"by Mannie Fresh. 500 Degreez 500 Degreez is the third studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on July 23, 2002, by Cash Money Records and Universal Records. The album's title was inspired by the album ""400 Degreez"" (1998), by a fellow rapper Juvenile (who was his label mate). The album debuted at number 6 on the US ""Billboard"" 200, selling 103,000 copies in the first week. On September 3, 2002, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of 2011, the album has sold 584,179 copies in the United States."
"that has sold 500,000 units (records, tapes or compact discs). The award was launched in 1958; originally, the requirement for a Gold single was one million units sold and a Gold album represented $1 million in sales (at wholesale value, around a third of the list price). In 1975, the additional requirement of 500,000 units sold was added for Gold albums. Reflecting growth in record sales, the Platinum award was added in 1976 for albums selling one million units, and singles selling two million units. The Multi-Platinum award was introduced in 1984, signifying multiple Platinum levels of albums and singles."
"It was not until the late 1960s and early 1970s that albums became the primary market for the industry. RIAA does not certify sales of less than 500,000 units for albums and singles. Elvis has had numerous albums and singles which have sold hundreds of thousands of units each but have not reached the 500,000 threshold. Taken together, these could add up to millions in total sales that are not recognized by the RIAA. RIAA sales certifications are not automatic. The record company must pay a fee and request an audit from the RIAA in order to certify sales. During"
"its first week. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) five weeks after its release. In 2001, the album had sold 4.8 million copies in the United States, making it the best-selling album of the year, and it was estimated that the album continued selling 100,000 copies per week in early 2002. Throughout the following years, the album continued to sell at a fast pace and was eventually certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2005 for shipment of ten million copies in the United States. To date, the album has sold"
"selling 60,000 copies, bringing its total after three weeks to 408,000. It slipped to number twenty the following week with sales of 27,000 copies. On April 14, 2005, ""Rebirth"" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over one million copies. By June 2005, the album had fallen out of the chart's top 100. As of April 14th 2005, it has sold 1,000,000 copies in the US. ""Rebirth"" entered the Canadian Albums Chart at number two, selling 19,700 copies. It was eventually certified platinum by Music Canada, marking shipments of 100,000 copies. It reached"
"who converted a CD to MP3 format for personal and private use. RiSA is recognised by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry as the official national group for the recording industry in South Africa, protecting all artists in the country. Since August 2006, albums were required to sell 20,000 copies to be certified gold, and 40,000 copies to be certified platinum. These requirements were later adjusted for albums released from 1 December 2015; albums would need to achieve sales of 15,000 to be certified gold and 30,000 to be certified platinum. A weekly top 20 album chart is aired"
"member Fergie. Upon the success of ""Monkey Business"", which was released in 2005, the album was certified three times Platinum by the RIAA in the U.S. and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. The Canadian Recording Industry Association (or CRIA) has certified ""Monkey Business"" 6x Platinum, with sales of over 600,000 copies. The Australian Recording Industry Association (or ARIA) has also certified ""Monkey Business"" 6x Platinum, denoting sales of over 420,000 copies. The album's tracks earned the group four 2006 Grammy Award nominations and they also won the Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for"
"certification, regular gold certification is awarded for shipping of 500,000 copies, platinum for one million units, and multi-platinum for two million unites, and following in increments of one million thereafter. In addition, albums containing more than 50% Spanish language content may be awarded with Latin certification award, gold, (Disco de Oro) for shipments of 30,000 units, platinum (Disco de Platino) for 60,000 and multi-platinum (Multi-Platino) for 120,000 and following in increments of 60,000 thereafter (previously, Spanish-language albums were certified gold and platinum for 50,000 and 100,000 units shipped respectively before December 2013). In the following table, the certification shown is"
"certified four times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) due to sales and streaming figures equivalent to four million copies. As of July 24, 2017, it has sold 2,574,000 total copies in the United States. The record's success in 2013 was decisive to Mars being chosen as the headline performance on the half-time show of the Super Bowl XLVIII, and appearing on ""Billboard Artist of the Year"" by ""Billboard""; according to Bill Werde, an editorial director of the magazine, the singer's songs that ""stuck around on multiple formats all year round"" played a key role. He was"
"five weeks. The DVD album was certified thirteen times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for the sales of over 1.3 million units in the United States. ""Number Ones"" was also certified twenty two times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for the sales of over 330,000 units in Australia. Recording Industry Association of Japan certified the DVD gold for the sales of over 100,000 units in Japan. For the sales of over 25,000 units in Spain, Productores de Música de España gave the album two times platinum certification. ""Number Ones"" was also certified six times platinum"
"of number 6 in the following week. On 28 November 2008, the album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for 100,000 copies sold. The album also peaked at number 6 on the ""Billboard"" 200, with first-week sales of 92,000 copies. In its second week, the album sold 83,000 copies. It continued to sell, and received a gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America on 12 December 2008 for sales in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States. By October 2015, this number had grown to 920,000. Elsewhere, the album reached the top-20 in 21"
