Kanye West / Music Sales Awards

Kanye West (2011)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US rapper Kanye West . In his career he has sold over 121 million records so far. 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 2013: for the author participation / production Young Forever ( Jay-Z feat. Mr Hudson ) 2014: for the single Otis 2015: for the author participation / production '03 Bonnie & Clyde (Jay-Z) 2015: for the author participation / production Bitch Better Have My Money ( Rihanna ) 2016: for the single Good Life 2017: for the single Jesus Walks 2017: for the single Mercy 2017: for the single Fade 2017: for the single Trough the Wire 2017: for the single Father Stretch My Hands Pt. I. 2017: for the single Monster 2018: for the single All Day 2018: for the single Can't Tell Me Nothing 2018: for the single Flashing Lights 2018: for the single Waves 2018: for the single Bound 2 2019: for the album Ye 2019: for the single Ultralight Beam 2019: for the single Runaway 2019: for the song Real Friends 2019: for the single Diamonds from Sierra Leone 2019: for the song Pt. 2 2020: for the song Wolves 2020: for the song All Mine 2020: for the single Thank You 2020: for the single blessings 2020: for the song FML Golden record  Australia 2008: for the album 808s & Heartbreak 2009: for the single Love Lockdown 2009: for the single Knock You Down 2013: for the album Yeezus 2015: for the author participation / production I Don't Fuck with You ( Big Sean ) 2015: for the single Can't Tell Me Nothing 2015: for the single Homecoming 2015: for the single Otis 2015: for the author participation / production Bitch Better Have My Money (Rihanna) 2016: for the single Famous  Denmark 2009: for the single Homecoming 2010: for the single Love Lockdown 2012: for the single ET 2013: for the single Niggas in Paris 2013: for the Streaming Gold Digger 2013: for streaming No Church In the Wild 2013: for the streaming clique 2013: for Streaming Stronger 2012: for the streaming power 2014: for the Streaming Mercy 2014: for streaming Otis 2015: for the author participation / production Bitch Better Have My Money (Rihanna) 2015: for the production American Oxygen (Rihanna) 2015: for the single Heartless 2016: for the single Only One 2016: for the album Yeezus 2016: for the single Famous 2018: for the single I Love It 2019: for the single Father Stretch My Hands Pt. I. 2019: for the song FML 2020: for the album Ye  Germany 2011: for the single ET 2013: for the single American Boy 2018: for the single Gold Digger 2018: for the single Homecoming 2018: for the single power  France 2015: for the single FourFiveSeconds 2015: for the author participation / production Bitch Better Have My Money (Rihanna) 2019: for the single I Love It 2020: for the album The Life of Pablo  Italy 2017: for the single Famous 2017: for the single Gold Digger 2018: for the single power 2018: for the single I Love It 2019: for the single Black Skinhead  Japan 2005: for the album Late Registration 2008: for the album Graduation  Canada 2012: for the single Otis  New Zealand 2006: for the single Gold Digger 2007: for the single Stronger 2007: for the album Graduation 2008: for the album The College Dropout 2008: for the single American Boy 2009: for the single Heartless 2009: for the single Love Lockdown 2009: for the single Run This Town 2011: for the single All of the Lights 2015: for the author participation / production Bitch Better Have My Money (Rihanna) 2018: for the single I Love It  Austria 2011: for the single ET 2015: for the single FourFiveSeconds  Poland 2015: for the author participation / production Bitch Better Have My Money (Rihanna) 2015: for the production American Oxygen (Rihanna)  Russia 2007: for the album Graduation  Sweden 2013: for the album Watch the Throne  Switzerland 2008: for the album Graduation  United States 2003: for the author participation / production '03 Bonnie & Clyde (Jay-Z) 2006: for the single Heard 'Em Say 2006: for the video album The College Dropout Video Anthology 2014: for the single H • A • M 2014: for the single Touch the Sky 2015: for the song New Slaves 2015: for the song Who Gon Stop Me 2015: for the single Only One 2015: for the single All Day 2018: for the song I Wonder 2018: for the song Gorgeous 2018: for the song No More Parties In LA 2018: for the album Ye 2018: for the single Ghost Town 2019: for the single Violent Crimes 2019: for the song Mama 2020: for the song highlights 2020: for the song feedback 2020: for the song 30 Hours 2020: for the song Facts 2020: for the song I Love Kanye 2020: for the song Freestyle 4 2020: for the album Jesus Is King 2020: for the single All Your Fault  United Kingdom 2011: for the album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2015: for the album Yeezus 2017: for the single Love Lockdown 2017: for the album The Life of Pablo 2018: for the single Forever 2018: for the single Famous 2018: for the single Touch the Sky 2018: for the single Supernova 2018: for the single No Church In the Wild 2019: for the single Heartless 2019: for the single clique 2019: for the album Late Orchestration 2019: for the single All Falls Down 2020: for the single Homecoming

