January 15, 20196 yr Author BPI have messed up the certifications for this week, with them being dated 11th January 2018 instead of 2019. I believe these are all of this week's certifications: 11 January 2019 Songs Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake - True Colours - Silver - Released: 2016 Ariana Grande - thank u, next - Platinum - Released: 2018 Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho - Gold - Released: 2018 Bryan Adams - Run to You - Silver - Released: 1984 Cadet & Deno Driz - Advice - Silver - Released: 2018 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug - Havana - 3x Platinum - Released: 2017 David Gray - Sail Away - Silver - Released: 2001 Don McLean - Vincent - Silver - Released: 1972 Ed Sheeran - How Would You Feel (Paean) - Platinum - Released: 2017 Geko ft. NSG - 6:30 - Silver - Released: 2018 George Ezra - Pretty Shiny People - Silver - Released: 2018 Halsey - Without Me - Gold - Released: 2018 Jess Glynne - All I Am - Gold - Released: 2018 John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads - Gold - Released: 1971 Jonas Blue, Liam Payne & Lennon Stella - Polaroid - Silver - Released: 2018 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird - Gold - Released: 1974 Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like a Heart - Silver - Released: 2018 Nelly Furtado - Say It Right - Gold - Released: 2006 Nicki Minaj - Chun-Li - Silver - Released: 2018 Panic! at the Disco - I Write Songs Not Tragedies - Platinum - Released: 2006 Rag'n'Bone Man - Grace (We All Try) - Silver - Released: 2017 Trey Songz - Slow Motion - Silver - Released: 2015 U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name - Silver - Released: 1987 Usher ft. Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling in Love - Platinum - Released: 2010 Albums Bugzy Malone - Facing Time - Silver - Released: 2016 Clean Bandit - What is Love? - Silver - Released: 2018 George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael - 9x Platinum - Released: 1998 Juice WRLD - Goodbye & Good Riddance - Silver - Released: 2018 Motion Picture Cast Recording - Les Misérables - 2x Platinum - Released: 2013 Paul Heaton - The Last King of Pop - Gold - Released: 2018 Stereophonics - Graffiti on the Train - Platinum - Released: 2013 The Script - #3 - 2x Platinum - Released: 2012 Videos Gary Moore & Friends - One Night in Dublin: A Tribute to Phil Lynott - Gold - Released: 2018 I believe 'Free Bird' sold around 300k in physicals across its many releases, so that would indicate total sales of over 700k to date. Perhaps someone with more knowledge could shed some light?
January 15, 20196 yr ^ In the 21/01/89 issue of Record Mirror Alan Jones reported that 'Free Bird' had sold over 300,000 copies. The majority, if not all, of those sales will be for the 'Free Bird EP' which was released in 1976 and which charted in 1976, 1979 (when made available as a 12" single) and 1982 (when made available as a picture disc). The 1976 EP was awarded a Silver disc (then for 250,000 sales) in 1982. Edited January 15, 20196 yr by Robbie
January 21, 20196 yr Author 18 January 2019 Songs Arctic Monkeys - Arabella - Gold - Released: 2013 Biffy Clyro - Many of Horror - Platinum - Released: 2009 Charli XCX ft. Troye Sivan - 1999 - Silver - Released: 2018 Chase & Status ft. Plan B - End Credits - Platinum - Released: 2009 Don Henley - The Boys of Summer - Gold - Released: 1984 Drake ft. Michael Jackson - Don't Matter to Me - Gold - Released: 2018 Ella Mai - Boo'd Up - Silver - Released: 2017 Ellie Goulding - Burn - 2x Platinum - Released: 2013 James Arthur & Anne-Marie - Rewrite the Stars - Silver - Released: 2018 Migos ft. Gucci Mane - Slippery - Silver - Released: 2017 Mumford & Sons - Believe - Gold - Released: 2015 NSG ft. Geko - Yo Darlin' - Silver - Released: 2017 P. Diddy, Black Rob & Mark Curry - Bad Boy for Life - Silver - Released: 2001 Sheppard - Geronimo - Silver - Released: 2014 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity - Gold - Released: 2018 Skrillex & Poo Bear - Would You Ever - Silver - Released: 2017 SZA ft. Travis Scott - Love Galore - Silver - Released: 2017 The Kinks - All Day & All of the Night - Silver - Released: 1964 twenty one pilots - Ride - Platinum - Released: 2015 Albums Elton John - Diamonds - Platinum - Released: 2017 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - A Star is Born - Platinum - Released: 2018 Maroon 5 - 1.22.03.Acoustic - Gold - Released: 2004 Marvin Gaye - Love Marvin: The Greatest Love Songs of Marvin Gaye - Gold - Released: 2010 Shania Twain - Greatest Hits - 3x Platinum - Released: 2004
