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  • adjective music Having exceeded the platinum level of sales on multiple occasions

Etymologies

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multi- +‎ platinum

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Examples

  • Plus, he was under immense pressure to produce a second multiplatinum album to follow up the first.

    Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

  • Lady Gaga, a Grammy-winning multiplatinum pop star, is known for her unusual sense of style as well as hits including "Just Dance" and "Poker Face."

    Delays Hit Amazon's Lady Gaga Promotion Ethan Smith 2011

  • The multiplatinum hitmaker said they'd been trying for years and had miscarried shortly after their 2008 marriage, which was especially difficult amid the perpetual tabloid baby-bump-watch nonsense.

    Love, etc.: Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are expecting... and so are CNN's Kyra Phillips and John Roberts The Reliable Source 2010

  • Plus, he was under immense pressure to produce a second multiplatinum album to follow up the first.

    Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

  • Plus, he was under immense pressure to produce a second multiplatinum album to follow up the first.

    Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

  • Swift, known for penning songs about her puppy love lapses, has written or co-written every song on her two multiplatinum-selling CDs: her 2006 self-titled debut and 2008's "Fearless," which won album of the year at this year's Grammy Awards, among other top honors.

    Swift to receive award at Songwriters Hall of Fame 2010

  • His first public girlfriend and the first one his fans really came to know had been a celebrity, so the public gravitated to her more readily because she was well known as part of a multiplatinum singing group in the nineties.

    Live and Let Love Andrea Buchanan 2011

  • His first public girlfriend and the first one his fans really came to know had been a celebrity, so the public gravitated to her more readily because she was well known as part of a multiplatinum singing group in the nineties.

    Live and Let Love Andrea Buchanan 2011

  • Her self-titled debut went multiplatinum, and her sophomore album, 2008's "Fearless," was an even bigger multiplatinum, multi-genre success.

    Taylor Swift Sells More Than 1 Million Copies Of New Album In A Week AP 2010

  • But with this week's release of "My Life II…The Journey Continues Act 1," Mary J. Blige can be forgiven for returning to her multiplatinum album of 1994 and the blueprint that solidified her as one of R&B's bravest artists.

    Kings of New Wave and an R&B Queen Andy Beta 2011

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