RIAA Certs: Tom Waits, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Gold

by **thebigham** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:07 pm

New RIAA certifications from the RIAA website:

Justin Bieber, My World 2.0 3xp
Justin Bieber, Mistletoe 1xp
Rihanna Gold
Daughtry Gold
Kelly Clarkson Gold
Underoath, They're Only Chasing Safety Gold

LAST.FM · by **Jonathan** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:21 pm

wow, Daughtry certified before Nickelback?

by **Timmy94** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:28 pm

jkkdark wrote:wow, Daughtry certified before Nickelback?

I guess because Nickelback have a serious chance of getting Platinum so they'll wait for it, while for Daughtry, it's sure that it'll go Gold but not that clear if it's able to sell 1 mio. copies...

by **thebigham** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:32 pm

jkkdark wrote:wow, Daughtry certified before Nickelback?

Nickelback's label hasn't applied to the RIAA yet for their certification.

Daughtry's label applied and got their RIAA certification.

by **thebigham** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:47 pm

Kelly Clarkson RIAA

Thankful 2xp
Breakaway 6xp
My December 1xp
All I Ever Wanted - never certified!
Stronger Gold *new*

Total: 9.5xp

by **thebigham** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:49 pm

Daughtry RIAA:

Daughtry 4xp
Leave This Town 1xp
Break The Spell Gold *new*

Total: 5.5xp

by **thebigham** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:54 pm

Rihanna RIAA

Music of the Sun Gold
A Girl Like Me 1xp
Good Girl Gone Bad 2xp
Rated R 1xp
Loud 1xp
Talk That Talk Gold *new*

Total: 6xp

by **thebigham** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 7:02 pm

Justin Bieber RIAA

My World 1xp
My World 2.0 3xp
Never Say Never 1xp
My Worlds Acoustic - uncertified
Under The Mistletoe 1xp *new*

Total: 6xp

by **tada** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 7:03 pm

great Kelly and Riri got Gold!

by **madfan13** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:22 am

thebigham wrote:Madonna RIAA:

Madonna 5xp
Like A Virgin 10xp
True Blue 7xp
Who's That Girl Soundtrack 1xp
You Can Dance 1xp
Like A Prayer 4xp
I'm Breathless 2xp
The Immaculate Collection 10xp
Erotica 2xp
Bedtime Stories 3xp
Something To Remember 3xp
Evita 5xp (double album)
Ray Of Light 4xp
Music 3xp
GHV2 1xp
American Life 1xp
Confessions On A Dance Floor 1xp

Total: 63xp

Mariah Carey RIAA:

Mariah Carey: 9xp
Emotions: 4xp
MTV Unplugged: 3xp
Music Box: 10xp
Merry Christmas: 5xp
Daydream: 10xp
Butterfly: 5xp
#1s: 5xp
Rainbow: 3xp
Glitter: 1xp
Greatest Hits: 1xp (double album)
Charmbracelet: 1xp
The Remixes: No cert (double album)
The Emancipation of Mimi: 6xp

Total: 63xp

Chris

Madonna's "Hard Candy" and "Celebration" are missing?? Both were certified GOLD at some point...

by **thebigham** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:59 pm

^Sigh. That post was from almost *4* years.

An updated listing is in this thread.

by **marcsgirl85** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:26 pm

yeah and Mariah has had a platinum and 2 gold albums since then so technically she's overjumped Madonna for certified shipments by half a million madonna sits at 64.5 and Mariah's certified US shipments add up to 65 million

by **stevyy** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:38 pm

marcsgirl85 wrote:yeah and Mariah has had a platinum and 2 gold albums since then so technically she's overjumped Madonna for certified shipments by half a million madonna sits at 64.5 and Mariah's certified US shipments add up to 65 million

it's the old and never ending dilemma that MTV Unplugged EP was certified as an EP which means 3x platinum equals 1,5 million on shipment. The album, however has sold 2,7 million on soundscan and should therefore really be certified 6x platinum.

GH is another example which will never see the day of a proper certificate. The album sold 1,1 million by 2008 in the US and has most likely (as it is her best selling album every year in the US) reached as high as 1,2-1,4 million on soundscan and is therefore eligible for a 3x platinum certification too.

Between those two albums, there are over 2 million copies of soundscan sales un-certified (not talking about the potential shipment).

by **marcsgirl85** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:54 pm

yeah and Mariah has had a platinum and 2 gold albums since then so technically she's overjumped Madonna for certified shipments by half a million madonna sits at 64.5 and Mariah's certified US shipments add up to 65 million

by **stevyy** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:23 pm

marcsgirl85 wrote:yeah and Mariah has had a platinum and 2 gold albums since then so technically she's overjumped Madonna for certified shipments by half a million madonna sits at 64.5 and Mariah's certified US shipments add up to 65 million

no! it's 63 million.

