GOLD and PLATINUM RECORD INDEX
Alphebetical index of songs that earned a GOLD RECORD or PLATINUM RECORD
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DON'T BE CRUEL / HOUND DOG
For 11 straight weeks (August 18, 1956 through October 27, 1956) on the Best Sellers charts, and for 11 consecutive weeks (September 1, 1956 through November 10, 1956) on the Juke Box charts, the biggest two-sided single in history held down the number #1 spot.
"Hound Dog" debuted the top side with "Don't Be Cruel" listed later as the top side. Their combined total stay at #1 makes it the biggest charted single of the rock era.
Popular bands that achieved GOLD RECORD status (sales of one million units) or PLATINUM RECORD status (sales of two million units) can be an inspiration to all that follow.
As of Jan. 1, 1989, the RIAA lowered the certification for gold singles to the sale of 500,000 units and platinum to one million units. Achieving high acceptance among the population makes these bands and their songs the most popular.
Musical taste will differ with each individual, but if the collective good is voting on bands and songs by buying their records and cds, then we can not ignore their popularity, even if we do or did not like their style.
See if your favorite artist from the past got a gold or platinum record during the time vinyl records were the main way we consumed music. Once we review these listings of all that went gold and platinum prior to 1992, it is amazing how many songs we remember or how many songs are still playing today.
Here is a sampling of top selling singles that earned a GOLD Record or PLATINUM Record prior to 1992 when CDs squeezed out Vinyl and a new metric was born - there are many more popular songs that have received substantial airplay, but did not meet the sales figures.
This month we feature through to S's of all of the songs that went Gold and Platinum.
. These timeless favorites serve as a sampling of the elite when records were made of vinyl. Reviewing their song structure and lyrics as well as their pertinence in their time may inspire our creative juices.A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A-B TOP SELLING LEGACY GOLD AND PLATINUM RECORDS
ARTIST SONG TITLE SHEET MUSIC AVAILABLE STATUS
| Abba | Dancing Queen (2 Tracks), Take a Chance On Me |
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2 gold | ||
| Abdul, Paula | Straight Up*,Forever Your Girl, Cold Hearted,Opposites Attract, Rush,Rush | 4 gold, *1 platinum | |||
| Adams, Bryan | (Everything I Do) I Do It For You |
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1 platinum (1991) | ||
| Aerosmith | Love in an Elevator | 1 gold (1989) | |||
| After 7 | Ready or Not, Can't Stop | 2 gold | |||
| Air Supply | All Out Of Love, The One That You Love, Making Love Out Of Nothing At All | 3 gold | |||
| Albert, Morris | Feelings | 1 gold (1975) | |||
| Alpert, Herb/The Tijuana Brass | This Guy's in Love With You ('68), Rise('79) | 2 gold | |||
| America |
A Horse with No Name |
1 gold (1972) | |||
| American Breed | Bend Me, Shape Me | 1 gold (1967) | |||
| Anderson, Lynn | Rose Garden | 1 gold (1970) | |||
| Anka, Paul |
(You're) Having My Baby |
1 gold (1974) | |||
| Another Bad Creation | Iesha | 1 gold (1991) | |||
| Archies, The | Sugar,Sugar ('69), Jingle Jangle (69) the Archies |
2 gold | |||
| Association, The | Cherish ('66), Windy ('67), Never My Love('67) | 3 gold | |||
| Astley, Rick | Never Gonna Give You Up | 1 gold (1988) | |||
| Austin, Patti | Baby, Come to Me | 1 gold (1982) | |||
| Average White Band | Pick Up The Pieces (3 Tracks) | 1 gold (1974) | |||
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive | You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet | 1 gold (1974) | |||
| Bad Company | Rock N Roll Fantasy | 1 gold (1979) | |||
| Bad English | When I See You Smile | 1 gold (1989) | |||
| Badfinger | Day After Day | 1 gold (1971) | |||
| Baez, Joan | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down | 1 gold (1971) | |||
| Bailey, Philip | Easy Lover | 1 gold (1984) | |||
| Band Aid | Do They Know It's Christmas | 1 gold (1985) | |||
| Bangles |
Walk Like an Egyptian('86), |
2 gold | |||
| Basil Tony | Mickey | 1 platinum (1982) | |||
| Bay City Rollers | Saturday Night | 1 gold (1975) | |||
| Beach Boys |
I Get Around ('64),Good Vibrations: ('66),Kokomo (platinum '88) |
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2 gold, 1 platinum | ||
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Beatles, The |
