Though their reunion plans have largely been stymied by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, My Chemical Romance‘s catalog continues to resonate with fans. The group were recently awarded a host of new certifications for sales/streaming within the United States by the RIAA.
These latest certifications were announced on October 21st, 2021 and all refer to singles from past releases, here’s the breakdown:
- “Cancer” (gold)
- “Dead!” (gold)
- “I Don’t Love You” (gold)
- “Teenagers” (4x multi-platinum)
- “Welcome To The Black Parade” (5x multi-platinum)
- “Famous Last Words” (gold/platinum)
- “Mama” (gold)
A platinum album/single in the United States represents 1,000,000 units, while gold signifies 500,000 units. Outside of traditional physical/digital sales, the certifications factor in digital streams/downloads with 10 permanent track downloads counting as 1 unit and 1500 on-demand audio/video streams from a particular album also counting as as a unit.