Platinum record  Australia 2003: for the author participation / production '03 Bonnie & Clyde (Jay-Z) 2006: for the album Late Registration 2008: for the single American Boy 2010: for the single Run This Town 2011: for the album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2015: for the single Touch the Sky 2015: for the single Heartless 2015: for the single Runaway 2016: for the album Graduation 2016: for the album Watch the Throne  Belgium 2016: for the single FourFiveSeconds  Brazil 2008: for the song Beat Goes On  Denmark 2008: for the single American Boy 2014: for streaming Black Skinhead 2015: for the single Stronger 2016: for the album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2017: for the album Late Registration 2017: for the album Graduation 2018: for the single Gold Digger 2020: for the album The College Dropout  Germany 2017: for the single FourFiveSeconds 2018: for the single Stronger 2018: for the single Niggas in Paris  Europe 2008: for the album Late Registration  Ireland 2007: for the album Graduation 2008: for the album 808s & Heartbreak  Italy 2011: for the single ET 2016: for the author participation / production Bitch Better Have My Money (Rihanna) 2019: for the single Niggas in Paris  Canada 2004: for the album The College Dropout 2009: for the album 808s & Heartbreak 2011: for the album Watch the Throne 2012: for the single Niggas in Paris 2016: for the single Famous  New Zealand 2006: for the album Late Registration 2009: for the single Knock You Down 2011: for the single ET  Sweden 2015: for the author participation / production Bitch Better Have My Money (Rihanna) 2015: for the production American Oxygen (Rihanna) 2016: for the single Famous  Switzerland 2015: for the single FourFiveSeconds  Spain 2015: for the single FourFiveSeconds  United States 2004: for the author / production I Want You ( Janet Jackson ) 2006: for the Mastertone Gold Digger 2007: for the Mastertone Stronger 2008: for the mastertone Good Life 2009: for the Mastertone Heartless 2009: for the Mastertone Put On 2010: for the album 808s & Heartbreak 2013: for the single Swagga Like Us 2014: for the album Watch the Throne 2014: for the album Yeezus 2014: for the single Monster 2014: for the single Marvin & Chardonnay 2015: for the single Homecoming 2015: for the single Runaway 2015: for the single Amazing 2015: for the single Flashing Lights 2015: for the single All Falls Down 2015: for the single No Church In the Wild 2015: for the single Bound 2 2015: for the single Black Skinhead 2015: for the single Gotta Have It 2016: for the single Erase Me 2016: for the single Make Her Say 2017: for the single One Man Can Change the World 2018: for the song Pt. 2 2018: for the single Ultralight Beam 2018: for the single champions 2018: for the single Waves 2018: for the song Blood on the Leaves 2018: for the song All Mine 2018: for the single Diamonds from Sierra Leone 2018: for the single Trough the Wire 2019: for the author participation / production Tell Your Friends ( The Weeknd ) 2019: for the single watch 2019: for the song Yikes 2020: for the song Real Friends 2020: for the single Fade 2020: for the song FML 2020: for the song Wolves 2020: for the single I Won 2020: for the song Follow God  United Kingdom 2008: for the album Graduation 2013: for the album Watch the Throne 2017: for the album 808s & Heartbreak 2017: for the single ET 2017: for the single All of the Lights 2018: for the single power 2018: for the single Knock You Down 2018: for the single Black Skinhead 2019: for the single Run This Town 2019: for the single I Love It

