Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas – Mariah Carey – Staind – Bon Jovi – All Sold Millions As The “Gold Record” Era Came To An End

Sales success in music went from “Gold Records” that were simply framed gold discs, to RIAA Multi-Platinum and Worldwide Multi-Platinum awards. The significance of awards hasn’t changed but the awards of the past have become increasingly rare, and led to new standards of success in multiple formats (and now streamed, shared and downloaded). Here are some examples …

The Black Eyed Peas The E .N .D for 11 million copies worldwide…20160718_164449_Richtone(HDR)

Mariah Carey Daydream for 9 million copies in the U.S… [click to continue…]

Black Eyed Peas “The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies)” In-House Record Award for World Wide #1 Album Debuts

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“The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies)” gave the The Black Eyed Peas their first, second, and third US number one hits with “Boom Boom Pow“, “I Gotta Feeling“, and “Imma Be” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12, 14, and 2 weeks respectively. This In-House (non RIAA) award follows in the tradition of showing chart […]

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