January 22, 20196 yr Author The Other Side is Platinum with a peak of #48... does anyone know how many other non-Top 40 hits have managed that? I've completed my list of non-Top 10 Platinum songs and separated them into categories: List of Non-Top 10 Platinum Songs (Released After 1994) Adele - Set Fire to the Rain (#11, 2011) ALMA - Chasing Highs (#18, 2017) American Authors - Best Day of My Life (#17, 2013) Anne-Marie - Alarm (#16, 2016) Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman (#17, 2016) Ariana Grande - Into You (#14, 2016) Ariana Grande ft. Zedd - Break Free (#16, 2014) * AWOLNATION - Sail (#17, 2010) Azealia Banks ft. Lazy Jay - 212 (#12, 2012) B Young - Jumanji (#13, 2017) Bastille - Good Grief (#13, 2016) Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line - Meant to Be (#11, 2017) Beyonce - Love On Top (#13, 2011) Beyonce - Run the World (Girls) (#11, 2011) Birdy - Skinny Love (#17, 2011) Bruno Mars - Marry You (#11, 2011) Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#12, 2016) Bruno Mars - Treasure (#12, 2012) Camelphat & Elderbrook - Cola (#18, 2017) Camila Cabello - Crying in the Club (#12, 2017) Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore (#14, 2016) Cheat Codes x Demi Lovato - No Promises (#18, 2017) Chris Brown - Questions (#12, 2017) Dave ft. Mostack - No Words (#17, 2017) Disciples - On My Mind (#15, 2017) Disclosure ft. Sam Smith - Latch (#11, 2012) Drake - Controlla (#18, 2016) Dua Lipa - Hotter Than Hell (#15, 2016) Ed Sheeran - Give Me Love (#18, 2012) Ed Sheeran - I See Fire (#13, 2013) Fetty Wap ft. Monty - 679 (#20, 2015) Florence + the Machine - Shake It Out (#12, 2011) Foo Fighters – Everlong (#18, 1997) Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks (#18, 2010) G-Eazy ft. Bebe Rexha - Me, Myself & I (#13, 2015) Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (#11, 1998) Gyptian - Hold You (#16, 2010) Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron & Zendaya - The Greatest Show (#20, 2017) Imagine Dragons - Demons (#13, 2012) Imagine Dragons - Thunder (#20, 2017) Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up (#11, 2012) Jay-Z & Linkin Park - Numb / Encore (#14, 2004) Jonas Blue ft. RAYE - By Your Side (#15, 2016) Kanye West ft. Rihanna - All of the Lights (#15, 2010) Khalid - Young, Dumb & Broke (#17, 2017) Khalid & Normani - Love Lies (#12, 2018) Lady Antebellum - Need You Now (#15, 2010) Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons - Sucker for Pain (#11, 2016) Linkin Park - Numb (#14, 2003) Little Mix - Love Me Like You (#11, 2015) Little Mix ft. Machine Gun Kelly - No More Sad Songs (#15, 2016) Little Mix ft. Sean Paul - Hair (#11, 2015) Lorde - Green Light (#20, 2017) Maroon 5 ft. SZA - What Lovers Do (#12, 2017) Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa - Scared to Be Lonely (#14, 2017) MGMT - Kids (#16, 2007) MIA - Paper Planes (#19, 2008) Miley Cyrus - Malibu (#11, 2017) Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA (#11, 2009) M.O. x Lotto Boyzz x Mr Eazi - Bad Vibe (#18, 2018) Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait (#12, 2012) Not3s - My Lover (#14, 2017) Of Monsters & Men - Little Talks (#12, 2012) P!nk - Raise Your Glass (#13, 2010) Post Malone - I Fall Apart (#19, 2016) Rag'n'Bone Man - Skin (#13, 2017) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (#16, 2000) Rudimental ft. Ed Sheeran - Lay It All On Me (#12, 2015) Sam Smith - Lay Me Down (#15, 2014) Selena Gomez - Hands To Myself (#14, 2015) Shawn Mendes - Mercy (#15, 2016) The 1975 - Chocolate (#19, 2013) The 1975 - The Sound (#15, 2016) The Chainsmokers ft. Rozes - ROSES (#16, 2015) Train - Hey, Soul Sister (#18, 2009) twenty one pilots - Stressed Out (#12, 2015) Years & Years - Eyes Shut (#17, 2014) Zac Efron & Zendaya - Rewrite the Stars (#16, 2018) List of Non-Top 20 Platinum Songs (Released After 1994) Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine? (#23, 2012) Charlie