Johnny Cash / Music Sales Awards

Johnny Cash (1969)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US Country - singer Johnny Cash . In his career he has sold over 90 million records to date, making him one of the most successful individual interpreters 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 1976: for the album I Walk the Line 2013: for the album The Legend Lives On 2013: for the album The Legendary 2013: for the album Folsom Prison Blues 2013: for the album American III: Solitary Man 2013: for the album American VI: Ain't No Grave 2013: for the album The Man in Black - His Greatest Hits 2013: for the album American Recordings 2014: for the album Out Among the Stars 2017: for the album The Ultimate Collection 2017: for the single I Walk the Line 2019: for the single Folsom Prison Blues Golden record  Australia 2006: for the album The Legend of Johnny Cash 2006: for the video album The Man in Black: His Early Years 2008: for the album The Very Best of Johnny Cash  Denmark 2007: for the album American V: A Hundred Highways 2019: for the single Hurt  Germany 2010: for the album American V: A Hundred Highways 2018: for the single Hurt  Ireland 2006: for the album At San Quentin  Italy 2014: for the album The Essential Johnny Cash 2018: for the single Hurt  Canada 2004: for the video album Behind Prison Walls - Live 1977 2006: for the video album The Man, His Word, His Music 2008: for the album American V: A Hundred Highways  New Zealand 2008: for the video album The Man in Black: Johnny Cash Live in Denmark 2008: for the video album In Ireland  Norway 2004: for the album The Essential Johnny Cash  Sweden 2004: for the album American IV: The Man Comes Around  Switzerland 2014: for the album Out Among the Stars  United States 1965: for the album Ring of Fire 1967: for the album I Walk the Line 1969: for the single A Boy Named Sue 1970: for the album Hello, I'm Johnny Cash 1971: for the album The World of Johnny Cash 1995: for the album The Johnny Cash Show 2004: for the album Unearthed 2005: for the single Hurt 2006: for the album The Legend Lives On 2006: for the video album The Man in Black: His Early Years 2006: for the album American V: A Hundred Highways 2008: for the video album Gospel Music of Johnny Cash 2010: for the single Ring of Fire 2012: for the album The Very Best of Johnny Cash  United Kingdom 1979: for the album Collection 2006: for the album American V: A Hundred Highways 2006: for the album Walking The Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings 2013: for the album Walk The Line - The Very Best of Johnny Cash 2013: for the album Opus Collection 2013: for the album At Folsom Prison 2013: for the album At San Quentin 2015: for the album The Rebel 2015: for the album The Real Johnny Cash 2018: for the album The Essential Johnny Cash 2019: for the single Ring of Fire

Platinum record  Australia 2007: for the album At San Quentin  Denmark 2020: for the album American VI: Ain't No Grave  Germany 2010: for the album American IV: The Man Comes Around  Europe 2009: for the album The Legend of Johnny Cash 2010: for the album American IV: The Man Comes Around  Ireland 2006: for the album American V: A Hundred Highways  Canada 1979: for the album At San Quentin 1979: for the album At Folsom Prison 1979: for the album Johnny Cash's Greatest Hits 2003: for the album American IV: The Man Comes Around 2006: for the video album Live at Montreux 1994  New Zealand 2006: for the album The Legend of Johnny Cash 2008: for the video album At Folsom Prison: Legacy Edition 2008: for the video album Live at Montreux 1994  United States 1995: for the album The Johnny Cash Collection: Greatest Hits Volume II 2000: for the Highwayman album 2003: for the album Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 2003: for the album Super Hits 2003: for the album American IV: The Man Comes Around 2007: for the video album Live from Austin Texas 2008: for the video album The Best of The Johnny Cash Show  United Kingdom 2013: for the video album The Man in Black: Johnny Cash Live in Denmark 2013: for the album American IV: The Man Comes Around 2018: for the single Hurt 2 × platinum record  Australia 2008: for the video album Live at Montreux 1994  Canada 2007: for the video album Live from Austin Texas  United States 1986: for the album Johnny Cash's Greatest Hits 2003: for the video single Hurt 2005: for the album 16 Biggest Hits 2006: for the album The Legend of Johnny Cash 2007: for the video album Live at Montreux 1994  United Kingdom 2013: for the album The Legend of Johnny Cash 3 × platinum record  United States 2003: for the album At San Quentin 2003: for the album At Folsom Prison 2016: for the album The Essential Johnny Cash 4 × platinum record  Australia 2014: for the album The Essential Johnny Cash 2017: for the video album The Best of The Johnny Cash Show  New Zealand 2007: for the video album The Best of The Johnny Cash Show 5 × platinum record  Australia 2017: for the video album The Man in Black: Johnny Cash Live in Denmark  Ireland 2006: for the album The Legend of Johnny Cash

