Rihanna's 'Anti' Goes Platinum in Less Than Two Days

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However, Nielsen won't count those 1 million copies that RiRi and Samsung gave away for free.

January 30, 2016

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That was quick! Only a few hours after released last Wednesday, January 27, Rihanna's "Anti" has now been certified platinum by the RIAA, meaning the album has sold 1 million copies in less than two days. 1.4 million copies in 15 hours, to be precise.

Arriving via Jay-Z's Tidal, which RiRi co-owns with a handful of other A-listers, the record was made available as free downloads for the service's subscribers as part of her $25 million deal with Samsung. If fans remember, Hov also partnered with the South Korean electronic giant and used similar strategy when he released his "Magna Carta... Holy Grail" back in 2013.

"Anti" is now also available on iTunes, with three new tracks in its deluxe edition. However, it's still unclear how many copies Nielsen will count for the Billboard 200 chart because they definitely won't recognize those 1 million copies that RiRi and Samsung gave away for free.

Anyways, Rihanna was thrilled when she found out her eighth studio album was a huge success. Responding to RIAA's announcement on Twitter, she wrote on Friday, January 29, "THANK U NAVY!!! #ANTI IS PLATINUM!!"

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THANK U NAVY!!! #ANTI IS PLATINUM!! https://t.co/mS5za0Mi05
— Rihanna (@rihanna) January 29, 2016

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