System Of A Down’s “Chop Suey!” Becomes the Band’s First Diamond Single

System Of A Down’s “Chop Suey!” has become the band’s first Diamond-certified single, reaching 10x Platinum status from the RIAA. The certification arrived in August as part of a broader wave of RIAA updates, marking ten million units sold or streamed in the United States.

The song has outlasted its original release by decades, sustained through streaming and its place as an entry point into the band’s catalog. Its abrupt shifts between near-whisper verses and theatrical bursts made it one of the stranger songs to anchor mainstream rock radio, and that tension remains central to its staying power.

The Diamond mark does not reframe the song’s history; it confirms how deeply it settled into American listening habits. For a band with an intentionally uneven discography and a long stretch without new material, the certification points to the durability of a catalog built outside standard rock career logic.