2 × platinum record  Australia 2015: for the single All of the Lights 2015: for the single Niggas in Paris  Denmark 2013: for the streaming niggas in Paris 2015: for the single FourFiveSeconds 2018: for the album The Life of Pablo  Ireland 2005: for the album Late Registration  Italy 2019: for the single Stronger  Canada 2006: for the album Late Registration 2008: for the album Graduation  New Zealand 2015: for the single FourFiveSeconds  Sweden 2013: for the single Niggas in Paris  United States 2007: for the album Graduation 2010: for the single Run This Town 2010: for the single American Boy 2011: for the single Knock You Down 2014: for the single Put On 2014: for the single Otis 2014: for the single Birhtday Song 2015: for the single Jesus Walks 2015: for the single power 2015: for the single Good Live 2016: for the author participation / production Bitch Better Have My Money (Rihanna) 2018: for the single Famous 2018: for the single Father Stretch My Hands Pt. I. 2018: for the album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2018: for the single Can't Tell Me Nothing 2018: for the single THat Part 2019: for the single I Love It 2020: for the album The Life of Pablo 2020: for the single mixed personalities  United Kingdom 2006: for the album Late Registration 2007: for the album The College Dropout 2018: for the single Gold Digger 2018: for the single Stronger 2019: for the single FourFiveSeconds 2019: for the single American Boy 2020: for the single niggas in Paris 3 × platinum record  Australia 2011: for the single ET 2015: for the single FourFiveSeconds  Italy 2017: for the single FourFiveSeconds  Poland 2016: for the single FourFiveSeconds  United States 2006: for the album Late Registration 2010: for the single Love Lockdown 2015: for the author participation / production I Don't Fuck with You (Big Sean) 2015: for the album The College Dropout 2016: for the single FourFiveSeconds 2017: for the single clique 2018: for the single Blessings 4 × platinum record  Australia 2015: for the single Gold Digger 2015: for the single Stronger  Canada 2013: for the single ET  Sweden 2015: for the single FourFiveSeconds  United States 2015: for the single All of the Lights 2016: for the single Mercy 6 × platinum record  United States 2018: for the single Niggas in Paris 2018: for the single Heartless 7 × platinum record  United States 2018: for the single Gold Digger 8 × platinum record  United States 2015: for the single ET 2018: for the single Stronger

Awards by album

The College Dropout

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	20,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,358,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 7 × platinum	4,085,500

Late registration

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	(20,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Ireland (IRMA)	2 × platinum	(30,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
All in all	1 × gold 13 × platinum	4,485,000

Graduation

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	20,000
Ireland (IRMA)	platinum	15,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Russia (NFPF)	gold	10,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,700,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	4 × gold 8 × platinum	3,437,500

808s & Heartbreak

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Ireland (IRMA)	platinum	15,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,700,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 4 × platinum	2,130,000

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	1,300,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 4 × platinum	1,500,000

Watch the Throne

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 4 × platinum	1,470,000

Yeezus

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold 1 × platinum	1,145,000

The Life of Pablo

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	2 × platinum	40,000
France (SNEP)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold 4 × platinum	2,190,000

Late orchestration

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

Ye

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold	570,000

Jesus is King

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

Awards by singles

Through the wire

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

All falls down

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

Jesus walks

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

Diamonds from Sierra Leone

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

Gold digger

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	90,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	7 × platinum	7,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	3 × gold 11 × platinum	8,542,500

Heard 'Em Say

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

Touch the sky

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	970,000

Can't Tell Me Nothing

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 2 × platinum	2,235,000

Stronger

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	300,000
Italy (FIMI)	2 × platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	8 × platinum	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	1 × gold 17 × platinum	6,887,500

Good life

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

Flashing lights

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

Homecoming

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	7,500
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	4 × gold 1 × platinum	1,592,500

American boy

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	15,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	2 × gold 6 × platinum	3,442,500

Put on

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

Swagga Like Us

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

Love lockdown

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	15,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	4 × gold 3 × platinum	3,457,500

Heartless

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	30,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum	6,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	4 × gold 6 × platinum	6,472,500

Amazing

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

Knock You Down

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 4 × platinum	2,650,000

Run This Town

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	3,490,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	401,000
All in all	1 × gold 4 × platinum	3,968,500

Forever

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

power

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 3 × platinum	2,775,000

Erase Me

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

Make Her Say

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

Supernova

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

monster

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

Runaway

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)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × platinum	1,270,000

H • A • M

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

All of the lights

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 7 × platinum	4,747,500

ET

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	30,000
Canada (MC)	4 × platinum	320,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	8 × platinum	5,800,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold 18 × platinum	7,155,000

Marvin & Chardonnay

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

Otis

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold 2 × platinum	2,275,000

Niggas in Paris

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	300,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
Sweden (IFPI)	2 × platinum	80,000
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum	6,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	1 × gold 15 × platinum	7,865,000

Gotta Have It

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

No Church in the Wild

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

Mercy

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

Birthday song

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

Thank you

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

clique

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	3,400,000

Black skinhead

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)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 2 × platinum	1,625,000

Bound 2

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

I won

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

All your fault

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

Only one

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	30,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	530,000

FourFiveSeconds

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	30,000
Denmark (IFPI)	2 × platinum	120,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	400,000
France (SNEP)	gold	75,000
Italy (FIMI)	3 × platinum	150,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Poland (ZPAV)	3 × platinum	60,000
Sweden (IFPI)	4 × platinum	160,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	40,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	2 × gold 26 × platinum	5,520,000

