BPI Certifications

by **MIGUEL** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:50 am

Does anybody know any new certification since feb 18th?

by **AutomaticBR** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 8:03 pm

I was lookin' for that too... It's a shame that until february, BPI was updating the website weekly with the new certifications, and since the date you said, they didn't updated anything :evil:

by **Fedepeti** » Tue May 03, 2005 2:06 am

No news still from BPI's site...

by **Hanboo** » Fri May 06, 2005 7:27 pm

This is what I've got:

Apr.30, 2005
Various - Teenage Kicks (S)
Natalie Imbruglia - Counting Down The Days (G)
Basement Jaxx - The Singles (P)
Akon - Trouble (P)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (4xP)

singles
McFly - All About You (S)

Apr.23, 2005
Various - Hardcore Nation (S)
Happy Mondays - Greatest Hits (S)
Beck - Guero (S)
Will Smith - Lost & Found (S)
Queens Of She Stone Age - Lullabies To Paralyze (G)
Doves - Some Cities (G)
Snoop Dogg - R&G: The Masterpiece (G)
Lemar - Time To Grow (2xP)
Joss Stone - The Soul Session (3xP)
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (9xP)

Apr.16, 2005
Various - Real Eighties - Alternative Hits And Extended Mixes (S)
Basement Jaxx - The Singles (G)

singles
Tony Christie Feat Peter Kay - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo (P)

Apr.9, 2005
The Pogues - The Ultimate Collection (S)
Various - The Album 05 (G)
Various - Club Fever (G)
Culture Club - Best Of (G)
50 Cent - The Massacre (P)
Kings Of Leon - A-ha Shake Heartbreak (P)
Various - Now That's What I Call Music 60 (2xP)

Apr.2, 2005
Graham Coxon - Happiness in Magazines (S)
Various - The Album 05 (S)
Rufus Wainwright - Want 2(S)
Mario - Turning Point (G)
Various - I Love Mum (G)
Stereophonics - Language Sex Violence Other (P)
G4 - G4 (2xP)

DVDS
Kylie Minogue - Body Language Live (gold
Queen - Live At The Bowl (2xP)
Kylie Minogue - Ultimate Kylie (2xP)
Queen - Greatest Video Hits Vol. 2 (2xP)
Queen - Live At Wembley (4xP)

Mar.26, 2005
Various - Club Fever (EMI) Virgin (S)
Idlewild - Warnings/Promises Parlophone (S)
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica (S)
Frank Sinatra - Sinatra at the Sands (S)
Josh Groban - Closer (S)
The Pretenders - The Isle of View (S)
Neil Young - Greatest Hits (S)
Various - Rush Hour 2 (G)
50 Cent - The Massacre (G)
Various - Love Songs: The Ultimate Love Collection (G)
Various - Clubmix 2005 (G)
Tony Christie - The Definitive Collection (G)
Patrizio Buanne - The Italian (G)
Seal - Best 1991-2004 (G)
Ash - Meltdown (G)
Jay Z & Linkin Park - Collision Course (G)
Michael Buble - Michael Buble: Xmas Edition (G)
Michael Buble - It's Time (G)
Kylie Minogue - Ultimate Kylie (2xP)
Green Day - American Idiot (3xP)
The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free (3xP)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (3xP)

DVDS
Pet Shop Boys - Pop Art: The Videos (G)
Kylie Minogue - Ultimate Kylie (P)
John Lennon - Legend (P)
Queen - Live At Wembley (P)
Queen - Greatest Video Hits Vol. 2 (P)
Queen - Live At The Bowl (P)

Mar.19, 2005
Mario - Turning Point (S)
Willy Mason - Where The Humans Eat (S)
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment (G)
KT Tunstall - Eye to the Telescope (G)
The Bravery - The Bravery (G)
The Futureheads - The Futureheads (G)
Lucie Silvas - Breathe In (P)
Usher - Confessions (4xP)

Mar.12, 2005
Various - I Love Mum (S)
Various - Memories Are Made Of This 2 (S)
Various - New Woman Spring Collection 2005 EMI Virgin/Sony BMG (G)
Jennifer Lopez - Rebirth (G)
Matt Monro - The Ultimate (G)
Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man (G)
Various - School Reunion: The Smoochies (G)
G4 - G4 (P)
Athlete - Vehicles & Animals (P)
Phil Collins - Love Songs (2xP)

DVDS
Genesis - The Video Show (G)
Various - Now 2005 (G)
The Pixies - The Pixies (G)
David Bowie - Best Of Bowie (2xP)

