It's May 23, 2024, 07:41:42 AM
how can they calculate first week sales when we was sellin them shits two weeks before release dates?
A Gold album doesn't have to be certified by the RIAA. For example, Suge said those Chronic and Doggystyle albums sold more than what the RIAA has on them and also Kurupt's Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha is Gold but it's not certified. If you don't send the paperwork in to the RIAA then it's not going to be certified and you have to keep getting it recertified as the album sells over time by sending in more paperwork. Remember, Gold means 500k units, it doesn't mean the RIAA has to certify it, it just has to scan 500,000 units at stores and the internet to be Gold. The RIAA is one organization, they aren't the definitive authority.