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Title: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: Lazarus on December 11, 2017, 11:01:41 PM
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Fresh off her latest record-breaking album Reputation, Taylor Swift has reached a new milestone with her back catalog. Her sophomore album, Fearless, was certified diamond by the RIAA on Monday (Dec. 11).

Diamond status means the 2008 album has achieved sales and streams exceeding 10 million equivalent album units. One equivalent album unit, as recognized by the RIAA, is equal to: one album sale, 10 tracks sold from an album, or 1,500 on-demand audio and/or video streams from an album. The RIAA revamped its Gold & Platinum Awards Program on Feb. 1, 2016, growing from a pure album sales certification process to one that includes tracks and streams.

The album, which went on to win album of the year at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, was also the best-selling album of 2009. It featured two of her biggest crossover hits: "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me."

The album was a follow-up to her self-titled country debut, released in 2006. The first single from Fearless was "Love Story," the Romeo and Juliet-inspired country-pop hit that sold 6.1 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music. It also helped Swift become the youngest artist to ever win album of the year in 2010.

But the good news doesn't end there for Swift: Her latest release, Reputation, has also been certified 3X platinum, only a month after its release. It is the RIAA's top album of 2017. Her first single from the project, "Look What You Made Me Do," also reached 3X platinum, and "...Ready for It?" just achieved platinum status. Overall, it's a pretty good day for Taylor Swift.
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: Vonc2002 on December 11, 2017, 11:23:35 PM
And 1989 9x platinum.  She's gonna join that prestigious list of females with 2 diamond albums soon
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: KING BENTLEY. on December 11, 2017, 11:31:58 PM
random but I completely forgot about this chick... did she do a Lauren Hill drive by slay? 

1995   Alanis Morissette   Jagged Little Pill   Maverick   (15,350,000)[4][7]   16? Platinum
:ummwhat:
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: Lazarus on December 11, 2017, 11:34:45 PM
Jagged Little Pill was her breakthrough. She started out doing pop music at first. :dead: That was a bust. Her follow up albums after Jagged Little Pill were weaker in sales but did ok modestly.
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: Mel. on December 11, 2017, 11:36:04 PM
Ugh!
such a great album, prolly in my top 3 of albums she?s released
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: Kaeli. on December 11, 2017, 11:37:16 PM
And al the rest are at least 6x plat

Idk how reputation is triple platinum already but ?grats
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: Vonc2002 on December 11, 2017, 11:40:12 PM
Quote from: Kaeli. on December 11, 2017, 11:37:16 PM
And al the rest are at least 6x plat

Idk how reputation is triple platinum already but ?grats
Well it has moved about 1.7million in pure sales. Not really rocket science bbe
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: Kaeli. on December 11, 2017, 11:51:17 PM
& was just released on streaming platforms like  last week :ummwhat:

Don?t know where that extra 1.3M is coming from LMAO
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: LOONA. on December 12, 2017, 01:10:35 AM
Quote from: Kaeli. on December 11, 2017, 11:51:17 PM
& was just released on streaming platforms like  last week :ummwhat:

Don?t know where that extra 1.3M is coming from LMAO

Exactly

The way these labels be paying for these undeserving plaques are a mess
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: FlowerBomb on December 12, 2017, 05:42:01 AM
Her era has been so quiet  :uhh:
Her daddy is buying these plaques
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: Vonc2002 on December 12, 2017, 06:54:20 AM
Her era has been quiet and she is buying plaques but she's sold almost 2 million albums in a month? :uhh:
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: FlowerBomb on December 12, 2017, 07:16:01 AM
YH hun
It doesn?t make sense
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: ya rock muh world. on December 12, 2017, 07:25:50 AM
:guys:
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: ya rock muh world. on December 12, 2017, 07:27:17 AM
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Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: FlowerBomb on December 12, 2017, 07:29:12 AM
ack Pendulum is still my song
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: ya rock muh world. on December 12, 2017, 07:41:33 AM
Quote from: Yah. on December 12, 2017, 07:29:12 AM
ack Pendulum is still my song
:woohoo:
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: LOONA. on December 12, 2017, 09:45:38 AM
So did anybody find the other 1.3 mil?     
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: Vonc2002 on December 12, 2017, 09:58:30 AM
Quote from: Andrais. on December 12, 2017, 09:45:38 AM
So did anybody find the other 1.3 mil?     
RIAA did bbe
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: RAY7 on December 12, 2017, 10:10:21 AM
What about Soundscan
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: LOONA. on December 12, 2017, 10:14:57 AM
Quote from: AYR on December 12, 2017, 10:10:21 AM
What about Soundscan

Or Billboard

Or anybody who actually tracks sales and doesn't include shipments and ringtones into their mess.     

Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: BAPHOMET. on December 12, 2017, 10:15:36 AM
Whatever the case may be the sales didn't land anywhere near a Tinashe anything  :justabit:

Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: Nine on December 12, 2017, 10:15:53 AM
RIAA really has no more clout anymore, huh?
Title: Re: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA
Post by: LOONA. on December 12, 2017, 10:16:34 AM
Quote from: Baph al Mana. on December 12, 2017, 10:15:36 AM
Whatever the case may be the sales didn't land anywhere near a Chris anything  :justabit:

Right

:justabit: