BTS Receives First 'Double Platinum Single' Certification from RIAA
Image of a 'Double Platinum Single' certified by the Recording Industry Association of America.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dong-hyun] The group BTS's "Dynamite" has received the "Double Platinum Single" certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
On the 17th (local time in the U.S.), RIAA officially announced on its website that BTS's digital single "Dynamite," released worldwide in August last year, has been certified "Double Platinum." RIAA grants the "Double Platinum" certification to songs that have sold over 2 million units, counting digital downloads, audio and video streaming, among others.
Previously, BTS received their first Platinum certification in the RIAA digital single category on November 9, 2018, for "MIC Drop" (released in September 2017). On January 16 last year, the title track "IDOL" from "LOVE YOURSELF 結 Answer" (released in August 2018) also received Platinum certification, as did "Boy With Luv" from "Map of the Soul: Persona" (released in April 2019) on June 20 of the same year. "Dynamite" is their first to receive Double Platinum certification.
BTS received their first Platinum certification in the album category last year for "LOVE YOURSELF 結 Answer," and on November 16 of the same year, their fourth studio album "MAP OF THE SOUL : 7" also received RIAA Platinum certification in the album category.
To date, BTS has received a total of two album and four song Platinum certifications from RIAA. The six Platinum certifications combined in both album and digital single categories are the highest record for a Korean artist.
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RIAA certifies sales of digital singles and albums as Gold (over 500,000), Platinum (over 1 million), Multi-Platinum (over 2 million), and Diamond (over 10 million). The album category includes digital and physical album sales, digital downloads, and audio and video streaming, while the digital single category counts digital downloads and audio and video streaming.
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