System of a Down is the debut studio album by Armenian-American metal band System of a Down, released on June 30, 1998, by American Recordings and Columbia Records. The album was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on February 2, 2000. Two years later, after the success of System of a Down's next album, "Toxicity", the album was certified platinum.
System of a down was certified gold two years after Toxicity was certified platinum in 2000.
I said System of Down received gold in 1998 and Toxicity received platinum in 2000, 2 years off the actual dates. 