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

Examples of gold record in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Men at Work has sold in excess of 30 million albums globally with Toad the Wet Sprocket tacking on nearly five million more of their own in America alone thanks to two platinum releases and one gold record. — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

There’s ridiculous amounts of platinum, multi-platinum albums and gold records, and this and that, all these crazy things that are in storage that somebody would probably love to have. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 26 May 2026

In 1971, the Osmonds tallied nine gold records, surpassing single-year bests by Elvis and the Beatles. — Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

Colón earned nine gold records and five platinum records over the course of his career, selling more than eight million records worldwide. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gold record

• checkerboard
• clavichord
• fiberboard
• fibreboard
• fingerboard
• harpsichord
• motherboard
• notochord
• overboard
• overlord
• paperboard
• plasterboard