TOD Certified Platinum!

[Keyja]

Evanescence.com just released news that TOD is certified platinum in the US!

TOD CERTIFIED PLATINUM!
TOD is officially certified platinum in the US! Big thanks to all Ev fans for their support!

Let's keep up the good work.

:)

[GothicBarbie]

:)

whoot!!!

[Aerdna]

Wow, I have to say, that was pretty fast!

Congrats Ev!

[keziya]

Wow, I have to say, that was pretty fast!

Congrats Ev!

Yeah, and that's just in the US alone...

[Ellen]

Yay! Congratulations to Ev!

[whisper14]

Congrats Ev! You deserve it!

[Dan]

so much to the people who sed the album will be a flop :P :)

[Rahul]

how does this work? i thought like they sold just over 850 K?

[Cfw828]

Fallen was released March 4, 2003.

The album went platinum on April 21,2003

The Open Door was released October 3,2006

The album has gone platinum November 8/9th...it's not on RIAA's site and that's what I'm going by for right now so I guess I'll wait for the official date.

The Open Door beats out Fallen as the fastest to go platinum.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/riaa/index.jsp

Just to give you an idea of how quick they've gotten up there in this day in age...
It took Hinder almost a year and a smash hit single to hit platinum.
The Fray's album took a year to hit platinum.
And it took Now 21 (a collection of the most popular singles around) 5 months to go platinum.

With the music business as singles based as it is now, it's so much harder to go platinum than albums used to. To do what they've done in a month plus, is great.

how does this work? i thought like they sold just over 850 K?

If you go to the website, you'll notice that it's about how much you ship...not how much you sell. Labels are all about supply and demand these days and you don't just get handed a gold record anymore.

Labels ship out a certain amount of copies if they feel the artist will sell at least close to that many.

[DhammaSeeker]

how does this work? i thought like they sold just over 850 K?

I just bought my copy this week. I bet that was the one that tipped it over. http://dhammaseeker.com/smileys/yes.gif

[cowbell]

yes, everybody bow down to dhamma.

[usfaction]

I bought two copies so it feels good to know that my 2 were part of the first million.

I know that here in the states it take a million records to get platinum status.

I couldn't be more excited that Evanescence has already made it there. I just hope sales keep rising and that this isn't where people stop buying.

[Rahul]

I just bought my copy this week. I bet that was the one that tipped it over. http://dhammaseeker.com/smileys/yes.gif

wow, a mod buys it like over a month after its release. shame on you haha

[lithium84]

wow they totally deserve this, they worked so hard on this album to make it the best cd there is right now, they totally showed the ppl who doubted them.

[Amie]

didn't they recieve platinum status in another country? one that takes a lot less records? I could be mistaken though

[Darko]

That was a bit bloody quick!

Well... there you have it. Good for them. :)

[Neil]

Thats awesome, do you guys think it will sell as much as fallen? How has it been selling in Europe? Just as well I'm guessing...

[Chiara]

wow! That's great! Evanescence deserves this victory! W The Evanescenceeee!

[billy_magnum]

No surprise here get ready to hear about it going like 8x platinum!

[Seany Sean]

jesus that was damn quick!!! haha... good on Ev though, they deserve it :) i think that their like the only band to this day who actually sell alot of records really well and fast by the sounds of it. I still wondor though... will it sell more than Fallen? we shall have to wait and see.

[Resheph]

Wow that was quick! Ev totally deserves it! Congratz guys! I'll be waiting for "The Open Door" to be 10x platinum... Possibly even more! :D

[lubbockfan]

I bought two copies so it feels good to know that my 2 were part of the first million.

I know that here in the states it take a million records to get platinum status.

I couldn't be more excited that Evanescence has already made it there. I just hope sales keep rising and that this isn't where people stop buying.

Well, I purchased the iTunes download so I could get TLSIWOY. Then I got one the day of it's release. Got another one a couple of weeks later so I could take it with me to the Dallas concert and then forgot to pack it in my suitcase. And I got a fourth one at the show.

Why did I buy another one? I had to have something for them to sign.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c107/lubbockfan/th_scan-1.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c107/lubbockfan/scan-1.jpg)
click to enlarge

And since people like Dhamma are still just buying theirs, I'm sure the album will go multi-platinum soon. :p Anyway, I'm glad that I played a minuscule role in the band's success

[Mohammad]

Allright! that's great news it happened so quickly. But to me it's no surprise considering how much it sold the first week! I think it will at least surpass 6x platinum in the US and could reach 10x platinum and correct me if i'm wrong but if it reaches 10x platinum isn't it gonna be certified diamond?

[Cfw828]

That is correct. Although, I don't see diamond status happening.

If I'm not mistaken, the last recent album to receive a diamond award for an album was Norah Jones and it was early last year.

It's so much harder to get a diamond award than it used to be...and even then it was hard.

[DhammaSeeker]

wow, a mod buys it like over a month after its release. shame on you haha
It was strategic planning I tell you! I knew I had to wait a few weeks in order to buy the one millionth copy.

[Vampyre_Princess]

Congrats to Amy, Terry, John, Rocky, and Will! You guys must be feeling proud of yourselves! ;)

And then there were ones who said that TOD would flop ... well, they must be feeling pretty dumb now! :p

[A*Morbid*Hope]

Great Job Evanescence!
Let's patiently wait for that 1M to go to 9x..http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j50/EvFan4evr/rockwoot.gif..You guys rock, and ALWAYS will...lol...

