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Waaaaay back on 22-Nov-03 16:42:13, JuncoX said this about Didn't SUNFLOWER reach #151
in the US chart?:
> Other errors I noticed were the Sex Pistols' NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS...
>listed as having fewer than 500,000 units. It earned a gold record some time
>in the 80's actually. And Sinead O'connor's I DO NOT WANT WHAT I HAVEN'T GOT
>CD was listed as having sold fewer than 500,000 copies even though it was
>double-platinum by the end of 1990. Obviously RIAA certs and actual sales
>often don't match up (and nowadays they very seldom do), but I really do they
>someone goofed in a big way.
That's very true: RIAA awards are given according to the number of units
SHIPPED, not sold.
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