RIAA Certs: Tom Waits, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Gold

by **winny** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:09 am

marcsgirl85 wrote:@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

The labels don't choose "how" the album is categorized. The RIAA does.

by **WolfSpear** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:16 am

All double albums count twice if their current format is still a double disc set. This is why Saturday Night Fever isn't at 30xP ... had the label not made it a single disc then it would rank in as #1 all time. 15xP ain't bad though

by **thebigham** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:48 pm

winny wrote:
marcsgirl85 wrote:@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
The labels don't choose "how" the album is categorized. The RIAA does.

Yes, the label chooses.

Shania Twain talked about how Up! should be certified as a single album. Her label chose to cerify it as a 2 cd album. It's 11xp.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers chose to certify their 2cd album Stadium Arcadium as 1 cd album. It's certified 2xp, not 4xp.

by **WolfSpear** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:27 pm

Are you sure its the label? Looking at Stadium Arcadium's certification date, could it be possible that it didn't reach the 1.5 mark at that point and just failed to reapply for a new certification?

I don't know, I would think any artist would want to bump their totals higher.

by **thebigham** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 3:34 am

WolfSpear wrote:Are you sure its the label? Looking at Stadium Arcadium's certification date, could it be possible that it didn't reach the 1.5 mark at that point and just failed to reapply for a new certification?

I don't know, I would think any artist would want to bump their totals higher.

Yes, I am sure. Paul Grein commented on it in his Chart Watch blog.

The RHCP haven't even bothered to certify their newest album!

by **marcsgirl85** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:57 pm

nice success for all those artists can't wait to see the next round of certs

by **danbarj** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:14 pm

WolfSpear wrote:Are you sure its the label? Looking at Stadium Arcadium's certification date, could it be possible that it didn't reach the 1.5 mark at that point and just failed to reapply for a new certification?

I don't know, I would think any artist would want to bump their totals higher.

Not necessarily, as Shania actually verbally commented on it. She said herself it was one album, two versions and she thought it should be counted as one.

by **thebigham** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:14 pm

Albums that are not certified on the Billboard 200:

Numbers from the 1/14/12 chart:

Drake 1,246,774
LMFAO 523k
Florence & The Machine 414k
Black Keys 428k
Now 40 549k
Nickelback 586k
Mary J Blige 400k
Michael Buble 2,452,140
Andrea Bocelli 460k
Now 39 545k
Brantley Gilbert 396k
Red Hot Chili Peppers 489k
Eric Clapton Millennium 1,040,000
Avenged Sevenfold 647k
OneRepublic 489k
Elvis Presley, Afternoon 411k
Lionel Richie Millennium 564
Barry White Millennium 868k
Boys II Men Millennium 704

Albums only on the BB200 for 5+ weeks are listed and have sold over 400k.

by **thebigham** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:11 pm

The following albums were certified Multi-Platinum in 2011:

Billy Joel, Greatest Hits Vol 1 & 2 23xp

Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 10xp
Eminem, The Eminem Show 10xp
2 Pac, Greatest Hits 10xp
Elvis Presley, Elvis' Christmas Album 10xp

Peter Frampton, Frampton Come Alive 8xp

Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift 5xp
Elton John, GH 70-02 5xp
Guns N' Roses, GH 5xp
Adele, 21 5xp

Eminem, Recovery 3xp (should be 4xp)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Xmas Eve & Other Stories 3xp
Justin Bieber, My World 2.0 3xp

Lady GaGa, Born This Way 2xp
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter IV 2xp
Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More 2xp
Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana The Movie 2xp
Michelle Branch, The Spirit Room 2xp
Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party 2xp
Kiss, Destroyer 2xp
Chris Brown, Exclusive 2xp
Michael Buble, Crazy Love 2xp
Pussycat Dolls, PCD 2xp
Kings of Leon, Only By The Night 2xp
Carrie Underwood, Play On 2xp
Katy Perry, Teenage Dream 2xp

by **thebigham** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:11 pm

It's now been a month without a new RIAA certification...

by **stevyy** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:51 pm

thebigham wrote:It's now been a month without a new RIAA certification...

I'm not worried, yet.

by **thebigham** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:50 pm

New RIAA certs on the 1/28 Billboard 200:

Adele 6xp
Scotty McCreery 1xp
Maroon 5 1xp
Tm McGraw, Number One Hits 1xp
Taylor Swift, Speak Now 4xp
Andrea Bocelli, Gold
Bob Seger, GH 9xp

LAST.FM · by **Jonathan** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:00 pm

isn't Tim McGraw's record under 100 minutes? It sold 536k..

by **NorfolkScot** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:02 pm

thebigham wrote:New RIAA certs on the 1/28 Billboard 200:

Adele 6xp

Yes!

by **ChartSales** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:07 pm

Taylor!

by **Lioha** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:38 pm

NorfolkScot wrote:
thebigham wrote:New RIAA certs on the 1/28 Billboard 200:

Adele 6xp
Yes!

RIAA site doesn't show this.

by **thebigham** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:20 pm

^WHY do I go through this time and time again?

The RIAA website has not been updated yet.

I saw the new certifications on the new Billboard 200 chart that is at Billboard.biz.

by **thebigham** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:11 pm

Maroon 5 RIAA

Songs About Jane 4xp
1.22.03 Acoustic Gold
It Won't Be Long Before Soon 2xp
Hands All Over 1xp *new*

Total: 7.5xp

by **thebigham** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:15 pm

Tim McGraw RIAA

Tim McGraw: No cert
Not a Moment Too Soon: 6xp
All I Want: 3xp
Everywhere: 4xp
A Place In The Sun: 3xp
Greatest Hits: 6xp
Set This Circus Down: 3xp
Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors: 3xp
Live Like You Were Dying: 4xp
Volume 2 Greatest Hits: 2xp
Let It Go 1xp
Southern Voice: Gold
Number One Hits: 1xp *new*
Greatest Hits 3: Gold

Total: 37xp

by **thebigham** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:18 pm

Taylor Swift RIAA

Taylor Swift 5xp
Fearless 6xp
Speak Now 4xp *new*

Total: 15xp

by **danbarj** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:01 pm

thebigham wrote:Taylor Swift RIAA

Taylor Swift 5xp
Fearless 6xp
Speak Now 4xp *new*

Total: 15xp

I am so happy her album certs are updated for all 3 albums!!! Now, we just need a platinum cert next year for the holiday collection.

Is the EP (BE) certified gold yet?

by **thebigham** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:23 pm

^If it was certified, I would have posted it.

What are its latest sales?

by **GUS** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:25 pm

Pussycat Dolls, PCD 2xp

Why now? I understand this should be 3 platinum anyways

by **johnnyboy** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:27 pm

thebigham wrote:New RIAA certs on the 1/28 Billboard 200:

Adele 6xp

Stop selling Adele :evil:

...or stop buying Adele :evil:

by **Timmy94** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:28 pm

johnnyboy wrote:
thebigham wrote:New RIAA certs on the 1/28 Billboard 200:

Adele 6xp
Stop selling Adele

Let this phenomenon continue and see how far it can go... Who knows when we'll see it again 8-)

!