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Just testing a new format. Do you guys prefer the original one, or this one? Multi-platinum songs and albums will have extra info like (2x), (3x), etc.

 

Full certifications list for 2nd August 2024:

 

SINGLES:

PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM :plat:

George Ezra - Budapest (6x)

Adele - Rolling In The Deep (5x)

Birdy - Skinny Love (3x)

Disclosure ft. Eliza Doolittle - You & Me (2x)

Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You (2x)

The Lumineers - Ophelia (2x)

Pop Smoke - What You Know Bout Love (2x)

Queen - Radio Ga Ga (2x)

ABBA - Does Your Mother Know

The Beatles - Help

CHIC - Le Freak

Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans

Lily Allen - LDN

Luke Combs - Beautiful Crazy

Prince & The Revolution - Raspberry Beret

Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything

 

GOLD :gold:

The Beautiful South - Song For Whoever

Blossoms - There's A Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)

D-Block Europe - Outside

Frank Ocean - Self Control

Lana Del Rey - Ride

Luke Combs - Hurricane

The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin

Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime

The Outfield - Your Love

Tate McRae - exes

Taylor Swift - Our Song

 

SILVER :silver:

Alisha's Attic - I Am, I Feel

Arctic Monkeys - Black Treacle

Blanco - Brilliant Mind

Bobby Hebb - Sunny

Camisra - Let Me Show You

Christopher Cross - Sailing

D-Block Europe ft. Yxng Bane - Pretty Little Nike Airs

Dean Lewis - Lose My Mind

Egypt - In The Morning (Let The Light Come In)

Fred again... & Jozzy - ten

Gabry Ponte, LUM!X & Prezioso - Thunder

JAE5 ft. Dave & BNXN - Propeller

Kendrick Lamar ft. U2 - XXX.

KRS-One - Sound Of Da Police

Meat Loaf ft. Marion Raven - It's All Coming Back To Me Now

Metro Boomin, Travis Scott & 21 Savage - Niagara Falls (Foot Or 2

NF - Paralyzed

Noah Kahan - Call Your Mom

Paloma Faith - Just Be

Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away

Sam Tinnesz ft. Yacht Money - Play With Fire

Tate McRae - feel like shit

Taylor Swift - ivy

Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department

Wizkid ft. Buju - Mood

 

ALBUMS:

PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM :plat:

Bon Jovi - Greatest Hits (5x)

Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint

 

GOLD :gold:

Jackboys & Travis Scott - Jackboys

 

SILVER :silver:

Britney Spears - The Essential Britney Spears

Demi Lovato - Dancing With The Devil... The Art Of Starting Over

Justin Fletcher - Sings Something Special

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For the umpteenth time, this doesn't include the original sales before 1994. It's original sales were 910,000 pushing the new total to 1.51M.

 

If we know what the pre 1994 sales figures are why can’t they just be added to the totals for all songs?

If we know what the pre 1994 sales figures are why can’t they just be added to the totals for all songs?

 

From 1994 to 1996, after Millward Brown took over chart compilation duties from Gallup to compile the charts for what is now the OCC, the research company began to increase the amount of record shops that supplied sales information to them. The intention was to get enough shops that sold records to provide sales information that there was no need to estimate sales under the old method (chart panel sales x multiplier). By 1997 about 99% of all shops that sold singles were providing sales information to Millward Brown. However in 1994 it was only about 75% or so and during the period 1994 to 1997 it increased every few months.

 

The outcome is that the OCC sales database (which is used for certification purposes) only contains the actual sales data it received from all these stores. Remember that in February 1994 this only accounted for about 75% of all stores, increasing over time to 99% in 1997. As a result the sales data held by the OCC underestimates what singles sold in the period 1994 to 1996.

But we don’t know what pre-1994 sales were for many records, only some record company shipment figures.

 

I got an email from BPI several years ago suggesting they were trying to add pre-1994 sales to present day digital sales but found it too difficult due to large amounts of missing “sales” and record companies no longer in existence. This idea was therefore abandoned.

