David Bowie / Music Sales Awards

David Bowie (2002)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of British rock - singer David Bowie . In his career he has sold over 100 million records to date, making him one of the most successful individual performers of all time . 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 1973: for the single Sorrow 1973: for the single The Laughing Gnome 1980: for the single Ashes to Ashes 1980: for single fashion 1982: for the single Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy 1983: for the single China Girl 1983: for the single Modern Love 1986: for the single Absolute Beginners 1990: for the album David Bowie: The Collection 1995: for the album Outside - The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper Cycle 1999: for the album Hours ... 2013: for the album Earthling 2013: for the album Let's Dance (Remastered) 2018: for the single Rebel Rebel 2018: for the single changes 2020: for the single Moonage Daydream 2020: for the single Ziggy Stardust Golden record  Australia 2016: for the album The Next Day  Belgium 2016: for the album Nothing Has Changed (The Very Best of David Bowie)  Denmark 2019: for the single Under Pressure 2020: for the single Heroes  Germany 1990: for the authors' participation Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice) 1993: for the album ChangesBowie 2004: for the video album Best Of Bowie 2013: for the album The Next Day 2016: for the album Blackstar (★)  Finland 1983: for the album Let's Dance 2003: for the album Best Of Bowie 2013: for the album The Next Day  France 1980: for the album Scary Monsters And Super Creeps 1981: for the album Aladdin Sane 1983: for the single Let's Dance 1985: for the Tonight album 1987: for the album Never Let Me Down 1999: for the album Hours ... 2002: for the album Heathen 2003: for the album A Reality Tour 2004: for the video album A Reality Tour  Ireland 2013: for the album The Next Day  Italy 2013: for the album The Next Day 2015: for the single Space Oddity 2016: for the album Nothing Has Changed 2016: for the single Heroes 2016: for the single Life on Mars? 2017: for the single Starman 2018: for the single Rebel Rebel 2018: for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 2019: for the single Let's Dance 2020: for the album The Platinum Collection  Japan 1997: for the album Black Tie White Noise 1999: for the album Earthling  Canada 1976: for the single fame 1976: for the album Young Americans 1976: for the album Station to Station 1977: for the album Low 1978: for the album Heroes 1983: for the single China Girl 1983: for the single Modern Love 1984: for the single Blue Jean 1990: for the album ChangesBowie 1990: for the authors' participation Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice) 1993: for the album Black Tie White Noise 1997: for the album Singles 1969-1993 2013: for the album The Next Day  New Zealand 1979: for the album Stage 1979: for the album ChangesOneBowie 1985: for the Tonight album 1990: for the album ChangesBowie 1997: for the album The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 2014: for the author participation Heroes (We Could Be) (Alesso) 2016: for the album The Next Day 2016: for the album Blackstar (★)  Netherlands 1979: for the album Lodger 1989: for the single Tonight 1990: for the album ChangesBowie  Austria 1987: for the album Let's Dance 1991: for the authors' participation Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice) 1992: for the album ChangesBowie 2013: for the album The Next Day  Poland 2013: for the album The Next Day  Portugal 2018: for the album Blackstar (★)  Sweden 1991: for the authors' participation Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice) 2013: for the album The Next Day 2016: for the album Blackstar (★)  Switzerland 2013: for the album The Next Day  Spain 1983: for the album Let's Dance 1985: for the Tonight album 1990: for the album ChangesBowie 2016: for the album Blackstar (★)  United States 1974: for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 1974: for the album Diamond Dogs 1974: for the album David Live 1975: for the single fame 1975: for the Young Americans album 1976: for the album Station to Station 1983: for the single Let's Dance 1983: for the album Aladdin Sane 1984: for the single Do They Know It's Christmas? 1987: for the album Never Let Me Down 1995: for the album Sound and Vision 2005: for the authors' participation Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice) 2017: for the album Blackstar (★)  United Kingdom 1973: for the album Pinups 1978: for the album Stage 1979: for the album Lodger 1982: for the album ChangesTwoBowie 1983: for the single Let's Dance (Physisch) 1984: for the Tonight album 1985: for the single Dancing in the Street 1987: for the album Never Let Me Down 1993: for the album Black Tie White Noise 2002: for the album Heathen 2003: for the album Reality 2013: for the album Diamond Dogs 2013: for the album Heroes 2013: for the album Low 2013: for the video album Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 2013: for the album The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979 2013: for the album The Platinum Collection 2013: for the album Station to Station 2016: for the album Nothing Has Changed (The Very Best of David Bowie) 2016: for the album Bowie at the Beeb 2016: for the album The Man Who Sold the World 2016: for the album David Bowie (Space Oddity) 2016: for the album Young Americans 2019: for the single Space Oddity

