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

Example Sentences

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Katelyn graduated in May 2019, displaying her diploma next to her husband's gold records. —Terri Robertson, Country Living, 2 Apr. 2023

Framed platinum and gold records from bands like Dokken hang on the wall behind him. —Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 17 Mar. 2023

That same year, the King of Rock 'n' Roll skyrocketed to super-stardom making historic network television appearances, giving record-breaking live performances, and receiving armloads of gold record awards. —Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 21 Mar. 2023

After that initial Luck visit, the first episode focuses on 1975’s audacious song cycle Red Headed Stranger, perhaps country music’s first concept album, and certainly the first to earn a gold record for selling 1 million copies. —David Bloom, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023

This unlikely hit was part of the Irish hard-rock band's 1976 Jailbreak album, helping the band earn its first gold record. —Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 22 Jan. 2023

Badalamenti’s compositions along with three songs sung by Cruise, peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 album charts and was certified as a gold record with more than a half-million copies sold. —Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022

At the time, it was considered the best-selling song recorded by an Australian, and Slim was awarded the first gold record presented in Australia. —Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2022

The tradition includes the Voyager probe's gold record and the Perseverance rover's microchip of 10.9 million names. —Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above