"Frampton Comes Alive!" is the best selling live album of alltime, having gone Platinum six times over. But what does platinummean?
The Recording Industry Association of America began launched anaward system based on record sales in 1958, when it awarded thevery first gold plaque to Perry Como for his hit single "Catch aFalling Star" for selling 500,000 copies.
In 1976, the RIAA created another category for record sales ofover one million copies. The first Platinum album was The Eagles'"Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975."
By the mid-80s, a Multi-Platinum category had been created forsales exceeding two million copies.
"Frampton Comes Alive!" has sold over 13 million copies.
In 1999, a Diamond category was introduced for records that top10 million copies sold.
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