Topic: platinum

• The Veronicas Go Platinum

  By: lkatulka | 4 Comments | Feb 26, 1:34am ET

  The Veronicas have become the first Australian act in the 21st century to become platinum-selling artists in the United States.
  “Untouched” sold 67, 000 digital units in the last week in the US, bringing its total sales to 1.01 million.
  No other Australian act has even cracked the top 20 in the … More

• AC/DC's Black Ice Goes Double Platinum in US, and Four Times Platinum in Oz!

  By: lkatulka | 1 Comment | Dec 27, 9:08pm ET

  AC/DC’s comeback album Black Ice has been one of the year’s biggest sellers in the world this year. In America it’s just gone double-platinum.
  Sure it’s only half as good as it did locally where the album went four times platinum, but it’s still nothing to sneeze at!
  Given the record’s success … More

• Andre Rieu Scores 100th Platinum Award

  By: lkatulka | Comment | Dec 21, 11:30pm ET

  Who was the biggest selling artist in Australia this year? Forget Pink and Kings of Leon. 2008 will be remembered as the year of Andre Rieu.
  The flamboyant violinist sold more than 2 million units in Oz this years, earning him a whopping 100 platinum awards.
  And the Rieu train isn’t slowing … More