DivaCup Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Extends Reign as Highest Certified Album in U.S. History Doug Morris, Rob Stringer, John Branca, Richard Story, L.A. Reid and Karen Langford. Michael Jackson’s blockbuster album Thriller just keeps on getting bigger. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has certified the set at 33-times platinum in the U.S., extending Thriller’s record as the highest certified album in history. That means Thriller -- released in 1982 -- has earned 33 million equivalent album units in the U.S. That sum blends traditional album sales (one album sale equals one unit), tracks sold from an album (10 tracks sold equals one unit) and on-demand audio and/or video streams (1,500 streams equals one unit). A plaque commemorating the milestone was presented at the home of Epic Records chairman Antonio "L.A." Reid over Grammy weekend, where Sony Music CEO Doug Morris, Columbia Records chairman and incoming Sony Music CEO Rob Stringer, Sony president, commercial group Richard Story, attorneys Karen Langford and John Branca toasted the certification. The RIAA revamped its Gold & Platinum Awards Program on Feb. 1, 2016, growing from a pure album sales certification process to one that includes tracks and streams. That same day, Thriller’s certification was raised from 30 million to 32 million. Thriller continues to maintain its place as the highest-certified album ever, ahead of Eagles’ Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, with 29 million (It was last certified on Jan. 30, 2006.) Simultaneous with Thriller’s raised certification, its follow-up, Bad, climbs to 10-times platinum (the RIAA’s Diamond award). Jackson is one of just 22 acts with more than one Diamond-certified album. Source Other artists with 2 Diamond albums: Mariah Carey - Music Box and Daydream Britney Spears - Baby One More Time and Oops!... I Did It Again Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show Billy Joel - The Stranger and Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II Madonna - Like a Virgin and The Immaculate Collection Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. and Live/1975–85 2pac - All Eyez On Me and Greatest Hits Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces and Fly Adele - 21 and 25 NSYNC - NSYNC and No Strings Attached Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys and Millennium Celine Dion - Falling into You and Let's Talk About Love Van Halen - Van Halen and 1984 Def Leppard - Pyromania and Hysteria More than 2: Eagles - 3 Shania Twain - 3 Led Zeppelin - 5 The Beatles - 6 Garth Brooks - 7 @asanders10795544 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Garth Brooks has 7 diamond albums? How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planet Mars Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Congrats and Whitney Houston also has 2 diamond albums. 'Whitney' should be on its way there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planet Mars Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Just now, Cannon said: Garth Brooks has 7 diamond albums? How? Double CD's, 5M sales = 10M, he released alot of them in the 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timber Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Garth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domination Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, Cannon said: Garth Brooks has 7 diamond albums? How? Icon, that's how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yog Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 7 minutes ago, Cannon said: Garth Brooks has 7 diamond albums? How? Being extremely local. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivaCup Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 8 minutes ago, Planet Mars said: Congrats and Whitney Houston also has 2 diamond albums. 'Whitney' should be on its way there as well. I copied the list from reddit. the person said: Quote If you count The Bodyguard soundtrack then Whitney has 2. If you count The Lion King soundtrack then Elton John has 2 as well. (They should count imo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezter Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezter Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 1 minute ago, Yog said: Being extremely local. Garth is literally the perfect example of how being local isn't a bad thing as long as you're selling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnjoyTheSilence Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Did Bad really sell 1M copies since 2013 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Maxx Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) Legend. Icon. King of Pop. Biggest artist of all time. Off the Wall - 8x Platinum Dangerous - 7x Platinum HIStory - 7x Platinum Hmm. Wonder if Off the Wall can reach Diamond as well. Probably not for a very long time. Edited February 17, 2017 by King Maxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yog Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 4 minutes ago, Mezter said: Garth is literally the perfect example of how being local isn't a bad thing as long as you're selling Of course there Janet Jackson or early and currently Taylor Swift are good examples of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 That list is pretty interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutherford Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 17 minutes ago, Planet Mars said: Double CD's, 5M sales = 10M, he released alot of them in the 90's. I looked at his discography and only one of the seven Diamond albums was a box set or double-disc LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OffTheWall Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Well deserved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planet Mars Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Just now, Rutherford said: I looked at his discography and only one of the seven Diamond albums was a box set or double-disc LP. Welp, my bad. Didn't know he was slaying like that. Get it Garth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostBox Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 only true iconic legends on that list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophomore Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Both Thriller and Bad are masterpieces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmkng Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Britney is a legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venuss Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Lemme stan for Garth Brooks asap OT: woo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-D-N-A Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 YAASS the good sis Shania Twain and Madonna slaying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeatxx Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 finally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dessy Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Whoa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donquizote Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Quote Adele Britney Madonna Celine Shania Legends ONLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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