October 17Oct 17 1 hour ago, Umi said:This is quite random, but Million Dollar Bill having a Platinum cert is absolutely baffling to me. The song is sitting on less than 50 million streams on Spotify but it somehow managed to shift 200k units in the UK in just over 3 years between 2020 and 2023? The UK must be massively over-represented in that song's global numbers.The Freemasons remix was just as popular as the original at the time too.
October 17Oct 17 1 hour ago, gasman449 said:Their only certification in the digital age was "Rockin All Over The World" going platinum in May (which was missed by this thread!) so we would only be able to calculate that song's retro certifications (no clue where you guys find the specific pre-94 sales figures!)Ukmix list of best selling singles of 1986 has 'In The Army Now' as 333,693 sales
October 18Oct 18 4 hours ago, Umi said:This is quite random, but Million Dollar Bill having a Platinum cert is absolutely baffling to me. The song is sitting on less than 50 million streams on Spotify but it somehow managed to shift 200k units in the UK in just over 3 years between 2020 and 2023? The UK must be massively over-represented in that song's global numbers. I think it really was only a big hit primarily in UK and Ireland. I was surprised to see it go from Gold to Platinum so quickly too whereas other more classic and recognisable Whitney hits like "So Emotional " and "Saving All My Love For You" have yet to earn any post 1994 certifications.
October 18Oct 18 I can only speak from my experience but I've found 'Million Dollar Bill' to be really popular with my friends in the 25-30 age bracket. I assumed it must have gone viral on TikTok or something because it felt like an unusual choice to catch on with everyone. I'd say the Frankie Knuckles remix is quite well-known in the way the Freemasons remix is.
October 18Oct 18 5 hours ago, Liam.k. said:I can only speak from my experience but I've found 'Million Dollar Bill' to be really popular with my friends in the 25-30 age bracket. I assumed it must have gone viral on TikTok or something because it felt like an unusual choice to catch on with everyone.I'd say the Frankie Knuckles remix is quite well-known in the way the Freemasons remix is.Yeah it went viral on tik tok last year, someone remixed it but it would of helped boost the original sales too
October 18Oct 18 Hot ‘n’ Cold now ahead of I Kissed A Girl as the biggest song from One Of The Boys. Definitely aged better out of the two, though I do have a soft spot for the IKAG rock remix.
October 18Oct 18 14 hours ago, DanielCarey said:Hamilton Cast - Meet Me Inside Still loving how there’s a new hamilton cert every other week now, and there’s still 19 more tracks from the musical that hasn’t been cert yet.14 hours ago, DanielCarey said:One Direction - DianaOne of their best songs for me, glad to see it go silver (I believe their 10th deep cut to go silver?)14 hours ago, DanielCarey said:Boyzone - Gave It All AwayAnyone know what this has been doing weekly, if I recall correctly it sold around 150k in 2010 so if my math is right it is only about 58 units per week?And assuming it keeps at that pace, would reach gold status by December 2089, lol.
October 18Oct 18 Is all the Million Dollar Bill talk the Whitney Houston song?I’ve looked back through the last few pages and can’t see it.
October 18Oct 18 12 hours ago, reissus123 said:Ukmix list of best selling singles of 1986 has 'In The Army Now' as 333,693 salesThanks. In the army now - Do YouTube views (82m) & Spotify streams (161m) get included in retro sales or just downloads?
October 18Oct 18 2 hours ago, Paddington James said:Is all the Million Dollar Bill talk the Whitney Houston song?I’ve looked back through the last few pages and can’t see it.Yes , the Whitney song from 2009. Worth watching her X Factor live performance of the Freemasons Mix version on YouTube. It was a watercooler moment back in the day..but not for the intended reasons... 😛
17 hours ago17 hr Author Certifications announced via the BRITs Twitter account: SINGLES:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson - Symphony (5x)Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music (3x)Beyoncé - Sweet Dreams (2x)Tyla - Water (2x)Mark Ronson ft. Lykke Li - Late Night FeelingsSILVER Charli xcx - Club classicsRAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!ALBUMS:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Pitbull - Greatest Hits (2x)GOLD Ed Sheeran - PlayOlivia Dean - The Art Of Loving
15 hours ago15 hr Author Full certifications list for 24th October 2025: SINGLES:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Ed Sheeran - The A Team (6x)Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson - Symphony (5x)Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ - Lean On (5x)Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - rockstar (5x)Mario - Let Me Love You (4x)Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music (3x)Smash Mouth - All Star (3x)Beyoncé - Sweet Dreams (2x)Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (2x)The Notorious B.I.G. - Big Poppa (2x)Steve Lacy - Bad Habit (2x)Tyla - Water (2x)The Verve - Lucky Man (2x)Chappell Roan - CasualFantasia - When I See UThe Kid LAROI - NIGHTS LIKE THISMark Ronson ft. Lykke Li - Late Night FeelingsOlivia Dean - Man I NeedOrson - No TomorrowTaylor Swift - BejeweledToni Braxton - He Wasn't Man EnoughTwista - Slow JamzZara Larsson & David Guetta - On My LoveZoe Wees - ControlGOLD Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone ElseH.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller - Could've BeenMIKA - Relax, Take It EasyParamore - All I WantedSuki Waterhouse - Good LookingSILVER Calvin Harris & The Weeknd - Over NowCharli xcx - Club classicsClairo - JunaDavid Guetta & Sia - Beautiful PeopleGeorge Baker Selection - Little Green BagJ. Cole - Fire SquadJalen Ngonda - If You Don't Want My LoveJuice WRLD & The Kid LAROI - Reminds Me Of YouLana Del Rey - SalvatoreLL Cool J ft. 7 Aurelius - HushOtis Redding - My GirlP!nk - Dear Mr. President/Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!Tamia - So Into YouUB40 - The Way You Do The Things You DoZach Bryan - Motorcycle Drive ByALBUMS:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM One Direction - Midnight Memories (4x)Pitbull - Greatest Hits (2x)Gracie Abrams - The Secret Of UsVarious Artists - KPop Demon Hunters OSTGOLD Carrie Underwood - Greatest Hits: Decade #1Ed Sheeran - PlayOlivia Dean - The Art Of LovingSILVER Brent Faiyaz - Larger Than LifeCher - ForeverElvis Presley - Moody BlueI Prevail - TraumaIan Dury & The Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll Edited 14 hours ago14 hr by DanielCarey
13 hours ago13 hr Glad "Little Green Bag" has gone silver and "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" has gone 2x platinum, surprised it took the latter so long!
11 hours ago11 hr Orson - 'No Tomorrow' going from all-time low selling weekly #1 to platinum single!
11 hours ago11 hr New retro certifications: Otis Redding - My Girl (Silver)170,000 1960s units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 370,000 total chart unitsUB40 - The Way You Do The Things You Do (Silver)17,936 1991 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 217,936 total chart units (or 218K total chart units)
11 hours ago11 hr 2 hours ago, gasman449 said:Glad "Little Green Bag" has gone silver and "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" has gone 2x platinum, surprised it took the latter so long!It was released in the lowest period of single sales, same with Orson's No Tomorrow. It's why we rarely see early '90s tracks get high certifications as well.
3 hours ago3 hr 8 hours ago, Paddington James said:Great to see Dear Mr. President/Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely) go Silver.Do the streams and sales towards both songs count towards the duel total. Wonder which one is the most consumed.
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