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Originally posted by callum
stans making excuses
exactly lol. i'm well aware RIAA certifications are for shipments not sales, however usually albums receive the certifications when sales are at least close to the actual shipment figure. this is the first album i've seen with a 400,000+ difference between the sales figure and the shipment figure certified
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Most rap albums that are platinum haven't sold 1M
and many HUGE artist have been certified higher than their sales with over 500k difference:
i.e. Whitney, Mariah (2M+), MJ, Prince...
most albums in the 80s, 90s and 00s.
It is rare nowadays but I am certain her team knows with the 6 hits left for them to release she will sell those 400k+ left.
She hasn't even released her second batch of singles.
She still has a set of summer singles, fall singles, winter singles and possibly spring singles to dish out.
I expect 1.3-1.5M sales by this time next year.
Now they need to certify her first album 2x platinum. It's close to 1.9M now.