3 years ago
how many records did Isaac hayes sell in his career
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He had many different albums recorded and sold. He had 22 Studio Albums, 2 Live Albums, was on 3 Soundtracks, and released 17 Singles.
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Sorry that I did not see your question sooner. I can only offer this answer as a comment to a precious answer to your query.
Although it may seem to be a simple question, record sales data is not often published in publicly available sources. However, this may help.
According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) (http://www.riaa.com/index.php), the artist Isaac Hayes was recognized for the following sales awards:
Title
HOT BUTTERED SOUL
Certification Date
12/12/1969
Label
ENTERPRISE
Award Description
GOLD
Title
LIVE AT THE SAHARA TAHOE
Certification Date
07/03/1973
Label
ENTERPRISE
Award Description
GOLD
Title
JOY
Certification Date
11/28/1973
Label
ENTERPRISE
Award Description
GOLD
Title
CHOCOLATE CHIP
Certification Date
07/15/1975
Label
ABC
Award Description
GOLD
Title
DON'T LET GO
Certification Date
01/21/1980
Label
POLYDOR
Award Description
GOLD
Title
THEME FROM SHAFT
Certification Date
09/30/1996
Label
ENTERPRISE
Award Description
GOLD
Title
SHAFT (SOUNDTRACK)
Certification Date
09/30/1996
Label
ENTERPRISE
Award Description
GOLD
Since a Gold Record / Album signifies at least 500,000 unit sales, it is safe to assume that Isaac Hayes sold more than 3.5 million records and albums in his career.