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Nielsen's SoundScan rules prohibit reporting any album purchases that weren't made for 50% or more of retail value. That said, they broke the rules for the Lad
by tehwebguy 12y ago
Nielsen's SoundScan rules prohibit reporting any album purchases that weren't made for 50% or more of retail value.
That said, they broke the rules for the Lady Gaga album that Amazon sold at a massive discount while making public statements that they weren't breaking their own rules.
Not sure if Jay-Z's sales were counted as well but I would definitely consider it Platinum* with an asterisk.