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New retro certifications: Earth Wind & Fire - September (5x Platinum) 367,275 pre February 1994 units + 3,000,000 post February 1994 units = 3,367,275 total chart units! ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man / I Got The Six (Platinum) 91,001 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 691,001 total chart units! Duran Duran - Save A Prayer (Gold) 411,044 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 811,044 total chart units! America - Ventura Highway (Gold) 55,000 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 455,000 total chart units! Buddy Holly & The Crickets - That'll Be The Day (Silver) 431,000 1950s units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 631,000 total chart units! Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Phantom Of The Opera (Silver) - presuming this is referring to the Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley version! 122,434 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 322,434 total chart units!

New retro certifications: Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (4x Platinum) 1,080,043 pre February 1994 units + 2,400,000 post February 1994 units = 3,480,043 total chart units! Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight (Silver) 160,328 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 360,328 total chart units! Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith (Silver) 94,680 1992 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 294,680 total chart units (or very close to 300K)

Sugababes top 10 with Ghost ❤️ This would have meant so much more if this were 2006, but this is still cool.

New retro certifications: Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name (3x Platinum) 118,592 pre February 1994 units + 1,800,000 post February 1994 units = 1,918,592 total chart units! Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now (2x Platinum) 496,383 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,696,383 total chart units! Very close to 1.7M! Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire (2x Platinum) 229,381 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,429,381 or 1.43M total chart units! ABBA - Money, Money, Money (Platinum) 437,614 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 1,037,614 total chart units! Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero (Gold) 294,712 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 694,712 total chart units! The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze (Gold) 105,693 1974 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 505,693 total chart units! Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run (Gold) 90,000 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 490,000 total chart units! AC/DC - It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll) [Gold] 24,338 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 424,338 total chart units! Grace - Not Over Yet (Gold) 225 1993 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 400,225 total chart units! Bruce Channel - Hey Baby (Silver) 225,000 1960s units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 425,000 total chart units! Steve Earle - Copperhead Road (Silver) 24,055 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 224,055 total chart units! Super elated Janet's Together Again finally went 2x Platinum ❤️ She deserved more big hits of that magnitude!

It was originally released in 1998, it should remind you of them, The Corrs, and Sixpence None The Richer.

New retro certifications: Bobby Borris Pickett - Monster Mash (Gold) 400,000 1973 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 800,000 total chart units! Hot Chocolate - Every 1's A Winner (Silver) 201,776 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 401,776 total chart units! Elton John - The Bitch Is Back (Silver) 90,573 1974 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 290,573 total chart units! SWV - Weak (Silver) 21,165 1993 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 221,165 total chart units!

More new retro certifications: The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (4x Platinum) 257,000 1970s units + 121,074 1980s units + 2,400,000 post February 1994 units = 2,778,074 total chart units! Queen - Another One Bites The Dust (4x Platinum) 242,833 pre February 1994 units + 2,400,000 post February 1994 units = 2,642,833 total chart units! Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (4x Platinum) 160,000 1970s units + 2,400,000 post February 1994 units = 2,560,000 total chart units! Guns N' Roses - Paradise City (3x Platinum) 152,150 pre February 1994 units + 1,800,000 post February 1994 units = 1,952,150 total chart units! Harry Nilsson - Without You (Gold) 913,339 1970s units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 1,313,339 total chart units! Michael Jackson - Off The Wall (Gold) 242,925 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 642,925 or 643,000 total chart units! Fleetwood Mac - Say You Love Me (Gold) 41,531 1970s units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 441,531 total chart units! Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way (Silver) 167,025 1970s units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 367,025 total chart units! George Michael - Cowboys And Angels (Silver) 22,512 1991 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 222,512 total chart units! Erasure - Oh L'Amour (Silver) 15,861 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 215,861 total chart units!

Actually updated on a Friday finally, hallelujah!

New retro certifications: The Cure - Just Like Heaven (2x Platinum) 40,018 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,240,018 total chart units! Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All (Platinum) 148,767 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 748,767 total chart units! Impressive to see Gabrielle's Out Of Reach 2x Platinum. I take it it's now her second biggest hit behind Dreams.

The magnificent Tell Me Why was #7 in 2000:

New retro certifications: Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (6x Platinum) 210,443 pre February 1994 units + 3,600,000 post February 1994 units = 3,810,443 total chart units! Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (4x Platinum) 301,592 pre February 1994 units + 2,400,000 post February 1994 units = 2,701,592 total chart units! Luther Vandross - Never Too Much (3x Platinum) 136,679 pre February 1994 units + 1,800,000 post February 1994 units = 1,936,679 total chart units! 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday (Platinum) 526,413 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 1,126,413 total chart units! Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You (Platinum) 232,282 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 832,282 total chart units! Bob Marley & The Wailers - Waiting In Vain (Platinum) 152,286 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 752,286 total chart units! Elvis Presley - All Shook Up (Gold) 740,000 1950s units + 42,976 1970s units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 1,182,976 or 1.183M total chart units! Phil Collins - Sussudio (Gold) 133,671 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 533,671 total chart units! Patsy Cline - Crazy (Gold) 112,019 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 512,019 total chart units! Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Silver) 32,448 1991 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 232,448 total chart units! Journey - Faithfully (Silver) 1,275 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 201,275 total chart units!