Puth - One Call Away (#26, 2015) DJ Fresh - Gold Dust (#22, 2010) Fall Out Boy - Centuries (#22, 2014) Florence + the Machine - Dog Days Are Over (#23, 2009) Future - Mask Off (#22, 2017) Imagine Dragons - On Top of the World (#34, 2013) Johnny Cash - Hurt (#39, 2003) Kanye West - Black Skinhead (#34, 2013) Kanye West - Power (#36, 2010) Kygo ft. Parson James - Stole the Show (#24, 2015) Lil Uzi Vert - XO TOUR Llif3 (#25, 2017) Loren Allred - Never Enough (#24, 2018) * Martin Solveig & Ina Wroldsen - Places (#27, 2017) MK & Becky Hill - Piece of Me (#37, 2016) Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man (#24, 2009) Mumford & Sons - The Cave (#31, 2009) Panic! at the Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies (#25, 2006) Post Malone & Quavo - Congratulations (#26, 2016) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop (#22, 2003) Rihanna - Needed Me (#38, 2016) Robin Schulz ft. Francesco Yates - Sugar (#21, 2015) Shakira ft. Freshlyground - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (#21, 2010) Skrillex ft. Sirah - Bangarang (#24, 2012) Smash Mouth - All Star (#24, 1999) The Script - Breakeven (#21, 2008) The Vamps & Matoma - All Night (#24, 2016) Tom Zanetti ft. Sadie Ama - You Want Me (#22, 2016) Years & Years - Desire (#22, 2015) Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman & Michelle Williams - A Million Dreams (#22, 2017) List of Non-Top 40 Platinum Songs (Released After 1994) Childish Gambino - Redbone (#51, 2016) Drake & Future - Jumpman (#58, 2015) Eminem - 'Til I Collapse (#73, 2002) Hugh Jackman & Zac Efron - The Other Side (#48, 2017) * Imagine Dragons - Believer (#42, 2017) The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy (#72, 1994) twenty one pilots - Ride (#47, 2015) Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know (#64, 2011) List of Non-Top 100 Platinum Songs (Released After 1994) Oasis - Champagne Supernova (#154, 1996) List of Non-Top 10 Multi-Platinum Songs (Released After 1994) Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know? (#11, 2013) Christina Perri - A Thousand Years (#11, 2011) Ed Sheeran - Photograph (#15, 2014) Idina Menzel - Let It Go (#11, 2013) Imagine Dragons - Radioactive (#12, 2012) Jason Mraz - I'm Yours (#11, 2008) List of Non-Top 10 Platinum Songs (Released Before 1994) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds (#17, 1980) Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas (#11, 1988) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge (#13, 1992) Stevie Wonder - Superstition (#11, 1973) The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (#11, 1988) List of Non-Top 20 Platinum Songs (Released Before 1994) Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way (#38, 1977) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (#31, 1974) List of Non-Top 40 Platinum Songs (Released Before 1994) Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (#42, 1985) Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 (#47, 1981) Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (#81, 1977) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (#80, 1967) Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl (#60, 1967) List of Non-Top 200 Platinum Songs (Released Before 1994) Daryl Hall & John Oates - You Make My Dreams (N/A, 1981) Notes: An asterisk (*) refers to songs that may have received a higher peak had they not been briefly ineligible to chart. For instance, I'm pretty sure 'Break Free' would have received a Top 10 peak and 'The Other Side' surely would have been Top 40. All their sales, regardless of whether they were chart ineligible, are accounted for under the BPI certifications. The BPI take into account sales for songs since February 1994 when the current compilers of the OCC took over. That's why songs that were released before 1994 get their own categories as the Platinum certifications don't take into account their original sales. This also means that there are other songs that missed the Top 10 and have sold over 600k, but don't have Platinum certifications as their sales are split between pre- and post-1994.
January 22, 20196 yr It feels ridiculous that something like 'Piece of Me' should have a platinum accreditation, for something that spent a couple of weeks in the top 40.
