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RIAA’s historic Gold® & Platinum® Program defines success in the recorded music industry. Originally conceived to honor artists and track sound recording sales, Gold & Platinum Awards have come to stand as a benchmark of success for any artist—whether they’ve just released their first song or Greatest Hits album.
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RIAA Gold & Platinum certifications have represented the pinnacle of success in the music industry since 1958. The levels described below are earned by as albums, singles and other projects from exceptional artists who meet the program’s rigorous standards.
The standard certification awards given consist of Gold, Platinum, and sometimes Diamond awards, in ascending order; the UK also has a Silver certification, ranking below Gold. In most cases, a "Multi-Platinum" or "Multi-Diamond" award is given for multiples of the Platinum or Diamond requirements. Many music industries around the world are ...
Country/ TerritoryCertifying BodyThresholds Per Award(silver)Thresholds Per Award(gold)Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and ...—10,000Australian Recording Industry Association ...—35,000International Federation of the ...—7,500—10,000 (15,000)The number of records that needed to be sold or value of sales required for the various levels of certification has changed over time. Here's a simplified guide: 1958-1974. Gold for 45s/singles: 1 million copies sold. Gold for LPs/albums: $1 million dollars worth of sales. This actually can be a useful piece of information to determine ...
Mar 21, 2018 · Elvis Presley (USA, 1935–77) had earned 171 gold, 94 platinum and 34 multi-platinum discs – 299 awards in total – for his albums and singles as of 21 March 2018, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Garth Brooks Earns First of 30 Gold Albums. Pearl Records' country icon Garth Brooks earns his very first Gold Album Award for his eponymously named album. The king of country is now the RIAA's top certified solo artist in history with 148 million Album Awards across 30 albums.
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RIAA certifications for Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Lynyrd Skynyrd on display at Julien's Auctions. A Gold record is a song or album that sells 500,000 units (records, tapes, and compact discs).