Mar.5, 2005
Mars Volta - De-loused In The Comatorium (S)
Various - Urban Licks (S)
Various - Smash Hits Let's Party 2005 (S)
Human League - Best Of (S)
Rory Gallagher - Calling Card (S)
Rory Gallagher - Photo Finish (S)
Rory Gallagher - Top Priority (S)
Rory Gallagher - Stage Struck (S)
Rory Gallagher - Jinx (S)
Rory Gallagher - Defender (S)
Rory Gallagher - Fresh Evidence (S)
Rory Gallagher - Etched In Blue (S)
The Music - Welcome to the North (G)
Akon - Trouble (G)
Various - Best Sixties Party+Ever (G)
Various - The Bands 05 (EMI Virgin/Sony BMG)Gold
Various - Love Songs (G)
Rory Gallagher - Rory Gallagher (G)
Rory Gallagher - Deuce (G)
Rory Gallagher - Live In Europe (G)
Rory Gallagher - Blueprint (G)
Rory Gallagher - Tattoo (G)
Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour (G)
Rory Gallagher - Against the Grain (G)
Athlete - Tourist (P)
Keane - Hopes and Fears (7xP)

DVDS
The White Stripes - Under Blackpool Lights (G)
Various - The Work of Director Spike Jonze (G)
Various - The Work of Director Chris Cunningham (G)
Various - The Work of Director Michel Gondry (G)
Atomic Kitten - Be With Us (G)
Blue - A Year in the Life (G)
Blue - Close To You (P)
Blue - One Love Live Tour (P)

Feb.26, 2005
Akon - Trouble (S)
Lemon Jelly - 64-95 (S)
Iron Maiden - Brave New World (G)
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (G)
The Game - The Documentary (G)
Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten (3xP)
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (4xP)
Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters (7xP)

Feb.19, 2005
Various - School Reunion: The Smoochies (S)
Various - Love Songs (S)
Matt Monro - The Ultimate (S)
KT Tunstall - Eye to the Telescope (S)
Athlete - Tourist (G)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (3xP)
Il Divo - Il Divo (4xP)
Abba - Abba Gold (13xP)

by **BoroButch** » Fri May 06, 2005 8:47 pm

May.07, 2005
Various - More... Best Worship Songs Ever! (S)
Various - Happy Songs (S)

by **AutomaticBR** » Fri May 06, 2005 10:28 pm

Thanks a lot for all the certifications guys

I'm glad to see Keane going 7x Platinum, that's my favourite album from 2004 8-)

Btw, how many copies is a Gold/Platinum DVD? Am I wrong or BPI only started to certify Music videos this year?

by **Fedepeti** » Fri May 06, 2005 11:46 pm

Wow, thanks for the new certifications.

by **Daveyboy** » Sat May 07, 2005 12:13 am

AutomaticBR wrote:Btw, how many copies is a Gold/Platinum DVD? Am I wrong or BPI only started to certify Music videos this year?

25,000 - Gold
50,000 - Platinum

You are right, BPI started certifying them in February this year.

by **AutomaticBR** » Sat May 07, 2005 6:32 am

Daveyboy wrote:
AutomaticBR wrote:Btw, how many copies is a Gold/Platinum DVD? Am I wrong or BPI only started to certify Music videos this year?
25,000 - Gold
50,000 - Platinum

You are right, BPI started certifying them in February this year.

Oh Gawd! Shame on them

I hope that, at least, they certify old titles :roll:

by **Daveyboy** » Sun May 08, 2005 2:09 pm

As you can see from Hanboo's list, the BPI are certifying old music DVD titles - but they (or the record companies) are still catching up.

by **MJDangerous** » Sun May 15, 2005 10:39 pm

What about 14 May certifications ?

by **ChartFreak** » Mon May 16, 2005 9:21 pm

Sorry if I'm being stupid! I may have missed something but who is Rory Gallagher?

by **BoroButch** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:25 am

ChartFreak wrote:Sorry if I'm being stupid! I may have missed something but who is Rory Gallagher?

He's an Irish singer/guitar player, big in the seventies.

by **BoroButch** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:20 am

May.21, 2005

Gwen Stefani - LOVE ANGELS MUSIC BABY - P2
Snoop Dogg - R&G - THE MASTERPIECE - P
Cream - I FEEL FREE - ULTIMATE CREAM - G
Happy Mondays - GREATEST HITS - G
Nine Inch Nails - WITH TEETH - S

by **MJDangerous** » Tue May 17, 2005 6:54 pm

BoroButch wrote:May.14, 2005

Gwen Stefani - LOVE ANGELS MUSIC BABY - P2
Snoop Dogg - R&G - THE MASTERPIECE - P
Cream - I FEEL FREE - ULTIMATE CREAM - G
Happy Mondays - GREATEST HITS - G
Nine Inch Nails - WITH TEETH - S

Thanks Again !

by **pohatta** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:00 pm

Rory Gallagher died 10 years ago.

Abba Gold going 13XP? Where does that rank in the all time top list?

by **Hanboo** » Wed May 18, 2005 3:35 pm

BoroButch wrote:May.14, 2005

Gwen Stefani - LOVE ANGELS MUSIC BABY - P2
Snoop Dogg - R&G - THE MASTERPIECE - P
Cream - I FEEL FREE - ULTIMATE CREAM - G
Happy Mondays - GREATEST HITS - G
Nine Inch Nails - WITH TEETH - S

Thanks Steve. Strangely, I received an entirely different list for May 14:

May 14, 2005
Robert Plant - Mighty Rearranger (S)
Howard Jones - Best Of (S)
James Blunt - Back To Bedlam (S)
A-ha - The Definitive Singles Collection (S)
Various - God's Kitchen - The Classics (S)
Various - Happy Songs (G)
Various - Teenage Kicks (G)
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment (P)

by **Basil** » Wed May 18, 2005 6:27 pm

pohatta wrote:Abba Gold going 13XP? Where does that rank in the all time top list?

