Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems reaches five-times platinum status, marking its … More
In 2002, Kenny Chesney released No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems, and the album would prove to be not only his breakout commercial success, but also one of the biggest country releases of its era. Years after the project turned Chesney into a star and a household name, Americans are still consuming the full-length — and the title earns a special new award from the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) that shows that no matter how much time goes by, people haven’t moved on from the project.
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems: 5x Platinum
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems has been certified five times platinum by the RIAA, which means it has now shifted five million equivalent units between actual sales and streaming activity. Many of those — several million copies — are pure purchases, while the most recent million were likely largely made up of plays on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, which have taken over as the go-to consumption site for millions of Americans.
First Certification in Over 20 Years
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems earns its first certification from the RIAA in more than two decades. The full-length was named a four times platinum winner in April 2004, and now, in July 2025, it’s advanced to five times platinum status, adding another one million equivalent copies. The set was first named gold, and then platinum, on June 4, 2002, just months after its release. Later that year, it went double platinum, and it only needed about two years to hit four-times platinum status.
Kenny Chesney’s Most Successful Albums
Three of Chesney’s albums are tied as his highest-certified, at five-times platinum each. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems matches both When the Sun Goes Down and his Greatest Hits compilation. Neither of those efforts has advanced in several years, so this ranking could change again soon.
Multiple New Certifications for Kenny Chesney
At the same time that No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems reached quintuple platinum, Chesney’s The Road and the Radio pushes from triple platinum to quadruple platinum. 20 of his songs also score new awards from the RIAA, with a handful going gold for the first time, while his biggest hit jumps to five-times platinum.
