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Ten of Zac Brown’s biggest hits just earned new platinum or multi-platinum certifications in the United States.<\/p>\n

The biggest new certification went to “Chicken Fried.”<\/p>\n

According to the RIAA, “Chicken Fried” attained 5x platinum status on September 5, 2017. The award signifies 5 million in US units; each unit is equal to 1 paid download or 150 streams.<\/p>\n

The other new certifications – also issued on September 5 – are as follows:<\/p>\n

Knee Deep (featuring Jimmy Buffett) – 3x platinum (3 million units)
\nToes – 3x platinum (3 million)
\nColder Weather – 2x platinum (2 million)
\nWhatever It Is – 2x platinum (2 million)
\nGoodbye In Her Eyes – platinum (1 million)
\nHighway 20 Ride – platinum (1 million)
\nKeep Me In Mind – platinum (1 million)
\nFree – platinum (1 million)
\nAs She’s Walking Away (featuring Alan Jackson) – platinum (1 million)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The RIAA issued new awards to ten Zac Brown Band singles.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84011,"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":[1047],"tags":[911,9727,9719,9722,6244,9724,9725,656,9726,9720,9721,9723,1671],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\nZac Brown Band's "Chicken Fried" Hits 5x Platinum; ZBB Also Scores Other New Certifications<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ten of Zac Brown's biggest hits just earned new platinum or multi-platinum certifications in the United States. 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