Whoo-Hoo! Cat Power Celebrates Her First‑Ever Gold Record in 35 Years With “Sea of Love”

Miss Chan Marshall, the incomparable force behind Cat Power, shared a quietly monumental moment on her socials — a still of a freshly minted Gold Record, revealing that in her 35 years of recording under the Cat Power moniker, this is the first accolade of its kind she has ever received.

And the honor goes to none other than her haunting, goosebumps‑on‑top‑of‑goosebumps rendition of “Sea of Love.”

Originally released on her 2000 album The Covers Record, the track has long been a fan‑favorite — a fragile, trembling, intimate reinterpretation that only Marshall could deliver. But it was its placement on the 2007 Juno soundtrack that truly launched it into the cultural bloodstream. The film’s success turned the song into a quiet phenomenon, introducing a new generation to Cat Power’s singular emotional gravity.

Fast‑forward to today, and “Sea of Love” has amassed a staggering 119,286,031 streams on Spotify alone, pushing it past the 500,000‑unit benchmark required for RIAA Gold certification. For context, the RIAA currently counts:

“150 on‑demand audio and/or video streams = 1 Unit.”

Do the math, and suddenly the scale of this achievement becomes even more awe‑inducing.

Marshall’s caption — tender, humble, and deeply Cat Power — says it all:

“35 years as Cat Power & just got this in the mail. Cat Power’s ‘Sea of Love’ has approximately 119,286,031 streams on Spotify. Played my uncle from Appalachia’s autoharp, he sold me for $150 back in 1996, last minute recording in Brooklyn at Rare Book Room. Imagine selling 119,286,031 singles. What do you think my one & only gold single of my career is worth, asking for a friend.”

It’s a moment that feels both overdue and perfectly timed — a reminder that Marshall’s artistry has always been about emotional resonance over commercial metrics. And yet, here she is, receiving a tangible symbol of the impact she’s quietly made for decades.