Cat Stevens / Music Sales Awards

Yusuf / Cat Stevens (2015)

This is a rundown of British singer and songwriter Cat Stevens' music sales awards . 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  United Kingdom 1977: for the author participation The First Cut Is the Deepest (Rod Stewart) 1977: for the album Izitso 2017: for the album Roadsinger - To Warm You Through the Night 2018: for the single Wild World Golden record  Australia 1996: for the author participation Father and Son (Boyzone)  Germany 1990: for the album The Very Best of Cat Stevens (1990)  France 1976: for the album Tea for the Tillerman 1982: for the album Mona Bone Jakon 1982: for the album Teaser and the Firecat  Italy 2016: for the album Remember - The Ultimate Collection 2017: for the single Wild World  Canada 1976: for the album Numbers 1977: for the album Izitso 2000: for the album The Very Best of Cat Stevens (2000)  Mexico 1999: for the album The Very Best of Cat Stevens (1990)  New Zealand 1982: for the album Greatest Hits  Norway 1999: for the album Remember - The Ultimate Collection  Austria 1993: for the album Tea for the Tillerman 1993: for the album Greatest Hits 1993: for the album The Very Best of Cat Stevens (1990) 2001: for the album Remember - The Ultimate Collection  Sweden 2000: for the album Remember - The Ultimate Collection  Switzerland 2000: for the album Remember - The Ultimate Collection  Spain 2000: for the album Remember - The Ultimate Collection  United States 1973: for the album Foreigner 1976: for the album Numbers 1976: for the album Mona Bone Jakon 1977: for the album Izitso 2001: for the album Classics, Volume 24 2001: for the album The Very Best of Cat Stevens (2000) 2001: for the album Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 2004: for the author participation The First Cut Is the Deepest (Sheryl Crow)  United Kingdom 1973: for the album Foreigner 1974: for the album Buddha and the Chocolate Box 1975: for the album Greatest Hits 1999: for the album Remember - The Ultimate Collection 2006: for the album An Other Cup 2007: for the album Teaser and the Firecat 2013: for the album Tea for the Tillerman 2019: for the single Father and Son (Ronan Keating & Yusuf)

Platinum record  Argentina 2007: for the video album Majikat, Earth Tour 1976  Australia 2009: for the album Tea for the Tillerman 2010: for the video album Yusuf (Cat Stevens) Live in Australia 2010  Germany 1992: for the album Mona Bone Jakon 1992: for the album Teaser and the Firecat 1992: for the album Tea for the Tillerman  Europe 2003: for the album Remember - The Ultimate Collection  France 1995: for the album The Very Best of Cat Stevens (1990)  Italy 2018: for the single Father and Son  Canada 1976: for the album Greatest Hits  New Zealand 2019: for the album Tea for the Tillerman  Switzerland 1993: for the album Teaser and the Firecat  United States 2001: for the album Catch Bull at Four 2001: for the album Buddha and the Chocolate Box 2007: for the video album Majikat, Earth Tour 1976  United Kingdom 1996: for the author participation Father and Son (Boyzone) 2004: for the album The Very Best of Cat Stevens (2000) 3 × gold record  Germany 2007: for the album An Other Cup 2 × platinum record  Germany 1992: for the album Greatest Hits  Canada 2007: for the video album Majikat, Earth Tour 1976  New Zealand 2010: for the album The Very Best of Cat Stevens (2000) 2017: for the album The Very Best of Cat Stevens (1990)  United Kingdom 2013: for the album The Very Best of Cat Stevens (1990) 3 × platinum record  Australia 1995: for the album The Very Best of Cat Stevens (1990) 2008: for the video album Majikat, Earth Tour 1976  United States 2001: for the album Tea for the Tillerman 2001: for the album Teaser and the Firecat 4 × platinum record  New Zealand 2002: for the album Remember - The Ultimate Collection  United States 2001: for the album Greatest Hits 8 × platinum record  Australia 2015: for the album Remember - The Ultimate Collection

Awards by album

Mona Bone Jakon

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	600,000

Tea for the Tillerman

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold 6 × platinum	3,710,000

Teaser and the Firecat

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold 5 × platinum	3,750,000

Catch Bull at Four

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,000,000

Foreigner

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold	600,000

Buddha and the Chocolate Box

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,100,000

Greatest hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	1,000,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold 7 × platinum	5,242,000

Numbers (A Pythagorean Theory Tale)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Izitso

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold	610,000

Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits Vol. 2

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Classics, Volume 24

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

The Very Best of Cat Stevens (1990)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold 8 × platinum	1,515,000

Remember - The Ultimate Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	8 × platinum	560,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	(50,000)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	4 × platinum	60,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(50,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	(50,000)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	(100,000)
All in all	7 × gold 13 × platinum	1,620,000

The Very Best of Cat Stevens (2000)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold 3 × platinum	880,000

To Other Cup

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	300,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	400,000

Roadsinger - To Warm You Through the Night

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver	60,000

Awards by singles

Father and Son

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	1 × platinum	50,000

Wild World

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	225,000

Father and Son (Ronan Keating & Yusuf)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	1 × gold	400,000

Awards by video albums

Majikat, Earth Tour 1976

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	45,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	20,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	7 × platinum	173,000

Yusuf (Cat Stevens) Live in Australia 2010

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
All in all	1 × platinum	15,000

Awards according to author participations

The First Cut Is the Deepest ( Rod Stewart )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	250,000
All in all	1 × silver	250,000

Father and Son ( Boyzone )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	635,000

The First Cut Is the Deepest ( Sheryl Crow )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	-	platinum1	8,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	gold1	16 × platinum16	935,000	aria.com.au
Germany (BVMI)	-	2 × gold2	6 × platinum6th	2,550,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	(1,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from October 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
France (SNEP)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	600,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Italy (FIMI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	125,000	fimi.it
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	3 × platinum3	220,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	gold1	-	100,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	gold1	9 × platinum9	142,500	nztop40.co.nz
Norway (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	25,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	-	100,000	ifpi.at
Sweden (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	50,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	gold1	platinum1	75,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	gold1	-	50,000	mediafire.com
United States (RIAA)	-	8 × gold8th	13 × platinum13	16,100,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × silver4th	8 × gold8th	4 × platinum4th	3,170,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	4 × silver4th	37 × gold37	56 × platinum56

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gold for Father and Son (Boyzone) in Australia
2. ↑ 3 × platinum for The Very Best of Cat Stevens (1990) in Australia