Never charted in the UK 🤷‍♂️

Wow, thank you! New retro certifications: Soft Cell - Tainted Love (4x Platinum) 1,075,958 1980s units + 120,944 1991 units + 2,400,000 post February 1994 units = 3,596,902 total chart units or very close to 3.6 million! The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go (3x Platinum) 170,150 1980s units + 246,688 1991 units + 1,800,000 post February 1994 units = 2,216,838 total chart units! Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong (Platinum) 268,600 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 868,600 total chart units! The Style Council - Walls Come Tumbling Down! (Silver) 121,115 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 321,115 total chart units!

So many non-#1's this year, thanks ACR!

Thank you both again! More new retro certifications: Michael Jackson - Beat It (4x Platinum) 300,237 pre February 1994 units + 2,400,000 post February 1994 units = 2,700,237 total chart units! The La's - There She Goes (3x Platinum) 27,965 1980s units + 85,680 1990 units + 1,800,000 post February 1994 units = 1,913,645 total chart units! George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (2x Platinum) 800,000 1970s units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 2,000,000 total chart units! America - A Horse With No Name (2x Platinum) 274,000 1970s units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,474,000 total chart units! Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills (Platinum) 329,811 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 929,811 total chart units! Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings (Platinum) 184,603 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 784,603 total chart units! Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (Platinum) 96,764 1989 units + 3,264 1990 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 700,028 total chart units! Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Gold) 160,000 1974 units + 61,503 1975 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 621,503 total chart units! Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me (Gold) 195,109 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 595,109 total chart units! UB40 - Bring Me Your Cup (Silver) 41,565 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 241,565 total chart units!

New retro certifications: Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (6x Platinum) 562,581 pre February 1994 units + 3,600,000 post February 1994 units = 4,162,581 total chart units! Bon Jovi - Bed Of Roses (Platinum) 58,530 1993 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 658,530 total chart units (or 660K in total)!

Thank you both! New retro certifications: Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man (3x Platinum) 305,000 pre February 1994 units + 1,800,000 post February 1994 units = 2,105,000 total chart units! Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin (Platinum) 450,806 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 1,050,806 total chart units! PSB's third million selling single. George Benson - Give Me The Night (Platinum) 262,963 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 862,963 or 863K total chart units! Laura Branigan - Self Control (Gold) 347,294 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 747,294 total chart units! Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lady (Gold) 240,000 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 640,000 total chart units!

Plus this was the era before TikTok where old songs didn't stick around quite as long as they do now or classic songs revived out of nowhere as much.

Viral on TikTok & Instagram Reels.

TikTok has revealed its Songs Of The Summer rankings with rundowns for the UK and US. The short form platform has also revealed that Katy Perry’s The One That Got Away is the overall No.1 TikTok Song Of The summer globally. On the UK rankings, there are signs of a UK garage revival with Kyla and DJ Paleface's Do You Mind at No.1. The 2008 track has found a huge new audience this year, generating more than 543m video views from 644,000 creations in the UK over the summer and making a return to the singles chart as part of its 2026 revival. Meanwhile, amid the resurgence of UK garage, bassline and speed garage, Silva Bumpa’s new hit On 2nite makes No.3. Dance act Prospa & Cloonee are at No.7 with Free Your Mind. In the UK, the number of TikTok posts using #UKGarage increased 42% between February and July 2026 while #HouseMusic increased 53% over the same period. Oasis' Wonderwall is TikTok's second biggest UK Song Of The Summer after becoming the unofficial soundtrack to England's World Cup. The track generated 336,000 creations and surged back up the singles chart, reaching No.2 during its 2026 resurgence. Champagne Supernova also makes the UK Top 10, as a new wave of fan content, football videos and cultural nostalgia brought the Oasis catalogue into the feeds of another generation. Rein Me In by Sam Fender & Olivia Dean – now spending its 23rd week at No.1 in the UK – was No.4 on the TikTok summer rundown in the UK. Meanwhile, the global honours went to Katy Perry’s The One That Got Away, which also topped the US Songs Of The Summer list. The catalogue track has been discovered by a new generation on TikTok, where the community has used it to soundtrack over 42 million videos and over 55 billion video views. The One That Got Away, which also topped the US TikTok summer rankings, is on more than 1.8 billion Spotify streams. The 2011 single has been used to soundtrack more than 15 million TikTok videos, introducing it to a new generation and helping propel it back into charts around the world. https://www.musicweek.com/digital/read/tiktok-reveals-songs-of-the-summer-including-oasis-katy-perry-and-uk-garage/094866

Like in the US, the OCC probably go for the compilation with the highest pure album sales. Or whatever title the record label wants the streaming units to go to.

At least Bananarama will get a much better peak than #46!

Amazon Music at the moment: 05 Jolene 09 9 To 5 12 Islands In The Stream

Happy Dolly is getting new peaks this week.

Probably the Music single going Platinum. It was at 510K 3 years ago according to the OCC: https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/madonna-music-single-flashback-2000/