Rick Allen Updates Fans on His Health One Month After Being Assaulted
Rick Allen took to social media to update fans on his health after being assaulted outside of a hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in March. Allen shared a photo of…
Rick Allen took to social media to update fans on his health after being assaulted outside of a hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in March.
Allen shared a photo of himself wearing a very cool Joan Jett and the Blackhearts t-shirt. He captioned the photo, "Thank you all so very much for all of your love and support over the last month. I am still recovering and getting my mind and body ready for the upcoming Def Leppard tour. Just wanted to say hi and let you know, There Will Be Rock!"
As previously reported, Allen was standing near the valet area at the Four Seasons in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. smoking a cigarette. He was in town for a March 12 show with Def Leppard at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
Per a police report from the incident, Allen was tackled to the ground by a 19-year-old man named Max Edward Hartley. This resulted in Allen hitting his head on the ground. Hartley then attacked a women who emerged from the hotel to help Allen. He was later arrested at a nearby hotel for breaking car windows. Hartley was charged with a number of crimes, including abusing an elderly or disabled adult.
5 Rock Bands with Multiple Diamond-Certified Studio Albums
A number of bands have one diamond-certified title, and even fewer have more than one. However, there is an elite group of rock bands with multiple diamond-certified studio albums.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has given out a number of diamond certifications to various albums that have sold at least 10 million units. Several of those albums happen to be greatest hits/best-of compilations. Thanks to these releases, this has led to a variety of bands have more than one diamond-certified title.
Believe it or not, there are only five rock bands to have more than one diamond-certified studio albums. That's right, only five.
So, who are they? Scroll through the gallery below to find out and to see which of their studio albums have moved 10 million units or more.
Def Leppard
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images'Pyromania' (10 million); 'Hysteria' (12 million.)
Van Halen
Ethan Miller/Getty Images'Van Halen' (10 million); '1984' (10 million.)
Pink Floyd
MJ Kim/Getty Images'Dark Side Of The Moon' (15 million); 'The Wall' (23 million.)
The Beatles
John Pratt/Keystone/Getty Images'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' (11 million); 'Abbey Road' (12 million); 'The Beatles' (24 million.)
Led Zeppelin
Evening Standard/Getty Images'Led Zeppelin I' (10 million); 'Houses of the Holy' (11 million); 'Led Zeppelin II' (12 million); 'Physical Graffiti' (16 million); 'Led Zeppelin IV' (23 million.)