January 22, 20196 yr It did have rather good longevity, and was released in a time before ACR too. 74-62-64-51-42-43-43-39-42-{37}-40-40-47-49-56-74->16
January 28, 20196 yr Author 25 January 2018 Songs Billie Eilish - ocean eyes - Silver - Released: 2015 Drake - Nice For What - 2x Platinum - Released: 2018 Drake ft. Jay-Z - Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2 - Silver - Released: 2013 Ed Sheeran - Tenerife Sea - Platinum - Released: 2014 Ellie Goulding x Diplo ft. Swae Lee - Close To Me - Silver - Released: 2018 Jess Glynne - Thursday - Gold - Released: 2018 Kanye West - Heartless - Gold - Released: 2008 Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes - Silver - Released: 2005 Kendrick Lamar ft. J-Rock - Money Trees - Silver - Released: 2012 James Arthur - Empty Space - Silver - Released: 2018 Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton - Say Something - Platinum - Released: 2018 Metallica - Nothing Else Matters - Gold - Released: 1992 Mura Masa ft. A$AP Rocky - Lovesick - Gold - Released: 2016 Nelly Furtado - Maneater - Platinum - Released: 2007 Nicki Minaj - Anaconda - Gold - Released: 2014 P!nk - A Million Dreams - Silver - Released: 2018 Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower - Gold - Released: 2018 Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain - Platinum - Released: 1984 Puff Daddy ft. R Kelly - Satisfy You - Silver - Released: 1999 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dark Necessities - Silver - Released: 2016 Rusted Root - Send Me On My Way - Gold - Released: 1995 Sister Sledge - We Are Family - Silver - Released: 1979 Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars - 3x Platinum - Released: 2006 T2 - Heartbroken - Silver - Released: 2007 ?? The 1975 - Ugh! - Silver - Released: 2015 Tiësto & Dzeko ft. Preme & Post Malone - Jackie Chan - Platinum - Released: 2018 Whitesnake - Here I Go Again - Gold - Released: 1982 Albums Cliff Richard - Stronger Thru the Years - Silver - Released: 2017 Nicki Minaj - Queen - Silver - Released: 2018 Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way - 7x Platinum - Released: 2002 Santana - Ultimate Santana - Gold - Released: 2007 The Killers - Direct Hits - 2x Platinum - Released: 2013 The Pretenders - The Best of The Pretenders / Break Up the Concrete - Silver - Released: 2009 The Vamps - Wake Up - Gold - Released: 2015 'Nothing Else Matters' sold 60k in 1992; 460k sold to date. 'Purple Rain' sold roughly 200k in 1984; 800k sold to date. There appears to be a mistake with the certification for 'Heartbroken'. It was already certified Silver in 2008, although that version credits Jodie and the recent version does not, which I'm guessing is how the mistake occurred.
January 28, 20196 yr I'm not sure where the theory that greatest hits don't sell anymore and are redundant comes from. The album chart is littered with them and 4 of the 7 certs this week are Greatest Hits.
January 28, 20196 yr Author I'm not sure where the theory that greatest hits don't sell anymore and are redundant comes from. The album chart is littered with them and 4 of the 7 certs this week are Greatest Hits. Most of the sales are from streaming though. For instance, Fleetwood Mac's 2002 Best Of album was regularly selling over 2k but when 50 Years: Don't Stop was released and all Fleetwood Mac streams went to that album, Best Of was down to selling 200 copies.
January 28, 20196 yr I've completed my list of non-Top 10 Platinum songs and separated them into categories: Thanks very much for doing that list Liam! Very interesting!
January 28, 20196 yr Most of the sales are from streaming though. For instance, Fleetwood Mac's 2002 Best Of album was regularly selling over 2k but when 50 Years: Don't Stop was released and all Fleetwood Mac streams went to that album, Best Of was down to selling 200 copies. Is that a bad thing? Greatest hits being ready made playlists is surely a great thing for an artist especially for getting new fans on board. How many people have streamed/purchased or explored Fleetwood mac's back catalogue after listening to the Greatest Hits. I think Greatest Hits are more relevant than ever when with streaming you can jump into any artist you vaguely like and explore their greatest hits then go from there.
January 28, 20196 yr Author Is that a bad thing? Greatest hits being ready made playlists is surely a great thing for an artist especially for getting new fans on board. How many people have streamed/purchased or explored Fleetwood mac's back catalogue after listening to the Greatest Hits. I think Greatest Hits are more relevant than ever when with streaming you can jump into any artist you vaguely like and explore their greatest hits then go from there. When people bring up the relevance of Greatest Hits albums it's usually regarding them in physical form. I agree with you that streaming greatest hits albums or playlists are a good way for attracting new or casual audiences. They're just losing relevance in physical form when, as you say, people can explore their discography at the press of a button.
