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Taylor Swift’s list of industry achievements continues to grow.<\/p>\n

The latest achievement concerns her blockbuster album “1989.” As of June, the release has been certified 5X platinum in the United States.<\/p>\n

The Recording Industry Association of America, which oversees the gold and platinum program, formally issued the certification on June 5, 2015.<\/p>\n

The 5X platinum certification confirms that Swift’s album, which has spawned four platinum or multi-platinum singles, has shipped at least 5 million US copies.<\/p>\n

According to Nielsen Soundscan, its actual US sales total exceeds 4.8 million.<\/p>\n

For Taylor Swift, June also brings confirmation that her new single “Bad Blood” has been certified platinum under the RIAA’s digital singles program. The track had earned a gold distinction prior to launching as an official single.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[183,1047],"tags":[2784,145],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\nTaylor Swift's "1989" Earns 5X Platinum Certification in the US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Taylor Swift's list of industry achievements continues to grow. The latest achievement concerns her blockbuster album "1989." 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