At the 2006 Grammy Awards, "Gold Digger" was nominated for Record of the Year and won the award for Best Rap Solo Performance. The song lists at number 60 on "Billboard" magazine's All Time Top 100 and at number 9 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. "Gold Digger" was voted number 20 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. The single topped The 2005 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll. As of January 2011, the song has sold over 3,000,000 copies in the United States. In 2018, The song was ranked 63 on the Top 100 Billboard Hot 100 Songs of all time, as part of Billboard's celebration of the 60th anniversary. "Gold Digger" is one of the best-selling singles in the United States.