Foo Fighters / Music Sales Awards

Foo Fighters (2009)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US rock band Foo Fighters . 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 2017: for the single My Hero 2017: for the single Monkey Wrench 2020: for the single walk Golden record  Australia 2007: for the single The Pretender 2007: for the album Skin and Bones 2012: for the single These Days 2014: for the single My Hero 2015: for the video album Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways  Belgium 2007: for the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace 2010: for the album Greatest Hits 2011: for the album Wasting Light  Brazil 2002: for the album One by One 2005: for the album In Your Honor 2015: for the album Sonic Highways  Denmark 2015: for the single The Pretender  Germany 2008: for the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace 2011: for the album Wasting Light 2015: for the album Sonic Highways  Finland 2003: for the album One by One 2011: for the album Wasting Light  Ireland 2011: for the album Wasting Light  Italy 2013: for the album Wasting Light 2017: for the album Sonic Highways 2017: for the single Best of You 2018: for the single Learn to Fly 2018: for the album Concrete and Gold  Japan 1998: for the album The Color and the Shape 2002: for the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose 2003: for the album One by One 2006: for the album In Your Honor  Canada 2006: for the single Best of You 2010: for the single Learn to Fly 2010: for the album Greatest Hits  Mexico 2020: for the single All My Life  New Zealand 1996: for the album Foo Fighters 1998: for the album The Color and the Shape 2003: for the album One by One 2008: for the video album Live at Wembley Stadium 2010: for the single The Pretender 2017: for the album Concrete and Gold  Netherlands 2012: for the album Wasting Light 2015: for the album Sonic Highways  Norway 2003: for the album One by One 2006: for the album In Your Honor  Austria 2006: for the album In Your Honor 2008: for the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace 2011: for the album Wasting Light 2011: for the album Greatest Hits 2015: for the album Sonic Highways  Poland 2012: for the album Wasting Light 2018: for the album Concrete and Gold  Sweden 2003: for the album One by One 2007: for the album In Your Honor 2013: for the album Wasting Light  Switzerland 2011: for the album Wasting Light 2018: for the album Concrete and Gold  United States 2003: for the video album Everywhere But Home 2006: for the single DOA  United Kingdom 1996: for the album Foo Fighters 2017: for the album Concrete and Gold 2018: for the single Learn to Fly 2019: for the single All My Life 2020: for the video album Back and Forth 2020: for the single Times Like These

Platinum record  Australia 1998: for the album The Color and the Shape 2014: for the album Sonic Highways 2014: for the single Learn to Fly 2014: for the single Times Like These 2014: for the single Best of You 2017: for the album Concrete and Gold  Denmark 2016: for the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace 2017: for the album Greatest Hits  Ireland 2007: for the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace 2009: for the album Greatest Hits  Italy 2016: for the album Greatest Hits 2019: for the single Everlong 2019: for the single The Pretender  Canada 1995: for the album Foo Fighters 1997: for the album The Color and the Shape 1999: for the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose 2003: for the album One by One 2008: for the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace 2010: for the single The Pretender 2011: for the album Wasting Light 2015: for the album Sonic Highways  Mexico 2020: for the single Learn to Fly 2020: for the single walk 2020: for the single The Pretender 2020: for the single Best of You  New Zealand 2007: for the album Skin and Bones 2012: for the album Wasting Light 2015: for the album Sonic Highways  Portugal 2011: for the video album Back and Forth  United States 1996: for the album Foo Fighters 1998: for the album The Color and the Shape 1999: for the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose 2003: for the album One by One 2005: for the album In Your Honor 2017: for the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace 2017: for the single Learn to Fly 2017: for the album Wasting Light 2017: for the single Times Like These  United Kingdom 2013: for the video album Everywhere But Home 2013: for the video album Live at Wembley Stadium 2013: for the video album Skin and Bones & Live in Hyde Park 2013: for the album Wasting Light 2013: for the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose 2013: for the album The Color and the Shape (Roswell) 2015: for the album Sonic Highways 2017: for the single The Pretender 2018: for the single Best of You 2018: for the single Everlong 2018: for the album The Color and the Shape (Columbia) 2020: for the album Skin and Bones

