post.

Charles Schwab

Financial services company Charles Schwab moved its HQ to Westlake, Texas, in 2021, citing California’s high taxes. It was formerly based in San Francisco.

“The costs of doing business here are so much higher than some other place,” Chairman and founder Charles Schwab told Forbes.

McKesson

McKesson announced that it’d move its HQ from San Francisco to Las Colinas, Texas, in 2018, with plans to move most jobs from Silicon Valley to Texas and other hub locations by 2021.

Four years after the move, CEO Brian Tyler said the city “was absolutely the right community for McKesson to call home.”

“Since making the move to Irving, McKesson has quickly benefited from the deep, diverse talent pool in the Dallas area, the ease of travel, and the very engaged business community,” he said.

Coinbase

Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to leave Delaware and reincorporate in Texas, its chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, wrote in a column in The Wall Street Journal.

Texas has become “an increasingly attractive hub for innovative companies like ours,” Grewal wrote. “It’s a shame that it has come to this, but Delaware has left us with little choice.”

He added that recent legislation in Texas has made the state more attractive for the company.

“Senate Bill 29 modernized the Texas Business Organizations Code to codify the business-judgment rule, which rightly empowers directors and officers to make the business decisions they need to innovate,” Grewal wrote, referring to new legislation that gives companies more predictability in corporate governance disputes. “This bill, together with the establishment of the Texas Business Court system, gives companies a business-friendly legal ecosystem with strong protections and efficient dispute resolution.”

• Meta will assess employee performance by AI-driven impact starting in 2026.
• The company is shifting toward an AI-native culture and incentivizing AI adoption through rewards.
• Meta is also rolling out an AI tool to assist employees in writing performance reviews.

Meta will tie employees’ performance to their “AI-driven impact” starting next year.

The social media giant is making “AI-driven impact” a “core expectation” from 2026, Janelle Gale, Meta’s head of people, told employees Thursday in an internal memo, which was seen by Business Insider.

Meta will assess employees on how they use AI to deliver results and build tools that can move the needle in a major way when it comes to productivity.

Individual AI usage and adoption metrics won’t be included in 2025’s annual performance reviews, according to the memo, though workers should include their AI-fueled wins in their self-reviews.

“It’s well-known that this is a priority, and we’re focused on using AI to help employees with their day-to-day work,” a Meta spokesperson told Business Insider.

The move marks a broader shift within corporate America toward an AI-native culture. Big Tech firms, including Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, are pushing employees to do more with AI. The directives given to workers have been unified and clear: using it is “no longer optional,” as one Microsoft executive put it to managers in June. Google CEO Sundar Pichai had a similar message for employees in a July all-hands meeting, telling employees they need to use it for Google to lead the AI race.

Earlier this year, Meta overhauled its hiring process by allowing job applicants to use AI in coding interviews. It also launched an internal game called “Level Up” to incentivize AI adoption, and now it’s willing to reward workers who use AI to drive meaningful outcomes.

“As we move toward an AI-native future, we want to recognize people who are helping us get there faster,” Gale wrote in the memo. “For 2025, we’ll reward those who made exceptional AI-driven impact, either in their own work or by improving their team’s performance.”

Meta is also overhauling how workers write performance reviews and feedback by rolling out an “AI Performance Assistant” to use in this year’s performance review cycle, which begins on December 8, according to the memo.

Gale wrote that employees can use its internal AI assistant Metamate, as well as Google’s Gemini, for their performance content.

Employees have already been using Meta’s internal AI bot to help write performance reviews, Business Insider previously reported.

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• John Furner began working for Walmart in 1993 as a part-time associate in the garden center.
• His roles with the company have spanned the globe, positioning him to take the helm as CEO next year.
• Here’s a look back at Furner’s life and career leading up to this moment.

Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer, is getting a new CEO, and the job is going to a man who has seen about every corner of the company.

On Friday, the company said that longtime CEO Doug McMillon would retire in January, with Walmart US CEO John Furner taking over on February 1.

John Furner began working for Walmart as an hourly store associate in 1993 at Store 100, located in the company’s hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas.

He later graduated with a degree in business from the University of Arkansas and held a wide range of assignments over the next decade.

Furner was named CEO of Sam’s Club in 2017 and subsequently became CEO of Walmart’s US division in 2019.

Here’s a look back at Furner’s life and career leading up to this moment.

Furner was born in Arkansas in 1974.

His father, Steve Furner, became an executive at Walmart in the 1980s. John Furner chose to study business at the University of Arkansas in 1992.

He joined Walmart as a garden center hourly associate in 1993.

Furner applied for a job at Store 100 to earn money for college. The Federal minimum wage at the time was $4.25, which would be worth about $9.68 in today’s dollars.

After graduating in 1996, he spent the next 10 years in various roles.

Some of his roles ranged from assistant store manager to district manager, regional general manager, and from buyer to divisional merchandising manager, to VP of global sourcing.

“John understands every dimension of our business — from the sales floor to global strategy,” Walmart chairman Greg Penner said in a statement.

In 2006, he joined Sam’s Club as a VP and divisional manager of seasonal and hardlines merchandise.

Furner spent most of the next 13 years with the Walmart-owned warehouse club chain. At the time, future Walmart CEO Doug McMillon was CEO of Sam’s.

Furner took a break from Sam’s Club in 2013 to be the chief merchandising officer and marketing officer for Walmart China.

That period marked a major turning point for the company, with dozens of store closures setting the stage for aggressive expansion plans.

In 2015, Furner returned to Sam’s Club as chief merchandising officer.

Furner played a key role in improving the club’s product assortment.

After two years, Furner was named CEO of Sam’s Club — a role previously held by Doug McMillon.

As Sam’s Club CEO, Furner oversaw 11 consecutive quarters of comparable sales growth, as well as robust membership expansion, the company said.

In 2019, Furner was appointed president and CEO of Walmart US, the company’s largest division.

As CEO of Walmart US, Furner was responsible for overseeing more than 4,600 locations and about 1 million employees. He has also played key roles in the overhaul of the company’s sprawling logistics and fulfillment network, as the brick-and-mortar brand reinvents itself as an e-commerce leader powered by artificial intelligence.

He also took home a hefty pay package worth nearly $16.3 million last year — a far cry from his annual earnings as a part time worker.

Now he’s set for the top job.

“I’ve worked with John for more than 20 years,” McMillon said in a statement released Friday. “He’s a merchant, an operator, an innovator, and a builder. I know that our future is bright with his leadership.”