Blessings

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

All day

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

One Man Can Change the World

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

Famous

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	30,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	4 × gold 4 × platinum	2,610,000

That part

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

Champions

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

Father Stretch My Hands Pt. I.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 2 × platinum	2,245,000

Fade

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

Ultralight Beam

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

Watch

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 love it

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	4 × gold 3 × platinum	2,785,000

Mixed personalities

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

Awards by video albums

The College Dropout Video Anthology

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

Awards for author participations and productions

'03 Bonnie & Clyde ( Jay-Z feat. Beyoncé )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 1 × platinum	770,000

I Want You ( Janet Jackson )

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

Young Forever (Jay-Z feat. Mr Hudson )

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

I Don't Fuck with You ( Big Sean feat. E-40 )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	1,268,000
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	1,303,000

Bitch Better Have My Money ( Rihanna )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	30,000
France (SNEP)	gold	75,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 5 × gold 4 × platinum	2,447,500

American Oxygen (Rihanna)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	30,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	80,000

Tell Your Friends ( The Weeknd )

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

Awards after music streaming

Gold digger

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	1,800,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,800,000

Stronger

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	1,800,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,800,000

power

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	1,800,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,800,000

Otis

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	1,800,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,800,000

Niggas in Paris

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	2 × platinum	2,600,000
All in all	2 × platinum	2,600,000

No Church In the Wild

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	1,800,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,800,000

Mery

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	1,800,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,800,000

clique

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	1,800,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,800,000

Awards after songs

Beat goes on

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × platinum	100,000

Who gon stop me

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

New slaves

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

Blood on the Leaves

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

Pt. 2

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

Waves

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

Real Friends

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

FML

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,245,000

I wonder

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

Wolves

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

All mine

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

Yikes

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

Gorgeous

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

No More Parties In LA

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

Ghost town

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

mummy

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

Violent Crimes

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

Follow God

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

Highlights

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

Feedback

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

30 hours

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

Facts

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 love Kanye

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

Freestyle 4

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

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	10 × gold10	28 × platinum28	2,310,000	aria.com.au AU2
Belgium (BEA)	-	-	platinum1	30,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	-	platinum1	100,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	20 × gold20th	15 × platinum15th	712,500	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	5 × gold5	3 × platinum3	1,750,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	(1,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
France (SNEP)	-	4 × gold4th	-	300,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Ireland (IRMA)	-	-	4 × platinum4th	60,000	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	5 × gold5	8 × platinum8th	505,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	2 × gold2	-	200,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	-	gold1	13 × platinum13	1,180,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	11 × gold11	5 × platinum5	165,000	nztop40.co.nz
Austria (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	30,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	2 × gold2	3 × platinum3	80,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Russia (NFPF)	-	gold1	-	10,000	2m-online.ru
Sweden (IFPI)	-	gold1	9 × platinum9	380,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	gold1	platinum1	45,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	-	platinum1	40,000	elportaldemusica.es
United States (RIAA)	-	23 × gold23	142 × platinum142	143,766,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	27 × silver27	15 × gold15th	24 × platinum24	22,261,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	27 × silver27	104 × gold104	259 × platinum259

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chris Cobb: Bluesfest review: Twenty minutes late, Kanye West still captures massive crowd. In: Ottawa Citizen. June 11, 2015, accessed January 30, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Gold for graduation in Russia ( Memento from January 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
3. ^ Paul Grein: Top New Acts Since 2000. In: Yahoo Music. June 16, 2014, accessed February 2, 2016 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} Brad Wete: Kanye West: How the Rapper Grew From 'Dropout' to 'Yeezus'. In: Billboard . June 14, 2013, accessed February 2, 2016 . 
5. Jump up ↑ Gary Trust: Week Ending March 10, 2013. Songs: The Record-Setter That Isn't # 1. In: Yahoo Music. March 13, 2013, accessed February 3, 2016 . 
6. ^ Gary Trust: Ask Billboard: Rihanna's Best-Selling Songs & Albums. In: Billboard . June 23, 2015, accessed February 3, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Justin Myers: Rihanna's Official Top 40 biggest selling singles. In: Official Chart Company. January 30, 2016, accessed February 3, 2016 . 
8. ^ Gary Trust: Ask Billboard: Controversial Hits, Katy Perry's Sales & Taylor Swift's Radio Reign. In: Billboard . January 25, 2015, accessed February 3, 2016 . 
9. ^ Henry Mansell: Hip Hop Singles Sales: Rihanna, The Weeknd, Young Moneya. In: HipHop DX. February 1, 2015, accessed February 4, 2016 .