3 × gold record  Mexico 2020: for the single Everlong 2 × platinum record  Australia 2003: for the album One by One 2007: for the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose 2008: for the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace 2010: for the video album Skin and Bones 2012: for the album Wasting Light 2015: for the video album Back and Forth  Ireland 2005: for the album In Your Honor  New Zealand 2008: for the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace 2018: for the album Greatest Hits  United States 2017: for the single Best of You 2017: for the single Everlong 2017: for the single The Pretender  United Kingdom 2005: for the album In Your Honor 2008: for the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace 2013: for the album One by One 3 × platinum record  Australia 2006: for the album In Your Honor 2006: for the video album Everywhere But Home 2012: for the video album Live at Wembley Stadium  Canada 2006: for the album In Your Honor 4 × platinum record  Australia 2015: for the video album Skin and Bones & Live in Hyde Park  New Zealand 2006: for the album In Your Honor  United Kingdom 2018: for the album Greatest Hits 5 × platinum record  Australia 2018: for the album Greatest Hits

Awards by album

Foo fighters

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	1,207,500

The color and the shape

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Platinum (Roswell) + Platinum (Columbia)	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 5 × platinum	1,877,500

There Is Nothing Left to Lose

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 5 × platinum	1,640,000

One by one

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	15.091
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Norway (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	30,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	6 × gold 6 × platinum	2,057,591

In your honor

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
Ireland (IRMA)	2 × platinum	30,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	4 × platinum	60,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	30,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	5 × gold 15 × platinum	2,410,000

Skin and Bones

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 2 × platinum	350,000

Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
Ireland (IRMA)	platinum	15,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold 10 × platinum	2,045,000

Greatest hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	5 × platinum	350,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Ireland (IRMA)	platinum	15,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	60,000
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	3 × gold 14 × platinum	1,755,000

Wasting light

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	19,397
Ireland (IRMA)	gold	7,500
Italy (FIMI)	gold	30,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	25,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	10 × gold 6 × platinum	1,801,897

Sonic Highways

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	20,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	7,500
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	5 × gold 4 × platinum	737,500

Concrete and gold

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	5 × gold 1 × platinum	222,500

Awards by singles

Monkey Wrench

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

Everlong

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	3 × gold	90,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 5 × platinum	2,740,000

My hero

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	235,000

Learn to Fly

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	platinum	60,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	3 × gold 3 × platinum	1,595,000

All my life

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	2 × gold	430,000

Times Like These

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	1 × gold 2 × platinum	1,470,000

Best of You

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Canada (MC)	gold	10,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	platinum	60,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 5 × platinum	2,765,000

DOA

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 Pretender

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	7,500
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	platinum	60,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold 6 × platinum	2,840,000

walk

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Mexico (AMPROFON)	platinum	60,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × platinum	260,000

These Days

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

Awards by video albums

Everywhere But Home

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	45,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	1 × gold 4 × platinum	145,000

Skin and Bones

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	30,000
All in all	2 × platinum	30,000

Skin and Bones & Live in Hyde Park

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	60,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	5 × platinum	110,000

Live at Wembley Stadium

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	45,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	2,500
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	1 × gold 4 × platinum	97,500

Back and Forth

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	30,000
Portugal (AFP)	platinum	8,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	2 × gold 3 × platinum	113,000

Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways

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)
Australia (ARIA)	-	5 × gold5	39 × platinum39	1,897,500	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	3 × gold3	-	45,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	3 × gold3	-	120,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	67,500	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	3 × gold3	-	300,000	musikindustrie.de
Finland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	34,488	ifpi.fi
Ireland (IRMA)	-	gold1	4 × platinum4th	67,500	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	5 × gold5	3 × platinum3	290,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	4 × gold4th	-	400,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	11 × platinum11	1,130,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	2 × gold2	5 × platinum5	360,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	6 × gold6th	11 × platinum11	205,000	nztop40.co.nz NZ2
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	45,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	30,000	ifpi.no
Austria (IFPI)	-	5 × gold5	-	67,500	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	2 × gold2	-	20,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	-	-	platinum1	8,000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	-	80,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	25,000	hitparade.ch
United States (RIAA)	-	3 × gold3	15 × platinum15th	15,600,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × silver3	6 × gold6th	22 × platinum22nd	8,575,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	3 × silver3	63 × gold63	113 × platinum113

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Platinum for Back and Forth in Portugal ( Memento from July 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive )