All this tells me is a lot of those late 2010 certifications for Little Mix need downgrading because of the rudiculous stream to sale ratio at the time. Most aren't worthy of half the 'sales' they have.

Edited December 24, 20213 yr by sammy01

All this tells me is a lot of those late 2010 certifications for Little Mix need downgrading because of the rudiculous stream to sale ratio at the time. Most aren't worthy of half the 'sales' they have.

All their 8 first singles weren't release at the streaming era and are still certified 🤷

All their 8 first singles weren't release at the streaming era and are still certified 🤷

But they have garnered many streams in the years that followed. :coffee:

“Stay” by Shakespears Sister would be Platinum now had it been released two years later. So annoying that songs have to virtually start from zero that were released pre-1994.

Would love the OCC or Music Week to give some sales updates for All Saints. I'm hopeful "Rock Steady" will be certified silver and "Black Coffee" gold in coming years

Hi there,

 

Just to let you know the BPI have now uploaded a silver certification for Booty Luv - Boogie 2nite. I emailed them about it and they have updated the database online.

 

Hi there,

 

Just to let you know the BPI have now uploaded a silver certification for Booty Luv - Boogie 2nite. I emailed them about it and they have updated the database online.

Thank you for doing that! I'm glad that it finally has a certification. I'll update this thread as soon as possible :cool:

All this tells me is a lot of those late 2010 certifications for Little Mix need downgrading because of the rudiculous stream to sale ratio at the time. Most aren't worthy of half the 'sales' they have.

 

But your fave Ed Sheeran ‘sales’ would be a lot lower as well (although you probably think his ‘sales’ are all worthy and should be doubled!). :lol:

should the three degrees be on the list?

I'll aim to update this thread very soon!

 

In June 2019, Official Charts posted a Top 100 list of girl group singles with the sales from 1994 to 2019. Using that list, I decided to put all of the most recent certifications next to each entry, because I wanted to see the changes that have occurred since the list was posted. One notable thing right at the top of the list is that Work from Home, Black Magic and No Scrubs have overtaken Never Ever.

 

[3xPlat / 11.2019] 01 WANNABE SPICE GIRLS 1 1996

[3xPlat / 11.2020] 02 SHOUT OUT TO MY EX LITTLE MIX 1 2016

[2xPlat / 01.1998] 03 NEVER EVER ALL SAINTS 1 1997

[3xPlat / 04.2022] 04 WORK FROM HOME FIFTH HARMONY FT TY DOLLA SIGN 2 2016

[3xPlat / 04.2021] 05 BLACK MAGIC LITTLE MIX 1 2015

[3xPlat / 03.2021] 06 NO SCRUBS TLC 3 1999

[2xPlat / 08.2018] 07 TOUCH LITTLE MIX 4 2016

[2xPlat / 03.2018] 08 2 BECOME 1 SPICE GIRLS 1 1996

[2xPlat / 03.2020] 09 WHOLE AGAIN ATOMIC KITTEN 1 2001

[2xPlat / 12.2020] 10 C'EST LA VIE B'WITCHED 1 1998

[2xPlat / 01.2020] 11 POWER LITTLE MIX 6 2017

[1xPlat / 10.1996] 12 SAY YOU'LL BE THERE SPICE GIRLS 1 1996

[2xPlat / 05.2021] 13 PURE SHORES ALL SAINTS 1 2000

[2xPlat / 12.2022] 14 SPICE UP YOUR LIFE SPICE GIRLS 1 1997

[2xPlat / 10.2020] 15 SECRET LOVE SONG LITTLE MIX FT JASON DERULO 6 2016

[2xPlat / 08.2021] 16 REGGAETON LENTO (REMIX) CNCO & LITTLE MIX 5 2017

[1xPlat / 12.1998] 17 GOODBYE SPICE GIRLS 1 1998

[2xPlat / 11.2022] 18 DON'T CHA PUSSYCAT DOLLS FT BUSTA RHYMES 1 2005

[2xPlat / 12.2022] 19 I LOVE IT ICONA POP FT CHARLI XCX 1 2013

[1xPlat / 03.2003] 20 SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND GIRLS ALOUD 1 2002

[1xPlat / 03.1997] 21 MAMA/WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE SPICE GIRLS 1 1996

