Carpenters / Awards for Music Sales
This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US Pop - duo Carpenters . The awards can be found according to their type (gold, platinum, etc.), sorted by country in chronological order, and according to the sound carriers themselves, also in chronological order, separated by medium (albums, singles, etc.).
Awards
Silver record
Golden record
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Platinum record
2 × platinum record
3 × platinum record
4 × platinum record
5 × platinum record
7 × platinum record
2 × diamond records
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Awards by album
Close to you
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United States (RIAA) | 2 × platinum | 2,000,000 |
All in all |
2 × platinum |
2,000,000 |
Carpenters
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United States (RIAA) | 4 × platinum | 4,000,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | platinum | 300,000 |
All in all |
5 × platinum |
4,300,000 |
A song for you
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United States (RIAA) | 3 × platinum | 3,000,000 |
All in all |
3 × platinum |
3,000,000 |
Now and Then
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United States (RIAA) | 2 × platinum | 2,000,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 100,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold 2 × platinum |
2,100,000 |
The Singles 1969-1973
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Canada (MC) | platinum | 100,000 |
Netherlands (NVPI) | gold | 50,000 |
United States (RIAA) | 7 × platinum | 7,000,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | platinum | 300,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold 9 × platinum |
7,450,000 |
Top Of The World
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United Kingdom (BPI) | silver | 60,000 |
All in all |
1 × silver |
60,000 |
The Carpenters Collection
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United Kingdom (BPI) | silver | 60,000 |
All in all |
1 × silver |
60,000 |
Horizon
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Canada (MC) | gold | 50,000 |
United States (RIAA) | platinum | 1,000,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 100,000 |
All in all |
2 × gold 1 × platinum |
1,150,000 |
A kind of hush
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) | gold | 10,000 |
United States (RIAA) | gold | 500,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 100,000 |
All in all |
3 × gold |
610,000 |
Live at the Palladium
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 100,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
100,000 |
passage
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 100,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
100,000 |
The Singles 1974–1978
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) | platinum | 20,000 |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | platinum | 15,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | platinum | 300,000 |
All in all |
3 × platinum |
335,000 |
Christmas portrait
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Canada (MC) | gold | 50,000 |
United States (RIAA) | platinum | 1,000,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold 1 × platinum |
1,050,000 |
Classic
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) | gold | 10,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
10,000 |
Beautiful moments
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Germany (BVMI) | gold | 250,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
250,000 |
Made in America
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United Kingdom (BPI) | silver | 60,000 |
All in all |
1 × silver |
60,000 |
Voice of the Heart
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United States (RIAA) | gold | 500,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 100,000 |
All in all |
2 × gold |
600,000 |
An old-fashioned Christmas
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United States (RIAA) | gold | 500,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
500,000 |
Yesterday Once More
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) | platinum | 20,000 |
Japan (RIAJ) | gold | 100,000 |
United States (RIAA) | 2 × platinum | 2,000,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | platinum | 300,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold 4 × platinum |
2,420,000 |
Only Yesterday - Richard & Karen Carpenter's Greatest Hits
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Argentina (CAPIF) | gold | 30,000 |
Australia (ARIA) | platinum | 70,000 |
Finland (IFPI) | gold | 25,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 5 × platinum | 1,500,000 |
All in all |
2 × gold 6 × platinum |
1,625,000 |
The Best of the Carpenters
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Brazil (PMB) | gold | 100,000 |
Japan (RIAJ) | 2 × diamond | 2,000,000 |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | platinum | 15,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 100,000 |
All in all |
2 × gold 1 × platinum 2 × diamond |
2,215,000 |
Interpretations - A 25th Anniversary
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 100,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
100,000 |
22 hits of The Carpenters
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Argentina (CAPIF) | gold | 30,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
30,000 |
Love songs
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United States (RIAA) | gold | 500,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 100,000 |
All in all |
2 × gold |
600,000 |
Reflections
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United Kingdom (BPI) | silver | 60,000 |
All in all |
1 × silver |
60,000 |
As Time Goes By