"and platinum for 300,000 units sold on November 27, 2009. The album was certified 2x platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 4, 2009. ""This Is It"" was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for the shipment of over 70,000 units in Australia. The album was also certified Gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association for the sales of over 40,000 units in Canada and was certified 3× Platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry for the sales of over 210,000 units in Italy, as well as 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry"
"weeks and on the ""Billboard"" 200 for thirteen weeks, reentering the chart three times; peaking at number 149 the first time, 115 the second and at 61 the third (it has spent a total of fifty-five weeks on the chart). On January 30, 2003, ""Merry Christmas"" was certified five-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipment of five million copies in the US. As of December 2015, the album has sold 5,500,000 copies in the US and is one of the best-selling holiday albums in the United States. In Europe, ""Merry Christmas"" experienced success, being certified"
"its first 12 weeks of release. It became the biggest-selling album of 1997, with 5,302,000 million copies sold by the end of the year. On 19 May 1999, the album was certified seven-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and as of May 2017, it had sold 7.5 million copies in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan. In Canada, the album peaked at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart. It was certified 10-times Platinum (Diamond) by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) for shipments of one million copies. Worldwide, the album sold 10 million copies in"
"over 1 million copies. ""Casting Crowns"" received re-releases in 2006 and 2007, both of them featuring bonus DVD content. After first charting on the ""Billboard"" Catalog Albums chart in 2005 the album reached a peak position of number 7 on the chart for the chart week of September 5, 2009. The album ranked as the 11th best-selling Christian album of the 2000s decade and had sold around 1.7 million copies in the United States by December 5, 2009. The album received a 2× Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2012, signifying shipments of over 2,000,000"
"Platinum by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF), denoting 40,000 copies sold. It was also certified Platinum by the Mexican Association of Producers of Phonograms and Videograms (AMPROFON), denoting 60,000 copies sold. In the United States, ""Poquita Ropa"" was certified Gold (Latin) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting 50,000 copies shipped. It was certified Gold in Chile, denoting sales of 5,000 copies, and in Colombia, denoting sales of 10,000 copies. Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic gave the album a positive review, and wrote that it was a ""stripped-down acoustic effort"", and considered it ""impressive"". An"
"within the ""Billboard"" 200 top ten. The album was certified platinum in April 2011 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 788,000 copies in the country as of March 24, 2015. In Mexico, the album debuted at number one upon its release, spending three weeks inside the top ten before falling to number thirteen. Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON) has certified the album gold and according to Sony Music México, the album has gone on to sell over 40,000 copies in the country. The album debuted at number eight on the UK"
"the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping 200,000 copies. In Mexico, the disc reached the top of the Top 100 Mexico albums chart and was certified triple platinum by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON) for shipping 300,000 units. The DVD was certified platinum and gold by AMPROFON as well for shipments of 30,000 units. In Argentina, it peaked at number three on the albums chart and was certified platinum by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF). The video album was also certified platinum by CAPIF. In Europe, the record peaked at"
"selling 7,893,544 albums according to Nielsen SoundScan and fourth best-selling album according to ""Billboard"" Year-End of 2000. On January 24, 2005, the album was certified decuple platinum (diamond) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Also, the album landed at number twenty-seven on BMG Music Club all-time best-sellers list with 1.21 million units, behind Shania Twain's ""The Woman in Me"" (1.24 million) and Nirvana's ""Nevermind"" (1.24 million). As of July 2009, the album has sold 9,184,000 copies in the United States, excluded copies sold through clubs, such as the BMG Music Service. Musicians Michael Cottril and Lawrence Wnukowski filed"
"the album debuted at number one on the ""Billboard"" 200 chart, selling 350,000 copies in its first week. It became her sixth number one album on the chart and the third consecutive album to debut at the top, following ""Music"" (2000) and ""American Life"" (2003). On December 14, 2005, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of one million copies. As of December 2016, the album has sold over 1.734 million copies in America, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album also debuted at the top of the charts in Canada, with first-week"
"million copies in the United States. On March 3, 2006, it was also certified platinum by the Mexican Association of Producers of Phonograms and Videograms (AMPROFON) for sales of one hundred thousand units in Mexico. The album also received a platinum certification by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF) on March 22, 2005, for sales of over forty thousand units. In Canada, sales for ""Barrio Fino"" were considerably lower. Despite Daddy Yankee being one of the first reggaeton artists to receive airplay there, the album had sold only 9,300 units as of September 2005, according to Nielsen"
"sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 17, 1996 after shipping 500,000 copies; the RIAA later certified ""Illmatic"" Platinum on December 11, 2001, following shipments in excess of a million copies. Charting together with the original ""Illmatic"" (according to the rules by Billboard), the twentieth anniversary release, ""Illmatic XX"", sold 15,000 copies in its first week returning to ""Billboard"" 200 at number 18, with an 844% sales gain. , the album sold 1,686,000 copies in the US. In April 2002, the album was also certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association for shipments in excess"
