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How many Michael Jackson albums are diamond?

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How many Michael Jackson albums are diamond?

3 title overall. Simultaneous with Thriller’s raised certification, its follow-up, Bad, climbs to 10-times platinum (the RIAA’s Diamond award). Jackson is one of just 22 acts with more than one Diamond-certified album.

Does Michael Jackson have any Diamond albums?

Jackson’s diamond-certified album ‘Bad’ (1987) has also secured another RIAA certification, upgrading from 10x platinum to 11x. His ‘Number Ones’ album also now has a fifth platinum certification [via HipHopDX].

Who has the most gold and platinum albums?

The Beatles
The Beatles earn their first Gold Album Award for “Meet The Beatles!” (Capitol Records). More than 50 years later, the band is the most-awarded band in Gold & Platinum Program history. The Beatles have tallied 178 million cumulative album certifications, spanning 48 separate albums.

Has Michael Jackson sold a billion records?

Jackson has sold over 1 billion records worldwide and he is one of three recording artists (along with Paul McCartney and Phil Collins) and the first American artist who have sold over 100 million records worldwide both as solo artists and (separately) as principal members of a band.

How many Michael Jackson songs went platinum?

Both are certified platinum by the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) sales in excess of 4 million and 2 million copies respectively. Jackson’s first single to be certified by the RIAA was “The Girl Is Mine” (1982), a collaboration with Paul McCartney….Michael Jackson singles discography.

Michael Jackson discography
Singles 63
Other singles 60

Who sold the most gold records?

Here’s the list of the artists with the most Gold Albums.

  • Elvis Presley (90 gold, 52 platinum)
  • Barbra Streisand (52 gold, 31 platinum)
  • Beatles (48 gold, 42 platinum)
  • Rolling Stones (43 gold, 28 platinum)
  • Neil Diamond (40 gold, 21 platinum)
  • George Strait (39 gold, 33 platinum)
  • Elton John (38 gold, 27 platinum)

When did Nelly go diamond?

In 2016, Country Grammar became the ninth hip hop album to be certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipment of 10 million copies in the US….

Country Grammar
Released June 27, 2000
Recorded 1999–2000
Studio Unique Recording Studios, New York City
Genre Midwest hip hop pop rap