Mariah Carey (9 million)
Emotions (4 million) =13 million
MTV (1,5 million) =14,5 million
Music Boix (10 million) =24,5 million
Christmas (5 million) =29,5 million
Daydream (10 million) =39,5 million
Butterfly (5 mill) =44,5 mill
#1's (5 mill) =49,5 mill
Rainbow (3 mill) =52,5 mill
Glitter (1 million) =53,5 mill
GH (0,5 million) =54 mill
CB (1 million) =55 mill
MIMI (6 million) =61 million
E=MC² (1 million) =62 million
Memoirs (0,5 million) =62,5
MCIIY (0,5 million) =63 million

by **GUS** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:39 pm

In the RIAA site, Madonna is at 64 million certified and Mariah at 63.5 ... very close.

by **stevyy** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:33 am

argentino78 wrote:In the RIAA site, Madonna is at 64 million certified and Mariah at 63.5 ... very close.

i don't get why the RIAA gets a total of 63,5 million when her actual certifications add up to 63 million??

by **GUS** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 5:16 pm

stevyy wrote:
argentino78 wrote:In the RIAA site, Madonna is at 64 million certified and Mariah at 63.5 ... very close.
i don't get why the RIAA gets a total of 63,5 million when her actual certifications add up to 63 million??

The key is how you count MTV Unplugged:

Mariah Carey: 9xp (Cumulative = 9)
Emotions: 4xp (13)
MTV Unplugged: 3xp = 1.5 million(14.5)
Music Box: 10xp (24.5)
Merry Christmas: 5xp (29.5)
Daydream: 10xp (39.5)
Butterfly: 5xp (44.5)
#1s: 5xp (49.5)
Rainbow: 3xp (52.5)
Glitter: 1xp (53.5)
Greatest Hits: 1xp (54.5)
Charmbracelet: 1xp (55.5)
The Remixes: No cert
The Emancipation of Mimi: 6xp (61.5)
E=MC2: 1xp (62.5)
MOAIA: 0.5xp (63)
MCIIY: 0.5xp (63.5)

by **marcsgirl85** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 5:48 pm

Uh it's because MTV Unplugged is certified as a shortform album which means back then 500,000 platinum so since it's shipped 3 million it should be 6 times platinum and some of her other albums are undercertified as well Rainbow should be 4x platinum greatest hits should be 3x platinum under double album rules and Remixes should be gold

by **stevyy** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:26 pm

argentino78 wrote:
stevyy wrote:
argentino78 wrote:In the RIAA site, Madonna is at 64 million certified and Mariah at 63.5 ... very close.
i don't get why the RIAA gets a total of 63,5 million when her actual certifications add up to 63 million??
The key is how you count MTV Unplugged:

Mariah Carey: 9xp (Cumulative = 9)
Emotions: 4xp (13)
MTV Unplugged: 3xp = 1.5 million(14.5)
Music Box: 10xp (24.5)
Merry Christmas: 5xp (29.5)
Daydream: 10xp (39.5)
Butterfly: 5xp (44.5)
#1s: 5xp (49.5)
Rainbow: 3xp (52.5)
Glitter: 1xp (53.5)
Greatest Hits: 1xp (54.5) *Mistake
Charmbracelet: 1xp (55.5)
The Remixes: No cert
The Emancipation of Mimi: 6xp (61.5)
E=MC2: 1xp (62.5)
MOAIA: 0.5xp (63)
MCIIY: 0.5xp (63.5)

Mariah only gets 500,000 credited for the platinum certification of the Greatest Hits album because it is a double album.

by **Play** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:29 pm

Timmy94 wrote:
jkkdark wrote:wow, Daughtry certified before Nickelback?
I guess because Nickelback have a serious chance of getting Platinum so they'll wait for it, while for Daughtry, it's sure that it'll go Gold but not that clear if it's able to sell 1 mio. copies...

Don't let Rihanna lovers see that post!

by **GUS** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:45 pm

stevyy wrote:Greatest Hits: 1xp (54.5) *Mistake

Mariah only gets 500,000 credited for the platinum certification of the Greatest Hits album because it is a double album.

It's not a mistake. RIAA counts 1 platinum double album as 1 million sold....
For instance "Speakerboxx/the love below" (outkast)is a double album, 11 platinum... counts as 11 million for the act total, not just 5.5 million.

That's what I understand.

by **Timmy94** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:13 pm

I think this rule is kinda stupid because actually, Speakerboxx was sold only 5.5 mio. times and not 11x.
Afaik, the USA is the only country to certify records by the number of discs, other countries see the albums as a whole product and so certify the products sold...

by **marcsgirl85** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:41 pm

@argention78 it depends on how long the double album is and weather the label applied to have it counted as a double album or a single album. to be counted as a double album you have to be over 100 minutes long so Mariah's Greatest hits is eligible to be considered a double album but Sony probably didn't apply for it to be certified as a double album

by **KiDMoE** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:46 am

Timmy94 wrote:I think this rule is kinda stupid because actually, Speakerboxx was sold only 5.5 mio. times and not 11x.
Afaik, the USA is the only country to certify records by the number of discs, other countries see the albums as a whole product and so certify the products sold...

Double disc albums are much more expensive thus earning more money n have a harder chance than a one disc. in my opinion i dnt think its stupid i think its quite fair tbh