 

Doubt if we will ever get complete sales figures.

 

The 1994-1997 situation applies also to album sales. (but probably worse than singles). The OCC said a few years ago that the 1994 Beatles album, Live at the BBC, sold 480,000 but other sources at the time said it had shipped around 800,000 copies. A great under-estimation.

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Great new format, easier to read, thanks Daniel :heart:
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Certifications announced on the BRITs Twitter account today:

 

SINGLES:

PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM :plat:

Glass Animals - Heat Waves (5x)

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (2x)

Paramore - Still Into You (2x)

Artemas - i like the way you kiss me

PinkPantheress - Pain

 

ALBUMS:

PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM :plat:

Taylor Swift - THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (2x)

 

GOLD :gold:

Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams

Chappell Roan - The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess

Charli XCX - BRAT

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Whitney Houston goes double platinum for classic banger IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OKAY!!! I love that song...especially the Thunderpuss remix!
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Full certifications list for 9th August 2024:

 

SINGLES:

PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM :plat:

Coldplay - Yellow (5x)

Glass Animals - Heat Waves (5x)

The Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way (4x)

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (4x)

AC/DC - Thunderstruck (3x)

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (2x)

The Fugees - Ready Or Not (2x)

Paramore - Still Into You (2x)

Sum 41 - In Too Deep (2x)

Whitney Houston - It's Not Right, But It's Okay (2x)

Arctic Monkeys - Knee Socks

Artemas - i like the way you kiss me

The Cardigans - My Favourite Game

Fort Minor ft. Styles Of Beyond - Remember The Name

Lil Baby - Freestyle

Lil Wayne ft. Bruno Mars - Mirror

Loreen - Tattoo

Patrick Watson - Je te laisserai des mots

PinkPantheress - Pain

System Of A Down - Toxicity

 

GOLD :gold:

The 1975 - Love Me

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar - Family Ties

Eminem - Kill You

Flume ft. Tove Lo - Say It

Gerry Cinnamon - What Have You Done

Judy Kuhn - Colors Of The Wind

Kali Uchis ft. Tyler, The Creator & Bootsy Collins - After The Storm

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us

Taylor Swift - illicit affairs

 

SILVER :silver:

Bear's Den - Agape

Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!

Charli xcx - 360

Charli xcx - Von dutch

Disciples - Daylight

Finneas - Let's Fall In Love For The Night

Kaytranda ft. H.E.R. - Intimidated

LISA - MONEY

Ocean Alley - Confidence

The Presidents Of The United States Of America - Lump

Songer & K Motionz - Vino Bandit

Steve Lacy - Infrunami

Suicideboys - And To Those I Love, Thanks For Sticking Around

Taylor Swift - Guilty As Sin?

Taylor Swift - My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys

Taylor Swift - The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived

Trippie Redd - Topanga

 

ALBUMS:

PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM :plat:

Kanye West - Graduation (3x)

Ariana Grande - My Everything (2x)

Taylor Swift - THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (2x)

The Kid LAROI - F*ck Love

 

GOLD :gold:

Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams

Chappell Roan - The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess

Charli xcx - BRAT

Tiësto - Drive

 

SILVER :silver:

Benson Boone - Fireworks & Rollerblades

Nice for Arlo Parks in albums!
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Certifications announced on the BRITs Twitter account today:

 

SINGLES:

 

PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM :plat:

Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber - Despacito (7x)

Rihanna ft. Jay-Z - Umbrella (5x)

Natalie Imbruglia - Torn (4x)

Elton John - Tiny Dancer (3x)

Coldplay & Rihanna - Princess Of China (2x)

 

SILVER :silver:

Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER

Jazzy - Feel It

 

ALBUMS:

PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM :plat:

Taylor Swift - Midnights (3x)

 

GOLD :gold:

Knucks - ALPHA PLACE

Phoebe Bridgers - Strangers In The Alps

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