Justin Beiber’s ‘Lonely’ Certified Platinum

Justin Beiber is already the best-selling male vocalist of the digital era, extended that this month record thanks to the Benny Blanco & Finneas-produced song crossing the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) threshold for Platinum status.

Just a month after learning his hit, ‘Holy,’ had been certified 2x Platinum for sales equivalence of 2 million in the United States, the tune’s follow-up – ‘Lonely’ – is halfway there according to RIAA reports it’s now Platinum.

Following ‘Somebody to Love’ (2010), ‘Eenie Meenie’ (2010), ‘Love Yourself’ (2015), and ‘Cold Water’ (2016), ‘Lonely’ comes as the fifth collaboration of his career with Benny Blanco.

As it relates to the RIAA, the additional 1 million to his overall tally sits Bieber at cumulative sales of 95.5 million in America – more than any other male vocalist in the history of digital music.

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