go platinum
Sell a million
Go platinum describes a music release reaching one million units sold in the United States, earning certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.
The threshold varies by country.
The phrase extends metaphorically to any spectacular success: Her new book went platinum.
Going double or triple platinum multiplies the achievement.
The album went platinum in its first week.
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- gold recordSales milestone plaque
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- trendsettingInitiating popular movements
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
legacy · award · global reach · certified gold · breakthrough · album · timelessness · single · debut album · mass appeal · accolade · vinyl · chart-topping · chart · trophy · Grammy Award · fame · disc