How many copies does an album need to sell for a gold record in the US?
Music medium Data from 2024
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The answer
500,000 copies
Roughly 500K.
Gold is 500,000 units in the United States and platinum is a million. Since 2016 streams count towards it: 1,500 streams equal one album sale, which is why records now go platinum without anyone buying a physical copy.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Recording Industry Association of America |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | copies |
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