thugged out gold
- Thread starter the_truth_
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Yea i remember that, he said that in murderdog and in a few other internet interviews but, i dont think they did him dirty, thugged out was a double disc album but a double album has to be a 100 minutes long to get double numbers on soundscan and thugged out wasnt a 100 minutes if im not mistaked ( havent listened to it in a minute). Yuk had already scanned over 250k within one year after thugged out was released, but he didnt get a gold plaque cuz the double album contained less then a 100 minutes of music.. so basically if yuk would have put a few more songs on thugged out he would have a platinum plaque right now..
R.I.A.A. CERTIFICATIONS / SOUNDSCAN
These figures are taken from a variety of sources (again, some of the dates come from Alex's FAQ). In the early 1970's the RIAA certification of "Gold" meant $1,000,000 worth of an album sold. With the explosion of the music industry in the 1970s the "Gold" certification was redefined in 1975 to "require that an album also sell a minimum of 500,000 copies in addition to reaching $1 million in sales" (RIAA). The "Platinum" award was introduced in 1976 to signify shipments of 1,000,000 units shipped and a minimum of $2,000,000 at wholesale. The RIAA also uses a multiplication system for albums with more that one disc. Thus, a 2 disc set selling 2 million copies will be certified quadruple-platinum (4x Platinum). This has changed in recent years with multi-disc sets being required to contain 100 minutes of music to qualify for multiplied shipping accounting. If you spot any errors or can add details, please contact me. This list only deals with the domestic US official issues. See also KISS RIAA Chronology
R.I.A.A. CERTIFICATIONS / SOUNDSCAN
These figures are taken from a variety of sources (again, some of the dates come from Alex's FAQ). In the early 1970's the RIAA certification of "Gold" meant $1,000,000 worth of an album sold. With the explosion of the music industry in the 1970s the "Gold" certification was redefined in 1975 to "require that an album also sell a minimum of 500,000 copies in addition to reaching $1 million in sales" (RIAA). The "Platinum" award was introduced in 1976 to signify shipments of 1,000,000 units shipped and a minimum of $2,000,000 at wholesale. The RIAA also uses a multiplication system for albums with more that one disc. Thus, a 2 disc set selling 2 million copies will be certified quadruple-platinum (4x Platinum). This has changed in recent years with multi-disc sets being required to contain 100 minutes of music to qualify for multiplied shipping accounting. If you spot any errors or can add details, please contact me. This list only deals with the domestic US official issues. See also KISS RIAA Chronology
