It pains me to see Tomcraft and Kylie on that list :cry:

C'mon 'Slow', get that certification!

'Slow' is probably still way off, perhaps just over 170k now. :(

Thanks Liam - any idea if Tomcraft will get there sometime?

'Slow' is probably still way off, perhaps just over 170k now. :(

 

Wow I didn’t realise Dancing had outsold Slow!

Thanks Liam - any idea if Tomcraft will get there sometime?

I think this one might have been an oversight from the BPI. 'Loneliness' originally sold 128k in 2003 and as of June 2008 was on 156k, so it seems odd that it's still under 200k 13 years later.

Tomcraft definitely sticks out like a sore thumb on that list - oversight or not, it to get certified post-haste pls x (same for 'Radio')

 

'Don't Stop Me Eatin'' got more than 75% of the way to silver certified in just one week so I feel like it surely must have a good chance of eventually scraping past the mark even with its consumption obviously falling off multiple cliffs beyond week 1.

Sam & Mark's cover of 'With a Little Help From My Friends' is probably the slowest selling on the list (I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't even at 100k yet, despite selling 94k in 2004), but Busted's 'Who's David?' (73k in 2004) and McFly's 'Baby's Coming Back' / 'Transylvania' (51k in 2007) are probably still below it in terms of overall sales.

 

As for which song could be next in line to be certified, these songs all sold 100k+ by the end of their release year:

 

167k Wishing on a Star

167k Don't Stop Me Eatin'

156k Islands in the Stream

154k A Bridge Over You

142k The Masses Against the Classes

141k It's Chico Time

130k What a Wonderful World

128k Loneliness

113k Never Gonna Leave Your Side

110k We Built This City (as of first week of 2019)

110k I Love Sausage Rolls

109k Walk This Way

103k You Said No

102k You'll Never Walk Alone (second week of release)

 

As I posted before, Kylie's 'Slow' is probably on 170k now after selling 90k in 2003, but I estimate its weekly sales as barely 200 copies so it's still years off a Silver certification. Not sure how well remembered 'The Masses Against the Classes' is but it could potentially beat one of those charity singles to Silver.

02 July 2021

Songs

Alz X 38 - Change - Silver - 2019

Another Level - Be Alone No More - Silver - 1998

Avril Lavigne - Here's To Never Growing Up - Silver - 2013

Banners - Someone To You - Gold - 2017

Beyonce - Countdown - Gold - 2011

Billie Eilish - 8 - Silver - 2019

Blackbear feat. Gucci Mane - Do Re Mi - Gold - 2017

B.o.B - So Good - Gold - 2012

Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero - Platinum - 1984

Bryson Tiller - Right My Wrongs - Silver - 2015

Celeste - Stop This Flame - Silver - 2020

Conan Gray - Heather - Gold - 2020

DJ Luck & MC Neat - Masterblaster 2000 - Silver - 2000

Drake - Energy - Gold - 2015

Eazy-E - Boyz N The Hood - Silver - 1987/2005

Ed Sheeran - One - Platinum - 2014

Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan - Let's Go Home Together - Gold - 2021

Five Stairsteps - O O H Child - Silver - 1970/2004

Fredo feat. Dave - Money Talks - Silver - 2021

Jawsh 685 & Jason Derulo - Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - 2x Platinum - 2020

Juice WRLD - Fast - Silver - 2019

Kanye West - Ghost Town - Silver - 2018

Kelly Rowland - Work - Gold - 2007

Little Mix - Holiday - Gold - 2020

Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World - Platinum - 1968

Madison Beer - Home With You - Silver - 2018

Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love - Gold - 2001

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough - 2x Platinum - 1967/2004

Maverick Sabre - I Need - Gold - 2011

Melanie Martinez - Pity Party - Silver - 2015

NF - Time - Silver - 2019

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U - Platinum - 2021

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb - Platinum - 1980/2004

Rag'n'Bone Man & Pink - Anywhere Away From Here - Silver - 2021

Randy Newman - You've Got A Friend In Me - Platinum - 1996/2004

Rihanna feat. Drake - Work - 3x Platinum - 2016

Saweetie - My Type - Silver - 2019

Sia feat. Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest - 2x Platinum - 2016

Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer - Gold - 1969

SWV - Right Here - Silver - 1993

The Band Perry - If I Die Young - Silver - 2010

The Lumineers - Ho Hey - 3x Platinum - 2012

Tion Wayne & Russ Millions - Body - Platinum - 2021

Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know - 2x Platinum - 2010

Wizkid feat. Drake - Come Closer - Gold - 2017

Xxxtentacion feat. Trippie Redd - Fuck Love - Platinum - 2017

 

Albums

Boston - Greatest Hits - Gold - 1997

Dave - Psychodrama - Platinum - 2019

Green Day - Shenanigans - Gold - 2002

James Bay - Chaos And The Calm - 3x Platinum - 2015

Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon: The End Of Day - Silver - 2009

Soundgarden - Superunknown - Platinum - 1994

The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin': The Best Of The Mamas & The Papas - Gold - 2006

Tory Lanez - Love Me Now - Silver - 2018

 

'Holding Out for a Hero' sold 389k in the 80s; 989k in total. It took 119 weeks to move from Gold to Platinum; ~1,680 per week so should pass 1m next month.

