triple platinum
Three million sold
Triple platinum describes a music recording that has sold three million copies in the United States, as certified by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The platinum threshold is one million units, so double platinum is two million, triple platinum three million, and so on.
Their debut album went triple platinum within a year.
The term extends informally to describe exceptional commercial success in other contexts.
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- number one albumTop-ranked music release
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
- RIAAMusic industry trade group
- gold recordSales milestone plaque
sales · million · records · hit · chart · double · single · sold out · award · multiplatinum · artist · release · debut · record label · success · mainstream · blockbuster · megahit
- big hitsblockbusters, blockbuster, hits, hit, bestseller
- Music Certificationsdiamond, gold record, certified, RIAA, multiplatinum
- Hitshit, hit single, smash, megahit, chart-topper
triple platinumdead on arrival
Lifeless upon reaching destination
critical darling · cult classic · obscure · unknown · forgotten
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