gold record
noun
: a gold phonograph record awarded to a singer or group whose single record or album has sold at least 500,000 copies
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Today, the gold record is in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Over three decades, Beck’s moved nearly 20 million albums globally, tallying two platinum albums and six gold records along the way.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
But at this moment, just in time, in a house filled with memorabilia from a career that started begun some 70 years ago, a new award joins the gold records on her walls.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
Her choices, considered the inspiration for today’s walk-up music, have earned Faust a gold record and the admiration of generations of baseball fans.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Over three decades, Beck’s moved nearly 20 million albums globally, tallying two platinum albums and six gold records along the way.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
But at this moment, just in time, in a house filled with memorabilia from a career that started begun some 70 years ago, a new award joins the gold records on her walls.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
Her choices, considered the inspiration for today’s walk-up music, have earned Faust a gold record and the admiration of generations of baseball fans.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
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“Gold record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20record. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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