Beyoncé’s sixth studio album, Lemonade, has officially been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The visual album was originally released via Tidal on April 23 following a worldwide premiere of the project on HBO. On April 25, the album went on sale to other digital retailers like iTunes and Google Play. On May 6, the physical copy of the album was available in stores.
Lemonade debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 653,000 equivalent album units in the first week. Bey made history when she became the first artist to ever reach number one with her first six albums.
If that’s not enough, all of Beyoncé’s albums have been certified platinum. Her best-selling album is her debut album, Dangerously in Love, which has sold 5 million copies.
Beyoncé is currently on her Formation World Tour, which kicked off on April 27.
Queen 🐝 is now 6 for 6 with #RIAAPlatinum or higher albums! 🍋🍋 #LEMONADE is Platinum, @Beyonce! Congratulations! pic.twitter.com/MXN9ql5Bhy
— RIAA (@RIAA) June 8, 2016
