Less than a week after its release, JAY-Z’s 13th studio album, 4:44 , has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of A...
Less than a week after its release, JAY-Z’s 13th studio album, 4:44, has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The milestone simultaneously broke the record for the most Platinum (or more) albums for any Hip Hop artist in music history. Even more impressive is the fact the album isn’t even available to anyone without TIDAL access, so the numbers are based entirely on streaming.
4:44 Goes Platinum – JAY-Z’s 13 Platinum (or higher) solo studio Album Awards are more than any other hip hop artist. @s_c_ @RocNation #444 pic.twitter.com/oSSXrUpMUn
— RIAA (@RIAA) July 5, 2017
The news was announced early Wednesday morning (July 5) by the RIAA alongside JAY’s label, Roc Nation, and the plaque was presented by RIAA CEO Cary Sherman. According to a Roc Nation press release, Hov’s record-breaking accomplishment marks the Hip Hop mogul’s 13th studio solo album to break Platinum status. He’s also earned four other Platinum albums via collaborations — 2002’s The Best of Both Worlds and 2004’s Unfinished Business with R. Kelly, 2004’s Collision Course with Linkin Park, and 2011’s Watch The Throne with Kanye West.
JAY’s previous solo project, 2013’s Magna Carta Holy Grail, went Platinum the day of its physical release in the U.S. for shipments of 1,000,000 copies. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 528,000 copies its first week.
4:44 is expected to hit record stores and other streaming services on Friday (July 7), after its week of exclusivity on TIDAL ends.
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