Gold is the New Platinum: Disappointing Record Sales of 2011

The days of multiple artists going platinum are long gone and going triple or quadruple platinum seems to be extinct. So far this year only three albums have reached the 1 million mark, Lil’ Wheezy with the newest Carter, Miss Gaga who sold over a mil in the first week then puttered out and the
Avenged Sevenfold’s ‘Nightmare’ Goes Gold

As the first album without Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan, Avenged Sevenfold’s “Nightmare” could have been a half baked affair. The sales statistics, however, say otherwise. Blabbermouth.net is reporting that “Nightmare” has been officially certified gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association Of America) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States. The
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