 

'What A Wonderful World' sold 550k in the 60s and 20k in 1988/9; 1.17m in total.

 

'Right Here' sold 210k in 1993; 410k in total.

 

09 July 2021

Songs

Arctic Monkeys - I Wanna Be Yours - Gold - 2013

Blackbear - Idfc - Gold - 2015

Blossoms - Charlemagne - Platinum - 2015

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Redemption Song - Gold - 1980/2004

Bring Me The Horizon - Sleepwalking - Silver - 2013

BTS - DNA - Silver - 2017

Ce Ce Peniston - Finally - Gold - 1991

Charli XCX feat. Lil Yachty - After The Afterparty - Gold - 2016

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Gold - 1971

David Guetta feat. Anne-Marie - Don't Leave Me Alone - Gold - 2018

Destiny's Child - Bills Bills Bills - Gold - 1999

Drake - 0 To 100 - The Catch Up - Gold - 2014

Drake - Controlla - 2x Platinum - 2016

Faith Hill - There You'll Be - Platinum - 2001

Felix - Don't You Want Me - Silver - 1992

Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal - Silver - 2008

Frank Ocean - Pink + White - Gold - 2016

Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem - Silver - 2021

Gerry Cinnamon - Sometimes - Platinum - 2017

High Contrast - Remind Me - Silver - 2016

James Hype feat. Dots Per Inch & Ayak - I Was Lovin' You - Silver - 2019

Jorja Smith feat. Stormzy - Let Me Down - Gold - 2018

Josh Gad - When I Am Older - Silver - 2019

Kanye West feat. Syleena Johnson - All Falls Down - Platinum - 2004

Lizzo - Boys - Silver - 2018

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama - 2x Platinum - 1976

Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Silver - 1995

Meduza feat. Dermot Kennedy - Paradise - Platinum - 2020

Migos - Narcos - Silver - 2018

Nines feat. Tiggs - Da Author - Silver - 2016

Noizu - Summer 91 (Looking Back) - Silver - 2020

Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger - 4x Platinum - 1996

Pitbull feat. Kesha - Timber - 3x Platinum - 2013

Special D - Come With Me - Gold - 2006

The Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love - Platinum - 2003

The Source feat. Candi Staton - You Got The Love - Platinum - 1986

The Weeknd - Reminder - Gold - 2016

Xxxtentacion - Bad - Silver - 2018

 

Albums

Blossoms - Foolish Loving Spaces - Silver - 2020

Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory - 6x Platinum - 2000

Nick Drake - A Treasury - Gold - 2004

Noel Gallagher's High Flying - Who Built The Moon - Platinum - 2017

Original Soundtrack - Sing - Gold - 2016

The Weeknd - The Highlights - Gold - 2021

 

'Finally' sold 142k in 1992 (+ ~20k in 1991); ~562k in total.

 

'Don't You Want Me' sold 170k in 1992; 370k in total.

 

'Sweet Home Alabama' sold 300k pre-1994; 1.5m in total.

 

'You Got The Love' charted at #95 for 1 week in 1986 before re-entering in 1991 when it sold 210k; 810k+ in total.

Great to see 'PSYCHODRAMA' going platinum <3 just in time for the follow-up. Also yay for a certification for 'White Winter Hymnal', probably still my favourite song from Fleet Foxes.

Uncertified #1 Singles (21st Century):

Tomcraft - Loneliness (2003)

Kylie Minogue - Slow (2003)

these two not being certified is a CRIME!

Sam & Mark's cover of 'With a Little Help From My Friends' is probably the slowest selling on the list (I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't even at 100k yet, despite selling 94k in 2004), but Busted's 'Who's David?' (73k in 2004) and McFly's 'Baby's Coming Back' / 'Transylvania' (51k in 2007) are probably still below it in terms of overall sales.

 

I don't believe Sam & Mark has ever been released digitally, so possibly it will be the only one of the list to never get there?

I don't believe Sam & Mark has ever been released digitally, so possibly it will be the only one of the list to never get there?

Yeah, it certainly is not on Spotify. I can’t see some of the others which are available ever picking up enough sales/streams to get there (e.g. islands in the stream, it’s Chico time) so will have company for a good while.

 

Hopefully Slow will get some 20 year celebrations in 2023 to push it over the threshold.

Edited July 11, 20214 yr by GTH

If “Right Here” had sold 210k in 1993 how is it only just been certified Silver now?

only post 1994 sales are counted towards certifications as that’s when the current compilers took over

Oasis - She's Electric becomes another song to go Platinum without ever charting.

 

Amazing! :heart: :heart: :heart:

Woah I had no idea Let Me Down Slowly was on the cusp of platinum!! :o That's amazing! Its top 40 run always felt way too short-lived.

 

Love it! This proves that its low peak was unjustified.

only post 1994 sales are counted towards certifications as that’s when the current compilers took over

 

I mean it would’ve been awarded Silver in ‘93 wouldn’t it? So we’d have to wait for it to pass 400k since ‘94 for its next certification which would be Gold.

You had to apply for certification back then so if the record company didn't then it wouldn't have been certified.

You had to apply for certification back then so if the record company did that then it wouldn't have been certified.

 

Ah! Thank you.