BPI Certifications

by **joao** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:40 pm

Faithless - FOREVER FAITHLESS - THE GREATEST HITS - Platinum - 16-May-05
(The second platinum should follow soon...)

Mariah Carey - THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI - Platinum x3 - 04-Apr-05
(How come they shipped 900k for an album that has not even sold 200k???)

by **edge3** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:41 pm

BoroButch wrote: Fleetwood Mac - THE VERY BEST OF - Platinum - 14-Oct-02

Hi BoroButch, hmm...I think this is actually now 2xPlatinum...which is funny as a few of us were discussing Fleetwood Mac's total UK album sales just a few days ago (in one of those ABBA threads). This new update means that the 'Mac's total UK album certifications now amount to shipments of 8,460,000 - the question remains though : can they actually have sold 15-16M albums in the UK?

by **BoroButch** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:46 pm

joao wrote:Faithless - FOREVER FAITHLESS - THE GREATEST HITS - Platinum - 16-May-05
(The second platinum should follow soon...)

Mariah Carey - THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI - Platinum x3 - 04-Apr-05
(How come they shipped 900k for an album that has not even sold 200k???)

Sorry!

Typo. Now corrected.

by **BoroButch** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:47 pm

edge3 wrote:
BoroButch wrote: Fleetwood Mac - THE VERY BEST OF - Platinum - 14-Oct-02
Hi BoroButch, hmm...I think this is actually now 2xPlatinum...which is funny as a few of us were discussing Fleetwood Mac's total UK album sales just a few days ago (in one of those ABBA threads). This new update means that the 'Mac's total UK album certifications now amount to shipments of 8,460,000 - the question remains though : can they actually have sold 15-16M albums in the UK?

Sorry!

. Typo, now corrected.

by **joao** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:48 pm

Looks better now. Thanks!

by **MJDangerous** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:46 pm

Why System Of A Down receive no one certification for Mesmerize ? :-?

by **MIGUEL** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:33 pm

Any new certifications?
Please

by **hello** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:31 pm

What country is this, and can I have the link Please. Thanks.

by **Feeder_Guy** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:29 pm

The Longview one is very interesting.

The album has 2 silver discs this week, as it comes in 3 issues.

The second one followed the 80 percent rule, so the sales from those 2 are combined, but the 3rd one don't due to adding extra tracks, and leaving one off.

This means the album has 2 silver discs for each one as if the band have 2 albums!.

by **blade699** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:00 pm

Doves wrote:Morning glory has been certified as 14xplatinum.

i mean it sold 4.16m up untill 1999. and look at how many times it re-enters the the top75.

Mg has got to have sold over 4.3m i would think by now.

it probably has mate, but they are not going to certify it, again, until it goes exactly 15xplatinum, are they!!!

(4,500,000 copies)

by **blade699** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:03 pm

why do bpi have silver singles as 200,000, and the albums are only 60,000 for a silver album, also.

this makes no sense at all, as album sales are much higher.

they should swap them around!!!

by **joao** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:08 pm

blade699 wrote:why do bpi have silver singles as 200,000, and the albums are only 60,000 for a silver album, also.

this makes no sense at all, as album sales are much higher.

they should swap them around!!!

I agree, any flop album can have a certification in UK. But many # 1 singles are never going to be certified.

by **Basil** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:45 pm

blade699 wrote:
Doves wrote:Morning glory has been certified as 14xplatinum.

i mean it sold 4.16m up untill 1999. and look at how many times it re-enters the the top75.

Mg has got to have sold over 4.3m i would think by now.
it probably has mate, but they are not going to certify it, again, until it goes exactly 15xplatinum, are they!!!

(4,500,000 copies)

It has sold 4,582,492 to July 2005. This does not include any possible record club sales, so it must have shipped 4,500,000.

by **Robbie** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:14 pm

blade699 wrote:why do bpi have silver singles as 200,000, and the albums are only 60,000 for a silver album, also.

this makes no sense at all, as album sales are much higher.

they should swap them around!!!

It's historical - when album certifications first began they were for monetary values rather than unit amounts. When certification awards began to be based on unit sales in January 1978 they merely converted the monetary value to units by using album price averages. As album sales were considerably lower back then, 60,000, 100,000 and 300,000 were not seen as low amounts. Of course, album sales have increased massively but certification levels have remained the same. Back in 1978, album sales were falling fast also (and, 1978 itself apart, continued to decline for a few years), the boom in album sales was a few years away.

by **AutomaticBR** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 12:56 am

so no one has the latest certifications? it's been a long time since they last updated this topic with new certs :cry:

by **Feeder_Guy** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:54 am

BPI Awards
5th August 2005

James Blunt - BACK TO BEDLAM - 4 x Platinum - 11-Oct-04
Faithless - FOREVER FAITHLESS- THE GREATEST HITS - 2 x Platinum - 16-May-05
Various Artists - NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 61 - 2 x Platinum - 25-July-05
Charlotte Church - TISSUES AND ISSUES - Gold - 11-July-05
NWA - STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON - Gold - 23-Sep-02
Arcade Fire - FUNERAL - Silver - 28-Feb-05
Longview - MERCURY - Silver - 21-July-03
Longview - MERCURY - Silver - 11-July-05
Various Artists - THE BEST BBQ ALBUM... EVER! - Silver - 18-July-05

http://www.lastfm.es/user/antoonio · by **Euterpe** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 4:24 pm

blade699 wrote:why do bpi have silver singles as 200,000, and the albums are only 60,000 for a silver album, also.

this makes no sense at all, as album sales are much higher.

they should swap them around!!!

I read the explanation in BPI, in a paper about Chart Rules, but I don't remember it

by **AutomaticBR** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 8:38 pm

Feeder_Guy wrote: BPI Awards
5th August 2005

James Blunt - BACK TO BEDLAM - 4 x Platinum - 11-Oct-04
Faithless - FOREVER FAITHLESS- THE GREATEST HITS - 2 x Platinum - 16-May-05
Various Artists - NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 61 - 2 x Platinum - 25-July-05
Charlotte Church - TISSUES AND ISSUES - Gold - 11-July-05
NWA - STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON - Gold - 23-Sep-02
Arcade Fire - FUNERAL - Silver - 28-Feb-05
Longview - MERCURY - Silver - 21-July-03
Longview - MERCURY - Silver - 11-July-05
Various Artists - THE BEST BBQ ALBUM... EVER! - Silver - 18-July-05

Thanks for that! Where's still missing certifications since 23/07 - the last one we got was from 16/07 when "The Emancipation of Mimi" got Platinum, do u have the one's missing please?

by **joao** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:46 pm

Great for Faithless...

And Charlotte Church flopping.

by **Feeder_Guy** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 11:10 pm

BPI Awards
8th July 2005

Snow Patrol - FINAL STRAW - 4 x Platinum - 02-Feb-04
Fleetwood Mac - THE VERY BEST OF - 2 x Platinum - 14-Oct-02
Mariah Carey - THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI - Platinum - 04-April-05
2 Pac - LOYAL TO THE GAME - Gold - 13-Dec-04
Black Eyed Peas - MONKEY BUSINESS - Gold - 30-May-05
Foreigner - THE DEFINITIVE - Silver - 06-June-05
Various Artists - HAIRBRUSH DIVAS PRESENTS SING-A-LONG SUMMER - Silver - 20-June-05
Various Artists - PURE GARAGE PRESENTS THE MAINROOM SESSIONS - Silver - 16-May-05

by **Feeder_Guy** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 11:11 pm

AutomaticBR wrote:
Feeder_Guy wrote: BPI Awards
5th August 2005

James Blunt - BACK TO BEDLAM - 4 x Platinum - 11-Oct-04
Faithless - FOREVER FAITHLESS- THE GREATEST HITS - 2 x Platinum - 16-May-05
Various Artists - NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 61 - 2 x Platinum - 25-July-05
Charlotte Church - TISSUES AND ISSUES - Gold - 11-July-05
NWA - STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON - Gold - 23-Sep-02
Arcade Fire - FUNERAL - Silver - 28-Feb-05
Longview - MERCURY - Silver - 21-July-03
Longview - MERCURY - Silver - 11-July-05
Various Artists - THE BEST BBQ ALBUM... EVER! - Silver - 18-July-05
Thanks for that! Where's still missing certifications since 23/07 - the last one we got was from 16/07 when "The Emancipation of Mimi" got Platinum, do u have the one's missing please?

No worries!

, just posted the one you requested too!

.

Yay for Arcade Fire and Longview!.

by **AutomaticBR** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:08 am

Feeder_Guy wrote:
AutomaticBR wrote:
Feeder_Guy wrote: BPI Awards
5th August 2005

James Blunt - BACK TO BEDLAM - 4 x Platinum - 11-Oct-04
Faithless - FOREVER FAITHLESS- THE GREATEST HITS - 2 x Platinum - 16-May-05
Various Artists - NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 61 - 2 x Platinum - 25-July-05
Charlotte Church - TISSUES AND ISSUES - Gold - 11-July-05
NWA - STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON - Gold - 23-Sep-02
Arcade Fire - FUNERAL - Silver - 28-Feb-05
Longview - MERCURY - Silver - 21-July-03
Longview - MERCURY - Silver - 11-July-05
Various Artists - THE BEST BBQ ALBUM... EVER! - Silver - 18-July-05
Thanks for that! Where's still missing certifications since 23/07 - the last one we got was from 16/07 when "The Emancipation of Mimi" got Platinum, do u have the one's missing please?
No worries! , just posted the one you requested too! .

Yay for Arcade Fire and Longview!.

actually, I requested for ALL CERTIFICATIONS between the 2 u posted (08/07 and 05/08) :roll:

by **Feeder_Guy** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 10:11 am

BPI Awards
15th July 2005

Coldplay - X&Y - 4 x Platinum - 06-Jun-04
Jamie Cullum - TWENTYSOMETHING - 3 x Platinum - 20-Oct-03

by **Feeder_Guy** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 10:16 am

BPI Awards
22nd July 2005

The Killers - HOT FUSS - 4 x Platinum - 07-June-04
James Blunt - BACK TO BEDLAM - 3 x Platinum - 11-Oct-04
Backstreet Boys - NEVER GONE - Gold - 13-June-05
Hard-Fi - STARS OF CCTV - Gold - 04-July-05
Funeral For A Friend - HOURS - Silver - 13-June-05
Kid Rock - DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE - Silver - 31-May-99

by **Feeder_Guy** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 10:22 am

BPI Awards
29th July 2005

James Blunt - YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL (Single) - Silver - 30-May-05
Kaiser Chiefs - EMPLOYMENT - 2 x Platinum - 07-May-05
Jem - FINALLY WOKEN - Platinum - 11-October-04
Various Artists - IN THE MIX- REVIVAL - Silver - 11-July-04
Stephen Fretwell - MAGPIE - Silver - 22-Novmeber-04