This is such a circular topic without an answer. The RIAA certification is a paid subscription service that has increasingly declined in its scope of use. The only people who know the true sales numbers are the record companies and to a lesser extent artist representative agencies. Some of these totals through RIAA have not been updated in 20 plus years. A generation has been born and can drink now. Streaming and downloads have totally changed the public uptake and monetary equation. In the new world, Tango is a streaming hit and Mirage is a dud. Easiest way to understand the continued interest in Fleetwood Mac is the value of the rights sales made by Stevie, Lindsey, and Christine. Business don't pay ~$100 million each on average for music that hasn't been bought in 30 years and has limited return on invest in the subsequent 7 year period.
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