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    • May 12, 1982
    "Lookin' For Love" becomes Johnny Lee's first RIAA-certified gold album
    Jul 15, 1982
    Two Willie Nelson albums earn platinum honors from the RIAA: "Always On My Mind" and "Greatest Hits (And Some That Will Be)"
    Jul 30, 1982
    Alabama picks up a platinum album from the RIAA for "My Home's In Alabama"
    Jul 30, 1982
    The album "Toto IV" is certified gold by the RIAA. Toto's bass player, David Hungate, shifts into playing country sessions, backing such musicians as Dan Seals, Randy Travis, Shania Twain and Conway Twitty, among others
    Jul 2, 1982
    "Special Forces" becomes the second RIAA-certified gold album for .38 Special, featuring Donnie Van Zant, a future member of the country duo Van Zant
    Jul 16, 1982
    Juice Newton nabs her second RIAA-certified gold album, for "Quiet Lies"
    Aug 30, 1982
    Kenny Rogers collects a gold album from the RIAA, for "Love Will Turn You Around"
    Oct 20, 1982
    The Statler Brothers gain their fifth gold album from the RIAA, for "Christmas Card"
    Oct 25, 1982
    Anne Murray gets a gold album from the RIAA for "Christmas Wishes"
    Oct 29, 1982
    John Mellencamp receives a gold single from the RIAA  for his pop anthem "Jack & Diane." The song is referenced more than 20 years later in the Kenny Chesney country hit "I Go Back" and used as an inspiration for the 2017 Jake Owen hit "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)"



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