gold record
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“I’ve never had a gold record, which is fine with me. I was working in a bookstore when we recorded ‘Horses,’ and after we finished touring, I thought I would be back in the bookstore.”
From Los Angeles Times
Martindale, who received a gold record for the recording, performed the piece on Ed Sullivan’s popular Sunday-night variety show.
From Los Angeles Times
He started recording in 1962, then earned his first gold record in 1969 with the single “Little Woman.”
From Los Angeles Times
The group has been defiant and prolific, producing 15 full-length albums — one gold record, “Punk in Drublic,” among them — 17 EPs and countless seven-inch records.
From New York Times
If TikTok is eventually banned in the U.S., at least Pavement will have a gold record to show for it.
From Los Angeles Times
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