BPI Certifications

by **sonia85** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:08 pm

ADELE - 21
16 x Platinum Certification (Album) 25 V 2012 XL BEGGARS (XL RECORDINGS) Released 24 I 2011

FRANK TURNER - ENGLAND KEEP MY BONES
Silver Certification (Album) 25 V 2012 XTRA MILE (XTRA MILE) Released 6 VI 2011

KATY PERRY - PART OF ME
Silver Certification (Single) 18 V 2012 EMI MUSIC (VIRGIN) Released 21 IV 2012

by **tada** » Sun May 27, 2012 2:42 pm

16x Pl here we go!

by **oasisbobo** » Mon May 28, 2012 12:50 am

sonia85 wrote:FRANK TURNER - ENGLAND KEEP MY BONES
Silver Certification (Album) 25 V 2012 XTRA MILE (XTRA MILE) Released 6 VI 2011

This makes me very very happy

by **NorfolkScot** » Mon May 28, 2012 7:04 am

tada wrote:16x Pl here we go!

I bet it's true about a re-release later this year.

by **marcsgirl85** » Mon May 28, 2012 4:58 pm

I hope it's true about the re release it'll help sales

by **phoenix83** » Mon May 28, 2012 6:08 pm

marcsgirl85 wrote:I hope it's true about the re release it'll help sales

LOL. You mean to make it 1st in the all-time UK list rather than 4th?

I think sales have been pretty good in any case. :wink:

by **MoonNova** » Mon May 28, 2012 8:13 pm

NorfolkScot wrote:
tada wrote:16x Pl here we go!
I bet it's true about a re-release later this year.

Does anyone know how many re-releases of the Top 4 have occurred? Adele will pass them all with or without the re-release but would be cool if she did it without the aid of a re-release.

Didn't know if the Top 4 are all original or if they achieved their status by 3-4 releases?

by **phoenix83** » Mon May 28, 2012 9:31 pm

MoonNova wrote:
NorfolkScot wrote:
tada wrote:16x Pl here we go!
I bet it's true about a re-release later this year.
Does anyone know how many re-releases of the Top 4 have occurred? Adele will pass them all with or without the re-release but would be cool if she did it without the aid of a re-release.

Didn't know if the Top 4 are all original or if they achieved their status by 3-4 releases?

I'm not sure about re-releases as such, but certainly part of Queen's Greatest Hits sales come from the Platinum Collection (their 3 Greatest Hits collections in one package). Sgt Pepper has been re-released for a 25th anniversary edition. Abba Gold, I'm not sure has ever been re-released as such, but it received boosts when the Mamma Mia musical (1999) and film (2008) came out.

My opinion would be that WTSMG is the only album above 21 which is there entirely on one release/run in the charts. However others may differ.

by **thebigham** » Mon May 28, 2012 11:01 pm

An Adele re-release would be cheating.

by **phoenix83** » Mon May 28, 2012 11:09 pm

thebigham wrote:An Adele re-release would be cheating.

Agree, I don't want to see it get to the top spot in this manner.

Having said that don't you think that the albums in spots 1-3 have also "cheated" in some fashion?

by **tada** » Tue May 29, 2012 4:42 am

all best-selling albums...have special/deluxe editions, re-releases, remastered editions, anniversary.
Smart deluxe edition, i mean worthy release....fans would love it!

by **cooldeepak** » Tue May 29, 2012 6:28 am

tada wrote:all best-selling albums...have special/deluxe editions, re-releases, remastered editions, anniversary.
Smart deluxe edition, i mean worthy release....fans would love it!

+1
and 21 re-release will not be cheating

someone who said it is cheating firstly see the top 3 sellers

by **thebigham** » Tue May 29, 2012 2:29 pm

That was then, this is now.

A 25th Anniversary edition is not cheating.

Sales gained from a move and a musical is not cheating.

by **phoenix83** » Tue May 29, 2012 6:17 pm

thebigham wrote:That was then, this is now.

A 25th Anniversary edition is not cheating.

Sales gained from a move and a musical is not cheating.

Queen's Greatest Hits has many of its sales derived from The Platinum Collection. (which reached No 2 in the UK chart)

Beatles' Sgt Pepper has sales from several re-releases: 20th anniversary for the first CD edition, 25th anniversary and 40th anniversary. (on 2 of these occasions it got back into the top 10)

Abba Gold didn't just gain in sales due to a musical and movie coming out. It was re-released several times according to the wiki page (25th anniversary of them winning Eurovision, re-issued with a DVD which is also counted towards album sales if I understand correctly, etc.).

None of these 3 albums can be said to have sold what they did through one release.

