Kings of Leon / Music Sales Awards

Kings of Leon live (2007)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US rock - band Kings of Leon . In their career they have sold over 42 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 album Youth & Young Manhood / Aha Shake Heartbreak 2016: for the single Radioactive 2017: for the single fans 2018: for the single Waste a Moment 2018: for the single Closer 2018: for the single Revelry 2020: for the single Supersoaker 2020: for the single The Bucket 2020: for the single On Call 2020: for the single Pyro Golden record  Australia 2008: for the album Youth & Young Manhood / Aha Shake Heartbreak 2011: for the video album Talihina Sky 2013: for the album Mechanical Bull 2020: for the song Manhattan 2020: for the single notion 2020: for the single Pyro  Belgium 2009: for the single use somebody 2009: for the album Because of the Times 2010: for the album Come Around Sundown  Denmark 2013: for streaming Sex on Fire 2014: for the Streaming Use Somebody  Germany 2011: for the single use somebody 2013: for the album Because of the Times 2019: for the album Mechanical Bull  Finland 2009: for the album Only by the Night 2009: for the single Sex on Fire 2010: for the album Come Around Sundown  Ireland 2009: for the video album Live at the O2 London, England 2013: for the album Mechanical Bull  Italy 2016: for the single use somebody 2017: for the album Only by the Night  Canada 2017: for the album Walls  Mexico 2012: for the single Sex on Fire 2013: for the single use somebody 2019: for the single Waste a Moment 2019: for the album Mechanical Bull  New Zealand 2009: for the single use somebody 2009: for the video album Live at the O2 London, England  Netherlands 2011: for the album Come Around Sundown  Austria 2011: for the single use somebody 2013: for the album Mechanical Bull  Poland 2013: for the album Mechanical Bull 2017: for the album Walls  Portugal 2010: for the album Come Around Sundown 2013: for the album Mechanical Bull  Sweden 2009: for the album Only by the Night 2010: for the single use somebody 2011: for the single Sex on Fire  Switzerland 2009: for the album Only by the Night 2010: for the single use somebody  United States 2010: for the video album Live at the O2 London, England 2011: for the album Come Around Sundown  United Kingdom 2013: for the Boxed box set 2016: for the album Walls

Platinum record  Australia 2020: for the single Radioactive 2020: for the single Revelry  Belgium 2011: for the single Sex on Fire  Denmark 2011: for the single use somebody 2018: for the album Come Around Sundown  Germany 2013: for the album Come Around Sundown 2014: for the single Sex on Fire  Europe 2010: for the album Come Around Sundown  GCC 2009: for the album Only by the Night  Italy 2018: for the single Sex on Fire  Canada 2011: for the album Come Around Sundown 2017: for the album Mechanical Bull  New Zealand 2009: for the single Sex on Fire 2009: for the album Because of the Times 2011: for the album Come Around Sundown  Netherlands 2009: for the album Only by the Night  Austria 2014: for the single Sex on Fire 2016: for the album Come Around Sundown  Poland 2010: for the album Only by the Night 2010: for the album Come Around Sundown  United States 2009: for the single use somebody 2009: for the single Sex on Fire  United Kingdom 2013: for the video album Live at the O2 London, England 2015: for the album Mechanical Bull 2 × platinum record  Australia 2009: for the album Aha Shake Heartbreak 2009: for the album Because of the Times 2011: for the album Come Around Sundown  Belgium 2010: for the album Only by the Night  Ireland 2007: for the album Aha Shake Heartbreak  Austria 2016: for the album Only by the Night  United States 2011: for the album Only by the Night  United Kingdom 2013: for the album Aha Shake Heartbreak 2013: for the album Youth & Young Manhood 2016: for the single use somebody

3 × platinum record  Australia 2009: for the album Youth & Young Manhood  Germany 2016: for the album Only by the Night  Europe 2009: for the album Only by the Night  Ireland 2007: for the album Because of the Times 2010: for the album Come Around Sundown  United Kingdom 2015: for the album Come Around Sundown 2015: for the album Because of the Times 2018: for the single Sex on Fire 4 × platinum record  Denmark 2019: for the album Only by the Night  Canada 2011: for the album Only by the Night 5 × platinum record  Australia 2020: for the single use somebody  Ireland 2008: for the album Only by the Night  New Zealand 2010: for the album Only by the Night 6 × platinum record  Australia 2011: for the video album Live at the O2 London, England 8 × platinum record  Australia 2020: for the single Sex on Fire 10 × platinum record  Australia 2019: for the album Only by the Night  United Kingdom 2019: for the album Only by the Night

