The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has released its tally of Gold and Platinum albums for October, and Coldplay’s Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends has been certified 2x Platinum, report fmqb.com.
While all four of Coldplay’s studio albums are multi-Platinum, Viva La Vida gets extra credit for matching Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter 3 as the highest-selling album certified this year. Additionally, Metallica’s ninth album, Death Magnetic, went both Gold and Platinum within the first month of its release. The group’s career sales now surpass 63.5 million albums since unveiling their first effort in 1983, according to the RIAA.
Meanwhile, Scottish act Snow Patrol scored their first ever Platinum plaque for Eyes Open, while their 2004 major label debut, Final Straw, was also certified Gold in October. Two Disney channel stars – Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers – earned quick Gold and Platinum status as well when their respective summer releases, Breakout and A Little Bit Longer, sold more than one million copies each.
Jason Mraz’ Atlantic album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things, also reached Gold standing as his hit single "I’m Yours" earned Mraz a Platinum single certification. Other infectious singles, such as Saving Abel’s "Addicted" and The Ting Tings’ "Shut Up and Let Me Go," each sold more than 500,000 copies to earn their very first Gold digital single awards in October. Double digital single nods went to Katy Perry for two songs: "Hot N Cold" reached Platinum status, and "I Kissed A Girl" went Gold, Platinum and 2x Platinum to denote more than two million downloads sold.
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