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Jul 25, 1995
The "Forrest Gump" soundtrack receives a quadruple-platinum album from the RIAA. It features Willie Nelson's "On The Road Again" and Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog," plus songs by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Dylan, Duane Eddy, Bob Seger, Randy Newman, B.J. Thomas and Harry Nilsson
Jul 31, 1995
The soundtrack to "The Bodyguard" is certified by the RIAA for shipments of 15 million copies, behind Whitney Houston's version of the Dolly Parton-penned song "I Will Always Love You"
Jul 31, 1995
Alabama's "Greatest Hits" album is certified quadruple-platinum by the RIAA, while the band's "Greatest Hits Volume II" goes platinum
Aug 8, 1995
The album "Cracked Rear View," by Darius Rucker's band Hootie + The Blowfish, is certified six-times platinum by the RIAA
Aug 8, 1995
"John Michael Montgomery" is certified gold, platinum and double-platinum by the RIAA, the same day the singer's debut album, "Life's A Dance," goes triple-platinum
Aug 9, 1995
"Time Pieces/Best Of Eric Clapton" is certified by the RIAA for shipments of 7 million copies. The album includes the rock guitarist's lone country hit, "Lay Down Sally"
Aug 10, 1995
"You Might Be A Redneck If..." makes Jeff Foxworthy the first Southern comedian to receive a double-platinum album from the RIAA
Aug 11, 1995
Reba McEntire's "Greatest Hits II" earns a quadruple-platinum album from the RIAA, while "Read My Mind," "For My Broken Heart" and "Reba McEntire's Greatest Hits" all reach triple-platinum. "The Last One To Know" also earns a platinum album
Aug 14, 1995
Garth Brooks' "The Hits" becomes the first best-of album by a country-based artist certified by the RIAA for shipments of 7 million units
Aug 14, 1995
Shania Twain receives her first double-platinum album from the RIAA, for "The Woman In Me"
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