Osborne, R.

The gold disc: one million pop fans can’t be wrong

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Osborne, R. 2021. The gold disc: one million pop fans can’t be wrong. in: Osborne, R. and Laing, D. (ed.) Music by numbers: the use and abuse of statistics in the music industries Bristol, UK Intellect. pp. 39-55

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Chapter title	The gold disc: one million pop fans can’t be wrong
Authors	Osborne, R.
Abstract	This chapter looks at sales awards in the music industries. It addresses some of the standards and variables relating gold discs, silver discs, platinum discs and diamond discs. It looks at the history of these trophies and examines the rules by which they can be acquired. It looks at the record company accounting that the sales awards tend to obscure. It addresses the continuing use of these awards in the digital age. It looks at the musical culture that they endorse, examining their impact upon artistic creation and audience reception.
Research Group	Music group
Page range	39-55
Book title	Music by numbers: the use and abuse of statistics in the music industries
Editors	Osborne, R. and Laing, D.
Publisher	Intellect
Place of publication	Bristol, UK
Hardcover	9781789382532
Electronic	9781789382556
Electronic	9781789382549
Paperback	9781789387520
Publication dates
Online	02 Dec 2020
Print	05 Feb 2021
Publication process dates
Deposited	11 May 2020
Accepted	2020
Output status	Published
Accepted author manuscript	Richard_Osborne_TheGoldDisc.pdf Richard Osborne 'The Gold Disc'.docx
Copyright Statement	This is an Accepted Manuscript of a chapter published by Intellect in 'Music by numbers: the use and abuse of statistics in the music industries', the final published version is available at: https://www.intellectbooks.com/music-by-numbers
Web address (URL)	https://www.intellectbooks.com/music-by-numbers
Language	English

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