# What was the first video game soundtrack to go platinum in America?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/what-was-the-first-video-game-soundtrack-to-go-platinum-in-america/
- Published: 2026-10-29T03:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T04:24:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/first-video-game-soundtrack-to-go-platinum/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming, Music

## Key points

- NBA Livestyle 2003 was the first platinum video game soundtrack in the US.
- The eight-track CD passed one million sales by spring 2003.
- It featured Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg and other hip-hop artists.

## Summary

NBA Live 2003’s companion soundtrack, NBA Livestyle 2003, became the first video game soundtrack certified platinum in the United States. Its success showed how a game’s built-in audience could help licensed music reach listeners and sell as a separate release.

Released in October 2002, the eight-track CD featured new tracks from Busta Rhymes and Flipmode Squad, alongside remixes involving artists including Snoop Dogg, Fabolous, Just Blaze and Joe Budden. By spring 2003 it had sold more than one million copies, according to the article. It was the last NBA Live soundtrack to reach platinum status, and EA’s final NBA game came out in 2018.

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