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Where are the Platinum Albums?
The three top albums of 2014 are everywhere. Every kid in the country is singing along to the soundtrack to the animated movie “Frozen.” There’s also Beyonce’s eponymous record and Lorde’s first album “Pure Heroine.” But there’s a problem: All three of those albums were released last year.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe three top albums of 2014 are everywhere. Every kid in the country is singing along to the soundtrack to the animated movie “Frozen.” There’s also Beyonce’s eponymous record and Lorde’s first album “Pure Heroine.” But there’s a problem: All three of those albums were released last year. No album released so far this year is on track to sell more than a million copies in the U.S. Why?
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The full episode
5 of 5Remembering Oscar, a Prehistory of Air Conditioning, and NFL to L.A.?- 0:00Remembering Oscar de la Renta
- 8:43The Ebola Vaccine Race
- 16:29Would an NFL Team Be Good for L.A.?
- 26:01How Air Conditioning Changed Everything
- 42:01Where are the Platinum Albums?You’re reading this