Gold & Platinum

Artist	Title	Label	Cert. Date	Format	Cert. Units (In Millions)	Actions
LIONEL RICHIE	CAN'T SLOW DOWN	MOTOWN	December 19, 1985	ALBUM	10	Artist LIONEL RICHIE Title CAN'T SLOW DOWN Label MOTOWN Format ALBUM Certification Date December 19, 1985 Cert. Units 10
MC HAMMER	PLEASE HAMMER DON'T HURT 'EM	CAPITOL	April 15, 1991	ALBUM	10	Artist MC HAMMER Title PLEASE HAMMER DON'T HURT 'EM Label CAPITOL Format ALBUM Certification Date April 15, 1991 Cert. Units 10
U2	THE JOSHUA TREE	ISLAND	September 11, 1995	ALBUM	10	Artist U2 Title THE JOSHUA TREE Label ISLAND Format ALBUM Certification Date September 11, 1995 Cert. Units 10
SOUNDTRACK	THE LION KING	DISNEYLAND	September 13, 1995	ALBUM	10	Artist SOUNDTRACK Title THE LION KING Label DISNEYLAND Format ALBUM Certification Date September 13, 1995 Cert. Units 10
ERIC CLAPTON	UNPLUGGED	REPRISE	May 16, 1996	ALBUM	10	Artist ERIC CLAPTON Title UNPLUGGED Label REPRISE Format ALBUM Certification Date May 16, 1996 Cert. Units 10
PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION	PURPLE RAIN (SOUNDTRACK)	WARNER BROS.	May 16, 1996	ALBUM	13	Artist PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION Title PURPLE RAIN (SOUNDTRACK) Label WARNER BROS. Format ALBUM Certification Date May 16, 1996 Cert. Units 13
BOYZ II MEN	II	MOTOWN	June 13, 1996	ALBUM	12	Artist BOYZ II MEN Title II Label MOTOWN Format ALBUM Certification Date June 13, 1996 Cert. Units 12
DOOBIE BROTHERS	BEST OF THE DOOBIES	WARNER BROS.	August 7, 1996	ALBUM	10	Artist DOOBIE BROTHERS Title BEST OF THE DOOBIES Label WARNER BROS. Format ALBUM Certification Date August 7, 1996 Cert. Units 10
JAMES TAYLOR	JAMES TAYLOR'S GREATEST HITS	WARNER BROS.	August 7, 1996	ALBUM	11	Artist JAMES TAYLOR Title JAMES TAYLOR'S GREATEST HITS Label WARNER BROS. Format ALBUM Certification Date August 7, 1996 Cert. Units 11
VAN HALEN	VAN HALEN	WARNER BROS.	August 7, 1996	ALBUM	10	Artist VAN HALEN Title VAN HALEN Label WARNER BROS. Format ALBUM Certification Date August 7, 1996 Cert. Units 10
ZZ TOP	ELIMINATOR	WARNER BROS.	August 7, 1996	ALBUM	10	Artist ZZ TOP Title ELIMINATOR Label WARNER BROS. Format ALBUM Certification Date August 7, 1996 Cert. Units 10
GEORGE MICHAEL	FAITH	COLUMBIA	December 20, 1996	ALBUM	10	Artist GEORGE MICHAEL Title FAITH Label COLUMBIA Format ALBUM Certification Date December 20, 1996 Cert. Units 10
THE BEATLES	SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND	CAPITOL	January 10, 1997	ALBUM	11	Artist THE BEATLES Title SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND Label CAPITOL Format ALBUM Certification Date January 10, 1997 Cert. Units 11
KENNY ROGERS	KENNY ROGERS' GREATEST HITS	LIBERTY	August 27, 1997	ALBUM	12	Artist KENNY ROGERS Title KENNY ROGERS' GREATEST HITS Label LIBERTY Format ALBUM Certification Date August 27, 1997 Cert. Units 12
ELTON JOHN	SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT / CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997	ROCKET	October 9, 1997	SINGLE	11	Artist ELTON JOHN Title SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT / CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997 Label ROCKET Format SINGLE Certification Date October 9, 1997 Cert. Units 11
