Sarah McLachlan - "Surfacing" (1997)

8x Platinum by RIAA (2001)

the Eagles Greatest hits being the best selling US album of all time (38x plat) is so weird to me.

3 minutes ago, 50thStateofMind said:

the Eagles Greatest hits being the best selling US album of all time (38x plat) is so weird to me.

Wait 38x for real???

Is some fraud involved or what ?? I don't see anyone talking about them

Even Mariah’s bomb albums (Glitter, Charm) being platinum. 

10 minutes ago, FolkLover1989 said:

Wait 38x for real???

Is some fraud involved or what ?? I don't see anyone talking about them

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States

 

https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=T1A#search_section

Edited November 27, 20232 yr by 50thStateofMind

1 minute ago, 50thStateofMind said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States

 

https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=T1A#search_section

shook

22 minutes ago, Fastlane said:

 

Sarah McLachlan - "Surfacing" (1997)

8x Platinum by RIAA (2001)

Sarah is a legend

Elephant by The White Stripes only being 2x Plat despite being last certified in 2023. Thought that album was diamond

Edited November 27, 20232 yr by houdini

20 minutes ago, 50thStateofMind said:

the Eagles Greatest hits being the best selling US album of all time (38x plat) is so weird to me.

 

16 minutes ago, FolkLover1989 said:

Wait 38x for real???

Is some fraud involved or what ?? I don't see anyone talking about them

Well, it was certified 38x platinum under the RIAA’s new rules in 2018, combining both album and track sales as well as streams - SEA/TEA basically. This is how the album surpassed “Thriller”, essentially. 
 

It was originally 29x platinum. 
 

Anyway, this album and its certifications have been a source of controversy for a long time. 
 

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There is skepticism of the album's RIAA certifications. The additional certifications it received in 1995 indicate it had sold eight million units since 1993, but, per Nielsen SoundScan, it sold fewer than a million copies during that period, as well as just over five (rather than 17) million copies from 1991 (when SoundScan began tracking) to 2006,^[26][27][28]and 6.4 million album-equivalent units from 1991 to February 2020 (again, far fewer than the certifications credit).^[29] In 2018, Sony Music CEO Rob Stringer stated the album only sold 2.3 million units from 2006 to 2018, yet it received certifications for nine million additional units. Warner Music, which distributed Their Greatest Hits, claimed the figure came from newly discovered sales dating back to 1976, but a representative from Michael Jackson's estate noted sales audits are usually restricted to three years and said, "The notion that they can go back 10, 15, 20 or 30 years and find units that were never counted before is absurd, they reviewed these records before. Why didn't they find those uncounted records then?"^[30]

A Mess. 

31 minutes ago, Fastlane said:

 

Sarah McLachlan - "Surfacing" (1997)

8x Platinum by RIAA (2001)

This isn’t surprising. The album features two of McLachlan’s most famous songs: “Angel” and “Adia”, both of which were T5 H100 hits. 
 

Also, “Angel” has been used in almost every charity/non profit org. commercial on television for the last 20+ years so no wonder the album is still selling. 

That Eagles Compilation being 38x platinum is false.

37 minutes ago, 50thStateofMind said:

the Eagles Greatest hits being the best selling US album of all time (38x plat) is so weird to me.

I was going to say that Hotel California is one of the biggest songs of all time but the album doesn’t even have that

Isn't there a country singer that had albums with lots of diamond certs?? I don't even remember his name lol but Im sure I heard about this artist with massive certifications, I think he used to sell his albums in packs of 4 or sum that led to multiple certifications.

1 minute ago, Romova99 said:

Isn't there a country singer that had albums with lots of diamond certs?? I don't even remember his name lol but Im sure I heard about this artist with massive certifications, I think he used to sell his albums in packs of 4 or sum that led to multiple certifications.

garth brooks yea

45 minutes ago, 50thStateofMind said:

the Eagles Greatest hits being the best selling US album of all time (38x plat) is so weird to me.

The fraud  

2 minutes ago, houdini said:

garth brooks yea

Garth Brooks (1989) - Diamond (10x)
No Fences (1990) - Diamond (18x)

Ropin' the Wind (1991) - Diamond (14x)

The Wind (1992) - Diamond (10x)

In Pieces (1993) - Diamond (10x)

The Hits (1994) - Diamond (10x)

Sevens (1997) - Diamond (10x)

Double Live (1998) - Diamond (23x)

The Utimate Hits (2007) - Diamond (10x)

 

I don't get it 

2 minutes ago, suburbannature said:

Garth Brooks (1989) - Diamond (10x)
No Fences (1990) - Diamond (18x)

Ropin' the Wind (1991) - Diamond (14x)

The Wind (1992) - Diamond (10x)

In Pieces (1993) - Diamond (10x)

The Hits (1994) - Diamond (10x)

Sevens (1997) - Diamond (10x)

Double Live (1998) - Diamond (23x)

The Utimate Hits (2007) - Diamond (10x)

 

I don't get it 

how is that even possible 

 

the fraud needs to be investigated

5 minutes ago, houdini said:

how is that even possible 

 

the fraud needs to be investigated

Nah Garth Brooks one is not fraud

All documented sales

5 minutes ago, houdini said:

how is that even possible 

 

the fraud needs to be investigated

1. He was obsessed with overtaking the Beatles and is chart hungry.

2. You cannot find his music ANYWHERE, Spotify /YouTube etc, without buying it. Even to this day.

3. He had some double albums, which RIAA counted as 2 units per copy sold. So if a double album sells 5m, it’s certified Diamond. That’s also how Shania Twain got her third Diamond cert in the US.

I can’t at people being confused by the Eagles 

 

They were one of the biggest bands ever in the 70s and their songs have been used in so many TV shows and movies over the last 50 years. I hear at least one of their songs anytime I go into a grocery store. Hotel California alone is legendary. 

 

OT: Garth Brooks is a mystery to me because to this day I have never heard a song of his. Shania Twain’s certs as well shocked me for that same reason but I at least knew one or two of her songs before. Probably has to do with me not growing up with country.

1 hour ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said:

This isn’t surprising. The album features two of McLachlan’s most famous songs: “Angel” and “Adia”, both of which were T5 H100 hits. 
 

Also, “Angel” has been used in almost every charity/non profit org. commercial on television for the last 20+ years so no wonder the album is still selling. 

Yep plus the alberm is actually very good and Sarah had already a solid career by then, it all contributed to that big moment for her.

1 hour ago, suburbannature said:

Garth Brooks (1989) - Diamond (10x)
No Fences (1990) - Diamond (18x)

Ropin' the Wind (1991) - Diamond (14x)

The Wind (1992) - Diamond (10x)

In Pieces (1993) - Diamond (10x)

The Hits (1994) - Diamond (10x)

Sevens (1997) - Diamond (10x)

Double Live (1998) - Diamond (23x)

The Utimate Hits (2007) - Diamond (10x)

 

I don't get it 

Oh wow, I never heard a single song of him 

Teenage Dream going Diamond in 2024

 

A singles artist did that 

1 hour ago, houdini said:

how is that even possible 

 

the fraud needs to be investigated

What do you think the RIAA certification process is? They’ve already been “investigated” lmao. Seethe 

Whitney:
 

Whitney Houston (1985): 14x Platinum
Whitney (1987): 10x Platinum

I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990): 4x Platinum

The Bodyguard (1992): 18x Platinum
The Preacher's Wife (1996): 3x Platinum
My Love is Your Love (1998): 4x Platinum; 2nd best seller of Europe of 1999

 

42x platinum from 3 eras alone