[2xPlat / 11.2021] 22 SAY MY NAME DESTINY'S CHILD 3 2000

[1xPlat / 04.2017] 23 ABOUT YOU NOW SUGABABES 1 2007

[1xPlat / 03.2017] 24 WINGS LITTLE MIX 1 2012

[1xPlat / 09.2017] 25 HAIR LITTLE MIX 11 2015

[1xPlat / 08.1998] 26 VIVA FOREVER SPICE GIRLS 1 1998

[1xPlat / 07.2013] 27 WHEREVER YOU ARE MILITARY WIVES/GARETH MALONE 1 2011

[1xPlat / 07.2013] 28 I WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE ETERNAL FT BEBE WINANS 1 1997

[1xPlat / 03.2018] 29 NO MORE SAD SONGS LITTLE MIX 15 2017

[1xPlat / 06.2016] 30 DON'T LET GO (LOVE) EN VOGUE 5 1997

[1xPlat / 01.1998] 31 TOO MUCH SPICE GIRLS 1 1997

[1xPlat / 05.2018] 32 FLOWERS SWEET FEMALE ATTITUDE 2 2000

[1xPlat / 06.2015] 33 JAI HO (YOU ARE MY DESTINY) AR RAHMAN FT PUSSYCAT DOLLS 3 2009

[1xPlat / 11.2018] 34 BAD VIBE M O/LOTTO BOYZZ/MR EAZI 18 2018

[1xPlat / 11.2017] 35 INDEPENDENT WOMEN DESTINY'S CHILD 1 2000

[1xPlat / 06.2018] 36 LOVE ME LIKE YOU LITTLE MIX 11 2015

[1xPlat / 01.2003] 37 THE KETCHUP SONG (ASEREJE) LAS KETCHUP 1 2002

[1xPlat / 11.2018] 38 SURVIVOR DESTINY'S CHILD 1 2001

[1xPlat / 04.2019] 39 WOMAN LIKE ME LITTLE MIX FT NICKI MINAJ 2 2018

[1xPlat / 07.2018] 40 THE PROMISE GIRLS ALOUD 1 2008

[1xPlat / 12.2018] 41 MOVE LITTLE MIX 3 2013

[1xPlat / 03.2019] 42 PUSH THE BUTTON SUGABABES 1 2005

[1xPlat / 04.2019] 43 UGLY HEART GRL 11 2014

[1xPlat / 05.2019] 44 WATERFALLS TLC 4 1995

[1xPlat / 04.2019] 45 BLACK HEART STOOSHE 3 2012

[1xPlat / 05.2019] 46 WORTH IT FIFTH HARMONY FT KID INK 3 2015

[1xPlat / 01.2020] 47 ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID TATU 1 2003

