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DG1
Member Since: 10/29/2010
Posts: 29,249
Post #101
mess.
Dark Miracles
Member Since: 8/1/2012
Posts: 12,442
Post #102
Too ridiculous for words. I swear, chart-watching is just no fun anymore.
Theus
Member Since: 1/6/2014
Posts: 21,185
Post #103
Anyway they could have just make Platinum/Gold number lower instead of this. Now any flop album with one huge single can easily go at least Gold.
Nerevanin
Member Since: 3/7/2012
Posts: 11,952
Post #104
Hozier “Hozier” (Columbia) Platinum
Miranda Lambert “Platinum” (RCA Nashville) Platinum
but not a big fan of the formula overall
Tylerbv
Member Since: 3/26/2012
Posts: 37,592
Post #105
fff useless
Temporal
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
Posts: 43,104
Post #106
Halcyon better get a Platinum cert
LMLYD need a cert around 6x plat as well.
But yeah, I'm not really upset over this rule.
BlazingLovatic
Member Since: 6/22/2012
Posts: 26,585
Post #107
Lol, what a joke.
Gold certified albums that haven't even sold 200k
BnPac
Member Since: 8/23/2010
Posts: 16,089
Post #108
Awful.
Superiore
Member Since: 10/2/2011
Posts: 43,174
Post #109
Quote:
Originally posted by
Theus
Anyway they could have just make Platinum/Gold number lower instead of this. Now any flop album with one huge single can easily go at least Gold.
This.
Flo Rida's album, to make an example, will probably be certified too now even though the actual album sales are abysmal.
Jet
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
Posts: 46,848
Post #110
My Everything coming for that 4x platinum cert
Trent W
Member Since: 1/2/2014
Posts: 9,438
Post #111
Are these rules counting for new albums or are they gonna certify again all the old ones too?
Dollas n Diamonds
Member Since: 6/25/2012
Posts: 41,860
Post #112
Quote:
Originally posted by
Villas
Now Katy can sells more than 5M with one album
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This new formula completely belittles the achievements of the artists before the streaming age
although the real problem is counting singles as album sales
that makes no sense and has no purpose
SebaMonster
Member Since: 6/2/2012
Posts: 37,284
Post #113
Quote:
Originally posted by
Theus
Anyway they could have just make Platinum/Gold number lower instead of this. Now any flop album with one huge single can easily go at least Gold.
Not true. It takes a lot of streams to go Gold. It's not that easy.
opruh
Member Since: 8/7/2015
Posts: 9,846
Post #114
So Taylor's 1989 will at least be 10x platinum in US now?
OffTheWall
Member Since: 4/6/2014
Posts: 3,145
Post #115
Absolutely tragic. RIAA has no credibility anymore.
I pray Soundscan doesn't start with this foolishness too
jambloo
Member Since: 8/31/2013
Posts: 333
Post #116
Now if they STILL can't go Platinum, you are a REAL flop
Grumpy Gills
Member Since: 8/19/2013
Posts: 23,375
Post #117
* for everybody
NewRihannaStan
Member Since: 3/21/2012
Posts: 55,134
Post #118
As long as it makes sense. Don't want to see an album platnuim when physical sales are under 500k
Praise Mariallah
Member Since: 12/10/2011
Posts: 12,699
Post #119
MESS
blackbeatxx
Member Since: 12/23/2006
Posts: 20,355
Post #120
thankful we still have soundscan
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