I Want To Hold Your Hand ('64), Can't Buy Me Love ('64),A Hard Day's Night ('64), I Feel Fine ('64), Eight Days a Week ('65), Help! ('65), Yesterday ('65), Penny Lane ('67), We Can Work It Out ('65), Nowhere Man ('66), Paperback Writer ('66), Yellow Submarine ('66), All You Need is Love ('67), Hello Goodbye ('67), Lady Madonna ('68), Hey Jude ('68), Get Back ('69), The Ballad Of John and Yoko ('69), Come Together ('69), Something ('69), Let It Be ('70) |
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21 gold records
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| Bee Gees | Lonely Days ('70), How Can You Men a Broken Heart ('71), Jive Talkin' ('75), You Should Be Dancing ('76), Lov So Right ('76), How Deep Is Your Love ('77), Staying Alive (plat.'77), Night Fever (plat. '78), Too Much Heaven (plat. '78), Tragedy (plat '79), Love You Inside Out ('79) |
| 7 gold, 4 platinum
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| Bell, Archie/The Drells | Tighten Up | 1 gold (1968) | |||
| Bell, William | Tryin To Love Two | 1 gold (1977) | |||
| Bell&James | Livin' It Up (Friday Night) | 1 gold (1979) | |||
| Benatar, Pat | Hit Me With Your Best Shot ('80), Love Is A Battlefield ('83) Very Best Of | 2 gold | |||
| Benton, Brook | Rainy Night In Georgia | 1 gold (1970) | |||
| Berry, Chuck | My Ding A Ling | 1 gold (1972) | |||
| B-52's, The | Love Shack ('89), Roam ('90) | 2 gold | |||
| Bilk, Mr. Acker | Stranger on the Shore | 1 gold (1962) | |||
| Bishop, Elvin | Fooled Around and Fell In Love | 1 gold (1976) | |||
| Biz, Markie | Just A Friend | 1 platinum (1990) | |||
| Blondie | Heart of Glass ('79), Call Me ('80), The Tide is High ('80), Rapture ('81) Blondie | 4 gold | |||
| Bloodstone | Natural High | 1 gold (1973) | |||
| Blood, Sweat and Tears | You've Made Me So Very Happy ('69), Spinning Wheel ('69),
And When I Die ('69) Greatest Hits (Remastered) (W/) |
3 gold | |||
| Blue Magic | Sideshow | 1 gold (1974) | |||
| Blues Image | Ride Captain Ride | 1 gold (1970) | |||
| Blue Swede | Hooked On a Feeling | 1 gold (1974) | |||
| Bon Jovi | Blaze Of Glory | 1 platinum (1990) | |||
| Booker T. & the MGs | Green Onions | 1 gold (1962) | |||
| Boone, Debby | You Light Up My Life: | 1 platinum(1977) | |||
| Bowie, David | Fame ('75), Lets Dance ('83) | 2 gold | |||
| Box Tops, The | The Letter ('67), Cry Like a Baby ('68) | 2 gold | |||
| Branigan, Laura | Gloria |
1 gold (1982) | |||
| Bread | Make It With You ('70), Baby I M A Want You'71 |
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2 gold | ||
| Brighter Side of Darkness | Love Jones | 1 gold (1973) | |||
| Brooklyn Bridge | Worst That Could Happen | 1 gold (1969) | |||
| Brooklyn Dreams | Heaven Knows | 1 gold (1979) | |||
| Brothers Johnson, The | I'll Be Good To You(76), Strawberry Letter23(77) | 2 gold | |||
| Brown, Arthur, The Crazy Wrld of | Fire | 1 gold (1968) | |||
| Brown, Bobby | Dont Be Cruel ('88),M Prerogative (88),Every Little Step ('89), On Our Own (plat.'89),Rock Wit'cha ('89), She Ain't Worth It ('90) | 5 gold, 1 platinum | |||
| Brown, Chuck/Soul Searchers | Bustin'Loose Part I | 1 gold (1979) | |||
| Brown, James | Get On The Good Foot P1, The Payback P1 20 All Time Greatest Hits! |
2 gold | |||
| Brownsville Station | Smokin' In The Boy's Room | 1 gold (1973) | |||
| B.T. Express | Do It (Till Your Satisfied)('74), Express ('75) | 2 gold | |||
| Buckner&Garcia | Pac-Man Fever | 1 gold (1982) | |||
| Burdon, Eric/WAR | Spill The Wine | 1 gold (1970) | |||
| Butler, Jerry | Only The Strong Survive ('69), Ain't Understanding Mellow ('72) | 2 gold | |||
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Although the beginning of rock and roll cannot be attributed to any single artist or song, Elvis Presley is perceived as the King of the genre. From the moment he stepped onto the world stage in 1956, Elvis combined blues, country and gospel into a rebellious musical form that teens picked up on and parents felt threatened. With other 50's pioneers such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Haley and the Comets, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and Little Richard defining the era, the foundation for what was to follow became legendary.
When the Beatles arrived in 1964, the British invasion had begun. Hollies, Animals, Rolling Stones, Who, Kinks, Yardbirds and Zombies quickly followed. Rock branched out into many forms from surf music as defined by the Beach Boys to Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan to name a few. Woodstock in 1969 then defined the peak of the hippie movement.
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