gold record
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He started recording in 1962, then earned his first gold record in 1969 with the single “Little Woman.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025
The group has been defiant and prolific, producing 15 full-length albums — one gold record, “Punk in Drublic,” among them — 17 EPs and countless seven-inch records.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024
With it, the regional rapper scored his only gold record and consequently found mainstream success.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023
It would be the first of his two holiday-themed albums and would spend four weeks at No. 1, earning gold record status when sales topped $1 million.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2022
The conversation went on, Becca leading the way, now asking everybody if they could record anything on whatever gold record she was talking about, what would it be.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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