Three singles by the band GHOST have now been certified gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association Of America) as of June 7, 2022.
The songs that received the honor are “Cirice” (from 2015’s “Meliora“), “Dance Macabre” (from 2018’s “Prequelle“) and “Square Hammer” (from 2016’s “Popestar” EP).
The aforementioned songs are GHOST‘s first RIAA certifications.
According to the RIAA, one equivalent song unit is equal to a single digital song sale, or 150 on-demand audio and/or video streams.
GHOST‘s latest album, “Impera”, sold 70,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in it’s first week of release, hitting position No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking the band’s third top 10 album.
“Impera” also hit position No. 1 in both Germany and Sweden, No. 2 in the U.K., Netherlands, Belgium and Norway, No. 3 in Australia, No. 5 in France and Ireland, and No. 20 in Italy.
GHOST‘s “Impera” album arrived on March 11 and was produced by Klas Åhlund with mixing by Andy Wallace.