Platinum (certification)
Type: adjective, noun, certification
Pronunciation: /plaht-num/
Also spelled: Plat
Also known as: Platinum Selling, Platinum Status, Platinum Single, Platinum Album, Certified Platinum, Went Platinum, Platinum Certified
Related: Platinum Status
What does Platinum mean? 1 million (1,000,000) copies of a song or an album sold.
In music, Platinum status is awarded when a recording reaches 1 million (1,000,000) copies sold threshold in a territory.
Other music certifications: Diamond, Gold, No. 1
Platinum synonyms: Plat
Example sentence: “He was so happy when his album was platinum.”
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