Officially it ranks as Number Two in the all time list.

Number One is Oasis What's the Story at 14xP, the only album so far certified at that level.

There are a bunch of other albums with Abba on 13xP.

Can anyone post a list of UK certs over the 3 million level - that is 10xP?

I've always thought that 300,000 was a strange and awkward figure for a UK platinum award. Surely 250,000 or 200,000 would be more sensible. Either of these figures would be more in line with USA awards. The ratio between the USA and UK is 4:1 or 5:1 depending on whether you calculate it by population or the size of the record markets. Also either 250,000 or 200,000 add up to One Million!

There have always been problems with the UK list, though.

First, the record companies can be very slow to re-certify some titles. It costs them money I suppose, plus they are probably not that bothered. I'm certain, for instance, that several of the albums on 13xP have reached sales of 4.2m

Second, no album released before 1973 has been properly certified. EMI claim, I think, sales of around 4.8m for Sgt Pepper, which would make it 16xP.

by **BoroButch** » Wed May 18, 2005 6:29 pm

Hanboo wrote:
BoroButch wrote:May.14, 2005

Gwen Stefani - LOVE ANGELS MUSIC BABY - P2
Snoop Dogg - R&G - THE MASTERPIECE - P
Cream - I FEEL FREE - ULTIMATE CREAM - G
Happy Mondays - GREATEST HITS - G
Nine Inch Nails - WITH TEETH - S
Thanks Steve. Strangely, I received an entirely different list for May 14:

May 14, 2005
Robert Plant - Mighty Rearranger (S)
Howard Jones - Best Of (S)
James Blunt - Back To Bedlam (S)
A-ha - The Definitive Singles Collection (S)
Various - God's Kitchen - The Classics (S)
Various - Happy Songs (G)
Various - Teenage Kicks (G)
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment (P)

Sorry

, the one I posted was for Week Ending 21st May 2005 (I've corrected now).

by **Edu** » Wed May 18, 2005 7:50 pm

Just two things:

- Till 18 February Oasis's "What's The Story" was not certified for 14xP, only in September 2004 "Definitely Maybe" went up to 7xP, all this according to BPI database

- Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" was certified 11xP (Eleven times Platinum, 3.3m sales) in November 2004. In the BPI database we can read 10xP, but that is a mistake because "Rumours" was already certified 10xP since January 2000

by **BoroButch** » Wed May 18, 2005 8:11 pm

pohatta wrote:

Can anyone post a list of UK certs over the 3 million level - that is 10xP?

BPI Awards
Over 3 Million

ABBA - ABBA GOLD GREATEST HITS - 13 x Platinum - Fri Feb 11 2005
DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 13 x Platinum - Fri Oct 31 1997
FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 11 x Platinum - Fri Nov 12 2004
JACKSON MICHAEL - BAD - 13 x Platinum - Wed Jul 1 1992
JACKSON MICHAEL - THRILLER - 11 x Platinum - Wed Jul 1 1992
MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 12 x Platinum - Fri Jan 10 2003
MORISSETTE ALANIS - JAGGED LITTLE PILL - 10 x Platinum - Fri Oct 25 2002
OASIS - (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY - 14 x Platinum - Fri Sep 24 2004
QUEEN - GREATEST HITS (VOL ONE) - 11 x Platinum - Wed Jan 1 1992
SIMPLY RED - STARS - 12 x Platinum - Thu Jun 1 1995
SPICE GIRLS - SPICE - 10 x Platinum - Fri Aug 1 1997
TWAIN SHANIA - COME ON OVER - 10 x Platinum - Fri Apr 14 2000
WILLIAMS ROBBIE - I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU - 10 x Platinum - Fri Oct 22 2004

by **john2000** » Wed May 18, 2005 8:13 pm

Edu wrote:Just two things:

- Till 18 February Oasis's "What's The Story" was not certified for 14xP, only in September 2004 "Definitely Maybe" went up to 7xP, all this according to BPI database

yes everybody talked about that but I 've never seen the 14x certification ; even if it's true according to my datas :
1995 : 1 840 000
1996 : 1 890 000
1997 : 260 000
1998 : 96 000
1999 : 77 592

Total : 4 163 592

but my datas might be wrong

by **BoroButch** » Wed May 18, 2005 10:10 pm

The BPI website is full of ERRORS

by **Doves** » Thu May 19, 2005 4:26 pm

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.

by **BoroButch** » Thu May 19, 2005 5:54 pm

Here is an extract from Charts+Plus.
Proof of 14XP Award for Morning Glory