BPI Certifications

by **oasisbobo** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:54 pm

StephenN17 wrote:Didn't The Spice Girls have 4 Platinum from Spice? Wannabe, Say You'll Be There, 2 Become 1, Mama/Who Do You Think You Are.

Yes

LAST.FM · by **Jonathan** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:36 am

Robbie wrote:CHRISTINA PERRI - LOVESTRONG
Gold Certification (Album)
Friday, December 02, 2011
WARNER MUSIC (ATLANTIC)
Released Monday, September 19, 2011

by **KatyVenezuela** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:59 am

oasisbobo wrote:Not sure if they were the last...

Oasis had 4 from (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

Some Might Say - Gold
Roll With It - Gold
Wonderwall - Platinum
Don't Look Back In Anger - Platinum

Their stand alone single Whatever released before Some Might Say was also Gold and their three singles after Don't Look Back In Anger...

D'You Know What I Mean - Platinum
Stand By Me - Gold
All Around The World - Gold

Not bad

StephenN17 wrote:Didn't The Spice Girls have 4 Platinum from Spice? Wannabe, Say You'll Be There, 2 Become 1, Mama/Who Do You Think You Are.

Thanks!

So no one since 1996?

Huge for Katy then 8-)

by **MFR** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:12 pm

Of course Katy Perry benefits through being on Virgin, one of the few companies still keen to have singles certified in the UK. It's probably a coincidence, though, that The Spice Girls were also on Virgin.

by **Lioha** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:36 am

CARO EMERALD - DELETED SCENES FROM THE CUTTING ROOM
Platinum Certification (Album) Friday, December 09, 2011
DRAMATICO (DRAMATICO/GRAND MONO)
Released Monday, October 18, 2010

ED SHEERAN - +
2 x Platinum Certification (Album) Friday, December 09, 2011
WARNER MUSIC (ASYLUM)
Released Monday, September 12, 2011

JLS - JUKEBOX
Platinum Certification (Album) Friday, December 09, 2011
SONY MUSIC (EPIC)
Released Monday, November 14, 2011

JUSTICE - CROSS
Gold Certification (Album) Friday, December 09, 2011
BECAUSE MUSIC (BECAUSE/ED BANGER)
Released Monday, June 18, 2007

MACHINE HEAD - THROUGH THE ASHES OF EMPIRES
Silver Certification (Album) Friday, December 09, 2011
WARNER MUSIC (ROADRUNNER)
Released Monday, October 27, 2003

NICKELBACK - HERE AND NOW
Silver Certification (Album) Friday, December 09, 2011
WARNER MUSIC (ROADRUNNER)
Released Monday, November 21, 2011

OLLY MURS - IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW
Platinum Certification (Album) Friday, December 09, 2011
SONY MUSIC (EPIC)
Released Monday, November 28, 2011

RIHANNA - TALK THAT TALK
2 x Platinum Certification (Album) Friday, December 09, 2011
UNIVERSAL MUSIC (DEF JAM)
Released Monday, November 21, 2011

ROD STEWART - STORYTELLER - THE COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY
Silver Certification (Album) Friday, December 09, 2011
WARNER MUSIC (WARNER BROS)
Released Monday, November 21, 2011

by **tada** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:04 pm

2x Platinum for Riri 8-)

by **Loki0012** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:55 pm

tada wrote:2x Platinum for Riri

wow how can it be 2xp when its barely 500K yet

by **Timmy94** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:30 pm

Loki0012 wrote:
tada wrote:2x Platinum for Riri
wow how can it be 2xp when its barely 500K yet

Shops propably thought that 600k would be a number Talk That Talk will sell without problems as GGGB, Rated R and Loud also did it, so they already ordered this amount of albums...

by **Hafo** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:31 pm

Lots of certs! And look at Adele

ADELE - 21
14 x Platinum Certification (Album) 16 December 2011
XL BEGGARS (XL RECORDINGS)
Released 24 January 2011

AMY WINEHOUSE - LIONESS - HIDDEN TREASURES
2 x Platinum Certification (Album) 16 December 2011
UNIVERSAL MUSIC (ISLAND)
Released 05 December 2011

BEE GEES - NUMBER ONES
Silver Certification (Album) 16 December 2011
WARNER MUSIC (REPRISE)
Released 10 November 2008

BIRDY - BIRDY
Silver Certification (Album) 16 December 2011
WARNER MUSIC (14TH FLOOR/ATLANTIC)
Released 07 November 2011

DRAKE - TAKE CARE
Gold Certification (Album) 16 December 2011
UNIVERSAL MUSIC (CASH MONEY/ISLAND)
Released 14 November 2011

JAMES MORRISON - THE AWAKENING
Platinum Certification (Album) 16 December 2011
UNIVERSAL MUSIC (ISLAND)
Released 26 September 2011

MCFLY - ABOVE THE NOISE
Gold Certification (Album) 16 December 2011
UNIVERSAL MUSIC (ISLAND/SUPER)
Released 15 November 2010

NICKELBACK - HERE AND NOW
Gold Certification (Album) 16 December 2011
WARNER MUSIC (ROADRUNNER)
Released 21 November 2011

REBECCA FERGUSON - HEAVEN
Platinum Certification (Album) 16 December 2011
SONY MUSIC (RCA)
Released 05 December 2011

RIHANNA - LOUD
6 x Platinum Certification (Album) 16 December 2011
UNIVERSAL MUSIC (DEF JAM)
Released 22 August 2011

by **Timmy94** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:36 pm

Hafo wrote:Lots of certs! And look at Adele

ADELE - 21
14 x Platinum Certification (Album) 16 December 2011
XL BEGGARS (XL RECORDINGS)
Released 24 January 2011

Highest certification of all time (along with Oasis' Morning Glory) 8-)

!
I have no doubts that it'll also turn out to be the best-selling album some days... This fast it already sold, it won't slow down!

by **NorfolkScot** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:43 pm

Adele, Amy and Rebecca

by **greek_boy** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:45 pm

Adele, Rebecca and Amy!

still no cert. for Maroon 5 :evil:

by **Timmy94** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:47 pm

NorfolkScot wrote:Adele, Amy and Rebecca

greek_boy wrote:Adele, Rebecca and Amy!

by **NorfolkScot** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:50 pm

Timmy94 wrote:
NorfolkScot wrote:Adele, Amy and Rebecca
greek_boy wrote:Adele, Rebecca and Amy!

