I think this has been explained before, but these are all based on sales from 1994 onwards. It doesn't include what it had sold prior to then.

 

Yes, it's at 1.03M including 1989 & 1990 sales. Every song before 1994 does not comprise of complete units when it gets a new certification.

Yes, it's at 1.03M including 1989 & 1990 sales. Every song before 1994 does not comprise of complete units when it gets a new certification.

 

Can I ask is the 1994 cutoff for singles only? Aren't album totals sold prior to 1994 included for certification purposes? If so, why can BPI recognise pre 1994 album sales but not single sales?

 

Can I ask is the 1994 cutoff for singles only? Aren't album totals sold prior to 1994 included for certification purposes? If so, why can BPI recognise pre 1994 album sales but not single sales?

It’s the same for albums except for the ones that are included in the top selling albums of all time, like Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours or ABBA’s Gold.

Full certifications list for 22nd March 2024:

 

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend (SILVER)

 

Amazing to see this get certified finally! One of their best!

Certifications announced on the BRITs Twitter account today:

 

SINGLES:

Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (3X PLATINUM)

Calvin Harris - My Way (2X PLATINUM)

Rudimental, Charlotte Plank & Vibe Chemistry - Dancing Is Healing (PLATINUM)

Harry Styles - Matilda (PLATINUM)

Noah Kahan - Dial Drunk (GOLD)

Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love) (SILVER)

Dua Lipa - Training Season (SILVER)

 

ALBUMS:

Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS (PLATINUM)

Luke Combs - Gettin' Old (GOLD)

Måneskin - Rush! (SILVER)

Has 'We Can't Be Friends' reached silver quicker than 'Yes, And'?

 

It feels like it has!

Has 'We Can't Be Friends' reached silver quicker than 'Yes, And'?

 

It feels like it has!

It was quicker! The former took 5 weeks to reach Silver, whilst the latter took 6 weeks.

Impressive for Olivia to get another platinum album. Bet the list of platinum albums released this decade is fairly short

Impressive for Olivia to get another platinum album. Bet the list of platinum albums released this decade is fairly short

 

The release of the deluxe version was a good move from her & her team. It's top 5 in this weeks chart still with 8k+ sales. We'll likely see GUTS go 2x platinum & SOUR 3x platinum by the time she releases her 3rd album.

Full certifications list for 12th April 2024:

 

SINGLES:

Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (5X PLATINUM)

Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance Wiv Me (3X PLATINUM)

Foo Fighters - Everlong (3X PLATINUM)

Linkin Park - Numb (3X PLATINUM)

Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (3X PLATINUM)

Bastille - Good Grief (2X PLATINUM)

Calvin Harris - My Way (2X PLATINUM)

Maroon 5 - Maps (2X PLATINUM)

Alphabeat - Fascination (PLATINUM)

Eva Cassidy - Songbird (PLATINUM)

Harry Styles - Matilda (PLATINUM)

INXS - Never Tear Us Apart (PLATINUM)

Kelly Clarkson - Heartbeat Song (PLATINUM)

Rudimental, Charlotte Plank & Vibe Chemistry - Dancing Is Healing (PLATINUM)

The Beatles - Blackbird (PLATINUM)

The Beautiful South - Don't Marry Her (PLATINUM)

The Police - Message In A Bottle (PLATINUM)

The Weeknd ft. Lana Del Rey - Stargirl Interlude (PLATINUM)

Bloc Party - Flux (GOLD)

Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (GOLD)

Kanye West - Devil In A New Dress (GOLD)

Luke Combs - Fast Car (GOLD)

Mary J. Blige & U2 - One (GOLD)

Mika - Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) (GOLD)

My Chemical Romance - Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na) (GOLD)

Nirvana - About A Girl (GOLD)

Noah Kahan - Dial Drunk (GOLD)

REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You (GOLD)

Rihanna - Lift Me Up (GOLD)

Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version) (GOLD)

Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time (GOLD)

Alicia Keys - Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready) (SILVER)

Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love) (SILVER)

Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife (SILVER)

Brent Faiyaz - All Mine (SILVER)

Chris Brown - Angel Numbers/Ten Toes (SILVER)