[1xPlat / 08.2020] 48 WHAT ABOUT US SATURDAYS FT SEAN PAUL 1 2013

[1xPlat / 06.2020] 49 THE TIDE IS HIGH (GET THE FEELING) ATOMIC KITTEN 1 2002

[Gold / 07.2013] 50 CANNONBALL LITTLE MIX 1 2011

[Gold / 10.1998] 51 ROLLERCOASTER B'WITCHED 1 1998

[1xPlat / 08.2020] 52 STOP SPICE GIRLS 2 1998

[1xPlat / 08.2021] 53 HIGHER SATURDAYS FT FLO RIDA 10 2010

[1xPlat / 11.2021] 54 WHO DO YOU THINK OF M O 18 2016

[Gold / 05.1998] 55 UNDER THE BRIDGE/LADY MARMALADE ALL SAINTS 1 1998

[1xPlat / 05.2022] 56 LOSE MY BREATH DESTINY'S CHILD 2 2004

[1xPlat / 06.2021] 57 SALUTE LITTLE MIX 6 2014

[Gold / 12.1998] 58 TO YOU I BELONG B'WITCHED 1 1998

[1xPlat / 10.2021] 59 BOOTYLICIOUS DESTINY'S CHILD 2 2001

[1xPlat / 12.2021] 60 SHACKLES (PRAISE YOU) MARY MARY 5 2000

[1xPlat / 10.2020] 61 ONLY YOU CHEAT CODES & LITTLE MIX 13 2018

[Gold / 03.2018] 62 EGO SATURDAYS 9 2009

[Gold / 08.2001] 63 ETERNAL FLAME ATOMIC KITTEN 1 2001

[Gold / 12.2013] 64 FINALLY FOUND HONEYZ 4 1998

[Gold / 03.2019] 65 DNA LITTLE MIX 3 2012

[Gold / 09.2018] 66 CHEEKY SONG (TOUCH MY BUM) CHEEKY GIRLS 2 2002

[Gold / 05.2019] 67 ALL IN MY HEAD (FLEX) FIFTH HARMONY FT FETTY WAP 25 2016

[Gold / 06.2019] 68 WHEN I GROW UP PUSSYCAT DOLLS 3 2008

[Gold / 07.2019] 69 JUMPIN' JUMPIN' DESTINY'S CHILD 5 2000

[Gold / 03.2020] 70 UP SATURDAYS 5 2008

[Gold / 02.2020] 71 CALL THE SHOTS GIRLS ALOUD 3 2007

[Gold / 09.2019] 72 THAT'S MY GIRL FIFTH HARMONY 26 2016

[Gold / 10.2019] 73 BUTTONS PUSSYCAT DOLLS FT SNOOP DOGG 3 2006

[Gold / 12.2019] 74 STICKWITU PUSSYCAT DOLLS 1 2005

[silver / 01.1999] 75 END OF THE LINE HONEYZ 5 1998

[1xPlat / 04.2022] 76 HOLD ON WILSON PHILLIPS 6 1990

[Gold / 05.2020] 77 UNTOUCHED VERONICAS 8 2009

[silver / 07.2013] 78 UNPRETTY TLC 6 1999

[Gold / 02.2020] 79 LOVE MACHINE GIRLS ALOUD 2 2004

[Gold / 05.2022] 80 FREAK LIKE ME SUGABABES 1 2002

[Gold / 10.2020] 81 OOPS LITTLE MIX FT CHARLIE PUTH 41 2016

[Gold / 12.2021] 82 SOMETHING KINDA OOOOH GIRLS ALOUD 3 2006

[Gold / 07.2021] 83 TOO LOST IN YOU SUGABABES 10 2003

[Gold / 07.2022] 84 BOOGIE 2NITE BOOTY LUV 2 2006

[Gold / 11.2021] 85 JUMP GIRLS ALOUD 2 2003

[Gold / 08.2022] 86 ROUND ROUND SUGABABES 1 2002

[silver / 05.2010] 87 JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH SATURDAYS 2 2009

[silver / 05.2010] 88 ISSUES SATURDAYS 4 2008

[silver / 07.2014] 89 BRAVEHEART NEON JUNGLE 4 2014

[Gold / 07.2021] 90 BILLS BILLS BILLS DESTINY'S CHILD 6 1999

[silver / 10.1997] 91 ANGEL OF MINE ETERNAL 4 1997

[silver / 10.2000] 92 HOLLER/LET LOVE LEAD THE WAY SPICE GIRLS 1 2000

[Gold / 03.1992] 93 STAY SHAKESPEARS SISTER 1 1992

[1xPlat / 11.2021] 94 YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE SUPREMES 3 1966

[silver / 07.2013] 95 BEEP PUSSYCAT DOLLS FT WILL I AM 2 2006

[silver / 07.2013] 96 ALL FIRED UP SATURDAYS 3 2011

[Gold / 08.2021] 97 PUSH IT SALT N PEPA 2 1988

[1xPlat / 07.2022] 98 BE MY BABY RONETTES 4 1963

[silver / 01.2016] 99 FALLING HAIM 30 2013

[silver / 07.2013] 100 I HATE THIS PART PUSSYCAT DOLLS 12 2008

 

The race is on for the first girl group single to certify 4xPlatinum, and it does seem likely that it'll be Spice Girls - Wannabe. I estimate that it's currently on 2,310,000 and that 2.4m+ could happen in August of this year. However TLC - No Scrubs is continually closing the sales gap between them. I estimate that it should have exceeded 2,200,000 by now, and that it should be on track to also certify 4xPlatinum this year... maybe no later than November. It seems inevitable that No Scrubs will overtake Wannabe's total at some point, given that it does better on streaming (No Scrubs placed 21st in the "Top 300 Most Streamed Songs of the 70s, 80s and 90s" chart from October 2022 whereas Wannabe was 70th). That will feel a bit bizarre after Wannabe being on top for such a long time. Although that honour did go to Never Ever for a while! At the end of the 90s, the sales of these three singles were... Never Ever: 1,255,000 / Wannabe: 1,180,000 / No Scrubs: 555,000.

 

Speaking of TLC, I'm surprised that Unpretty still isn't Gold. :unsure:

 

The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love certified Silver in March 2018, Gold in March 2020 and Platinum in November 2021. :o Similarly fast updates for The Ronettes - Be My Baby: Silver in May 2018, Gold in July 2020 and Platinum in July 2022. Also Sleigh Ride went Platinum in December 2021.

