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An album that becomes Platinum twice over, for example, an album which has sold 2,000,000 copies in the United States, is said to be "Double Platinum", or sometimes "Multi-Platinum". Since 2013 in the U.S., [ 13 ] and 2014 in the UK [ 22 ] and Germany, [ 23 ] streaming of songs counts towards certification of singles with 150 streams being the ...
For albums released before 1 July 2009, sales exceeding 10,000 and 20,000 for Gold and Platinum awards, respectively. Physical albums only; when combined with digital sales, thresholds are 15,000 for Gold and 30,000 for Platinum, whereby the digital sales are counted as 1/10 actual digital sales (10 downloads = 1 unit).
Since then, they have achieved 24 gold records and 14 platinum (3 multi-platinum) records. According to the RIAA, Rush's sales statistics also place them third behind the Beatles and the Rolling Stones for the most consecutive gold or platinum albums by a rock band. [1] As of 2022, Rush ranks 84th in US album sales with 26 million units sold. [2]
The following is a list of the best-selling albums in the United States based on RIAA certification and Nielsen SoundScan sales tracking. The criteria are that the album must have been published (including self-publishing by the artist), and the album must have achieved at least a diamond certification from the RIAA.
Along with albums, digital albums, and singles there is another classification of music release called "Video Longform." This release format includes DVD and VHS releases, and certain live albums and compilation albums. The certification criteria are slightly different from other styles. [27] [28] Gold: 50,000 copies; Platinum: 100,000 copies
Up! sold over 5.4 million copies, [9] yet was certified 11 times platinum (diamond) by the RIAA for being a multi-disc release with over 100 minutes in length (see RIAA certification). [8] [22] Nevertheless, as Twain's third diamond album, it made her the only artist to have three consecutive diamond RIAA certified albums. [11]
With today’s announcement, Eminem becomes the top certified singles artist in our program’s history and adds a rare third Diamond Album to his many creative accomplishments.
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications