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 More Platinum For Christina Aguilera | Type: Internet Article |
| | More Platinum For 'NSync, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera | Aug 31, 2000 | by Rob Evans
Record companies shipped 430 million full-length compact discs to retailers during the first half of 2000, a record number for the CD format, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. Meanwhile, 'N Sync, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera were among the acts to receive multi-platinum honors from the RIAA in August.
'N Sync's "No Strings Attached" was certified nine times platinum in August, while Aguilera's self-titled debut surpassed the seven million sales mark. Spears' sophomore album "Oops!…I Did It Again" hit the six million level, according to the RIAA.
Hip-hop's retail power is showing no sign of waning. Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" was certified in August for sales of six million, and DMX's "And Then There Was X" hit the four million sales mark. Nelly's chart-topping "Country Grammar" album was certified double platinum. Lil' Kim's "Notorious K.I.M.," Black Rob's "Life Story," and the compilation "Ryde or Die Volume 2" all reached platinum status.
Billy Joel's 1985 double album "Greatest Hits, Volume 1 and Volume 2" surpassed the 21 million sales mark, the fifth-highest RIAA album certification of all time.
Though sales of music on the CD, DVD, and video formats were higher during the first half of 2000, shipments of every other format declined, according to the RIAA. Just 38.6 million cassettes were shipped during the first half of 2000, down more than 31% from the same period in 1999. Vinyl LP and EP sales fell more than 30%, cassette single sales were down close to 90%, vinyl single shipments were down 16.5%, and CD single sales were down nearly 35%. As a result, overall music shipments were down 2.4% from the same period a year ago.
Higher prices, however, increased the dollar value of the music 4.1% to nearly $6.2 billion, according to the RIAA.
"Despite the excitement felt by music lovers and record companies alike over the positive potential of the Internet, for the time-being, loyalty to the physical product remains as is evident by these midyear shipment numbers," said RIAA president and CEO Hilary Rosen said in a statement. "CDs will be around for a long time." The RIAA said that eighty-six percent of all of the music shipped in the first half of 2000 was on CD.
The RIAA estimates that its numbers include 90% of all of the prerecorded music sold in the United States. |
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