Radiohead's The Bends goes gold in America

The Bends has gone gold in the United States, for 500,000 copies. The RIAA certified it on 4 April, a year to the day after Capitol released it in America), and this week's Billboard 200, dated 27 April, carries the gold mark beside it for the first time.

The album first entered the chart in May last year. This spring “High and Dry” became Radiohead's second single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 78 on the chart dated 6 April. On last week's album chart, dated 20 April, The Bends rose from 96 to number 88, its highest place yet.

The Bends on the Billboard 200, spring 1996