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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The musician's gold records hanging on the wall of Donna's lake house in that season three episode?
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Late in the show, Stewart was recognized onstage with a gold record by a Caesars executive to commemorate his 200th show at The Colosseum.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Dual formal living rooms are just off the foyer, one currently displaying gold records, while a vibrant orange animates the other, alongside designer lighting and French windows.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
On being paid not to play Baxter (lower right), Katz (upper middle), and the Steely Dan gang celebrating the gold record success of 1972’s Can’t Buy a Thrill.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Late in the show, Stewart was recognized onstage with a gold record by a Caesars executive to commemorate his 200th show at The Colosseum.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Dual formal living rooms are just off the foyer, one currently displaying gold records, while a vibrant orange animates the other, alongside designer lighting and French windows.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
On being paid not to play Baxter (lower right), Katz (upper middle), and the Steely Dan gang celebrating the gold record success of 1972’s Can’t Buy a Thrill.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gold record
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“Gold record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20record. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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