Other albums by The Beatles that have surpassed Diamond certification include The Beatles 1967-1970 at 17X Platinum, The Beatles 1962-1966 at 15X Platinum, Abbey Road at 12X . By Metal Hammer published 12 August 22. Gold albums have sold 500,000 copies; platinum albums have sold 1,000,000 copies; multi-platinum have sold 2,000,000 (with increments of 1,000,000 thereafter), and diamond albums have sold 10,000,000 copies. Slim Shady, one of the highest-selling and all-around most successful hip-hop artists ever, has crafted. 7. The image with the skill to back it up led to two diamond albums and three diamond singles, giving Em the most diamond certifications in Hip Hop history. The Eagles - 'Hotel California' 26 million units sold. She has sold 45 million certified albums in the US so she has 45 platinum records. Release Date . "Right Above It" featuring Drake - 4x Platinum. : Garage Days Re-Revisited, which had gone out of print since its original release in 1987. "Matchbox Twenty 2023" is the band's first tour since 2017, when they reunited for the "A Brief History of Everything" tour to mark the 20th anniversary of their RIAA Diamond-certified debut album Yourself or Someone Like You. The 14-classic song collection Classic Diamonds features new vocals from Neil Diamond paired with a new interpretation of Diamond's most celebrated chart-topping hits performed by The London Symphony Orchestra. 97. "Going Platinum" means the album has gone to the next step, doubling the sales to 1 . 9. It appeared in February 1977, two weeks ahead of The Neil . That is $250.000 per song per day! It includes cover songs, B-side covers, and the The $5.98 E.P. The popular VHS value rumor that swirls around our beloved tapes of yesteryear is that Disney's "Black Diamond Edition" tapes are super valuable. One album, 6 labels. 3 Sibel Kekilli. 1 Maitland Ward. (1966, Blue Horizon LP2) . Release Date: March 13, 1967 Copies Sold: 10x Platinum The Beatles, Sgt. Adele's 25 has officially reached certified diamond (or 10x platinum) status as of September 20, signifying that the album has crossed the 10 million unit threshold in the U.S. less than a year . Eminem - "The Marshall Mathers LP" - DIAMOND - 11.3 million copies. Contents 1 20 million or more copies 2 15-19 million copies 3 10-14 million copies 4 Fewer than 10 million copies 5 Notes 6 See also Xzibit - 1. The Beatles have 42 platinum albums, but can you guess the artist who has them beat with 53 platinum albums? Thriller is still the only album ever to have surpassed the RIAA's 30 million mark in US sales. Young Buck - 1. Michael Jackson's Thriller has become the first album in RIAA Gold & Platinum Program history to be certified 33x Diamond as it reaches 33m US sales and streams. "6 Foot, 7 Foot" featuring Cory Gunz - 6x Platinum. The standout ballad "Tender Feeling" wasn't in the film, but got tossed in here as a pot sweetener. 8) Projects In The Jungle (1984) While any of Pantera's first three releases are mirth-inducing at best, much of that is to do with the band that they would become. Whodini - 1. From rock to pop to country and areas in between, scroll through the gallery below to see which 12 albums have been certified double diamond. For example: 2 Pac's "Greatest Hits" actually sold 5.5 million but since it's a double album (includes two CDs) it counts as 11 million. * 3. Many artists ask "How many rap albums do you have to sell to go diamond?". . It was recorded for the film "Armageddon," starring Liv Tyler. I Am Not A Human Being - 1x Platinum. The Diamond status first introduced by the Recording Industry association of America is a certificate awarded to artists who have sold 10 million copies of an album or single. Work, F**kin' Problems, Right Above It and Moment 4 Life all top 3 million. 5. Label Variations. And it succeeds . . Congratulations to the band and their families, Apple Corps, Capitol and UMe . Explore Trips. The RIAA gives out certifications based on the number of albums and singles an artist has sold. . This section collates the key studio albums, live releases and box sets. "Going Gold" is the music industry's parlance for selling 500,000 copies of an album. Both of Diamond's albums of 1977 were associated with television specials. Diamond Publishing Ltd., 7th Floor, Vantage London, Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9AG. On this page are the studio albums, from 1967's David . Well there you have it, a list of every single platinum artist in hip-hop's . Elton John Diamond Awards: 3 They have a versatile sound, ranging from Tommy Lee has put his todger away long enough to appear in new movie The Retaliators. What Makes an Album "Platinum". The album, which features "California . Take as example Beyonce and her album Lemonade which made her $3.000.000 a day for about two weeks, a total of $42.000.000. Soulfly's new album Totem has one mission - to bring the fury. The members are Jisoo, Jennie, Ros, and Lisa. A given album or single might have been released with several different labels on the disc itself, even among releases by the same record company. Eminem is no stranger to breaking sales records. This project also led to Ms. Hill garnering ten GRAMMY nominations . 