I would still prefer Adele not to re-release 21 (as much for her integrity as an artist as anything else) but please don't make out that if she did do so, it would be cheating and the other albums' sales are perfectly honest.

by **tada** » Tue May 29, 2012 8:28 pm

totally agree! If the re-release is worth releasing, if i ain't trash to milk money...if it spawns awesome bonuses, new songs, luxury packaging...i would love to buy it!

by **zeus555** » Tue May 29, 2012 8:42 pm

'Gold' by ABBA, was reissued, with a DVD added, in
both 2004, & 2010. It is regarded as the same Album
as the 1992 'Gold', because the DVD & the CD were
the same 19 Tracks. Indeed, the 2004 DVD had 18 Tracks,
as 'The Name Of The Game' was not on the DVD, even
though it is on the CD.

However, at no time has 'Gold' had any extra Songs
added in the UK. It has always been based on the same
19 ABBA Songs.

You can actually add a CD, with as many as 8 New
Tracks, if you like, & it is still counted as the same
Album, under OCC Chart Rules. That is what happened
with 'The Fame,' in late 2009. It had a 2nd CD added
with 8 New Lady GaGa Songs, & it was called
'The Fame Monster'. The OCC have added its Sales
to those of 'The Fame', which is why you have
never seen 'The Fame Monster' Charting on its own,
in the UK. (In some Countries, 'The Fame Monster'
was regarded as a 2nd Album, by Lady GaGa, & they
let it Chart on its own).

Zeus555

by **Timmy94** » Tue May 29, 2012 8:58 pm

tada wrote:totally agree! If the re-release is worth releasing, if i ain't trash to milk money...if it spawns awesome bonuses, new songs, luxury packaging...i would love to buy it!

Though I world've preferred if Adele directly said at the beginning of the era (even before the album was ou) that there was a deluxe edition/re-release. This way, casual buyers wouldn't care (as they only wanted 21 no matter in which format), but fans or people who care a lot about music (I wouldn't call myself a fan of hers) would've waited with a buy and just did it after the 2nd release is out to have it all on one album.

by **phoenix83** » Tue May 29, 2012 9:38 pm

zeus555 wrote:'Gold' by ABBA, was reissued, with a DVD added, in
both 2004, & 2010. It is regarded as the same Album
as the 1992 'Gold', because the DVD & the CD were
the same 19 Tracks. Indeed, the 2004 DVD had 18 Tracks,
as 'The Name Of The Game' was not on the DVD, even
though it is on the CD.

However, at no time has 'Gold' had any extra Songs
added in the UK. It has always been based on the same
19 ABBA Songs.

Thanks for the clarification on this - I knew it had been re-issued with a DVD at some point. IMHO, irrespective of whether the CD has the same songs on it, this is a different package to the original Abba Gold. Yet, its sales are still counted alongside those of the original Gold.

zeus555 wrote: You can actually add a CD, with as many as 8 New
Tracks, if you like, & it is still counted as the same
Album, under OCC Chart Rules. That is what happened
with 'The Fame,' in late 2009. It had a 2nd CD added
with 8 New Lady GaGa Songs, & it was called
'The Fame Monster'. The OCC have added its Sales
to those of 'The Fame', which is why you have
never seen 'The Fame Monster' Charting on its own,
in the UK. (In some Countries, 'The Fame Monster'
was regarded as a 2nd Album, by Lady GaGa, & they
let it Chart on its own).

Zeus555

She should have just released TFM to begin with. It's a more complete album.

by **KatyVenezuela** » Wed May 30, 2012 1:14 am

21 is already a lengendary album. It WILL be re-released at some point, either a deluxe edition this/next year or a 10th/25th Aniversary.

I'd like it to be the former, since it will give some new/unreleased songs to the hardcore fans, her next studio album seems FAR away.

by **sonia85** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:02 pm

ED SHEERAN - +
4 x Platinum Certification (Album) 1 VI 2012 WARNER MUSIC (ASYLUM) Released 12 IX 2011

JACK WHITE - BLUNDERBUSS
Gold Certification (Album) 1 VI 2012 XL BEGGARS (XL RECORDINGS) Released 23 IV 2012

KEANE - STRANGELAND
Gold Certification (Album) 1 VI 2012 UNIVERSAL MUSIC (ISLAND) Released 7 V 2012

RIZZLE KICKS - STEREO TYPICAL
Platinum Certification (Album) 1 VI 2012 UNIVERSAL MUSIC (ISLAND) Released 31 X 2011

by **sonia85** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:55 pm

STATUS QUO - QUID PRO QUO
Silver Certification (Album) 13 VII 2012 FOURTH CHORD (FOURTH CHORD) Released 30 V 2011

by **thebigham** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:58 pm

Almost a whole month without a certification??? Wow.

