Classic Beatles albums including Revolver have finally
gone platinum after the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) changed its sales
award rules.
Gold or
platinum status has become synonymous with record success but the system has
only been in place since 1973, after the Beatles broke up.
Until last
month, the BPI relied on a record company to request an award.
Under the new
system, sales figures are automatically recognised as soon as a record passes
the relevant threshold.
This means that
13 Beatles albums will now be recognised for the first time, although the
number of sales can only be counted from 1994, when the Official Charts Company
began keeping records.
That means that
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club band is now a triple-platinum album, having
sold more than 900,000 copies since 1994. In total, the album is estimated to
have sold 5.1 million units in the UK since its 1967 release.
The albums
Revolver, Help, Rubber Soul, Revolver and The White Album now also have platinum
status.
Classic albums
from Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys and Marvin Gaye will also receive awards.
Source: BBC
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