Hans Zimmer / Awards for music sales

Hans Zimmer (2018)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales by German composer Hans Zimmer . 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 1995: for the album The Lion King - Sing-Along 2000: for the album Mission: Impossible II - OST 2002: for the album Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron - OST 2013: for the album Gladiator - Special Anniversary 2013: for the album The Lion King - Broadway Recording 2018: for the single time 2020: for the album Interstellar - OST Golden record  Australia 1989: for the album Rain Man - OST 2003: for the album Gladiator - OST 2014: for the album The Lion King - Broadway Recording  Germany 2000: for the album Mission: Impossible II - OST 2003: for the album The Lion King - Broadway Recording 2007: for the album Pirates of the Caribbean - OST 2008: for the album Pirates of the Caribbean - Pirates of the Caribbean 2 - OST  France 1991: for the album Rain Man - OST 2009: for the album The Lion King - Broadway Recording 2019: for the video album Live in Prague  Italy 2014: for the album Gladiator - OST  Japan 1994: for the album The Lion King - OST 2000: for the album Mission: Impossible II - OST  Canada 1999: for the album Price of Egypt - OST 2003: for the album Gladiator - OST  Mexico 2017: for the album The Lion King - OST  Netherlands 2005: for the album The Lion King - OST (Universal)  Austria 2000: for the album Mission: Impossible II - OST  Poland 1995: for the album Król Lew  Sweden 1995: for the album The Lion King - OST  Switzerland 1989: for the album Rain Man - OST 2003: for the album Gladiator - OST  United States 2004: for the album Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron - OST 2006: for the album Pirates of the Caribbean - OST  United Kingdom 2017: for the album The Lion King - Re-Issue

Platinum record  Belgium 1995: for the album The Lion King - OST  Denmark 2020: for the album The Lion King - OST  France 1995: for the album Le Roi Lion  New Zealand 1989: for the album Rain Man - OST  Netherlands 1995: for the album The Lion King - OST (Mercury)  Austria 1995: for the album The Lion King - OST  Poland 2000: for the album Gladiator - OST 2018: for the album Hans Zimmer - The Classics 2020: for the album Live in Prague  Spain 2007: for the album Gladiator - OST  United States 2000: for the album Mission: Impossible II - OST 2007: for the album The Lion King - Broadway Recording 2020: for the album Gladiator - OST  United Kingdom 1994: for the album The Lion King - OST 2013: for the album Gladiator - OST 2 × platinum record  Switzerland 1995: for the album The Lion King - OST  Canada 2000: for the album Mission: Impossible II - OST  United States 1995: for the album The Lion King - Sing-Along 3 × platinum record  Germany 1996: for the album Walt Disney - The Lion King  Europe 1996: for the album The Lion King - OST  New Zealand 1995: for the album The Lion King - OST 4 × platinum record  Australia 1995: for the album The Lion King - OST Diamond record  Canada 1995: for the album The Lion King - OMPS  United States 1995: for the album The Lion King - OST

Awards by album

Rain Man - EAST

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	3 × gold 1 × platinum	175,000

The Lion King - EAST

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	50,000
Brazil (PMB)	-	1,200,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × platinum	1,500,000
Europe (IFPI)	3 × platinum	(3,000,000)
France (SNEP)	platinum	1,260,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	150,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	3 × platinum	45,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	Platinum (Mercury) + Gold (Universal)	140,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	diamond	10,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Platinum (Original) + Gold (Re-Issue)	400,000
All in all	6 × gold 21 × platinum 2 × diamond	16,395,000

The Lion King - Sing-Along

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × platinum	2,060,000

The Lion King - Broadway Recording

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
France (SNEP)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold 1 × platinum	1,295,000

The Prince of Egypt - EAST

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	-	559,000
All in all	1 × gold	609,000

Mission: Impossible II - OST

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold 3 × platinum	1,535,000

Gladiator - EAST

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
France (SNEP)	-	200,500
Italy (FIMI)	gold	50,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	351,000
All in all	4 × gold 4 × platinum	1,911,500

Gladiator - Special Anniversary

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

Pearl Harbor - EAST

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	48,900
All in all	-	48,900

Spirit - The Wild Mustang - OST

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	560,000

Pirates of the Caribbean - EAST

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

Batman Begins - EAST

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	-	83,000
All in all	-	83,000

Pirates of the Caribbean: Pirates of the Caribbean 2 - EAST

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

The Dark Knight - OST

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	-	144,000
All in all	-	144,000

Transformers - Revenge - OST

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	-	152,000
All in all	-	152,000

Inception - OST

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	-	8,000
All in all	-	8,000

Interstellar - EAST-

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

Hans Zimmer - The Classics

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
All in all	1 × platinum	20,000

Live in Prague

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
All in all	1 × platinum	20,000

Awards by singles

Time

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

Awards by video albums

Live in Prague

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

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	3 × gold3	4 × platinum4th	-	385,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	-	platinum1	-	50,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	-	-	-	1,200,000	Individual evidence
Denmark (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	45,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	4 × gold4th	3 × platinum3	-	2,000,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	3 × platinum3	-	(3,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
France (SNEP)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	-	1,666,900	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Italy (FIMI)	-	gold1	-	-	50,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	250,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	diamond1	1,300,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	gold1	-	-	100,000	Individual evidence
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	-	4 × platinum4th	-	60,000	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	gold1	platinum1	-	140,000	nvpi.nl
Austria (IFPI)	-	gold1	platinum1	-	75,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	gold1	3 × platinum3	-	190,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Sweden (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	50,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	-	150,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	-	platinum1	-	100,000	promusicae.es
United States (RIAA)	-	2 × gold2	5 × platinum5	diamond1	16,946,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	7 × silver7th	gold1	2 × platinum2	-	1,260,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	7 × silver7th	25 × gold25th	34 × platinum34	2 × diamond2

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Gavin Ryan: Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010 . Moonlight Publishing, Mount Martha, Melbourne, Victoria 2011 (English).
2. ^ Certificados Musicales Amprofon. Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, accessed March 30, 2020 (Spanish). 
3. ^ ^{A b} Dean Scapolo: The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006 . Ed .: Maurienne House. 2007, ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8 (English).
4. ^ Malena Segura Contrera: O mito na mídia: a presença de conteúdos arcaicos nos meios de comunicação . 45th edition. Annablume, Selo Universidade, Brazil 1996, p. 85 ( google.de [accessed on March 29, 2020]).
5. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” - Top 50 ( Memento from March 29, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ Steve McClure: Abroad Perspective. Billboard Magazine, April 29, 1995, p. 50 , accessed March 29, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Dreamworks Records Still Striving to Live Up to Great Expectations. Billboard Magazine, February 6, 1999, p. 81 , accessed March 30, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” - Top 2050 ( Memento from March 29, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ Ask the Official Charts! ( Memento from January 21, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
10. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” - Top 7300 ( Memento from March 29, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ Sales for Batman Begins - OST in the United States
12. ↑ Sales for The Dark Knight - OST in the United States
13. ↑ Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Billboard Magazine, June 6, 2009, p. 47 , accessed March 30, 2020 . 
14. ↑ Inception - OST sales in the United States