How many albums most be sold for it to be considered a platinum record?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

According to Wikipedia, gold record certification varies by country. In the United States, an record must sell 500,000 copies to be certified gold.

AnswerIt varies by country but in the United States 500,000 albums must be sold to reach the Gold record threshold.

Answer 3

You need to sell 500,000 records in the United States to be certified gold. Platinum is 1,000,000. Other countries will have different requirements since populations are typically smaller. Example, in Canada 50,000 is the requirement for gold.

Answer 4

To win a gold disc, an album needs to sell 100,000 copies in Britain, and 500,000 in the United States.

(taken from http://www.didyouknow.cd/fastfacts/music.htm)

Answer 5

current RIAA criteria

500,000 units: Gold album

1,000,000 units: Platinum album

2,000,000 or more units: Multi-Platinum album

10,000,000 units: Diamond album

Answer 6

A record goes Gold after a half million are sold. But that's in the US, 500,000. In the UK, 300,000 makes it gold.

Platinum is a million in the US and 600,000 in the UK.

Answer 7

One million (1,000,000)

Answer 8

10,000,000