In order to become a gold record the album has to sell at lest 500,000 copies.
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).
Britney Spears sold over 85million albums as of early 2007. Her album sales now stand at over 100million as of 2010 it has been confirmed, this is only her album sales, including single sales she has estimately sold around 170 million records all together it was announced.
1 million albums must be sold for platinum status A gold album is a music album that has sold a minimum number of copies (in the United States, currently 500,000 sales). Originally applied to LP records, this RIAA certification is now most commonly awarded for compact disc sales. A larger number of sales qualifies for the award of a "platinum album" (in the U.S., currently 1,000,000 sold), or "diamond album" (in the U.S., currently 10,000,000 sold). Similar awards are less commonly quoted for individual recordings (singles), videos, and increasingly for DVDs. In the UK the number of sales needed for gold and platinum status are 300,000 and 600,000
Adam's debut album "For Your Entertainment" is certified gold, and as of this writing just went platinum! He also had a hit single that sold about 2million copies but for some reason has not been certified. Adam's sophomore album "Trespassing" is set to be released on May 15, 2012.
Gold - Brian McKnight album - was created in 1988.
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).
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.
To be certified Gold in the United States you have to sell 500,000 copies of your album, Twiztid has yet to accomplish this feat.
Ratt's album "Infestation" was certified gold by the RIAA in 2010, indicating the sale of 500,000 copies in the United States. However, the global sales figures for the album may be higher.
Britney Spears sold over 85million albums as of early 2007. Her album sales now stand at over 100million as of 2010 it has been confirmed, this is only her album sales, including single sales she has estimately sold around 170 million records all together it was announced.
The album landed at number one in the Billboard 200, selling 119,000 copies in its first week Overall Gold (543,559 copies)
1 million albums must be sold for platinum status A gold album is a music album that has sold a minimum number of copies (in the United States, currently 500,000 sales). Originally applied to LP records, this RIAA certification is now most commonly awarded for compact disc sales. A larger number of sales qualifies for the award of a "platinum album" (in the U.S., currently 1,000,000 sold), or "diamond album" (in the U.S., currently 10,000,000 sold). Similar awards are less commonly quoted for individual recordings (singles), videos, and increasingly for DVDs. In the UK the number of sales needed for gold and platinum status are 300,000 and 600,000
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!!!!
That recording went gold in three countries-Australia, UK, and Sweden, selling over 360,000 copies.
Adam's debut album "For Your Entertainment" is certified gold, and as of this writing just went platinum! He also had a hit single that sold about 2million copies but for some reason has not been certified. Adam's sophomore album "Trespassing" is set to be released on May 15, 2012.
Band of Gold - album - was created in 1970.
Ari Gold - album - was created in 1996.