Music Trivia - Gold Records
What album was awarded the first Gold record album presented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)?
What single record was awarded the first Gold single issued by the RIAA?
Music Trivia - Gold Records
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On July 8, 1958, The first Gold record album presented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was awarded to the soundtrack LP, " Oklahoma ". The honor signified that the album had reached one million dollars in sales.
The first Gold single issued by the RIAA was "Catch a Falling Star" by Perry Como in March of 1958. A Gold single represented sales of one million records.
The criteria was later changed and, presently, an American RIAA-certified Gold record is a single or album that has sold 500,000 units (records, tapes or compact discs). Originally, the requirement for a Gold single was one million units sold and a Gold album represented $1 million in sales (at wholesale value). In 1975, the additional requirement of 500,000 units sold was added for Gold albums. Reflecting growth in record sales, the Platinum award was instituted in 1976 for albums selling one million units and singles selling two million units. The Multi-Platinum award was instituted in 1984, signifying multiple Platinum levels of albums and singles. In 1989, the sales thresholds for singles were reduced to 500,000 for Gold and 1,000,000 for Platinum, reflecting a decrease in sales of singles. In 1992, RIAA began counting each disc in a multi-disc set as one unit toward certification. Reflecting additional growth in music sales, the Diamond award was instituted in 1999 for albums or singles selling ten million units. Because of these changes in criteria, the sales level associated with a particular award depends on when the award was made.
The RIAA® Gold® and Platinum® Awards program was launched in 1958 to honor artists and create a standard by which to measure sales of a sound recording. First awarded to LP recordings but expanded to a variety of formats as technology advanced to include cassette tapes, CDs, digital tracks, digital albums, and ringtones, more than 14,000 titles have been certified Gold by the RIAA since 1958.
On July 8, 1958, The first Gold record album presented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was awarded to the soundtrack LP, " Oklahoma ". The honor signified that the album had reached one million dollars in sales.
The first Gold single issued by the RIAA was "Catch a Falling Star" by Perry Como in March of 1958. A Gold single represented sales of one million records.
The criteria was later changed and, presently, an American RIAA-certified Gold record is a single or album that has sold 500,000 units (records, tapes or compact discs). Originally, the requirement for a Gold single was one million units sold and a Gold album represented $1 million in sales (at wholesale value). In 1975, the additional requirement of 500,000 units sold was added for Gold albums. Reflecting growth in record sales, the Platinum award was instituted in 1976 for albums selling one million units and singles selling two million units. The Multi-Platinum award was instituted in 1984, signifying multiple Platinum levels of albums and singles. In 1989, the sales thresholds for singles were reduced to 500,000 for Gold and 1,000,000 for Platinum, reflecting a decrease in sales of singles. In 1992, RIAA began counting each disc in a multi-disc set as one unit toward certification. Reflecting additional growth in music sales, the Diamond award was instituted in 1999 for albums or singles selling ten million units. Because of these changes in criteria, the sales level associated with a particular award depends on when the award was made.
The RIAA® Gold® and Platinum® Awards program was launched in 1958 to honor artists and create a standard by which to measure sales of a sound recording. First awarded to LP recordings but expanded to a variety of formats as technology advanced to include cassette tapes, CDs, digital tracks, digital albums, and ringtones, more than 14,000 titles have been certified Gold by the RIAA since 1958.
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