A Diamond Record is the award given to a performing artist (typically musical artist) for the sale of ten million units of records, CDÕs, or cassettes through legal distribution sources. The Diamond Record award was created in 1998 as the industry saw the sales of individual singles and albums reaching ten million units. The Gold Record is awarded for the sales of 500,000 units and the Platinum Record is awarded for the sales of one million units of an album or single.
This means that the first four artist went double diamond, with Michael Jackson and the Eagles almost went triple diamond. Thats alot of money and albums...
Pink Floyd
Highest selling album by a progressive rock group - The Wall
23x platinum
Boyz II Men
Highest selling album by an R&B act - II
12x platinum
Whitney Houston
Highest selling soundtrack - The Bodyguard
17x platinum
Shania Twain
Highest selling Country album - Come on Over
20x platinum
Madonna
Highest selling Female Compilation - The Immaculate Collection
10x platinum
Whitney Houston
Highest selling Female R&B debut - Whitney Houston
13x platinum
Linkin Park
Highest selling album by a Alternative Metal Group - Hybrid Theory
10x platinum
Pearl Jam
Highest selling album by a grunge group - Ten
12x platinum
Pearl Jam
Highest selling album by a alternative rock group - Ten
12x platinum
Matchbox Twenty
Highest selling album by a post-grunge group - Yourself Or Someone Like You
12x platinum
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Highest selling album by an Rap group - E 1999 Eternal
10x platinum
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