Deep Purple / Music Sales Awards

Deep Purple (2013)

This is a breakdown of the UK rock band Deep Purple's 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 United Kingdom
- 1975: for the album Come Taste the Band
- 1975: for the album Storm Bringer
- 1975: for the album 24 Carat Purple
- 1987: for the album The House of Blue Light
- 2017: for the single Smoke on the Water

Golden record

Argentina Argentina
- 1998: for the album 30: Very Best of - 30th Anniversary Collection
Australia Australia
- 1984: for the album Perfect Strangers
- 2005: for the album Live in Concert 72/73
- 2006: for the video album Perihelion
- 2007: for the video album Machine Head
Germany Germany
- 1971: for the album Deep Purple in Rock
- 1985: for the album Perfect Strangers
- 1990: for the album Deep Purple
- 2009: for the album Deepest Purple
- 2013: for the album Now What ?!
- 2020: for the album Infinite
France France
- 1977: for the album Burn
- 1977: for the album Deep Purple in Rock
- 1977: for the album Made in Japan
- 1977: for the album Stormbringer
- 1977: for the album Who Do You Think We Are
- 2005: for the video album Live in Concert 72/73
- 2006: for the video album Live in California '74
Italy Italy
- 2014: for the single Smoke on the Water
- 2017: for the album Machine Head
- 2019: for the album Deep Purple in Rock
Japan Japan
- 1976: for the album 24 Carat Purple
- 1977: for the album Powerhouse
- 1977: for the album Last Concert in Japan
- 1993: for the album Made in Japan
- 1993: for the album Machine Head
- 1993: for the album Deep Purple in Rock
Canada Canada
- 1987: for the album The House of Blue Light
- 2011: for the video album Live at Montreux 1996
Netherlands Netherlands
- 2002: for the album Fireball
- 2002: for the album Deep Purple in Rock
Austria Austria
- 1994: for the album Deepest Purple
Poland Poland
- 2013: for the album Now What ?!
- 2017: for the album Infinite
Russia Russia
- 2013: for the album Now What ?!
- 2017: for the album Infinite
Sweden Sweden
- 1973: for the album Fireball
- 1975: for the album Burn
- 1975: for the album Stormbringer
Switzerland Switzerland
- 1987: for the album The House of Blue Light
- 1990: for the album Slaves and Masters
Czech Republic Czech Republic
- 2014: for the album Now What ?!
- 2017: for the album Infinite
Hungary Hungary
- 2017: for the album Infinite
United States United States
- 1973: for the album Who Do You Think We Are
- 1973: for the single Smoke on the Water
- 1974: for the album Burn
- 1975: for the album Stormbringer
- 2001: for the album Fireball
- 2001: for the album Deep Purple in Rock
- 2007: for the video album Live in Concert 72/73
United Kingdom United Kingdom
- 1974: for the album Machine Head
- 1974: for the album Burn
- 1975: for the album Made In Japan
- 1980: for the album Deepest Purple
- 1984: for the album Perfect Strangers
- 2005: for the album 30: Very Best of - 30th Anniversary Collection
- 2013: for the album Deep Purple in Rock
- 2013: for the video album Come Hell or High Water

2 × gold record

France France
- 1977: for the album Machine Head
- 1998: for the album Smoke on the Water

Platinum record

Australia Australia
- 2013: for the video album Come Hell or High Water
Germany Germany
- 1990: for the album Made in Japan
Italy Italy
- 2013: for the album Made in Japan
Canada Canada
- 1985: for the album Perfect Strangers
New Zealand New Zealand
- 1985: for the album Perfect Strangers
Austria Austria
- 1997: for the album Made in Japan
United States United States
- 1985: for the album Perfect Strangers
- 1986: for the album Made in Japan
- 1997: for the album Deepest Purple

2 × platinum record

United States United States
- 1986: for the album Machine Head

Awards by album

24 carat purple

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

30: Very Best of - 30th Anniversary Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold	130,000

Burn

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	114,700
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold	764,700

Come taste the band

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

Deep Purple

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
All in all	1 × gold	250,000

Deep purple in rock

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	134,800
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	7 × gold	1,159,800

Deepest Purple

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold 1 × platinum	1,375,000

Fireball

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	3 × gold	575,000

In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Europe (IFPI)	-	250,000
All in all	-	250,000

Infinite

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
France (SNEP)	-	12,200
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Russia (NFPF)	gold	25,000
Czech Republic (IFPI)	gold	2,500
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	1,000
United States (RIAA)	-	7,000
All in all	5 × gold	157,700

Last Concert in Japan

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

Live in Concert 72/73

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

Machine head

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	333.200
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	5 × gold, 2 × platinum	2,558,200

Made in Japan

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	gold	102,900
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold 4 × platinum	1,902,900

Now What ?!

