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The awards were early this week. 46 certs announced at 4.30pm today.

Rumours has UK sales to date of 4,633,7311. Too many 1’s in that figure?

The OCC says, "The aim of the Rules is to protect the integrity of the Charts and to ensure that they are an accurate reflection of the popularity of each recording by reference to genuine transactions." That's a tall order! Some rules. Video streams are not eligible for the album charts. Transactions of remix or live albums will not be combined with sales of the original studio version. Where a track is credited to more than one artist – streams of that track will count equally towards each artist’s studio albums. Where a track appears on more than one album by an artist, streams of this track will be attributed equally to each studio album and a maximum of one greatest hits album (the hits title with the highest sales DUS for that given week, or other hits title nominated in advance by label).

Why is Neighbours Theme listed in both iTunes albums (no. 3) and iTunes songs (no. 1)? Surely it is just a single track?

64 new BPI certs this week.

I would like to be able to search the OCC database to find the sales for a specific artist (even willing to pay!). But I know its not going to happen. :angry:

Correction. Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Together In Electric Dreams - Virgin - Platinum Single - 28.01.2021 - 30.01.2005

Hopefully we will get the remaining 9 certs when BPI sorts out it's date problem.

You can see them if you set the certified date to 28/1/21. I counted 40 new certifications including, George Ezra - Wanted On Voyage - Columbia - Platinum 5x - Album - 28.01.2021 - 30.06.2014

Biggest selling songs of the 1970s (continued) 16 I love you love me - 1,146,665 17 Hit me with your rhythm stick - 1,136,140 18 I will survive - 1,097,385 19 Sailing - 1,076,564 20 Don't go breaking my heart - 1,043,466 21 Don't cry for me Argentina - 1,034,894 22 Save your kisses for me - 1,028,657 23 I'd like to teach the world to sing - 1,018,936 24 Under the moon of love - 1,018,003 25 Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree - 1,015,219 26 Eye level - 1,009,012 27 Long haired lover from Liverpool - 1,007,469 28 Amazing grace - 998,509 29 Mississippi - 980,383 30 My sweet lord - 975,434 Very little change in the pure sales from September 2017. Gary Glitter was on 1,146,051, now it's 1,146,665. (i.e. 614 downloads)

Channel 5 using OCC sales figures Biggest selling songs of the 1970s (pure sales) 1 Bohemian Rhapsody - 2,620,395 2 Mull of Kintyre - 2,088,617 3 You're the one that I want - 2,082,478 4 Rivers of Babylon - 2,036,598 5 Mary's boy child - 1,896,786 6 Imagine - 1,734,228 7 Summer nights - 1,650,959 8 YMCA - 1,527,375 9 Heart of glass - 1,337,102 10 Merry Xmas everybody - 1,323,644 11 Bright eyes - 1,228,143 12 Don't give up on us - 1,170,110 13 Another brick in the wall - 1,163,149 14 Dancing Queen - 1,161,343 15 I feel love - 1,148,668 Original vinyl sales plus downloads but not streams. Up to date totals.

Can’t find any mention in iTunes or on Amazon. A real mystery.

Anyone got the certs for 31/12/21?

Glad to see this one. Elvis Presley - All Shook Up - Rca - Silver - Single - 24.12.2021 - 21.11.2004

Could you do a similar thread for the guys? Thanks.

Well done! I'm sure that research took many hours to compile. Very interesting statistics.

Yet another BPI award this week for The Beatles (their 14th this year). Beatles - Help! - Apple Corps - GOLD - Single - 17.12.2021 - 16.11.2010 Reached no. 1 in 1965, no. 37 in 1976, no. 86 in 1985 and no. 99 when Beatles downloads started in November 2010. Say 910,000 pre-downloads + 400,000 since 2010 = 1,310,000

Following death of a member. iTunes albums 13 NEW Il Divo - The Greatest Hits (Deluxe Version) 36 NEW Il Divo - The Christmas Collection 62 NEW Il Divo - For Once In My Life: A Celebration Of Motown

According to the recently published Christmas number ones book. (now only £5 on Amazon) Click here Christmas Number One singles. Sales from release until end of May 2021. (no streams) 1) Do they know it's Christmas (Band Aid) - 3.83m 2) Bohemian Rhapsody - 2.62m 3) Mull of Kintyre - 2.09m 4) Mary's Boy Child (Boney M) - 1.9m 5) I want to hold your hand - 1.82m 6) I will always love you - 1.67m 7) Don't you want me - 1.65m 8) I feel fine - 1.43m 9) Day tripper/We can work it out - 1.41m 10) Hallelujah - 1.33m 11) Merry Xmas everyone - 1.32m 12) Green green grass of home - 1.27m 13) Earth song - 1.22m 14) Mary's boy child (Harry Belafonte) - 1.19m 15) Do they know it's Christmas (Band Aid 20) - 1.19m 16) Another brick in the wall - 1.16m 17) 2 becomes 1 - 1.15m 18) That's my goal - 1.12m 19) Can we fix it? - 1.03m 20) When we collide - 1.02m

Still not got the full list for December 3rd on the BPI website yet but ChartsPlusUK has this new cert, Beatles - I saw her standing there - Silver - single

And also £5 in The Works.

liam.k. Any idea of combined sales for Beatles I want to hold your hand?

Worth noting. Westlife Their cumulative album sales of 13,582,655, includes seven albums with sales exceeding a million. Their cumulative singles sales of 12,853,945 to date.

Queen now officially confirmed as 23 times platinum by BPI.

BPI have made some adjustments to their awards. The following have been removed. (duplication) Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Apple Corps - Platinum 18x - Album 26.11.2021 - 09.09.2009 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend - Tuff Gong - Platinum 13x - Album - 26.11.2021 - 08.05.1984 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Columbia - Platinum 11x - Album - 26.11.2021 - 20.08.2001 But this remains. Queen - Greatest Hits - Virgin - Platinum X - Album - 26.11.2021 - 03.01.2011 I assume it is now 23 times platinum i.e. 6,900,000. The number is not visible on the BPI web site.