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RIAA Platinum Award

Country:
United States
Added:
2013-12-25 11:31:10

Notes:

- The RIAA Platinum Award for Hybrid Theory means the album reached a certified sales milestone in the United States. For albums, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) certifications work like this:

- Gold = 500,000 units
- Platinum = 1,000,000 units
- Multi-Platinum = each additional 1,000,000 units
- Diamond = 10,000,000+ units

Hybrid Theory was originally certified Diamond (10× Platinum) in 2017. Then on September 11, 2020 RIAA updated it to 12× Platinum, meaning 12 million certified units in the U.S.

Today “units” are not only physical CDs - RIAA also counts digital album sales, track downloads, and streaming equivalents toward certification totals. That makes Hybrid Theory one of the best-selling rock albums of the 2000s and one of the biggest debut albums ever.


See also in “Hybrid Theory”:

Award