Re: U2 Best of 6 times platinum in Canada

Robbie Robinson ([email protected])
Sun, 10 Jan 1999 21:10:47 -0800

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> > Just to let you know, U2's Best Of 1980-1990 has sold over 600,000
> > copies according to the CRIA certifications list for December. Only
> > Celine Dion (ugghh) and TLC (arggg) beat them in December with
> 800,000
> > copies sold.
> >
> > Way to go Canuck U2 fans!
> > John
> > Toronto
>
> Actually, platinum is 1,000,000 (one million copies). I *think* gold
> is
> 100,000 copies, so it's 6 times gold.
>
> Scottt

Nope, John is right. In Canada, 100,000 is platinum.
I think the point that an album becomes platinum is
somehow determined by the population of the country.
(I think)

Robbie

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