Awards by album

Youth & Young Manhood

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	5 × platinum	810,000

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Ireland (IRMA)	2 × platinum	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	6 × platinum	770,000

Because of the Times

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
Ireland (IRMA)	3 × platinum	45,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 9 × platinum	1,215,000

Youth & Young Manhood / Aha Shake Heartbreak

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	95,000

Only by the night

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	10 × platinum	700,000
Belgium (BEA)	2 × platinum	60,000
Denmark (IFPI)	4 × platinum	80,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × platinum	600,000
Europe (IFPI)	3 × platinum	(3,000,000)
Finland (IFPI)	gold	12,344
Golf Cooperation Council (IFPI)	platinum	6,000
Ireland (IRMA)	5 × platinum	75,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	35,000
Canada (MC)	4 × platinum	320,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	5 × platinum	75,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	60,000
Austria (IFPI)	2 × platinum	40,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	10 × platinum	3,000,000
All in all	4 × gold 53 × platinum	7,106,000

Boxed

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

Come Around Sundown

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	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	200,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	(1,000,000)
Finland (IFPI)	gold	10,803
Ireland (IRMA)	3 × platinum	45,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	25,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	20,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
Portugal (AFP)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	900,000
All in all	5 × gold 15 × platinum	2,000,000

Mechanical Bull

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
Ireland (IRMA)	gold	7,500
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	30,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	7,500
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Portugal (AFP)	gold	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	7 × gold, 2 × platinum	580,000

Walls

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold	150,000

Awards by singles

The bucket

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

On call

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

Fans

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

Sex on Fire

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	8 × platinum	560,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	30,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	300,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	6,752
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	20,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	30,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	1,800,000
All in all	3 × gold 17 × platinum	3,816,752

Closer

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

Use somebody

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
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	10,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	30,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	10,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	8 × gold 9 × platinum	2,847,500

Revelry

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × platinum	270,000

Notion

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

Radioactive

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × platinum	270,000

Pyro

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

Super soaker

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

Waste a moment

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	230,000

Awards by video albums

Live at the O2 London, England

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	6 × platinum	90,000
Ireland (IRMA)	gold	2,500
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	2,500
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	3 × gold 7 × platinum	195,000

Talihina Sky

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

Awards after music streaming

Sex on Fire

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	50,000

Use somebody

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	50,000

Awards after songs

Manhattan

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

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	6 × gold6th	40 × platinum40	2,652,500	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	3 × gold3	3 × platinum3	135,000	ultratop.be
Denmark (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	6 × platinum6th	130,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	3 × gold3	5 × platinum5	1,450,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	4 × platinum4th	(4,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	-	29,899	ifpi.fi
Golf Cooperation Council (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	6,000	ifpi.org ( Memento from February 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Ireland (IRMA)	-	2 × gold2	13 × platinum13	205,000	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	65,000	fimi.it
Canada (MC)	-	gold1	6 × platinum6th	520,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	4 × gold4th	-	120,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	2 × gold2	8 × platinum8th	130,000	nztop40.co.nz NZ2 ( Memento from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	gold1	platinum1	85,000	nvpi.nl
Austria (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	4 × platinum4th	112,500	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	60,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	-	2 × gold2	-	20,000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	-	40,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	30,000	hitparade.ch
United States (RIAA)	-	2 × gold2	5 × platinum5	5,150,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	10 × silver10	2 × gold2	26 × platinum26th	10,610,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	10 × silver10	44 × gold44	125 × platinum125

Individual evidence

1. ^ Kings of Leon in June in Munich. In: Muenchen Ticket. Retrieved March 21, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Gold for Waste a Moment in Mexico
3. ↑ Gold for Mechanical Bull in Mexico
4. ↑ Gold for Live at the O2 London, England in New Zealand ( Memento from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Gold for Come Around Sundown in Portugal ( Memento from December 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ Gold for Mechanical Bull in Portugal ( Memento from October 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive )