8 Times Waylon Jennings Was A Hard Core Badass

2. The Time He Scored The First Platinum Country Album

Prior to 1976, no country artist had ever earned a Platinum-certified album. In order to earn a Platinum certification from the RIAA, an album has to sell a total of 1 million copies. It’s an impressive feat, one that Jennings was the first to accomplish with the album Wanted! The Outlaws.

He wasn’t the only one though. Jennings recorded the album along with fellow outlaws Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, and Tompall Glaser. The Platinum status quickly established them as country icons and certified badasses.