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Originally posted by fridayteenage
As of last month it only sold 2.18 mil. Source: Billboard.
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The CD is over certified then, because it is listed as triple platinum. Her label is not the first to do push the RIAA that though, nor will it be the last.
The Eagles have done this several times. Their last CD was certified 7X Platinum but only got to around 3.5 million, and it was a single album.
Also, their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 increased from 14X to 22X Platinum during a period when Soundscan recorded only 910,000 units sold.
Subsequent certifications for that release, including the 29X Platinum Certification to push Greatest Hits 1971-1975 past Thriller, never had recorded sales to justify the exorbitant certification levels either. Thriller has caught up since Jackson's death though.
I corrected the years for their greatest hits collection in question.