On Tuesday (April 4), Pablo achieved platinum status, according to a press release from the rapper's label Def Jam. A rep for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) confirmed the certification to Billboard.

While it remains unconfirmed if the platinum status included the album's sales in addition to streams, a source saysthe RIAA does not break out the components of any certification. The platinum certification reflects a million equivalent album units, which blends traditional album sales, tracks sold from an album and on-demand audio and video streams

The album has been streamed over 3 billion times worldwide and 1.5 billion times in the US. According to calculations, 1,500 streams equal one sale and the album has hit 1.5 billion streams on Tidal in the US alone.

The album which was also made available for sale on Kanye's website via downloads contributed only 0.7 percent of first week unit sales according to Billboard.

The album continues to make streaming history though its tiny numbers of actual album sales disqualified it from some records that Chance The Rapper May 2016 album "The Coloring Book" qualified for, that is, the first streaming-only album to chart in the Billboard Top 200 and the first streaming-only album to be nominated for or win a Grammy.

Kanye's "Life of Pablo" eventually got released in February 2016, after several alterations to the album title and tracklist. The album led by the controversial single 'Famous' featured top artists including Rihanna, The Weeknd, Chance The Rapper, Frank Ocean, Chris Brown among others.