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Shawn Mendes’ “Illuminate” has officially attained platinum status in the United States.
Issued by the RIAA on August 9, the certification confirms 1 million in US units.
Each unit is equal to 1 album sale, 10 track sales or 1500 track streams.
“Illuminate” is Mendes’ second studio album, and it is also his second to go platinum. Debut album “Handwritten” earned its platinum stripes in February 2016.
“Illuminate” has spawned a triple-platinum single in “Treat You Better” and a platinum single in “Mercy.” Current single “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” has not yet received a certification from the RIAA, but it has already sold over 500,000 downloads — and is on track to reach #1 at pop radio.