Claim: Ariana Grande's albums have been sold.
Evidence: All three of her albums have been certified platinum by the RIAA.
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies.
Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories , which are named after precious materials -LRB- gold , platinum and diamond -RRB-.
The RIAA also participates in the collective rights management of sound recordings , and it is responsible for certifying Gold and Platinum albums and singles in the United States.