MARIAH CAREY	MUSIC BOX	COLUMBIA	November 5, 1997	ALBUM	10	Artist MARIAH CAREY Title MUSIC BOX Label COLUMBIA Format ALBUM Certification Date November 5, 1997 Cert. Units 10
MADONNA	LIKE A VIRGIN	SIRE	May 21, 1998	ALBUM	10	Artist MADONNA Title LIKE A VIRGIN Label SIRE Format ALBUM Certification Date May 21, 1998 Cert. Units 10
PINK FLOYD	DARK SIDE OF THE MOON	HARVEST	June 4, 1998	ALBUM	15	Artist PINK FLOYD Title DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Label HARVEST Format ALBUM Certification Date June 4, 1998 Cert. Units 15
KENNY G	BREATHLESS	ARISTA	June 18, 1998	ALBUM	12	Artist KENNY G Title BREATHLESS Label ARISTA Format ALBUM Certification Date June 18, 1998 Cert. Units 12
DEF LEPPARD	HYSTERIA	MERCURY	August 17, 1998	ALBUM	12	Artist DEF LEPPARD Title HYSTERIA Label MERCURY Format ALBUM Certification Date August 17, 1998 Cert. Units 12
GARTH BROOKS	ROPIN' THE WIND	CAPITOL	September 23, 1998	ALBUM	14	Artist GARTH BROOKS Title ROPIN' THE WIND Label CAPITOL Format ALBUM Certification Date September 23, 1998 Cert. Units 14
GARTH BROOKS	THE HITS	LIBERTY	November 11, 1998	ALBUM	10	Artist GARTH BROOKS Title THE HITS Label LIBERTY Format ALBUM Certification Date November 11, 1998 Cert. Units 10
PINK FLOYD	THE WALL	COLUMBIA	January 29, 1999	ALBUM	23	Artist PINK FLOYD Title THE WALL Label COLUMBIA Format ALBUM Certification Date January 29, 1999 Cert. Units 23
NO DOUBT	TRAGIC KINGDOM	TRAUMA/INTERSCOPE	February 5, 1999	ALBUM	10	Artist NO DOUBT Title TRAGIC KINGDOM Label TRAUMA / INTERSCOPE Format ALBUM Certification Date February 5, 1999 Cert. Units 10
VAN HALEN	1984 (MCMLXXXIV)	WARNER BROS.	February 8, 1999	ALBUM	10	Artist VAN HALEN Title 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) Label WARNER BROS. Format ALBUM Certification Date February 8, 1999 Cert. Units 10
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & E STREET BAND LIVE 1975 - '85	COLUMBIA	July 23, 1999	ALBUM	13	Artist BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Title BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & E STREET BAND LIVE 1975 - '85 Label COLUMBIA Format ALBUM Certification Date July 23, 1999 Cert. Units 13
LED ZEPPELIN	LED ZEPPELIN II	ATLANTIC	November 15, 1999	ALBUM	12	Artist LED ZEPPELIN Title LED ZEPPELIN II Label ATLANTIC Format ALBUM Certification Date November 15, 1999 Cert. Units 12
LED ZEPPELIN	HOUSES OF THE HOLY	ATLANTIC	November 15, 1999	ALBUM	11	Artist LED ZEPPELIN Title HOUSES OF THE HOLY Label ATLANTIC Format ALBUM Certification Date November 15, 1999 Cert. Units 11
N SYNC	N SYNC	RCA	January 5, 2000	ALBUM	10	Artist N SYNC Title N SYNC Label RCA Format ALBUM Certification Date January 5, 2000 Cert. Units 10
SOUNDTRACK	TITANIC	SONY CLASSICAL	February 3, 2000	ALBUM	11	Artist SOUNDTRACK Title TITANIC Label SONY CLASSICAL Format ALBUM Certification Date February 3, 2000 Cert. Units 11

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