"May 6, 1995. At the end of 1995, it was the seventh best-selling US Latin album and the fourth best-selling US Regional Mexican Album. In June 1995, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), due to having shipped 500,000 units. By 1994, the album had sold 200,000 units in Mexico. As of 1997, it had sold 385,000 units in Mexico, As of November 2017, the album had been certified Diamond (Latin), denoting shipments of 600,000 album-equivalent units in the United States. Credits adapted from the liner notes of ""Entre a Mi Mundo"". Credits adapted"
"of 100, the album received a score of 70 based on a number of 8 reviews, which says that they were ""generally favorable reviews"". Also, at ""Rolling Stone"", which gives out a rating out of 5 stars to said criticised albums, the album received from the critic 3.5 out of 5 stars. Once the album was released to the public, it entered into the ""Billboard"" 200 chart, debuting at number 26, selling a rounded 14,000 copies in its first week of release. On June 22, 2016, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for"
"a Gold disk, the only certification awarded at the time. By 1982, there was also a Double Gold award for albums that sold 200,000 copies. Promusicae is currently in charge of certifying records in Spain. It certifies Gold and Platinum recordings based on the shipment of albums and the sales of digital downloads. Until 1 November 2005 the certification levels for albums in Spain were 50,000 for Gold and 100,000 for Platinum. The current levels; however, are 20,000 for Gold and 40,000 for Platinum. In the table below are the certification levels, when the program of Gold and Platinum is"
"for 400,000 and following in increments of 200,000 thereafter. In the following table, the certifications shown are standard as any album release in United States: gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies; platinum, for one million units, and multi-platinum for more than one million sold. Regional Mexican Albums The Regional Mexican Albums is a genre-specific record chart published weekly by ""Billboard"" magazine in the United States. The chart was established in June 1985 and originally listed the top twenty-five best-selling albums of mariachi, tejano, norteño, banda and duranguense, which are frequently considered regional Mexican. The genre is considered by musicologist"
"in the U.S. and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), signifying shipments of two million copies. Within ten months of its release, the album was nearing triple-platinum status; it was eventually certified 59× platinum (Latin field) by the RIAA, denoting 3.54 million album-equivalent units sold. , it remains the best-selling Latin album of all-time in the U.S. with sales of 2.942 million units according to Nielsen SoundScan. It has sold over five million copies sold worldwide as of January 2015. A percentage of the proceeds from the album's sales was donated to the Selena"
"at number eight on the ""Billboard"" 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The first two singles, ""Award Tour"" and ""Electric Relaxation"", charted on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, before the release of the final single, ""Oh My God"". On January 14, 1994, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States. It was certified platinum by the RIAA nearly a full year later, on January 11, 1995, with shipments of one million copies. The album received mostly positive reviews, and in the following years,"
"awarded to Latin albums that have been certified 10× Platinum. Standard singles are certified: Note: The number of sales required to qualify for Gold and Platinum discs was higher prior to January 1, 1989. The thresholds were previously 1,000,000 units (Gold) and 2,000,000 units (Platinum). Digital singles are certified: From 2004 through July 2006, the certification level was 100,000 downloads for Gold and 200,000 for Platinum. When the RIAA changed the certification standards to match retail distribution in August 2006, all Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards for a digital release were withdrawn. Gold certifications, however, were not, meaning a song that"
"United States. Two months later, in June, 1986, the album was RIAA certified platinum, denoting 1 million units shipped. Three years later, ""Control"" was RIAA certified fivefold platinum in October, 1989. By 1990, ""Control"" had sold 5 million copies in the United States and as of December 2009, the album has sold 496,000 copies in the U.S. since 1991 according to Nielsen SoundScan, which does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music, where she sold 883,000. Combined, it has sold over 6,379,000 copies in the U.S. Since its debut, ""Control"" has sold over 10 million copies worldwide."
"dollars in retail sales. These sales were restricted to U.S.-based record companies and did not include exports to other countries. For albums in 1968, this would mean shipping approximately 250,000 units; for singles the number would be higher due to their lower retail price. The platinum certification was introduced in 1976 for the sale of one million units for albums and two million for singles, with the gold certification redefined to mean sales of 500,000 units for albums and one million for singles. No album was certified platinum prior to this year. For instance, the recording by Van Cliburn of"
"Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of three million units. After the advent of the Nielsen SoundScan era in 1991, the album sold a further 575,000 copies. ""Like a Prayer"" has sold over 4 million copies in the United States. In Canada, the album debuted at number two on the RPM Albums Chart on May 1, 1989. It remained on that position during four weeks, before dropping to the third position the week of May 29, 1989. The album was present for a total of 37 weeks on the chart, and was certified five times"
"top forty on the ""Billboard"" 200 chart for the week ending 28 December 2014, selling 10,000 more copies and bringing its annual total to 485,000 in the United States. As of February 2015, it had crossed the 1.6 million track and streaming equivalent album sales mark in the US. As of April 2015, ""The New Classic"" has sold 500,000 copies in the United States. In April 2016, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. On 26 August 2014, the album was certified gold in Canada. On 24 November 2014, it also received a Gold certification in"