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Alvvays' 'Archie, Marry Me' Certified Gold Ten Years After Release

The soaring single helped the band become an international breakout in 2014, and now it's their first gold certification — indicating it has moved 0.5 million units in the U.S. — as confirmed by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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Norman Wong

Hey, hey: Archie's gone gold.

The breakout single from Canadian indie band Alvvays' first record, "Archie, Marry Me," has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. That means it's moved 500,000 digital units, either in downloads or on-demand streaming, becoming the band's first single to do so — ten years after its release.


With its breezily anthemic chorus and its perfect encapsulation of young longing, "Archie, Marry Me" helped launch Alvvays onto the international stage in 2014. The group's dreamy debut album was jam-packed with hooks, and "Archie" immediately caught on, a half-ironic ode to marriage embraced by ambivalent millennials everywhere.

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The band went on to release two more acclaimed records, earn a pair of Junos and a Grammy nomination, and play festivals like Coachella and Glastonbury, becoming one of the few Canadian indie bands of the last decade to see sustained popularity on the international stage.

They marked the tenth anniversary of their self-titled debut earlier this year with a special vinyl-only reissue. The RIAA certification gives them more reason to celebrate, with label Polyvinyl sharing the achievement on Threads. Technically, a tenth wedding anniversary is celebrated with tin, not gold, but Archie never seemed like the traditional type to begin with.

Alvvays isn't the only Canadian artist to hit a major certification milestone this year. PartyNextDoor was named the top artist-songwriter for Q2 of 2024 by the National Music Publishers Association, thanks to his 16 RIAA certifications between April and June, including diamond certification for the Party-written Rihanna hit "Work."

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Celine Dion performing on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.
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Céline Dion se produisant sur la Tour Eiffel lors de la cérémonie d'ouverture des Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024 Paris 2024 le 26 juillet 2024 à Paris, France.
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Celine Dion Shocked Tiger Woods With Her Hole In One Lyric Change to Biggest Hit: Watch

The singer updated the ballad while answering a question about which one of her songs best represents her golf game.

Celine Dion scored a hole in one on Tuesday (March 4) after ESPN’s Marty Smith asked the singer which one of her classic hits best represents her golf game. Making an appearance at the TGL match between the Atlanta Drive GC and Jupiter Links Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Dion didn’t hesitate.

“Okay,” she laughed, tilting her head forward as fans shouted out requests from the audience. “The one that comes to… oh, some people have suggestions! But that’s good. I would say…,” she continued before busting into the indelible chorus from her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Titanic smash “My Heart Will Go On.”

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.

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