 

Little Mix releases post June 2019:

 

[1xPlat / 04.2021] Sweet Melody

[1xPlat / 10.2021] Heartbreak Anthem

[1xPlat / 01.2022] Break Up Song

[Gold / 07.2021] Holiday

[Gold / 07.2021] Think About Us

[Gold / 10.2021] Confetti

[Gold / 02.2022] Kiss My (Uh Oh)

[silver / 10.2019] Bounce Back

[silver / 04.2021] No Time for Tears

Do Wet Leg count here?

Interesting to see Girls Aloud have the second most platinum album certs of all girl bands, I thought Little Mix would have outdone them.

Edited January 21, 20232 yr by spiceboy

Compiled a list of platinum certs, found it interesting:

 

Albums

1. Spice Girls – 18x platinum (4 albums)

2. Girls Aloud – 11x platinum (7 albums)

3. Destiny’s Child / Eternal – 10x platinum (4 albums)

4. Little Mix / Sugababes – 10x platinum (5 albums)

5. All Saints – 7x platinum (2 albums)

6. Atomic Kitten – 5x platinum (3 albums)

7. Pussycat Dolls – 4x platinum (1 album)

8. Bananarama – 3x platinum (1 album)

9. B*Witches – 3x platinum (2 albums)

10. Shakespeare’s Sister – 2x platinum (1 album)

11. TLC – 2x platinum (2 albums)

12. The Saturdays / Mis-Teeq / Salt N Pepa / HAIM / Wilson Philips – 1x platinum (1 album)

 

Singles

1. Little Mix – 24x platinum (16 singles)

2. Spice Girls – 12x platinum (9 singles)

3. Destiny’s Child – 6x platinum (5 singles)

4. All Saints / TLC – 4x platinum (2 singles)

5. Atomic Kitten / Fifth Harmony – 3x platinum (2 singles)

6. B*Witched – 2x platinum (1 single)

7. Girls Aloud / Pussycat Dolls / The Saturdays / Sugababes – 2x platinum (2 singles)

8. Eternal / En Vogue / MO / The Ronnettes / Supremes / Las Ketchup / Military Wives / Icona Pop / G.R.L / Stoosh / Tatu / Sweet Female Attitude / Mary,

Mary – 1 x platinum (1 single)

 

Combined

1. Little Mix – 34x platinum

2. Spice Girls – 30x platinum

3. Destiny’s Child – 16x platinum

4. Girls Aloud – 13x platinum

5. Sugababes – 12x platinum

6. All Saints / Eternal – 11x platinum

7. Atomic Kitten – 8x platinum

8. Pussycat Dolls / TLC – 6x platinum

9. B*Witched – 5x platinum

10. Bananarama / Fifth Harmony / The Saturdays – 3x platinum

11. Shakespeare’s Sister – 2x platinum

12. En Vogue / M.O / The Ronnettes / Supremes / Las Ketchup / Military Wives / Icona Pop / G.R.L / Stoosh / Tatu / Sweet Female Attitude / Mary, Mary / HAIM

Mis-Teeq / Salt N Pepa / Wilson Philips – 1x platinum

 

Here’s hoping “Stay” is close to a Platinum certification. 🤞🏻

Here’s hoping “Stay” is close to a Platinum certification. 🤞🏻

 

 

I am gobsmacked it isn't... it is the longest reigning #1 by a girl group and its not even on 400k wtf?

That 3x Platinum for B*Witched would just be from their debut wouldn’t it? Even though it says 2 albums.

I am gobsmacked it isn't... it is the longest reigning #1 by a girl group and its not even on 400k wtf?

 

Don’t forget it was released pre-1994 so we have to wait until it reaches 600k in the digital age for it to be certified Platinum as it was originally certified Gold.

Tiny nitpick - M.O have two platinum singles! (Bad Vibe and Who Do You Think Of?) Mad that they have as many as Girls Aloud, obviously different eras but without context it looks crazy.

That 3x Platinum for B*Witched would just be from their debut wouldn’t it? Even though it says 2 albums.

Nope, debut album is Platinumx2, 2nd album is Platinum

Don’t forget it was released pre-1994 so we have to wait until it reaches 600k in the digital age for it to be certified Platinum as it was originally certified Gold.

 

 

Even then, there are plenty of singles pre 1994 that has far less weeks at #1 yet outsold it. It's all relative of course to the different eras in general but it is still seems quite shocking a song that spent 8 weeks at #1 has only sold 400k.