Which album has sold more copies, Jay-Z’s “The Black Album” or Lincoln Park’s “Meteora”?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified both of these as “multi-platinum,” but Meteora seems to be more multi-platinum than The Black Album.
The Black Album was giving an M(2) certification, which AP assumes means at least 2 million units (there doesn’t seem to be a key at the RIAA website). Regular “Platinum” is a million units. Linkin Park’s Meteora was given an M(4) certification, which sounds like more to me. (Meteora also had earlier certifications of M(1) and M(3).) The Black Album M(1) and Meteora M(3) certifications date back to February 2004, and they must not have sold an additional million units since then, or the record companies involved haven’t asked for further certification.