Certified Gold (certification)
Pronunciation: /cer-tee-fied-go-old/
Also known as: Gold selling, Gold status, Gold album, Gold single, Went Gold
What does Certified Gold mean?
A musical song or album achieving a milestone of 500 thousand units sold total.
Certified Gold Synonyms: Gold, Gold album, Gold single
Other music certifications: Platinum, Diamond
Example sentence: “The album was certified gold very quickly..”
“Certified gold, at work with platinum” – A$AP Ferg, Olympian.
“Graphic in nature, respect mics I hold Certified gold, 500,000 sold” – Pete Rock, Respect Mine.
“Got me doing shows now And when my album drops, it’s certified gold now” – Yo Gotti, Can’t Stop Me Now.
“In gambling spots with Big L that’s bardom, so why he only certified gold when post-mortem?” – Ras Kass, BARdom.