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Russia (NFPF)	gold	25,000
Czech Republic (IFPI)	gold	2,500
All in all	4 × gold	137,500

Perfect Strangers

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	-	97,800
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold 3 × platinum	1,582,800

Powerhouse

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

Rapture of the Deep

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	-	2,500
United Kingdom (BPI)	-	4,700
All in all	-	7,200

Slaves and Masters

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

Smoke on the water

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	217.200
All in all	2 × gold	217.200

Stormbringer

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	122,100
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold	732.100

The House of Blue Light

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold	135,000

Who Do You Think We Are

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	200,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	700,000

Awards by singles

Black Night

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	263,000
Japan (RIAJ)	-	101,000
All in all	-	364,000

Black Night (Live)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	-	18,000
All in all	-	18,000

Burn

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	-	27,000
All in all	-	27,000

Child in Time

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	4,100
All in all	-	4,100

Fireball

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	-	5,000
All in all	-	5,000

Highway Star

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	-	75,000
All in all	-	75,000

Never before

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	-	4,000
All in all	-	4,000

Smoke on the water

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold	1,225,000

Awards by video albums

Come Hell or High Water

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
France (SNEP)	-	1,800
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	41,800

Live at Montreux 1996

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 California '74

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	10,000
All in all	1 × gold	10,000

Live in Concert 72/73

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	2 × gold	60,000

Perihelion

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	7,500
All in all	1 × gold	7,500

Machine head

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	7,500
All in all	1 × gold	7,500

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	0! S.-	gold1	0! P-	30,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	0! S.-	4 × gold4th	platinum1	85,000	aria.com.au
Germany (BVMI)	0! S.-	6 × gold6th	platinum1	1,700,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	0! S.-	0! G-	0! P-	(250,000)	Individual evidence
France (SNEP)	0! S.-	11 × gold11	0! P-	1,623,800	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Italy (FIMI)	0! S.-	3 × gold3	platinum1	125,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	0! S.-	6 × gold6th	0! P-	830,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	platinum1	155,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	0! S.-	0! G-	platinum1	15,000	Individual evidence
Netherlands (NVPI)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	0! P-	100,000	nvpi.nl
Austria (IFPI)	0! S.-	gold1	platinum1	75,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	0! P-	20,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Russia (NFPF)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	0! P-	50,000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	0! S.-	3 × gold3	0! P-	125,000	Individual evidence
Switzerland (IFPI)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	0! P-	50,000	hitparade.ch
Czech Republic (IFPI)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	0! P-	5,000	Individual evidence
Hungary (MAHASZ)	0! S.-	gold1	0! P-	1,000	slagerlistak.hu
United States (RIAA)	0! S.-	7 × gold7th	5 × platinum5	9,009,500	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × silver5	8 × gold8th	0! P-	1,269,700	bpi.co.uk
All in all	5 × silver5	63 × gold63	11 × platinum11

