December 18, 2025Dec 18 Yes, thank you Daniel, this a thread I check in on every week. I promise to thank you more often during 2026. (This may or may not be a New Years Resolution and we may or maybe not know how they work out)
December 19, 2025Dec 19 Author Certifications announced via the BRITs Twitter account:SINGLES:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (5x)Myles Smith - Stargazing (3x)Lady Gaga - AbracadabraGOLD Lewis Capaldi - SurviveSILVER AJ Tracey ft. Jorja Smith - CrushDave & Tems - RaindanceEsDeeKid & Rico Ace - PhantomKATSEYE - GnarlyALBUMS:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Alex Warren - You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1)SILVER Wolf Alice - The Clearing
December 19, 2025Dec 19 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (5x Platinum)457,589 pre February 1994 units + 3,000,000 post February 1994 units = 3,457,589 total chart units!
December 19, 2025Dec 19 New retro certifications:Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (5x Platinum)457,589 pre February 1994 units + 3,000,000 post February 1994 units = 3,457,589 total chart units!Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure (4x Platinum)442,839 pre February 1994 units + 2,400,000 post February 1994 units = 2,842,839 total chart units!Elton John - Your Song (4x Platinum)160,000 1970s units + 5,083 1980s units + 2,400,000 post February 1994 units = 2,565,083 total chart units!Queen - We Are The Champions (2x Platinum)512,285 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,712,285 total chart units!Sting & The Police - Roxanne (2x Platinum)254,800 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,454,800 total chart units!Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual (Platinum)600,000 1960s units + 74,511 1980s units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 1,274,511 total chart units!Blondie - Atomic (Platinum)456,800 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 1,056,800 total chart units!Emotions - Best Of My Love (Platinum)349,905 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 949,905 total chart units (or 950K)Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You (Gold)355,468 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 755,468 total chart units!Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days (Gold)62,203 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 462,203 total chart units!ELO - Last Train To London (Silver)257,738 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 457,738 total chart units!Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now? (Silver)56,874 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 256,874 total chart units!Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven (Silver)13,770 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 213,770 total chart units
December 19, 2025Dec 19 Author Full certifications list for 19th December 2025:SINGLES:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up (7x)Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (5x)Elton John - Your Song (4x)Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure (4x)Chris Brown & Young Thug - Go Crazy (3x)Florence + The Machine - Spectrum (3x)Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) (2x)Myles Smith - Stargazing (3x)The Cardigans - Lovefool (2x)Nelly - Hot In Herre (2x)The Police - Roxanne (2x)Queen - We Are The Champions (2x)Tove Lo - Stay High (2x)Addison Rae - Diet PepsiArctic Monkeys - A Certain RomanceThe Beach Boys - Little Saint NickBlondie - AtomicClean Bandit & Topic ft. Wes Nelson - DriveGhost - Mary On A CrossLady Gaga - AbracadabraMy Chemical Romance - Famous Last WordsSaja Boys - Your IdolSugababes - Too Lost In YouTom Jones - It's Not UnusualThe Wanted - Chasing The SunGOLD Bruce Springsteen - Glory DaysDodgy - Good EnoughDropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To BostonDua Lipa & BLACKPINK - Kiss And Make UpEminem - BusinessForeigner - Waiting For A Girl Like YouFrank Sinatra - Jingle BellsHamilton Cast - Non-StopJames Blunt - MonstersLana Del Rey - LoveLewis Capaldi - SurviveLoyle Carner & Jorja Smith - Loose EndsMeghan Trainor - I'll Be HomeMelanie Martinez - DollhouseNicki Minaj - The Night Is Still YoungOneRepublic - RunProfessor Green ft. Maverick Sabre - JungleThe Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This PartRAYE - Oscar Winning Tears.Sonny Fodera & Clementine Douglas - Tell MeThxSoMuch - SPIT IN MY FACE!SILVER AJ Tracey ft. Jorja Smith - CrushAva Max - Maybe You're The ProblemChief Keef ft. 50 Cent & Wiz Khalifa - I Hate Bein' SoberDave & Tems - RaindanceDJ Seinfield & Confidence Man - Now U DoThe Doors - L.A. WomanElectric Light Orchestra - Last Train To LondonEsDeeKid & Rico Ace - PhantomGunna & Burna Boy - wgftKATSEYE - GnarlyMen At Work - Who Can It Be Now?Nat King Cole - Joy To The WorldNoah Kahan - MainePARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake - Somebody Loves MePentatonix - Mary, Did You Know?P!nk - I Am HerePixies - Monkey Gone To HeavenSabrina Carpenter - Nobody's SonSticky Kids - Tidy Up SongTaking Back Sunday - MakeDamnSureTate McRae - TIT FOR TATTaylor Swift - imgonnagetyoubackTaylor Swift - The ProphecyTyler, The Creator - IFHYALBUMS:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (7x)Usher - Confessions (6x)The Cure - Greatest Hits (4x)Drake - Nothing Was The Same (2x)Pink Floyd - The Best Of Pink Floyd: A Foot In The Door (2x)The Clash - London Calling (2x)Alex Warren - You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1)Outkast - StankoniaPrince - 4EverGOLD Beastie Boys - Paul's BoutiqueSimon & Garfunkel - BookendsSleep Token - Even In ArcadiaTwenty One Pilots - ClancySILVER Future - High Off LifeGerry Rafferty - EssentialThe Human League - Don't You Want Me: The CollectionPitbull - GlobalizationSabaton - HeroesWolf Alice - The Clearing Edited December 19, 2025Dec 19 by DanielCarey
December 19, 2025Dec 19 2 hours ago, DanielCarey said:Certifications announced via the BRITs Twitter account:SINGLES:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (5x)Myles Smith - Stargazing (3x)Lady Gaga - AbracadabraGOLD Lewis Capaldi - SurviveSILVER AJ Tracey ft. Jorja Smith - CrushDave & Tems - RaindanceEsDeeKid & Rico Ace - PhantomKATSEYE - GnarlyALBUMS:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Alex Warren - You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1)SILVER Wolf Alice - The Clearing‘Gnarly’ ijbol
December 19, 2025Dec 19 On 12/12/2025 at 15:49, dcruz3 said:Addison! Hope Diet Pepsi manages to go Platinum and Headphones/Aquamarine silver in the next few months as wellone already down lol hopefully one of the other 2 happens soon now too
December 19, 2025Dec 19 2 minutes ago, DanielCarey said:Full certifications list for 19th December 2025:SINGLES:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up (7x)Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (5x)Elton John - Your Song (4x)Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure (4x)Chris Brown & Young Thug - Go Crazy (3x)Florence + The Machine - Spectrum (3x)Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) (2x)Myles Smith - Stargazing (3x)The Cardigans - Lovefool (2x)Nelly - Hot In Herre (2x)The Police - Roxanne (2x)Queen - We Are The Champions (2x)Tove Lo - Stay High (2x)Addison Rae - Diet PepsiArctic Monkeys - A Certain RomanceThe Beach Boys - Little Saint NickBlondie - AtomicClean Bandit & Topic ft. Wes Nelson - DriveGhost - Mary On A CrossLady Gaga - AbracadabraMy Chemical Romance - Famous Last WordsSaja Boys - Your IdolSugababes - Too Lost In YouTom Jones - It's Not UnusualThe Wanted - Chasing The SunGOLD Bruce Springsteen - Glory DaysDodgy - Good EnoughDropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To BostonDua Lipa & BLACKPINK - Kiss And Make UpEminem - BusinessForeigner - Waiting For A Girl Like YouFrank Sinatra - Jingle BellsHamilton Cast - Non-StopJames Blunt - MonstersLana Del Rey - LoveLewis Capaldi - SurviveLoyle Carner & Jorja Smith - Loose EndsMeghan Trainor - I'll Be HomeMelanie Martinez - DollhouseNicki Minaj - The Night Is Still YoungOneRepublic - RunProfessor Green ft. Maverick Sabre - JungleThe Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This PartRAYE - Oscar Winning Tears.Sonny Fodera & Clementine Douglas - Tell MeThxSoMuch - SPIT IN MY FACE!SILVER AJ Tracey ft. Jorja Smith - CrushAva Max - Maybe You're The ProblemChief Keef