artist stats Green Day's Dookie album certified 20x Platinum, Double Diamond!

[Hector]

This is MASSIVE! What an absolute classic album & era this is though  

[Xtripped]

Massive!

[Green]

2x Diamond????   That's huge

 

They need to update American Idiot too (it's probably close to Diamond)

[Reverse Warholian]

Whoa, I knew this album was big for them but always assumed it was maybe 7 or 8x Platinum. 20x is insane. Anyone know its pure sales and streams? 

Edited September 17 by Reverse Warholian

[UseYourIllusion2002]

3 minutes ago, Reverse Warholian said:

Whoa, I knew this album was big for them but always assumed it was maybe 7 or 8x Platinum. 20x is insane. Anyone know its pure sales and streams? 

Exactly, I'm actually pretty shocked. Even 8x platinum is massive but this is on another level. Not even Nirvana's Nevermind, Metallica's Self-Titled, or Pearl Jam's Ten are this high in sales. What is the breakdown if anybody has it?

[getinthezone]

Um how 

 

It was at 8 million in 2014

[Katamari]

42 minutes ago, getinthezone said:

Um how 

 

It was at 8 million in 2014

and NOW its 20x diamond 

 

god works in mysterious ways lets not question her blessings

 

 

[bad guy]

2 hours ago, UseYourIllusion2002 said:

Not even Nirvana's Nevermind, Metallica's Self-Titled, or Pearl Jam's Ten are this high in sales.

They definitely are, the label just hasn't bought the certifications yet. 

 

OT: Classic 

[Ampersand13]

I was literally listening to Pulling Teeth in the car today 

 

Deserved, a record that truly holds up. Everyone say thank you Coming Clean (my personal favorite) 

[Green]

9 hours ago, getinthezone said:

Um how 

 

It was at 8 million in 2014

 

It was certified Diamond in February of 1999, so it was already over 10 million sales by the end of the 90's

[Green]

10 hours ago, UseYourIllusion2002 said:

Exactly, I'm actually pretty shocked. Even 8x platinum is massive but this is on another level. Not even Nirvana's Nevermind, Metallica's Self-Titled, or Pearl Jam's Ten are this high in sales. What is the breakdown if anybody has it?

 

Metallica's album is easily 2x Diamond, the certification hasn't been updated in years. It was 16x Platinum in 2012 based on pure sales alone

[Ger]

OH WOW, one of the biggest albums of all-time if we are being objective.  

 

Craazy, but I know this was definetely a generation defining album. Classic.

[bigham]

15 hours ago, getinthezone said:

Um how 

 

It was at 8 million in 2014

Yup. This is one of those infamous RIAA certs where the sales and the certification don't line up.

 

They didn't bother to certify any of the singles off Dookie.

 

Something is fishy.

 

 

[getinthezone]

10 hours ago, Green said:

 

It was certified Diamond in February of 1999, so it was already over 10 million sales by the end of the 90's

Doesn't mean it sold over 10 million

 

Billboard reported it's over 8 million in 2014

[Green]

1 hour ago, getinthezone said:

Doesn't mean it sold over 10 million

 

Billboard reported it's over 8 million in 2014

 

Because Billboard doesn't count music club sales

 

If that's the case Baby one more time sold 10 million and not 14 million or Music Box sold 7 million instead of 10 million