Cigarettes After Sex - Cry (SILVER)

Drake ft. Playboy Carti - Pain 1993 (SILVER)

Dua Lipa - Training Season (SILVER)

Elley Duhé & Whethan - Money On The Dash (SILVER)

Hozier - Would That I (SILVER)

Joji - Gimme Love (SILVER)

Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - Carnival (SILVER)

Killswitch Engage - My Curse (SILVER)

Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times (SILVER)

Mac DeMarco - Heart To Heart (SILVER)

Melanie Martinez - Tag, You're It (SILVER)

Metro Boomin ft. Travis Scott - Overdue (SILVER)

Michael Marcagi - Scared To Start (SILVER)

Mike Will Made-It ft. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa & Juicy J - 23 (SILVER)

Olivia Rodrigo - all-american bitch (SILVER)

Pink Floyd - Brain Damage (SILVER)

Staind - Outside (SILVER)

Taylor Swift - 22 (Taylor's Version) (SILVER)

Taylor Swift - I Can See You (Taylor's Version) (SILVER)

The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom (SILVER)

 

ALBUMS:

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing (PLATINUM)

Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS (PLATINUM)

Craig David - Rewind: The Collection (GOLD)

Luke Combs - Gettin' Old (GOLD)

The Everly Brothers - The Very Best Of The Everly Brothers (GOLD)

Fred again... - USB (SILVER)

Måneskin - Rush! (SILVER)

Vicky Arlidge - Sing And Learn, Vol. 2 (SILVER)

Can't belive whitneys one moment in time is only going gold now as I was sure it was platinum..

Nice to see Beautiful South and Inxs go platinum.

Can't belive whitneys one moment in time is only going gold now as I was sure it was platinum..

 

One Moment In Time sold 327,590 copies in the 1980s bringing the total up to 727,590 chart units. That's a great figure for a #1 from 1988.

One Moment In Time sold 327,590 copies in the 1980s bringing the total up to 727,590 chart units. That's a great figure for a #1 from 1988.

Those sales are what i was there or there abouts expecting it to be but on the certification list it's gone gold in the last week which means 400,000.

It's 400,000 since 1994. Sales before that are never included in these certifications.

I think this has been explained before, but these are all based on sales from 1994 onwards. It doesn't include what it had sold prior to then.

If we know that it sold 327k prior to 1994 why can’t the OCC just use that data? Do they not have all of the figures pre 1994 or something?

Certifications announced on the BRITs Twitter account today:

 

SINGLES:

Tom Odell - Another Love (5X PLATINUM)

Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (I Am Ready) (PLATINUM)

The 1975 - Robbers (PLATINUM)

Ariana Grande - yes, and? (GOLD)

Billie Eilish - Your Power (GOLD)

Fred Again... - Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This) (GOLD)

 

ALBUMS:

Justin Bieber - Purpose (5X PLATINUM)

Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR (3X PLATINUM)

Anne-Marie - UNHEALTHY (SILVER)

Beyoncé - COWBOY CARTER (SILVER)

Will this be the week that a certain someone acknowledges and understands that certifications are based on sales from 1994 and beyond, i.e. not including sales from pre-1994?

 

Not sure who you’re referring to but I don’t see the problem with people wanting to ask questions or clarify things.

Not sure who you’re referring to but I don’t see the problem with people wanting to ask questions or clarify things.

There's no problem with that at all! I know I wasn't being clear about what I was referring to, but rest assured it wasn't about your post!

 

A few of us have explained something a few times in recent weeks, which evidently hasn't been acknowledged by who we're trying to inform - which is becoming a bit frustrating.

 

However I know that my post was flippant and vague, so I apologise for that.

 

 

To answer your question from the other day:

 

Official Charts Company have compiled the charts since February 1994 and their sales database started from scratch at that point - I guess they wanted the data to purely be their own. So previous sales are disregarded for certifications by BPI, who go off the OCC's data. I guess it's a case of "that's just the way it is", regarding why they don't take into account sales data prior to then, for certifications. I suppose drawing sales from more than one database is complicated. I'm sure other posters may have a deeper insight into why this is.