go gold

phrase

: to have enough sales to qualify for a gold record
the album went gold

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George Duke had been a sideman for Frank Zappa and Cannonball Adderley before launching a successful solo career, and his 1977 album Reach For It had recently gone gold. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 The single stayed on the Hot 100 for over a year, and the album went gold, earning earned him a Grammy nomination for male pop vocal performance. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Seven of their LPs, including two hits compilations, are platinum or multiplatinum, with four others going gold. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026 Interscope signed Primus just as widespread hunger for weird, adrenalized, and mutable music kicked into high gear, and Sailing went gold. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go gold

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of go gold was in 1970

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“Go gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20gold. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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