Awards by album

Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash

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

I walk the line

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

Johnny Cash's Greatest Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
All in all	2 × platinum	2,100,000

Folsom Prison Blues

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

At Folsom Prison

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 4 × platinum	3,200,000

At San Quentin

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Ireland (IRMA)	gold	7,500
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold 5 × platinum	3,277,500

Hello, I'm Johnny Cash

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 World of Johnny Cash

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 Johnny Cash Show

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 Johnny Cash Collection: Greatest Hits Volume II

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

Collection

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

Highwayman

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

The Very Best of Johnny Cash

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	535,000

Great hits

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

16 Biggest Hits

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

American Recordings

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

American III: Solitary Man

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

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(300,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(40,000)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	1 × gold 5 × platinum	2,100,000

The Essential Johnny Cash

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	30,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold 7 × platinum	3,435,000

Unearthed

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 Legend Lives On

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

Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings

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 Legendary

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

The Legend of Johnny Cash

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Ireland (IRMA)	5 × platinum	(75,000)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
All in all	1 × gold 11 × platinum	3,050,000

American V: A Hundred Highways

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
Ireland (IRMA)	platinum	15,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	5 × gold 1 × platinum	785,000

Walk the Line - The Very Best of Johnny Cash

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 Ultimate 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

The Man in Black - His Greatest Hits

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

The Real Johnny Cash

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 Rebel

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

American VI: Ain't No Grave

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × platinum	80,000

Opus Collection

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

Out Among the Stars

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	75,000

Awards by singles

I walk the line

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

Ring of Fire

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

Folsom Prison Blues

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

A boy named Sue

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

Hurt

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	Gold (single) + 2 × platinum (video single)	600,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	4 × gold 2 × platinum	1,375,000

Awards by video albums

Gospel Music of Johnny Cash

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

The Best of The Johnny Cash Show

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	60,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	4 × platinum	20,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	9 × platinum	180,000

Behind Prison Walls - Live 1977

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 at Montreux 1994

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	30,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	10,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	5,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	200,000
All in all	6 × platinum	245,000

The Man, His Word, His Music

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	5,000
All in all	1 × gold	5,000

The Man in Black: His Early Years

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	2 × gold	57,500

Live from Austin, TX

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	20,000
All in all	2 × platinum	20,000

The Man in Black: Johnny Cash Live in Denmark

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	5 × platinum	75,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	2,500
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	1 × gold 6 × platinum	127,500

In Ireland

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	2,500
All in all	1 × gold	2,500

At Folsom Prison: Legacy Edition

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	5,000
All in all	1 × platinum	5,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	3 × gold3	16 × platinum16	597,500	aria.com.au
Denmark (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	85,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	550,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	2 × platinum2	(2,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Ireland (IRMA)	-	gold1	6 × platinum6th	97,500	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	2 × gold2	-	55,000	fimi.it
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	7 × platinum7th	485,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	2 × gold2	7 × platinum7th	50,000	nztop40.co.nz
Norway (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	25,000	ifpi.no
Sweden (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	40,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	15,000	hitparade.ch
United States (RIAA)	-	14 × gold14th	26 × platinum26th	26,500,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	12 × silver12	10 × gold10	5 × platinum5	3,950,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	12 × silver12	42 × gold42	71 × platinum71

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Joe Belanger: Tribute artist walks the line as legendary Johnny Cash. In: IFpress. May 4, 2016, accessed December 17, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Gold for Man In Black in New Zealand ( Memento from April 17, 4027 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Gold for The Man In Black: Johnny Cash Live In Denmark in New Zealand ( Memento from April 17, 4027 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Platinum for At Folsom Prison: Legacy Edition in New Zealand ( Memento April 17, 4027 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Platinum for Live At Montreux 1994 in New Zealand ( Memento from April 17, 4027 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ 4 × platinum for The Best Of The Johnny Cash Show in New Zealand ( Memento from April 17, 4027 in the Internet Archive )