[Yumi Yan]

WOW!!!!!!! congats guys:) that's great!

[camus84]

Hi!, congratulation for disc a platinum :), bye!!!.

[Clayton]

Evanescence.com just released news that TOD is certified platinum in the US!



Let's keep up the good work.

:)
I was gonna post that, but you beat me to it :D
it's great that the album will hit platinum soon, although I already expected that!

[ShannonAwsome]

Congrats to Ev Amy, John, Rocky, Terry & Will i love you guys keep up the good work. And Tim i know you must be happy to be with Ev and i know your proud of them. Your lucky to be with Ev.;)

[heartstringz]

That's definatly great news! Congrats to the band, and well done to all you Americans who bought the album. Now we just have to get it to go Platinum in Oz - come on everyone, BUY. lol.

[lubbockfan]

That's definatly great news! Congrats to the band, and well done to all you Americans who bought the album. Now we just have to get it to go Platinum in Oz - come on everyone, BUY. lol.

I thought it had already. your country only requires 70,000 for an album to go Platinum and I think TOD did so a week or so ago.

Here's the info from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Open_Door)

Australia ARIA Top 50 Albums

(Certified x1 Platinum; 70,000+ units)

Week 01 02 03 04 05
Position 1 1 3 5 9

[psyche]

I still wondor though... will it sell more than Fallen? we shall have to wait and see.


I think Lithium is going to do worlds for TOD sales. If Lithium wasn't on the album I don't think it could do as well as Fallen. But I'm interested to see how album sales change once Lithium is released. It's going to be huge.

[One-Last-Rose]

I hope this hasn't been said or asked already but is there any way we can tell the total number of records that have sold outside the US? ONLY outside the US?

[Afterglow]

Congrats Ev, you've earned it!! Great job, keep on rocking

[lubbockfan]

I hope this hasn't been said or asked already but is there any way we can tell the total number of records that have sold outside the US? ONLY outside the US?

In the link to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Open_Door) article that's in my last posting, it says as of the fifth week, TOD has had 1,903,000 units shipped world wide according to the United World Chart.

[paraWHORE]

YES!!! I have a feeling that that's not the last time either :)

There's godda be WAY more where that came from!!

[Winry416]

It was strategic planning I tell you! I knew I had to wait a few weeks in order to buy the one millionth copy.

LOL! Some people are just in an alternate world all their own.

I also bought two copies. I never play my CD and it's still in my dvd drive now that i think about it, from when I burned it the day I got it.

I can't wait for the second single to drop.

[Darpa]

Tod has also been certified platinum in Ireland too!!!!!

[Ashlee]

Awesome news

thanks to Dhamma for putting it over that magic mark.

[Daniel_P_16]

Congratulations to Amy, John, Terry, Rocky, and Tim!! TOD is officially by no means a "sophomore slump" now. This band deserves every bit of the success it is getting from this album because I think it proves that all of the members have overcome the negative things from the last three years that plagued the making and releasing of the album.

[Onwynn]

Rock on Ev! Soon they'll be at 16x platinum. This'll definitely sell more than fallen, I think.

[Countess]

Yay! Go Evanescence! :)

[Fabricio]

From Evanescenceuk.co.uk


The Open Door continues to be a hit across the world, particularly in Greece where it has spent four consecutive weeks at number one. The album has been certified platinum in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Switzerland and has also gone gold in fourteen additional countries.

The band would like to say a big thank you to all their fans for their continued support.

[Keyja]

From Evanescenceuk.co.uk

The Open Door continues to be a hit across the world, particularly in Greece where it has spent four consecutive weeks at number one. The album has been certified platinum in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Switzerland and has also gone gold in fourteen additional countries.

The band would like to say a big thank you to all their fans for their continued support.


Is gold higher than platinum?

I think we should go on an Ev extravaganza and buy all the copies of the cd in Wal-Mart.

:p

[Jane]

Is gold higher than platinum?
No, you get gold first. I'm not sure if it's universal, but to go gold you have to sell 500,000 albums, platinum I'm sure is a mill. There is also a multi-platinum for when you hit 2 mil+... then you've got the infamous diamond where you hit the 10 mill mark. ::Recalls the days when she was younger and the Backstreet Boys went diamond:: Though I might be missing something... I've never been good with that either, to be honest.

Congrats to all the guys, Amy, and Tim for joining them and killing it on the tour! We'll see what happens when Lithium drops. That's definitely what I'm waiting to see now.

[fallen angel]

it's awesome to hear this!!! go evanescence!!! congratulations to all the band!!!

[Cfw828]

I'm not sure if it's universal.

It's universal in the system is always gold--platinum--multiplatinum. The only difference is in the numbers. If I'm not mistaken, the next highest as far as album sales/shipments are concerned is the UK then Canada and Australia in that order.

BTW, as good as it's doing right now, I wouldn't be surprised if you see another 100,000+ sales week before the year is out with the holiday season coming up.

[Scratchy]

This is awesome, congrats to the guys!! And I agree with Chris about 100,000+ sales, TOD's doing great!

[immoRtaLSofi]

YES!!!!!! :D

[ghetto fab]

Holy delayed reaction and epic thread necromancy. . .

[TheIslander]

:bangshead: Wow. Necromancy is rampant lately.

[whisper01134]

HA! anyone who said it wouldnt make it take THAT.

[One-Last-Rose]

Woah. Talk about bringing back the dead!

I was like "wtf is went platinum again?"

[Raphael Maximo]

Where can I see those informations? Is there a website? I can't find it :(