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Japan (RIAJ) | gold | 100,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
100,000 |
Gold - Greatest Hits
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Europe (IFPI) | platinum | (1,000,000) |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | gold | 7,500 |
United States (RIAA) | gold | 500,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 4 × platinum | 1,200,000 |
All in all |
2 × gold 5 × platinum |
1,707,500 |
The Ultimate Collection
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 100,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
100,000 |
40/40
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Japan (RIAJ) | gold | 100,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 100,000 |
All in all |
2 × gold |
200,000 |
Singles: 1969-1981
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 100,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
100,000 |
The Nation's Favorite Songs
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United Kingdom (BPI) | silver | 60,000 |
All in all |
1 × silver |
60,000 |
Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 100,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
100,000 |
Awards by singles
(They Long to Be) Close to You
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United States (RIAA) | gold | 1,000,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | silver | 200,000 |
All in all |
1 × silver 1 × gold |
1,200,000 |
We've Only Just Begun
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United States (RIAA) | gold | 1,000,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
1,000,000 |
For All We Know
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United States (RIAA) | gold | 1,000,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
1,000,000 |
Rainy Days and Mondays
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United States (RIAA) | gold | 1,000,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
1,000,000 |
Superstar
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Japan (RIAJ) | gold | 100,000 |
United States (RIAA) | gold | 1,000,000 |
All in all |
2 × gold |
1,100,000 |
Sing
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United States (RIAA) | gold | 1,000,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
1,000,000 |
Yesterday Once More
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United States (RIAA) | gold | 1,000,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | silver | 250,000 |
All in all |
1 × silver 1 × gold |
1,250,000 |
Top of the World
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Japan (RIAJ) |
4 × platinum (single) + gold (ringtone) |
900,000 |
United States (RIAA) | gold | 1,000,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | silver | 250,000 |
All in all |
1 × silver 2 × gold 4 × platinum |
2,150,000 |
Please Mr. Postman
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Canada (MC) | gold | 50,000 |
United States (RIAA) | gold | 1,000,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | silver | 250,000 |
All in all |
1 × silver 2 × gold |
1,300,000 |
Awards by video albums
22 hits of The Carpenters
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Argentina (CAPIF) | platinum | 8,000 |
All in all |
1 × platinum |
8,000 |
Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United States (RIAA) | gold | 50,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
50,000 |
Interpretations - A 25th Anniversary
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 25,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold |
25,000 |
gold
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Australia (ARIA) | gold | 7,500 |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | gold | 2,500 |
United States (RIAA) | gold | 50,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 25,000 |
All in all |
4 × gold |
85,000 |
Statistics and sources
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | diamond | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Argentina (CAPIF) | - | 2 × gold2 | platinum1 | - | 68,000 | capif.org.ar ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) |
Australia (ARIA) | - | gold1 | platinum1 | - | 77,500 | aria.com.au AU2 |
Brazil (PMB) | - | gold1 | - | - | 100,000 | pro-musicabr.org.br |
Germany (BVMI) | - | gold1 | - | - | 250,000 | musikindustrie.de |
Europe (IFPI) | - | - | platinum1 | - | (1,000,000) | ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) |
Finland (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | - | 25,000 | ifpi.fi |
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) | - | 2 × gold2 | 2 × platinum2 | - | 60,000 | Individual evidence |
Japan (RIAJ) | - | 5 × gold5 | 4 × platinum4th | 2 × diamond2 | 2,900,000 | riaj.or.jp JP2 |
Canada (MC) | - | 3 × gold3 | platinum1 | - | 275,000 | musiccanada.com |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | - | 2 × gold2 | 2 × platinum2 | - | 40,000 | nztop40.co.nz |
Netherlands (NVPI) | - | gold1 | - | - | 50,000 | nvpi.nl |
United States (RIAA) | - | 17 × gold17th | 22 × platinum22nd | - | 34,600,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 9 × silver9 | 15 × gold15th | 13 × platinum13 | - | 8,250,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 9 × silver9 | 51 × gold51 | 47 × platinum47 | 2 × diamond2 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gold for A Kind of Hush in Hong Kong ( Memento from April 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Gold for Classic in Hong Kong ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Gold for gold in New Zealand ( Memento from July 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Platinum for The Singles 1974–1978 in Hong Kong ( Memento from April 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Platinum for Yesterday Once More in Hong Kong ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )