The RIAA has established the benchmark for a Gold Record as the sale of 500,000 units (with 1,000,000 sales being a Platinum Record and 10,000,000 being Diamond).
In order to become a gold record the album has to sell at lest 500,000 copies.
Micheal Jackson sold over 42 million copies of his 1982 album 'thriller'. It is the most sold album thus far.
Metallica started playing in 1981. Their first CD (Kill 'em All) came out in 1983 and sold 3 million copies. The next Metallica album was Ride The Lightning was released on 1984 and sold 5 million copies . The next Metallica album was Master of Puppets in 1986 and sold 6 million copies. The next album was ...And Justice For All in 1988 and sold 8 million copies. The next Album was Metallica (The Black Album) in1991 and sold over 15 million copies. The next Album was Load in 1996 and sold over 5 million copies. The next album was Reload in 1997 and sold 4 million copies. The next album was St. Anger in 2003 and sold 2 million copies. The latest album is Death Magnetic and was released on September 12, 2008 and sold (unknown amount of copies)
Good Girl Gone Bad, with 2 million copies sold in the US.
elvis presley sold over i milloin copies for his album..all over the world
In order to become a gold record the album has to sell at lest 500,000 copies.
A Platinum record is one million copies sold of a single or an album. A gold record is 500,000 copies sold single or album. Silver is only used in some countries.
Micheal Jackson sold over 42 million copies of his 1982 album 'thriller'. It is the most sold album thus far.
Metallica started playing in 1981. Their first CD (Kill 'em All) came out in 1983 and sold 3 million copies. The next Metallica album was Ride The Lightning was released on 1984 and sold 5 million copies . The next Metallica album was Master of Puppets in 1986 and sold 6 million copies. The next album was ...And Justice For All in 1988 and sold 8 million copies. The next Album was Metallica (The Black Album) in1991 and sold over 15 million copies. The next Album was Load in 1996 and sold over 5 million copies. The next album was Reload in 1997 and sold 4 million copies. The next album was St. Anger in 2003 and sold 2 million copies. The latest album is Death Magnetic and was released on September 12, 2008 and sold (unknown amount of copies)
it sold about the 6 million copies
The Eagles, Greatest Hits: 39 million sold copies
It has sold 1,002,000 copies to date in the United States
the Beatles
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Figures for week 7 of sales ending Tuesday, January 6th are 842,262 copies sold. This means the album has already gone gold (500,000 copies) and is rapidly heading for platinum (1,000,000 copies sold).YEAY!!!!
around 1.2 million copies in the UK
Good Girl Gone Bad, with 2 million copies sold in the US.