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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]
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 ...
^ VII For Mexican sales, albums add physical, digital and streaming sales, for singles digital and streaming sales are taken into account. It should also be noted that Mexico awards incremental gold certifications even after platinum has been achieved, so an album may be, for example, certified 2× Platinum + Gold.
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
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
These singles peaked at number 16, 11, and 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively, [2] and became certified 3× platinum and 4× platinum by the RIAA. [5] The album itself was certified platinum by the RIAA. [5] With the release of the album, Green was the biggest artist-songwriter in the first quarter of the year. [10]
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]
American rapper DMX released eight studio albums, seven compilation albums, three mixtapes, 47 singles (including 17 as a featured artist) and 24 music videos. In 1998, DMX released his debut studio album, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot , peaking at number 1 on the Billboard 200 and being certified 4× Platinum.