Grapple the term "Gold" originated in the US during the late 60's early 70's when radio jocks referred to pre Beatles era hits as "Golden Oldies"- the golden hits of yester year. Recording artists who's hit making career had run dry would appear together on package tours in various venues across the States- billed as "Golden Oldie" tours and the "Golden Oldies" circuit (still popular today). Radio Stations also began to specialize and target a very specific demographic- FM Rock/ Soul/ Country/Gospel & Top 40 and of course "Golden Oldies" which through time became abbreviated to "Gold". In the UK "Capital Gold" was one of the first specialist stations that played music usually more that 10 years old. There are no real hard and fast rules as to the cut off date defining when we begin to refer to a track as an oldie- it's not an exact science!
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Then again, thinking about music from just 10 years ago is a little worrying because that wasn't the best of decades to be fair, or perhaps that's just my jaded aged perspective lol. It seemed too full of rehashed covers and a renaissance of poorly produced pop.