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New Gold & Platinum Album Certifications

by bhoughton on December 11th, 2007

They like telling us that music isn’t selling - after all we’re all trading it illegally on the net or so they say.  But somehow, a whole bunch of releases managed to sell enough to get a Gold (500,000 units) or Platinum (1 million units) certification from the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA).  Included in the list are a some great classic acts finally getting their due and a couple of names I’ve never even heard of.

QUESTION: Which album do you think should have gone gold but didn’t?

BONUS READING: How albums get certified and what Gold, Platinum and Diamond music sales awards mean in certain countries via Wikipedia.

Gold Album Certifications
Alison Krauss, A Hundred Miles Or More… 04/07
Bone Thugs ‘N Harmony, Strength & Loyalty 05/07
Casting Crowns, The Altar And The Door 08/07
Common, Finding Forever 07/07
Gary Allan, Greatest Hits 03/07
Heart, Essential Heart 11/02
Heart, Greatest Hits 1985-1985 06/00
Heaven And Hell, Live From … 08/07
Jason Aldean, Relentless 05/07
Jonas Brothers, Jonas Brothers 08/07
Kenny Rogers, 21 Number Ones 01/06
Keyshia Cole, Just Like You 09/07
Korn, Untitled 07/07
Paramore, Riot! 06/07
Regina Spector, Begin To Hope 06/06
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Raising Sand 10/07
The Shins, Wincing The… 01/07
Soundtrack, Polar Express 11/04
Various, Christmas Memories 05/07

Platinum Album Certifications
Akon, 3M, Konvicted 11/06
Anne Murray, The Best…So Far 11/94
Bon Jovi, Lost Highway 06/07

Bruce Springsteen, Magic 10/07
Colbie Caillat, Coco 07/07
Josh Groban, 2M, Noel 10/07
Kanye West, 2M, Graduation 09/07
Linkin Park, Live In Texas 11/03
Linkin Park, 2M, Minutes To Midnight 05/07
Loreena McKennitt, 2M, The Book Of Secrets 09/97
Mannheim Steamroller, Christmas Song 10/07
Ne-Yo, Because Of You 05/07
Nickelback, 7M, All The Right Reasons 10/05
Rascal Flatts, Still Feels Good 09/07
Reba McEntire, 2M, Reba #1’s 11/05
Reba McEntire, Reba Duets 09/07
Red Hot Chili Peppers, 2M, By The Way 07/02
Rihanna, Good Girl Gone Bad 06/07
Rob Zombie, Past, Present & Future 09/03
Soundtrack, 8M, O Brother, Where… 12/00
Tim McGraw, 2M, Greatest…Vol.2.. 03/06
Various, Christmas With…Rat Pack 10/02
Various, Wow Hits 2007 10/06
Vince Gill, Breath Of Heaven 09/9

via Pollstar.com

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