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On September 16th, 2016 – just eight days shy of its 20th anniversary – Pinkerton was certified platinum, capping the surreal saga of an album that took the better part of two decades to move from embarrassing to essential.

Weezer’s sophomore release would first hit shelves on September 24th, 1996. With the recent triple-platinum success of the band’s 1994’s self-titled debut, listeners and critics alike anxiously awaited Pinkerton‘s unveiling. The so-called Blue Album had charmed listeners across genres with catchy radio-ready power-pop tunes like “Buddy Holly,” along with a groundbreaking music video to match. Weezer was an easy band to like – they were approachable enough to fit into a scene from Happy Days with ease and hip enough to get honorably roasted by Beavis and Butt-head. “Say It Ain’t So” and “Undone (The Sweater Song)” had propelled this quintessentially geeky group into the mainstream. – Rolling Stone