Individual evidence

↑ Gold for Perfect Strangers in Australia
↑ Gold for Deep Purple in Rock in Germany
↑ Gold for 24 Carat Purple in Japan
↑ Gold for Powerhouse in Japan ( Memento from March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Gold for Last Concert in Japan in Japan ( Memento from March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Gold for Now What ?! in Poland ( Memento of March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Gold for Now What ?! in Russia ( Memento from December 31, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Gold for Infinite in Russia ( Memento from March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Gold for Fireball in Sweden ( Memento from March 3, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Gold for Burn in Sweden ( Memento from March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Gold for Stormbringer in Sweden ( Memento from March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Gold for The House of Blue Light in Switzerland
↑ Gold for Now What ?! in the Czech Republic ( Memento from March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Gold for Infinite in the Czech Republic ( Memento from March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
^ Dean Scapolo: The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966 - 2006 . Ed .: Maurienne House. 2007, ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8 (English).
^ Sales figures for Burn in France
↑ Sales figures for Deep Purple in Rock in France ( Memento from March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
^ Sales figures for In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra in Europe
↑ Sales figures for Infinite in France ( Memento from December 29, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Sales for Infinite in the United States ( March 2, 2020 memento on the Internet Archive )
↑ Sales figures for Machine Head in France
↑ Sales figures for Made in Japan in France
↑ Sales figures for Perfect Strangers in France
↑ Sales for Rapture of the Deep in the United States ( December 31, 2005 memento on the Internet Archive )
↑ Sales for Rapture of the Deep in the UK ( December 31, 2005 memento in the Internet Archive )
↑ Sales figures for Smoke on the Water in France
^ Sales figures for Stormbringer in France
↑ Sales figures for Who Do You Think We Are in France
^ Sales figures for Black Night in France
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Oricon Entertainment (Ed.): Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 . Roppongi, Tokyo 2006, ISBN 4-87131-077-9 .
^ Sales figures for Child in Time in France
↑ Sales figures for Come Hell or High Water in France ( Memento from March 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

[1] Gold for Perfect Strangers in Australia

[2] Gold for Deep Purple in Rock in Germany

[3] Gold for 24 Carat Purple in Japan

[4] Gold for Powerhouse in Japan ( Memento from March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )

[5] Gold for Last Concert in Japan in Japan ( Memento from March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )

[6] Gold for Now What ?! in Poland ( Memento of March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )

[7] Gold for Now What ?! in Russia ( Memento from December 31, 2019 in the Internet Archive )

[8] Gold for Infinite in Russia ( Memento from March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )

[9] Gold for Fireball in Sweden ( Memento from March 3, 2020 in the Internet Archive )

[10] Gold for Burn in Sweden ( Memento from March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )

[11] Gold for Stormbringer in Sweden ( Memento from March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )

[12] Gold for The House of Blue Light in Switzerland

[13] Gold for Now What ?! in the Czech Republic ( Memento from March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )

[14] Gold for Infinite in the Czech Republic ( Memento from March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )

[15] Dean Scapolo: The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966 - 2006 . Ed .: Maurienne House. 2007, ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8 (English).

[16] Sales figures for Burn in France

[17] Sales figures for Deep Purple in Rock in France ( Memento from March 2, 2020 in the Internet Archive )

[18] Sales figures for In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra in Europe

[19] Sales figures for Infinite in France ( Memento from December 29, 2019 in the Internet Archive )

[20] Sales for Infinite in the United States ( March 2, 2020 memento on the Internet Archive )

[21] Sales figures for Machine Head in France

[22] Sales figures for Made in Japan in France

[23] Sales figures for Perfect Strangers in France

[24] Sales for Rapture of the Deep in the United States ( December 31, 2005 memento on the Internet Archive )

[25] Sales for Rapture of the Deep in the UK ( December 31, 2005 memento in the Internet Archive )

[26] Sales figures for Smoke on the Water in France

[27] Sales figures for Stormbringer in France

[28] Sales figures for Who Do You Think We Are in France

[29] Sales figures for Black Night in France

[Oricon-30] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Oricon Entertainment (Ed.): Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 . Roppongi, Tokyo 2006, ISBN 4-87131-077-9 .

[31] Sales figures for Child in Time in France

[32] Sales figures for Come Hell or High Water in France ( Memento from March 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive )


Studio albums	Shades of Deep Purple • The Book of Taliesyn • Deep Purple • Deep Purple in Rock • Fireball • Machine Head • Who Do We Think We Are • Burn • Stormbringer • Come Taste the Band • Perfect Strangers • The House of Blue Light • Slaves and Masters • The Battle Rages On • Purpendicular • Abandon • Bananas • Rapture of the Deep • Now What ?! • Infinite
Live albums	Concerto for Group and Orchestra • Made in Japan • Made in Europe • Last Concert in Japan • Nobody's Perfect • Come Hell or High Water • Live at The Olympia '96 • Total Abandon: Live in Australia • Live at the Royal Albert Hall • Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy • The Soundboard Series • Live at Montreux 2006 • Live at Montreux 2011
Singles	Anthem • Black Night • Speed King • Strange Kind of Woman • Fireball • Never Before • Highway Star • Smoke on the Water • Woman from Tokyo • Burn • Stormbringer • Lady Double Dealer • You Keep on Moving • Perfect Strangers