by **sonia85** » Sat Aug 04, 2012 12:20 pm

FUN - SOME NIGHTS
Silver Certification (Album) 3 VIII 2012 WARNER MUSIC (ATLANTIC/FUELED BY RAMEN) Released 21 V 2012

MARINA & THE DIAMONDS - ELECTRA HEART
Silver Certification (Album) 3 VIII 2012 WARNER MUSIC (679/ATLANTIC) Released 30 IV 2012

EMELI SANDE - OUR VERSION OF EVENTS
2 x Platinum Certification (Album) 27 VII 2012 EMI MUSIC (VIRGIN) Released 13 II 2012

YOU ME AT SIX - TAKE OFF YOUR COLOURS
Gold Certification (Album) 27 VII 2012 EMI MUSIC (VIRGIN) Released 14 IX 2009

by **sonia85** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:26 pm

COLDPLAY & RIHANNA - PRINCESS OF CHINA
Gold Certification (Single) 10 VIII 2012 EMI MUSIC (PARLOPHONE) Released 3 VI 2012

DAVID GUETTA FT NICKI MINAJ - TURN ME ON
Gold Certification (Single) 10 VIII 2012 EMI MUSIC (POSITIVA/VIRGIN) Released 11 XII 2011

DAVID GUETTA FT SIA - TITANIUM
Platinum Certification (Single) 10 VIII 2012 EMI MUSIC (POSITIVA/VIRGIN) Released 8 VIII 2011

EMELI SANDE - NEXT TO ME
Gold Certification (Single) 10 VIII 2012 EMI MUSIC (VIRGIN) Released 12 II 2012

LADY ANTEBELLUM - NEED YOU NOW
Silver Certification (Single) 10 VIII 2012 EMI MUSIC (PARLOPHONE) Released 25 IV 2010

by **thebigham** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:42 am

A-HA - 25
Silver Certification (Album) Friday, August 24, 2012
WARNER MUSIC (RHINO)
Released Monday, October 04, 2010

ALICE COOPER - THE DEFINITIVE
Gold Certification (Album) Friday, August 24, 2012
WARNER MUSIC (RHINO)
Released Monday, February 26, 2001

BEE GEES - NUMBER ONES
Platinum Certification (Album) Friday, August 24, 2012
WARNER MUSIC (REPRISE)
Released Monday, November 10, 2008

JASON DERULO - FUTURE HISTORY
Gold Certification (Album) Friday, August 24, 2012
WARNER MUSIC (WARNER BROS)
Released Monday, October 10, 2011

JASON MRAZ - LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD
Silver Certification (Album) Friday, August 24, 2012
WARNER MUSIC (ATLANTIC)
Released Monday, April 16, 2012

KATIE MELUA - SECRET SYMPHONY
Silver Certification (Album) Friday, August 24, 2012
DRAMATICO (DRAMATICO)
Released Monday, March 05, 2012

LINKIN PARK - LIVING THINGS
Gold Certification (Album) Friday, August 24, 2012
WARNER MUSIC (WARNER BROS)
Released Monday, June 25, 2012

NOTORIOUS BIG - LIFE AFTER DEATH
Gold Certification (Album) Friday, August 24, 2012
WARNER MUSIC (BAD BOY)
Released Monday, March 24, 1997

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - THE TWILIGHT SAGA - BREAKING DAWN - 1
Silver Certification (Album) Friday, August 24, 2012
WARNER MUSIC (ATLANTIC)
Released Monday, November 07, 2011

PLAN B - ILL MANORS - OST
Gold Certification (Album) Friday, August 24, 2012
WARNER MUSIC (679/ATLANTIC)
Released Monday, July 23, 2012

REM - PART LIES PART HEART PART TRUTH PART
Silver Certification (Album) Friday, August 24, 2012
WARNER MUSIC (WARNER BROS)
Released Monday, November 14, 2011

RUMER - BOYS DON'T CRY
Silver Certification (Album) Friday, August 24, 2012
WARNER MUSIC (ATLANTIC)
Released Monday, May 28, 2012

SEAL - SOUL 2
Gold Certification (Album) Friday, August 24, 2012
WARNER MUSIC (REPRISE)
Released Monday, November 21, 2011

SKRILLEX - BANGARANG
Silver Certification (Album) Friday, August 24, 2012
WARNER MUSIC (ASYLUM)
Released Monday, February 13, 2012

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - I'M WITH YOU
Gold Certification (Album) Friday, August 24, 2012
WARNER MUSIC (WARNER BROS)
Released Monday, August 29, 2011

REGINA SPEKTOR - BEGIN TO HOPE
Gold Certification (Album) Friday, August 24, 2012
WARNER MUSIC (SIRE)
Released Monday, July 10, 2006