Thriller: The First Album in History to Receive 30x Multi-Platinum Certification
Yesterday, the Michael Jackson Estate emailed fan sites announcing that major news was on the way and asked that we visit Michael Jackson's official website the following day to receive the important announcement.
And here is the major news:
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today reported that Michael Jackson's Thriller album is the first album in music history to receive 30x multi-platinum certification.
The member record labels of this association award gold and platinum certifications to albums and singles based on sales figures within the United States.
The Thriller album, with sales of over 100 million copies worldwide and over 30 million copies in America, is the first album in music history to reach this sales milestone. Remarkably, both the Thriller album and the Thriller short film have been designated as national treasures and cultural heritage items of the United States. The Thriller short film is the only music video to be recognized as a national heritage item in the field of film and cinema.
To reach the 30x multi-platinum milestone, Thriller had to surpass a record it had previously set itself.
The Michael Jackson Estate has announced that Michael Jackson is the best-selling artist in history. In total, over 1 billion copies of Michael Jackson's work have been sold around the world. According to Guinness World Records, Michael Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer and showman in history.
Source: eMJey.com / MichaelJackson.com
Yesterday, the Michael Jackson Estate emailed fan sites announcing that major news was on the way and asked that we visit Michael Jackson's official website the following day to receive the important announcement.
And here is the major news:
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today reported that Michael Jackson's Thriller album is the first album in music history to receive 30x multi-platinum certification.
The member record labels of this association award gold and platinum certifications to albums and singles based on sales figures within the United States.
The Thriller album, with sales of over 100 million copies worldwide and over 30 million copies in America, is the first album in music history to reach this sales milestone. Remarkably, both the Thriller album and the Thriller short film have been designated as national treasures and cultural heritage items of the United States. The Thriller short film is the only music video to be recognized as a national heritage item in the field of film and cinema.
To reach the 30x multi-platinum milestone, Thriller had to surpass a record it had previously set itself.
The Michael Jackson Estate has announced that Michael Jackson is the best-selling artist in history. In total, over 1 billion copies of Michael Jackson's work have been sold around the world. According to Guinness World Records, Michael Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer and showman in history.
Source: eMJey.com / MichaelJackson.com