10. Only 88 albums in history have gone diamond by selling over 10 million copies. 2,000,000+ units: Multi-Platinum album 10,000,000 units: Diamond album Starting from February 1, 2016, each album unit may be one of the following: [14] [15] One digital or physical album sold or shipped; 10 tracks from the album downloaded; 1,500 on-demand audio or video streams of songs from the album. Next, "Not Afraid," from his Recovery album, earned him a diamond plaque. much less a diamond plaque. You'll know you've won the lottery if your White Album has a gatefold cover, the original Apple logo and a printed number. Veteran singer-songwriter Neil Diamond has a career spanning over 50 years and over 100 million albums sold, which is frankly amazing. The Beatles have 42 platinum albums, but can you guess the artist who has them beat with 53 platinum albums? Will Smith - 2. 9. Young MC - 1. Forever, Bedrock and What's My Name sold over 6 million each. 2020, making Swift the first female artist in US history to have both a diamond-certified single and album . Michael Jackson - Thriller. There are examples, such as "Different Drum . Shania Twain, Come On Over (1997) Come On Over was engineered for domination, and girl, it achieved. Another valuable record from the Fab Four is a very special version of their White Album. The Eagles - 'Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)' 38 million units sold. Ranking the Seven Rap Albums That Went Diamond. If your copy is from the set's first pressing, there could be a windfall coming your way. 2. 1 on the chart dated September 5, 1998. Bad Company - "If You Needed Somebody" Should have told you by now, but I can't find the words, oh no If I could show you somehow, but I don't have the nerve, oh yeah You don't see me looking at you, how can love be so blind Somehow you. The Detroit rhymer nabbed a diamond trophy for his Oscar-winning song "Lose Yourself," from his 8 Mile soundtrack, in 2018. Michael Jackson - Thriller - 33x platinum Eagles -. Answer (1 of 3): Taylor is the 32nd top selling artist in the US currently although it needs to be updated she will jump up to 29 or higher. for an album to go 24X Platinum it has truly become part of America's cultural fabric. title: artist: released: certified: 10m: all eyez on me: 2 pac: 1996/02/13: 2014/7/23: 10m: greatest hits: 2 pac: 2011/02/22: 2011/06/23: 22m: back in black: ac/dc . The best-selling album in the United States is Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) by the Eagles . Raised on Rock (1973) After the success of Elvis's 1973 Hawaiian TV special, an . Produced by Rick Rubin, the album featured many of the same musicians he had used for Johnny Cash's American releases. And this is a valid question because most artist want to achieve this rare status of album sales. It takes a village to raise rap's first-ever Diamond-seller, and to help send his breakout album into eight digits, Hammer enlisted (via sample and interpolation): Rick James, Marvin Gaye, The. Geffen / Universal. "How To Love" - 5x Platinum. On top of that, 17 more orphan songs are million sellers. 5 Jackie Chan. 6388 / Neil Diamond / Universal. Flight case of goodies including a CD and cassette of the album, which many hacks swiftly sold. "A Milli" - 5x Platinum. The RIAA introduced multi-platinum certification in 1984 to acknowledge album sales higher than 1 million; the association also offers "diamond" certification for albums . But the answer is 10 million records. Her record album sells in large number thus makes her name go globally. Mercyful Fate, 'Melissa' (1983) I almost forgot about including Mercyful Fate. . RIAA's historic Gold & Platinum Program defines success in the recorded music industry. Gone are the glamorous, sexy shots adorning Good Girl Gone Bad and A Girl Like Me. Over the past decade and change, Rihanna has evolved from a singer of throwaway dance singles into a complex and challenging musician. . "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith. Official Store. Posted on October 21, 2016 KFOG Staff. Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show. Singles: "Lollipop" - 8x Platinum. Her album covers have evolved, too. What's the point even? Michael Jackson - 'Thriller' 34 million units sold. The title is a combination of Garage Days Re-Revisited and their song "Damage, Inc." The album . "Gang of Brown Skin Women / Don't You Leave Me Here," also with one copy known to exist, might sell in the $5,000 to $10,000 range. It's a rarity these days when an album gets over 10 million sold. Best-selling album: "Like A Virgin" (10 million copies) 15 . AC/DC - 'Back In Black' Wyclef - 2. 2 Dustin Diamond. 1. So rare its only been done 88 times. Wu-Tang Clan - 3. HANK MOBLEY // BLUE NOTE 1568 (1957) Between 300 and 1000 copies of this jazz record were . (0) 1969. Below is a full list of all nine albums that have officially gone Diamond as of this writing: Diamond Hip-Hop Albums #9: Beastie Boys "Licensed To Ill" - 10 million #8: Will Smith "Big Willie. Listen to the complete playlist on Insider's Spotify. For an album released on the group's own label back in 1984, Projects In The Jungle might not sound too bad. 10:42 am. Billboard ranked the best of the best. February 17, 2021. Diamond: 1 Best-selling album: . The RIAA gives diamond certifications to songs that have gone platinum 10 times. 14. One is worth $10; one is worth $10,000! Over 2.5 million copies have been sold in the US as certified by the RIAA. We have picked 67 of what we think are the great lost 45s from the 60s, and we suspect that many of you will not have heard the vast majority of them. In the United States, platinum certification means that an album has sold 1 million copies or that a single has sold 2 million copies. Multi-disc [ edit] Adele Diamond awards: 3 "21" (Album) - 14 million sold. In their place: provocative, thoughtful covers like ANTI. Placed alongside Vulgar Display Of Power it's like comparing . Velvet Gloves and Spit. Worldwide, its total now tops over 105 million . No one knows how many copies are still unaccounted for, but someone surely has to be lucky number 10. On Melissa, in particular, it was . Kevin Mazur/John Shearer/Getty Images The RIAA gives diamond certifications to songs that have gone platinum 10 times. . Le Noise (2010) Produced by Daniel Lanois, this is Young's best album of the 21st . Published on: Aug 1, 2014, 12:00 PM. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Image via Complex Original Release Date: June 1, 1967 Copies Sold: 11x Platinum The. All of her albums including her Christmas Album have gone Platinum or hig. "Timber" by Pitbull and "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons are the most recent songs to receive the honor. In reality, these were simply the first tapes Disney ever released. What Rappers have gone Diamond? Garage, Inc. was released on 24th November 1998 through Elektra Records. Originally conceived to honor artists and track sound recording sales, Gold & Platinum Awards have come to stand as a benchmark of success for any artistwhether they've just released their first song or Greatest Hits album. The Weeknd, Katy Perry, and Cardi B each have three diamond-certified songs. Aerosmith/YouTube. 2010-07-14 18:27:14 Study now See answer (1) Best Answer Copy None. Outkast - "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" - DIAMOND - 11.2 million copies. Here is the full list of all nine albums that have been certified at least 20-times platinum, as well as how many plaques they've earned thus far. A significant factor in determining a vinyl record's value is the label on the record itself. 4 Sylvester Stallone. "Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill. First came Love at the Greek, like Hot August Night a two-LP concert set drawn from shows at the Greek Theatre. "Love Me" featuring Drake and Future - 5x Platinum. Gold & Platinum News. As it was her first album to be released during the streaming era and after a four year break, ANTI was a big drop from Unapologetic, becoming her lowest selling album at roughly 1.29 million units. Near impossible to find with an intact Gimmix sleeve. Again, not many rappers or even bands achieve this status of sales any more. Tha Carter - 1x Platinum. I don't care if I ever hear "You're Still the One" again, but I could listen to . David Bowie's self-titled debut album was released in June 1967. By Rhian Jones. (0) All in all, Rihanna 's 8 studio albums have sold a total of 33.5 million