noah | January 21, 2008 11:10 am
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Some behind-the-gold-and-platinum numbers from Ken Barnes’ RIAA reality check: The Jonas Brothers, despite seeming damn nigh inescapable, have only just gone platinum with their latest full-length–and they haven’t even hit the million-sold mark yet; Kelly Clarkson’s My December also got a platinum plaque despite being about 250,000 copies short of the million-sold mark; and someone greased enough palms to get James Blunt a gold record for his latest album, even though it’s sold 352,000 copies. (Although that number seems very, very high to me, given the loud thud of indifference that greeted the album’s release a few months back.) [Listen Up]