January 29, 20196 yr and another thing is that once you release a GH, people stop buying your back catalogue, that's why Coldplay have not released a GH yet, cos the old albums still sell very well they wouldn't be doing as well if there were a GH if someone discovered Coldplay right now, if there were a GH, they'd buy that and that's enough, now they probably buy a bunch of their catalog albums same for Muse, Beyonce, Rihanna I think it's more to do with the back catalogue than with physical CDs not selling
January 29, 20196 yr and another thing is that once you release a GH, people stop buying your back catalogue, that's why Coldplay have not released a GH yet, cos the old albums still sell very well they wouldn't be doing as well if there were a GH if someone discovered Coldplay right now, if there were a GH, they'd buy that and that's enough, now they probably buy a bunch of their catalog albums same for Muse, Beyonce, Rihanna I think it's more to do with the back catalogue than with physical CDs not selling I honestly don't think that is true. I brought Sheryl Crow's greatest hits and over the next couple of years got all her studio albums as I loved the Greatest Hits and wanted to hear more. Then got her latest album when it came out. The artists you mentioned not having greatest hits I'm sure it is more about them having more control of their careers and for any artists I'm sure a greatest hits isnt very rewarding or artistic. It is mainly a cash in from labels artists go along with.
January 29, 20196 yr Hey Liam, have you got any info on how these have sold since their debut year? Kanye West - Heartless - Gold - Released: 2008 Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes - Silver - Released: 2005 Nelly Furtado - Maneater - Platinum - Released: 2007 Nicki Minaj - Anaconda - Gold - Released: 2014 Sister Sledge - We Are Family - Silver - Released: 1979
February 6, 20196 yr Author 01 February 2019 Songs Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning - Silver - Released: 2009 Ariana Grande - 7 Rings - Silver - Released: 2019 Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho - Platinum - Released: 2018 Billie Eilish - when the party's over - Silver - Released: 2018 Bon Iver - Skinny Love - Gold - Released: 2008 Chris Brown & Tyga ft. ScHoolboy Q - Bitches N Marijuana - Silver - Released: 2015 Clean Bandit ft. Marina & Luis Fonsi - Baby - Silver - Released: 2018 Ed Sheeran - Bibia Be Ye Ye - Gold - Released: 2017 Fedde le Grand - Put Your Hands Up For Detroit - Gold - Released: 2006 Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor - Silver - Released: 2008 Lil Baby & Gunna - Drip Too Hard - Silver - Released: 2018 Madcon - Beggin' - Platinum - Released: 2008 Migos - Stir Fry - Silver - Released: 2017 MKTO - Classic - Platinum - Released: 2013 Ne-Yo - Beautiful Monster - Gold - Released: 2010 Post Malone - Wow. - Silver - Released: 2018 Queen - The Show Must Go On - Silver - Released: 1991 Rae Sremmurd - Guatemala - Silver - Released: 2018 Sheck Wes - Mo Bamba - Silver - Released: 2018 Steel Banglez ft. Yungen, MoStack, Mr Eazi & Not3s - Bad - Gold- Released: 2017 Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams - Gold - Released: 2014 The Doors - Riders on the Storm - Silver - Released: 1971 The Killers - Mr Brightside - 4x Platinum - Released: 2004 The Vamps - Somebody to You - Gold - Released: 2014 The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me - Gold - Released: 2018 Tom Zanetti - Darlin' - Silver - Released: 2015 Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle With You - Gold - Released: 1973 Albums Billie Eilish - Don't Smile At Me - Gold - Released: 2019 Janis Joplin - Pearl - Silver - Released: 1971 Portishead - Dummy - 3x Platinum - Released: 1994 Post Malone - beerbongs & bentleys - Platinum - Released: 2018 Videos Cast Recording - Riverdance: The Show - 21x Platinum - Released: 1995 Hey Liam, have you got any info on how these have sold since their debut year? Kanye West - Heartless - Gold - Released: 2008 Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes - Silver - Released: 2005 Nelly Furtado - Maneater - Platinum - Released: 2007 Nicki Minaj - Anaconda - Gold - Released: 2014 Sister Sledge - We Are Family - Silver - Released: 1979 'Heartless' sold 139k in 2009 and ~30k in 2008; ~231k sold since. 'Behind These Hazel Eyes' sold 75k in 2005; 125k sold since. 'Maneater' sold 296k in 2006 and 52k in 2007; 252k sold since. 'Anaconda' sold ~190k in 2014; ~210k sold since. Not got any info on 'We Are Family', I'm afraid!
February 6, 20196 yr Tom Zanetti - Darlin' :o That track's such a classic for me from about 3 years ago, never even charted I don't think? Also MKTO - Classic being platinum seems surprising, still love that.
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