Chicago (band) / Music Sales Awards

Chicago (2004)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US jazz-rock - band Chicago . 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 1976: for the album Chicago X 1982: for the single Hard to Say I'm Sorry 2014: for the album The Very Best Of Golden record  Australia 2006: for the album The Chicago Story - Complete Greatest Hits 2009: for the album The Heart of Chicago 1967–1997  Brazil 2005: for the album The Chicago Story - Complete Greatest Hits  Germany 1987: for the album Chicago 16 2012: for the album The Chicago Story - Complete Greatest Hits  Finland 1992: for the album The Heart of Chicago  France 1978: for the album Chicago X  Japan 1998: for the album The Heart of Chicago 1967–1997 2014: for the single If You Leave Me Now  Canada 1976: for the single If You Leave Me Now 1977: for the album Chicago VII 1977: for the album Chicago At Carnegie Hall 1977: for the album Chicago III 1977: for the album Chicago VIII 1979: for the album Chicago 13 1979: for the single Color My World 1982: for the album Chicago 16 1982: for the single Hard To Say I'm Sorry 1990: for the album The Heart of Chicago 2004: for the album The Very Best Of 2006: for the video album Chicago Soundstage  Switzerland 1987: for the album Chicago 17  United States 1974: for the single Just You 'n' Me 1974: for the single Saturday in the Park 1979: for the album Chicago 13 1982: for the single Hard to Say I'm Sorry 1986: for the album Chicago 18 1989: for the single Look Away 1997: for the album The Heart of Chicago 1967–1997 1999: for the album Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album 2009: for the video album Live In Concert 2010: for the album The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition  United Kingdom 1976: for the single If You Leave Me Now 1985: for the album Chicago 17 2003: for the album The Chicago Story - Complete Greatest Hits 2013: for the album The Heart of Chicago 1967–1997

Platinum record  Japan 1993: for the album The Heart of Chicago  Canada 1976: for the album Chicago X 1977: for the Chicago album 1977: for the album Chicago XI 1977: for the album Chicago VI 1977: for the album Chicago V 1977: for the Chicago Transit Authority album 1978: for the album Hot Streets 2006: for the video album Chicago With Earth, Wind & Fire Live At The Greek  Netherlands 1992: for the album The Heart of Chicago  Sweden 2003: for the album The Chicago Story - Complete Greatest Hits  Spain 1994: for the album The Heart of Chicago  United States 1977: for the album Chicago XI 1978: for the album Hot Streets 1982: for the album Chicago 16 1986: for the album Chicago III 1986: for the album Chicago at Carnegie Hall 1986: for the album Chicago VIII 1986: for the album Chicago VII 1991: for the album 19 1991: for the album Chicago II 1991: for the album If You Leave Me Now 2001: for the single If You Leave Me Now 2005: for the video album Chicago With Earth, Wind & Fire Live At The Greek  United Kingdom 2003: for the album The Heart of Chicago 2 × platinum record  United States 1986: for the album Chicago X 1986: for the album Chicago VI 1986: for the album Chicago V 1986: for the Chicago Transit Authority album 2005: for the album The Chicago Story - Complete Greatest Hits 3 × platinum record  Canada 1979: for the album Chicago IX Greatest Hits 1979: for the album Chicago II 5 × platinum record  United States 1991: for the album Chicago IX - Chicago's Greatest Hits 1997: for the album The Heart of Chicago 6 × platinum record  United States 1997: for the album Chicago 17

Awards by album

Chicago Transit Authority

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
All in all	3 × platinum	2,100,000

Chicago II

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	4 × platinum	1,300,000

Chicago III

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,050,000

Chicago at Carnegie Hall

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,050,000

Chicago V

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
All in all	3 × platinum	2,100,000

Chicago VI

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
All in all	3 × platinum	2,100,000

Chicago VII

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,050,000

Chicago VIII

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,050,000

Chicago IX - Chicago's Greatest Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
All in all	8 × platinum	5,300,000

Chicago X

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × platinum	2,160,000

Chicago XI

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	2 × platinum	1,100,000

Hot streets

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	2 × platinum	1,100,000

Chicago 13

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	550,000

Chicago 16

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	1,250,000

Chicago 17th

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum	6,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold 6 × platinum	6,125,000

Chicago 18

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

19th

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

The Heart of Chicago

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Finland (IFPI)	gold	25,327
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold 9 × platinum	5,675,327

The very best of

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

The Heart of Chicago 1967-1997

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold	735,000

Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album

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 Chicago Story - Complete Greatest Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	60,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 4 × platinum	2,495,000

The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition

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

Awards by singles

Color My World

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	75,000
All in all	1 × gold	75,000

Saturday in the Park

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

Just you 'n' me

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

If you leave me now

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	gold	75,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	3 × gold 1 × platinum	1,675,000

Hard to say I'm sorry

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
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

Look away

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

Awards by video albums

Chicago With Earth, Wind & Fire Live At The Greek

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	10,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	2 × platinum	110,000

Chicago Soundstage

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	5,000
All in all	1 × gold	5,000

Live in concert

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	50,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	2 × gold2	-	70,000	aria.com.au
Brazil (PMB)	-	gold1	-	50,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Germany (BVMI)	-	2 × gold2	-	500,000	musikindustrie.de
Finland (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	25,327	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	gold1	-	100,000	infodisc.fr
Japan (RIAJ)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	400,000	riaj.or.jp JP2
Canada (MC)	-	12 × gold12	14 × platinum14th	1,865,000	musiccanada.com
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	-	platinum1	100,000	nvpi.nl
Sweden (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	60,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	25,000	Individual evidence
Spain (Promusicae)	-	-	platinum1	100,000	mediafire.com
United States (RIAA)	-	10 × gold10	38 × platinum38	44,150,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × silver3	4 × gold4th	platinum1	1,460,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	3 × silver3	36 × gold36	57 × platinum57

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gold for Chicago 17 in Switzerland (PDF file, p.43)