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| Above, this March 2004 release was certified platinum on January 12, 2018. |
Elvis Presley's music continues to garner more RIAA certifications, 41 years after his death. 11 of his albums reached gold or platinum status for he first time.
Markets Insider reported:
NEW YORK, March 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, and RCA Records acknowledge the astounding ongoing impact of the music and artistry of Elvis Presley, whose all time RIAA certified album awards in the US now top 146.5 million units. As Presley's catalog achieves new Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum sales awards as certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Elvis continues to inspire, inform and transform popular culture.
Elvis--the second most awarded solo performer and third most awarded act in RIAA history (after the Beatles at #1 and Garth Brooks at #2)--has racked up more Gold Records (101) than any other act and is the only artist still earning RIAA certifications whose connection to the association dates back to its founding. In 1958, the inaugural year of the RIAA Gold & Platinum program, Elvis' "Hard Headed Woman" became one of the RIAA's first three Gold singles and the very first in Elvis' ongoing string of Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum certifications.
Last year, 17 of Presley's catalog titles had been awarded RIAA certifications. Not too shabby for someone who has been dead for 41 years!
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