John Lennon / Music Sales Awards

John Lennon, 1980

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of British pop - rock singer John Lennon . 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 1974: for the album Walls & Bridges 1981: for the single woman 2013: for the author participation Free as a Bird (The Beatles) 2017: for the author participation Twist and Shout (The Beatles) 2017: for the album Power to the People: The Hits 2019: for the help! (The Beatles) 2019: for the author participation Blackbird (The Beatles) 2019: for the author participation In My Life (The Beatles) 2019: for the author participation Yesterday (The Beatles) 2019: for the author participation I Want to Hold Your Hand (The Beatles) Golden record  Argentina 1991: for the album The John Lennon Collection 1997: for the album Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon  Denmark 2017: for the album Power to the People: The Hits 2020: for the single Imagine  Germany 1981: for the album Double Fantasy  Ireland 2005: for the album Working Class Hero - The Definitive Lennon  Italy 2015: for the album Power to the People: The Hits 2017: for the author participation Let It Be (The Beatles) 2017: for the authors' participation Come Together (The Beatles) 2018: for the author participation Hey Jude (The Beatles) 2019: for the author participation Twist and Shout (The Beatles) 2019: for the author participation Yesterday (The Beatles)  Japan 1997: for the single (Just Like) Starting Over 1998: for the album Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon 1999: for the single Love 2017: for the single Happy Xmas (War Is Over)  Canada 1984: for the album Milk & Honey 2006: for the album Working Class Hero - The Definitive Lennon 2014: for the video album Sweet Toronto 2015: for the album Icon  New Zealand 1981: for the single (Just Like) Starting Over 1981: for the single woman  Norway 1995: for the album The John Lennon Collection  Austria 1994: for the album The John Lennon Collection 1998: for the album Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon  Switzerland 2000: for the album Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon  Spain 1981: for the album Double Fantasy  United States 1964: for the author participation Can't Buy Me Love (The Beatles) 1964: for the author participation I Feel Fine (The Beatles) 1964: for the author participation I Want to Hold Your Hand (The Beatles) 1964: for the author participation A Hard Day's Night (The Beatles) 1965: for the author participation Eight Days a Week (The Beatles) 1965: for the help! (The Beatles) 1965: for the author participation Yesterday (The Beatles) 1966: for the author participation We Can Work it Out (The Beatles) 1966: for the author participation Nowhere Man (The Beatles) 1966: for the paperback writer (The Beatles) 1966: for the author participation Yellow Submarine (The Beatles) 1967: for the author participation All You Need is Love (The Beatles) 1967: for the author participation Penny Lane (The Beatles) 1967: for the authors' participation Hello, Goodbye (The Beatles) 1969: for the author participation The Ballad of John and Yoko (The Beatles) 1970: for the single Instant Karma 1971: for the album John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band 1973: for the album Mind Games 1974: for the album Walls & Bridges 1980: for the single (Just Like) Starting Over 1981: for the single woman 1984: for the album Milk & Honey 1986: for the video album John Lennon Live in New York City 1989: for the album Imagine: John Lennon 1991: for the album Rock 'n' Roll 1996: for the author participation Free as a Bird (The Beatles) 1996: for the author participation Real Love (The Beatles) 1998: for the album John Lennon Anthology 1999: for the author participation Got to Get You into My Life (The Beatles) 2001: for the album Live in New York City 2014: for the author participation Do You Want to Know a Secret (The Beatles)  United Kingdom 1974: for the album Mind Games 1976: for the album Shaved Fish 1976: for the album Rock 'n' Roll 1981: for the single (Just Like) Starting Over 1984: for the album Milk & Honey 1987: for the author's participation Let It Be (Ferry Aid) 1989: for the album Imagine: John Lennon 2005: for the album Working Class Hero - The Definitive Lennon 2013: for the album Imagine 2013: for the video album Imagine: John Lennon 2013: for the video album Sweet Toronto 2019: for the author participation Let It Be (The Beatles) 2019: for the author participation Hey Jude (The Beatles) 2020: for the authors' participation Come Together (The Beatles)