2 × gold record  France 1994: for the album The Singles Collection Platinum record  Argentina 2003: for the video album Best Of Bowie  Australia 1990: for the album ChangesBowie 1991: for the authors' participation Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice) 2014: for the author participation Heroes (We Could Be) (Alesso) 2016: for the album Blackstar (★) 2016: for the album Let's Dance 2016: for the album Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 2016: for the album Nothing Has Changed (The Very Best of David Bowie)  Belgium 2016: for the album Blackstar (★)  Denmark 2015: for the author participation Heroes (We Could Be) (Alesso) 2017: for the album Blackstar (★)  Germany 2016: for the video album A Reality Tour  France 1983: for the album Let's Dance 1990: for the album ChangesBowie 2013: for the album The Next Day 2016: for the album Blackstar (★)  Italy 2015: for the author participation Heroes (We Could Be) (Alesso) 2016: for the album Best Of Bowie 2016: for the album Blackstar (★)  Canada 1981: for the album Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 1983: for the single Let's Dance 1985: for the single Do They Know It's Christmas? 1987: for the album Never Let Me Down 2016: for the album Blackstar (★)  New Zealand 1984: for the album Let's Dance 1985: for the single Do They Know It's Christmas? 1994: for the album The Singles Collection 2016: for the album Nothing Has Changed (The Very Best of David Bowie)  Netherlands 1984: for the album Let's Dance 1998: for the album The Singles Collection 2016: for the album The Next Day 2016: for the album Blackstar (★)  Austria 2016: for the album Blackstar (★)  Poland 2018: for the album Blackstar (★)  Switzerland 2018: for the album Blackstar (★)  Spain 2015: for the author participation Heroes (We Could Be) (Alesso)  United States 1981: for the album ChangesOneBowie 1983: for the album Let's Dance 1984: for the Tonight album 1990: for the authors' participation Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice) 1991: for the album ChangesBowie 2003: for the video album Best Of Bowie 2005: for the video album A Reality Tour 2006: for the album Best Of Bowie 2014: for the author participation Heroes (We Could Be) (Alesso)  United Kingdom 1981: for the album Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 1981: for the album The Very Best of David Bowie 1982: for the album Hunky Dory 1982: for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (RCA Records) 1983: for the album Let's Dance 1985: for the single Do They Know It's Christmas? 1990: for the album Sound and Vision 1991: for the authors' participation Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice) 1994: for the album The Ultimate Singles Collection 2013: for the album The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 2013: for the album The Singles Collection 2016: for the video album A Reality Tour 2016: for the album Blackstar (★) 2016: for the album The Next Day 2017: for the author participation Heroes (We Could Be) (Alesso) 2018: for the album Bowie Legacy 2018: for the single Under Pressure 2019: for the album Aladdin Sane 2020: for the single Heroes 2020: for the single Life on Mars? 2020: for the single Starman 2020: for the single Let's Dance (Digital) 2 × platinum record  Australia 2004: for the video album Best Of Bowie 2009: for the album Best Of Bowie  Europe 2011: for the album Best Of Bowie  Italy 2019: for the single Under Pressure  Canada 1982: for the album ChangesOneBowie 1984: for the Tonight album 2003: for the video album Best Of Bowie  United States 2018: for the single Under Pressure  United Kingdom 2017: for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (Parlophone) 3 × platinum record  Australia 2012: for the video album A Reality Tour  France 2008: for the video album Best Of Bowie  New Zealand 2016: for the album Best Of Bowie  Portugal 2013: for the album The Next Day  United Kingdom 2013: for the video album Best Of Bowie 4 × platinum record  Canada 1989: for the album Sound and Vision  Sweden 2015: for the author participation Heroes (We Could Be) (Alesso)  United Kingdom 2016: for the album Best Of Bowie 5 × platinum record  Canada 1983: for the album Let's Dance

Awards by album

Hunky Dory

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × platinum	300,000

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Platinum (RCA Records) + 2 × Platinum (Parlophone)	(900,000)
All in all	2 × gold 3 × platinum	1,425,000

David Bowie (Space Oddity)

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

The Man Who Sold the World

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

Aladdin Sane

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	900,000

Pinups

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

Diamond Dogs

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

David Live

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

Young Americans

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)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold	650,000

Station to station

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)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold	650,000

ChangesOneBowie

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,007,500

Low

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold	150,000

"Heroes"

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold	150,000

Stage

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold	107,500

Lodger

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold	150,000

Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	570,000

The Very Best of David Bowie

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × platinum	300,000

ChangesTwoBowie

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

Let's dance

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	45.201
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	5 × platinum	500,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Platinum + Silver (Remastered)	360,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × gold 10 × platinum	2,465,101

David Bowie: The Collection

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

Tonight

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 4 × platinum	1,457,500

Never Let Me Down

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold 1 × platinum	800,000

Sound + vision

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	4 × platinum	400,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 5 × platinum	1,200,000

Changesbowie

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	6 × gold 3 × platinum	1,702,500

The Singles Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold 3 × platinum	615,000

The Ultimate Singles Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × platinum	300,000

Black Tie White Noise

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold	250,000

Outside - The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper Cycle

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

Earthling

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	160,000

The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	307,500

The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979

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

Singles 1969-1993

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

Hours ...

