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A '''Gold Single''' is a [[single (music)|single]] that has passed a milestone in official sales. In the [[United States]] the program is run by the [[RIAA]], which introduced the first award system in [[1958]] with an award of a Gold single for 500,000 copies sold. |
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[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] currently holds the record for the most gold singles (25). |
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Several countries outside the United States have awards administered by the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] (IFPI) The music industries of other countries have their own internally run award system. |
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See [[Gold album]] for details of these awards and the thresholds in different countries. See [[RIAA_certification]] for details of the US system. |
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[[Category: Singles]] |