Platinum record  Argentina 1991: for the album Imagine: John Lennon 1991: for the album Imagine 2003: for the video album Lennon Legend  Denmark 2006: for the album Working Class Hero - The Definitive Lennon 2019: for the single Happy Xmas (War Is Over)  France 1995: for the album The John Lennon Collection 2001: for the album Double Fantasy 2007: for the video album Lennon Legend  Hong Kong 1983: for the album Double Fantasy  Italy 2018: for the single Imagine 2019: for the single Happy Xmas (War Is Over)  Japan 1991: for the album Lennon  Canada 1996: for the album Imagine: John Lennon 2003: for the album Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon 2005: for the video album Lennon Legend  Mexico 2005: for the video album Lennon Legend  New Zealand 1981: for the album Double Fantasy 1983: for the album The John Lennon Collection  Switzerland 1995: for the album Imagine: John Lennon  Spain 1996: for the album The John Lennon Collection 1997: for the album Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon  United States 1991: for the album Shaved Fish 1999: for the author participation Lady Madonna (The Beatles) 1999: for the author participation The Long and Winding Road (The Beatles) 2003: for the video album Lennon Legend 2008: for the album Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon 2014: for the author participation Love Me Do (The Beatles) 2014: for the author participation Please Please Me (The Beatles) 2014: for the author participation Twist and Shout (The Beatles)  United Kingdom 1981: for the single Imagine 1981: for the album Double Fantasy 2005: for the video album Lennon Legend 2019: for the single Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 2 × platinum record  Australia 2006: for the video album Lennon Legend  Europe 2003: for the album Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon  United States 1991: for the album Imagine 1999: for the authors' participation Get Back (The Beatles) 1999: for the author's participation Let It Be (The Beatles) 3 × platinum record  United States 1984: for the album Double Fantasy 2001: for the album The John Lennon Collection  United Kingdom 1985: for the album The John Lennon Collection 2013: for the album Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon 4 × platinum record  Australia 2003: for the album Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon  United States 1999: for the author participation Hey Jude (The Beatles)

Awards by album

John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band

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

Imagine

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	2,160,000

Mind Games

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

Walls and Bridges

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

Rock and roll

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

Shaved fish

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

Double fantasy

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold 7 × platinum	3,935,000

The John Lennon Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	900,000
All in all	3 × gold 9 × platinum	4,395,000

Milk and Honey

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

Live in New York City

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

Imagine: John Lennon

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	710,000

Lennon

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	250,000
All in all	1 × platinum	250,000

Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	(100,000)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	(900,000)
All in all	4 × gold 12 × platinum	3,510,000

John Lennon Anthology

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

Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
Ireland (IRMA)	gold	7,500
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold 1 × platinum	197,500

Power to the People: The Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × gold	90,000

Icon

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
All in all	1 × gold	40,000

Awards by singles

Instant karma!

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

Imagine

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 2 × platinum	695,000

Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	90,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	840,000

(Just Like) Starting Over

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	2 × gold	1,507,500

Woman

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold	1,207,500

Love

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

Awards according to author participations

Love Me Do ( The Beatles )

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

I Want to Hold Your Hand (The Beatles)

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

Please Please Me (The Beatles)

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

Twist and Shout (The Beatles)

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

Can't Buy Me Love (The Beatles)

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

Do You Want to Know a Secret (The Beatles)

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

A Hard Day's Night (The Beatles)

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

I Feel Fine (The Beatles)

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

Eight Days a Week (The Beatles)

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

Help! (The Beatles)

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

Yesterday (The Beatles)

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

We Can Work It Out (The Beatles)

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

In My Life (The Beatles)

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

Nowhere Man (The Beatles)

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

Paperback Writer (The Beatles)

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

Yellow Submarine (The Beatles)

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

Penny Lane (The Beatles)

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

All You Need Is Love (The Beatles)

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

Hello, Goodbye (The Beatles)

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

Lady Madonna (The Beatles)

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

Hey Jude (The Beatles)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	2 × gold 4 × platinum	4,425,000

Get Back (The Beatles)

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

The Ballad of John and Yoko (The Beatles)

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

Come Together (The Beatles)

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

Let It Be (The Beatles)

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

The Long and Winding Road (The Beatles)

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

Got to Get You into My Life (The Beatles)

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

Let It Be ( Ferry Aid )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	1 × gold	400,000

Free as a Bird (The Beatles)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	700,000

Real Love (The Beatles)

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

Blackbird (The Beatles)

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

John Lennon Live in New York City

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

Sweet Toronto

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	5,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	2 × gold	30,000

Imagine: John Lennon

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

Lennon Legend

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	30,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	20,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	10,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	platinum	10,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	8 × platinum	238,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	2 × gold2	3 × platinum3	188,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	-	6 × platinum6th	310,000	aria.com.au
Denmark (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	190,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	gold1	-	250,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	2 × platinum2	2,000,000	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
France (SNEP)	-	-	3 × platinum3	620,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	-	platinum1	20,000	Individual evidence
Ireland (IRMA)	-	gold1	-	7,500	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	6 × gold6th	2 × platinum2	240,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	4 × gold4th	platinum1	650,000	riaj.or.jp JP2
Canada (MC)	-	4 × gold4th	3 × platinum3	255,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	-	platinum1	10,000	Individual evidence
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	45,000	nztop40.co.nz
Norway (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	25,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	50,000	ifpi.at
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	gold1	platinum1	75,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	250,000	mediafire.com ES2
United States (RIAA)	-	31 × gold31	24 × platinum24	47,650,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	10 × silver10	14 × gold14th	10 × platinum10	7,420,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	10 × silver10	72 × gold72	63 × platinum63

Individual evidence

1. ^ Platinum for Working Class Hero - The Definitive Lennon in Denmark
2. ↑ Platinum for Double Fantasy in Hong Kong ( Memento from June 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
3. ^ Platinum for Lennon Legend in Mexico