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	160,000

Bowie at the Beeb

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

Best of Bowie

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(15,006)
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	(80,000)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	3 × platinum	45,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × platinum	(1,200,000)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 13 × platinum	3,185,000

Heathen

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold	200,000

Reality

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

The Platinum Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold	125,000

A reality tour

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

The next day

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	10,951
France (SNEP)	platinum	100,000
Ireland (IRMA)	gold	7,500
Italy (FIMI)	gold	30,000
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	7,500
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Portugal (AFP)	3 × platinum	60,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	8:00 pm
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	11 × gold 6 × platinum	793.551

Nothing Has Changed (The Very Best of David Bowie)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold, 2 × platinum	225,000

Blackstar (★)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	30,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	100,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	40,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	15,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
Portugal (AFP)	gold	5,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	20,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	8:00 pm
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	5 × gold 11 × platinum	1,397,500

Bowie Legacy

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × platinum	300,000

Awards by singles

The Laughing Gnome

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

Space Oddity

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	2 × gold	425,000

Moonage Daydream

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

Changes

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

Starman

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	625,000

Ziggy Stardust

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

Life on Mars?

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	625,000

Sorrow

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

Rebel rebel

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

Fame

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
All in all	2 × gold	1,050,000

Heroes

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	670,000

Ashes to Ashes

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

Fashion

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

Under pressure

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Italy (FIMI)	2 × platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 5 × platinum	2,745,000

Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy

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

Let's dance

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	500,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Gold (Physical) + Platinum (Digital)	1,100,000
All in all	4 × gold 2 × platinum	2,725,000

China girl

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	250,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	300,000

Modern love

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	250,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	300,000

Blue jean

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

Tonight

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

Do They Know It's Christmas?

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	10,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	1,710,000

Dancing in the street

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

Absolute beginners

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

Awards by video albums

Best of Bowie

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	30,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	25,000
France (SNEP)	3 × platinum	60,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	20,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	150,000
All in all	1 × gold 12 × platinum	392,000

A reality tour

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	45,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	50,000
France (SNEP)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	1 × gold 6 × platinum	255,000

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

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

Awards for author participations and productions

Ice Ice Baby ( Vanilla Ice )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	Platinum + gold	1,500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	5 × gold 3 × platinum	2,520,000

Heroes (We Could Be) ( Alesso )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	30,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Sweden (IFPI)	4 × platinum	160,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	40,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 10 × platinum	1,937,500

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	14 × platinum14th	740,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	gold1	platinum1	45,000	ultratop.be
Denmark (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	140,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	5 × gold5	platinum1	775,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	2 × platinum2	(2,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from October 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	-	71,158	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	11 × gold11	7 × platinum7th	2,270,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Ireland (IRMA)	-	gold1	-	7,500	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	8 × gold8th	6 × platinum6th	515,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	2 × gold2	-	200,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	-	13 × gold13	20 × platinum20th	2,465,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	8 × gold8th	7 × platinum7th	160,000	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	3 × gold3	4 × platinum4th	465,000	nvpi.nl
Austria (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	platinum1	97,500	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	gold1	platinum1	50,000	zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	-	gold1	3 × platinum3	D65.000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	4 × platinum4th	225,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	gold1	platinum1	35,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	4 × gold4th	platinum1	210,000	promusicae.es ES2
United States (RIAA)	-	13 × gold13	11 × platinum11	17,200,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	17 × silver17th	24 × gold24	31 × platinum31	17,225,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	17 × silver17th	109 × gold109	118 × platinum118

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Andy Gill: Rebel, rebel: We profile singing legend David Bowie. Belfast Telegraph, January 2, 2016, accessed January 20, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Gold for Let's Dance in Austria (PDF file, p.43)
3. ↑ Gold for Blackstar (★) in Portugal ( Memento from April 21, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Platinum for Change Bowie in Australia
5. ↑ Platinum for Ice Ice Baby in Australia
6. ↑ [pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160120-0000/Issue%201352.pdf Platinum for Let's Dance in Australia (PDF file, 752 kB)]
7. ↑ [pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160120-0000/Issue%201352.pdf Platinum for Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) in Australia (PDF file, 752 kB)]
8. ↑ 3 × platinum for The Next Day in Portugal ( Memento from March 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive )