Claim: James Taylor's first compilation album was certified Diamond.
Evidence: His 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 12 million US copies.
Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor.
However it became a steady seller for many years , and Greatest Hits has sold over 11,000,000 copies certifying it as a Platinum album eleven times over , and a diamond album once -LRB- for 10 million copies -RRB-.