Love all three

by **SLiM** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:39 pm

I am just curious how Rebecca Ferguson already has been certified platinum when her first week's sales were around 128,000 and the second week she was #7 in the mid week and the final sales aren't known yet. I thought platinum was for 300,000.

I am not trying to be argumentative but just trying to understand how the process works.
Thanks for any enlightenment!

by **Hafo** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:40 pm

Certification are based on shipments, not on retail sales. The label must have shipped over 300K to cover the anticipated demand.

by **SLiM** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:42 pm

Hafo wrote:Certification are based on shipments, not on retail sales. The label must have shipped over 300K to cover the anticipated demand.

Many thanks indeed.

by **NorfolkScot** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:53 pm

SLiM wrote:I am just curious how Rebecca Ferguson already has been certified platinum when her first week's sales were around 128,000 and the second week she was #7 in the mid week and the final sales aren't known yet. I thought platinum was for 300,000.

I am not trying to be argumentative but just trying to understand how the process works.
Thanks for any enlightenment!

It's the same when Susan Boyles The Gift went 3xP in the US and sold less than 2 million. And it's going to take quit a few years to sell that.

by **EdWood** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:10 pm

Timmy94 wrote:
Hafo wrote:Lots of certs! And look at Adele

ADELE - 21
14 x Platinum Certification (Album) 16 December 2011
XL BEGGARS (XL RECORDINGS)
Released 24 January 2011
Highest certification of all time (along with Oasis' Morning Glory) !
I have no doubts that it'll also turn out to be the best-selling album some days... This fast it already sold, it won't slow down!

Timmy94 I very much doubt that 21 will become the UK's best selling album. Just think of Shania Twain, or James Blunt - both sold huge amounts of an album very quickly but sales gradually slowed down.

I can see 21's sales slowing down considerably after the New Year - sure - all sales go down alot but I think 21 will only sell a few hundred thousand in 2012 in the UK. At the end of the day it has already sold ~3.5 million here and it having another huge boost in sales in the Christmas market. It sales will relatively collapse in Jan/Feb, especially if the promotion eases and her next album isn't out until 2013/14 at the earliest. Who will be left who wants to buy it?!

Then you have to think if it gets to 3.8-3.9 million at the end of 2012 it will still be about 2 million sales behind Queen's Greatest Hits and have a mountain to climb. Plus all the other albums above here will continue to sell decent amounts on catalogue.

What Adele has done is fantastic and has set the charts alight for once in what is a somewhat moribund market regarding album sales. It will be interesting to see how her next album does.

Will the 3-4 year gap between release dates make an impact on sales? If her nexr album sells 2 million copies max in the UK I would count that as a great result.

by **brian05** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:57 pm

ADELE - 21
14 x Platinum Certification (Album) 16 December 2011

XL BEGGARS (XL RECORDINGS)

Released 24 January 2011

Certification History:

12 x Platinum Certification Friday, November 18, 2011
10 x Platinum Certification Friday, July 08, 2011
8 x Platinum Certification Friday, April 22, 2011
7 x Platinum Certification Friday, April 08, 2011
6 x Platinum Certification Friday, March 25, 2011
5 x Platinum Certification Friday, March 18, 2011
4 x Platinum Certification Friday, March 04, 2011
3 x Platinum Certification Friday, February 25, 2011
2 x Platinum Certification Friday, February 11, 2011
Platinum Certification Friday, January 28, 2011

So what happened to 9, 11 and 13 x Platinum?

by **MFR** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:33 pm

What this shows is that, with the album selling so quickly, Beggars Banquet have simply not bothered to apply for certification at each individual level. It may be an extra 600,000 have been shipped in the last few weeks for the Christmas rush.

Once upon a time, however, the BPI would have recorded all the platinum levels and a 13xP certification would have been listed with the same date as the 14xP certification, but that doesn't happen anymore it seems.

by **tada** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:36 pm

incredible, purely incredible! 21 will become the highest certified album of all time in the UK soon

by **rundmck** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:53 am

EdWood wrote: ....you have to think if it gets to 3.8-3.9 million at the end of 2012 it will still be about 2 million sales behind Queen's Greatest Hits and have a mountain to climb. Plus all the other albums above here will continue to sell decent amounts on catalogue.

Adele will be almost at 3.8million in a fortnight, never mind end of 2012. I personally don't think it will become the biggest selling album of all time, but I do think your predictions are a bit skewed :wink:

by **muse778** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:58 am

Again no 2x Platinum certification from coldplay for MX even though they have now actually sold well over 600k.

by **stevyy** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:23 am

muse778 wrote:Again no 2x Platinum certification from coldplay for MX even though they have now actually sold well over 600k.

maybe they wait to certify it triple platinum because MX will sell in the 150k region just this week.. and this week isn't even the biggest sales week of the year.. if the album shows some consitency it can double what it sold so far in the coming 2 weeks.