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    • Mar 25, 1981
    Fifteen days after he earned his first gold single from the RIAA, Eddie Rabbitt picks up a second, for "Drivin' My Life Away"
    Jun 16, 1981
    The Oak Ridge Boys earn a gold single from the RIAA for "Elvira"
    Jul 1, 1981
    Juice Newton's single "Angel Of The Morning" receives a gold record from the RIAA
    Sep 2, 1981
    Juice Newton's single "Queen Of Hearts" is certified gold by the RIAA
    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)"
    Dec 21, 1982
    Sylvia receives a gold single from the RIAA for "Nobody"
    Apr 15, 1983
    Five Elvis Presley singles are certified gold by the RIAA more than 20 years after their release: "Are You Lonesome To-night?" "I Got Stung," "Don't," "It's Now Or Never" and "Return To Sender"
    Jun 14, 1983
    John Anderson nets a gold single from the RIAA for "Swingin'"
    Aug 3, 1983
    A pair of Elvis Presley singles from the 1950s are finally certified gold by the RIAA: "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" and "(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I"
    Oct 18, 1983
    Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton receive a gold single from the Recording Industry Association of America for "Islands In The Stream"



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