ft. 50 Cent & Wiz Khalifa - I Hate Bein' SoberDave & Tems - RaindanceDJ Seinfield & Confidence Man - Now U DoThe Doors - L.A. WomanElectric Light Orchestra - Last Train To LondonEsDeeKid & Rico Ace - PhantomGunna & Burna Boy - wgftKATSEYE - GnarlyMen At Work - Who Can It Be Now?Nat King Cole - Joy To The WorldNoah Kahan - MainePARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake - Somebody Loves MePentatonix - Mary, Did You Know?P!nk - I Am HerePixies - Monkey Gone To HeavenSabrina Carpenter - Nobody's SonSticky Kids - Tidy Up SongTaking Back Sunday - MakeDamnSureTate McRae - TIT FOR TATTaylor Swift - imgonnagetyoubackTaylor Swift - The ProphecyALBUMS:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Usher - Confessions (6x)The Cure - Greatest Hits (4x)Drake - Nothing Was The Same (2x)Pink Floyd - The Best Of Pink Floyd: A Foot In The Door (2x)The Clash - London Calling (2x)Alex Warren - You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1)Outkast - StankoniaPrince - 4EverGOLD Beastie Boys - Paul's BoutiqueSimon & Garfunkel - BookendsSleep Token - Even In ArcadiaTwenty One Pilots - ClancySILVER Future - High Off LifeGerry Rafferty - EssentialThe Human League - Don't You Want Me: The CollectionPitbull - GlobalizationSabaton - HeroesWolf Alice - The Clearinghefty list! nice to see many songs getting them in prior to the new year and its stacked with good songs (being ‘Spectrum’, ‘Stay High’, ‘Diet Pepsi’, ‘A Certain Romance’, ‘Drive’, ‘Abracadabra’, ‘Mary On A Cross’, ‘Too Lost In You’, ‘Kiss & Make Up’, ‘The Night Is Still Young’, ‘I Hate This Part’, ‘Oscar Winning Tears.’, ‘Tell Me’, ‘Crush’, ‘Maybe You’re The Problem’, ‘Raindance’, ‘Gnarly’, ‘Nobody’s Son’, ‘Tit For Tat’, ‘imgonnagetyouback’, ‘The Prophecy’ and ofc its amazing seeing many christmas songs do well… at christmas…)
December 19, 2025Dec 19 Some of those My Chemical Romance streams were definitely me 'Famous Last Words' is such a favourite ahhhhhh Platinum Pepsi, Gaga and Blondie up there too ❤️
December 19, 2025Dec 19 "Atomic"..What a song! <3 (Thank you Daniel...getting a pre 2026 thank you in)
December 19, 2025Dec 19 Author 4 minutes ago, Simon. said:Amazing for Too Lost In You ❤️It's their third-biggest hit here, after "About You Now" (2x plat) and "Push The Button" (plat)! I suspect that "Round Round" will be next to be certified Platinum. Edited December 19, 2025Dec 19 by DanielCarey
December 19, 2025Dec 19 Aside from those already mentioned, 'Glory Days', 'Good Enough' and 'Love' gold, the London Calling album double platinum, Wolf Alice's latest clearing 60k by year end and best of all, 'Monkey Gone To Heaven' certified! 🖤🖤🖤
December 19, 2025Dec 19 Author Just added a couple of certifications I’ve missed. I’ve missed “IFHY” being certified Silver and “Hybrid Theory” being certified 7x Platinum.
December 19, 2025Dec 19 Some real good ones this week:SINGLES:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up (7x)Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (5x)Elton John - Your Song (4x)Florence + The Machine - Spectrum (3x)Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) (2x)The Cardigans - Lovefool (2x)Nelly - Hot In Herre (2x)Queen - We Are The Champions (2x)Tove Lo - Stay High (2x)Lady Gaga - AbracadabraMy Chemical Romance - Famous Last WordsSugababes - Too Lost In YouTom Jones - It's Not UnusualGOLD Eminem - BusinessMeghan Trainor - I'll Be HomeNicki Minaj - The Night Is Still YoungThe Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This PartRAYE - Oscar Winning Tears.SILVER Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now?Nat King Cole - Joy To The WorldP!nk - I Am HereSugababes the pick of the bunch for me though.
December 22, 2025Dec 22 Author I expect that on Boxing Day, the BRITs Twitter account will do its usual 10 certifications between 3pm and 3:45pm. Edited December 22, 2025Dec 22 by DanielCarey
December 26, 2025Dec 26 Author Only one certified announced via the BRITs Twitter account today:SINGLES:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (10x)
December 26, 2025Dec 26 The only one really worth mentioning! Truly epic and historic achievement for the Queen Of Christmas!
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