for an average of 4.2 million per album. They've been thrashing it out for 35 years, now Metallica have released their 10th studio album by the name of "Hardwired to Self-Destruct" on Friday. The fact that Young is audibly, heroically stoned throughout only adds to the album's intimate charm. Young Jeezy - 2. It's important to point out that an artist and/or their label must apply for a Gold or Platinum certification, which, in this instance, means Shady Records applied for all 43 of Eminem's new . Over 20 years of his career, Eminem, who came up from the Detroit battle scene, has sold over 100 million records with 11 albums in his discography catalog.With a back-to-back release of the trilogy of his classic albums, The Slim Shady LP (1999), The Marshall Mathers LP (2000), The Eminem Show (2002), Eminem was untouchable in his prime. BLACKPINK (stylized BLKPIK) () is a South Korean girl group under YG Entertainment. . It sounds like something that could only be topped by "going platinum," and that's actually the next tier up when it comes to record-industry measurements. Listen Now. It's worth anywhere from $4,200 to $7,300. Only one copy of "Original Stack O' Lee Blues / Mama you Don't Know How" is known to exist, making this 1927 recording worth $30,000 to $60,000, according to Rate Your Music. Nov 18, 2016. Pete Yorn 4/16 at 12pm. For video longoforms and video boxsets 1 million copies equal to diamond award. Sold between 1984 and 1994 or so, these tapes have gotten this nickname due to the black diamond on their spines, which reads . "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" (Video Longform) - 1 million sold. This Vertigo LP has gone from 500 in RRPG 2010 to 1,500 today. by Andres Tardio. Serenade hit number three in December, another instant gold album that has since gone platinum. Diamond: 2. I was looking through my records and I'm like, "Oh, God, Mercyful Fate .". 46. 02/17/2021. . Here, we take a look at other albums posted on the Diamond album wall of fame. Check the legendary list below: 10. Billboard Ranks The Top Diamond-Certified Albums. Albums with three references for their estimated actual sales include sales through BMG Music Club and Columbia House . Tupac's 1996 album, All Eyez On Me, has earned diamond certification, according to the RIAA. PRO TIP: Instead of focusing on platinum singles focus on platinum albums, its there where the real money is, a platinum album makes up to 10x more money compared to a single. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" was released in 1998. She even starts to star in many movies, television and even perform on Broadway still in relation to her music ability. "25" (Album) - 11 million sold. Today's rappers and crooners only dream of reaching numbers like that. Although Jay-Z is one of the top selling artists in the United States with over 27 million albums sold, no single one of his. As a country musician, Reba Mcentire takes the stage greatly with her singing ability from when she still in high school. Members of Motley Crue, Ice Nine Kills and Asking Alexandria team up for 21 Bullets, the theme to new horror/thriller The Retaliators . It's widely impactful, has aged tremendously, and was the first Hip Hop album to win Album of the Year and Best R&B Album. The 2016 album features an artfully out-of-focus image of a child, wearing a crown . In the 49 years between then and the release of Blackstar, he put out numerous studio albums, live recordings, compilations, remixes, and box sets. To reach diamond status, an artist must sell at least 10 million copies of a single or album. Here are the 22 artists with more than one diamond album: Seven Garth Brooks - The Hits, Ropin' The Wind, Garth Brooks, The Ultimate Hits, No Fences, Sevens, Double Live Six The Beatles - 1, The. As previously mentioned, Drake issued tons of stand alone tracks while also featuring on many hits. . You have to sell 10 million albums in order to go diamond. February 16, 2017. The sessions were also the last ever performances by Billy Preston. Country singer Garth Brooks, for instance, has the most diamond (or 10-times platinum) albums of all time with seven. Lauryn Hill released one of the greatest solo debut albums ever with 1998's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" debuted at No. only a dozen or so rappers have gone even 1x platinum in the decade since. The band, founded in . While many hip hop artists have achieved platinum status (1 million copies) only the cream of the crop have achieved diamond status. Reba Mcentire Plastic Surgery 2022.