Conan Gray Earns RIAA Platinum for "Astronomy"

Conan Gray's 2021 single, "Astronomy," has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), as announced on December 3, 2025. The certification recognizes 1,000,000 certified units in the United States. Released by Republic Records on May 7, 2021, the track is one of several successful singles from the indie pop artist.

"Astronomy" served as the first single from Gray's sophomore album, Superache, which followed in 2022. Thematically, the song explores the painful experience of two people in a relationship slowly drifting apart, a concept Gray previously touched on in "The Story" from his debut album, Kid Krow. Since its release, "Astronomy" has accumulated more than 419 million streams on Spotify and has been viewed on Genius approximately 305,713 times.

Originally from Texas, Conan Gray has emerged as a prominent Gen Z singer-songwriter known for his bedroom pop aesthetic and personal involvement in his creative direction. His career gained significant momentum with his 2020 debut album, Kid Krow, which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and earned a Platinum certification. The album included the 4x-Platinum hit "Heather," a track written solely by Gray that has surpassed 2 billion streams. With a total of 12 billion streams to his name and having headlined major venues like Madison Square Garden in 2024, Gray continues to build on his commercial and critical success.