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Plate Collection: SZA Adds More Platinum To The Wall With ‘CTRL’ Success

Taylor Swift Becomes 1st Artist To Go Platinum In 2014 [Photos]

The Last 15 Hip-Hop Albums To Go Platinum [Photos]

Wired 25: 25 “Famous” Rappers Who Never Went Platinum [PHOTOS]

Kanye West’s Yeezus Certified Platinum By RIAA [PHOTO]

Lil Wayne’s I Am Not A Human Being II Sells 217K Copies 1st Week, Justin Timberlake Goes Platinum

Lil Wayne is going to have to settle for second place. The YMCMB rapper’s latest LP, I Am Not A Human Being II, sold about 217,000 units its first week, which will land it at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Who is number one? Justin Timberlake.

Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience Sells Almost 1 Million Copies Its 1st Week

Who said consumers don’t buy albums anymore? Justin Timberlake‘s third album, The 20/20 Experience, will debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart tomorrw, selling almost a million copies its first week in stores.

Kendrick Lamar’s “Swimming Pools (Drank)” Goes Platinum

Over 1,000,000 units have been poured up for Kendrick Lamar, as his lead single “Swimming Pools (Drank)” has gone platinum.

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