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Kelsea Ballerini’s “The First Time” Album Earns Gold Certification In US

It spawned the platinum-certified single “Love Me Like You Mean It” and gold-certified singles “Dibs” and “Peter Pan.”

On October 4, 2016, Kelsea Ballerini’s “The First Time” attained a certification of its own.

Ballerini’s debut album received a gold honor from the RIAA. The certification confirms 500,000 in US album units.

Each unit is equal to 1 album sale, 10 track sales, or 1500 track streams.

Not simply RIAA-certified, each of the aforementioned “The First Time” singles reached #1 at country radio. The album itself peaked at #4 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Brian Cantor

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