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Led Zeppelin · 1971

Led Zeppelin

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

October 8, 1971Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

Led Zeppelin II had spent 100 weeks on the British album chart. It was the band's first album to reach No. 1 in the U.S., where it remained for seven weeks. In 1999, it received 12× platinum certification in the U.S. for more than 12 million copies sold.

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