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 The studio now is owned by Camarata’s son, Paul, and boasts more than 300 gold records. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024 Sold out shows, a gold record, and a Mercury Prize nomination were all quick to follow. Krystal Rodriguez, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2021 Just imagine all this coming fast: gold record, gold record, platinum, triple-platinum. Derek Scancarelli, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022 After 26 gold records, the Robinsons folded Sugar Hill in 1986. Keith Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023 One of the first scenes has Wynonna entering a room in her mother’s house full of gold records and other career artifacts for the first time since Naomi died. Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2023 The walls are coated with gold records, vintage Eighties concert posters, and a framed copy of the Oct. 21, 1989, Billboard 200, where Dr. Feelgood sits at Number One. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2023 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 | Mwake@al.com, al, 17 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gold record was in 1957

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“Gold record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20record. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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