Leonard Cohen / Awards for Music Sales

Leonard Cohen, 2008

This is an overview of Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen's awards for music sales . 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 1975: for the album New Skin for the Old Ceremony 1993: for the album The Future 2013: for the album Dear Heather 2013: for the album Various Positions 2014: for the album Live in London 2015: for the album Popular Problems Golden record  Australia 2009: for the video album Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970 2009: for the album The Essential Leonard Cohen 3.0 2016: for the album So Long, Marianne 2016: for the album More Best Of 2016: for the album Live In London 2016: for the album I'm Your Man 2016: for the single Hallelujah 2017: for the album You Want It Darker  Belgium 2012: for the album Old Ideas 2013: for the author participation Hallelujah ( Jeff Buckley )  Denmark 2002: for the album Ten New Songs 2005: for the album Dear Heather 2014: for the album Songs of Leonard Cohen 2019: for the author participation Hallelujah ( Pentatonix )  Germany 1979: for the album Greatest Hits 1979: for the album Songs of Leonard Cohen 2010: for the video album Live in London 2012: for the album Greatest Hits (2009) 2017: for the album You Want It Darker 2017: for the album Old Ideas 2018: for the author participation Hallelujah (Pentatonix)  Finland 1987: for the album Various Positions 1988: for the album I'm Your Man 2003: for the album The Essential Leonard Cohen 2012: for the album Old Ideas  France 1977: for the album Songs of Leonard Cohen 1993: for the album I'm Your Man 2002: for the album Ten New Songs 2012: for the album Old Ideas 2014: for the album Popular Problems  Ireland 2009: for the album Live In London  Italy 2017: for the author participation Hallelujah (Pentatonix)  Canada 1989: for the album I'm Your Man  New Zealand 2011: for the author participation Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley) 2012: for the album Old Ideas 2017: for the album You Want It Darker  Netherlands 2009: for the video album Live in London 2010: for the album Live in London  Norway 2004: for the album Dear Heather  Austria 2012: for the album Old Ideas 2015: for the album Popular Problems 2019: for the album Thanks for the Dance  Poland 2010: for the album Songs from the Road  Portugal 2010: for the video album Live in London  Sweden 1993: for the album The Future 2002: for the album Ten New Songs 2002: for the album The Essential Leonard Cohen 2008: for the author participation Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley) 2012: for the album Old Ideas 2016: for the album You Want It Darker  Switzerland 2001: for the album Ten New Songs 2012: for the album Old Ideas 2014: for the album Popular Problems  Spain 1984: for the album Various Positions  Hungary 2016: for the album Songs from the Road 2016: for the album Live In London 2010: for the album Greatest Hits 2014: for the album Popular Problems 2016: for the album You Want It Darker  United Kingdom 2013: for the album I'm Your Man 2013: for the album The Essential Leonard Cohen 2013: for the album Old Ideas 2016: for the album You Want It Darker 2017: for the album Ten New Songs 2018: for the album Songs of Leonard Cohen  United States 1989: for the album Songs of Leonard Cohen 2000: for the album Greatest Hits 2016: for the album The Essential Leonard Cohen

Platinum record  Australia 2010: for the video album Songs from the Road 2016: for the album Songs of Leonard Cohen 2020: for the author participation Hallelujah (Pentatonix)  Belgium 2016: for the album You Want It Darker  Denmark 2016: for the album Popular Problems 2017: for the album More Best Of 2020: for the album You Want It Darker  France 2002: for the album Greatest Hits 2016: for the album You Want It Darker  Ireland 2010: for the album Songs from the Road 2012: for the album Old Ideas  Italy 2017: for the author participation Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley)  Canada 2001: for the album Ten New Songs 2009: for the album Live In London 2011: for the author participation Hallelujah Vancouver Winter 2010 ( kd lang ) 2012: for the album Old Ideas 2015: for the album Popular Problems 2017: for the album You Want It Darker 2018: for the author participation Hallelujah (Pentatonix)  New Zealand 2009: for the video album Live in London 2017: for the album The Essential Leonard Cohen  Norway 2002: for the album Ten New Songs 2003: for the album The Essential Leonard Cohen  Austria 2016: for the album You Want It Darker  Poland 2002: for the album Ten New Songs 2002: for the album More Best Of 2016: for the album Popular Problems 2017: for the author participation Hallelujah (Pentatonix) 2018: for the album Live In London 2019: for the album The Essential Leonard Cohen  Portugal 2010: for the album Songs from the Road  Sweden 1992: for the album I'm Your Man  Switzerland 2017: for the album You Want It Darker 2019: for the author participation Hallelujah (Pentatonix)  Spain 1987: for the album I'm Your Man  United States 2018: for the author participation Hallelujah (Pentatonix)  United Kingdom 2013: for the album Greatest Hits 2017: for the video album Live in London 2018: for the author participation Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley) 2 × platinum record  Australia 2009: for the album Greatest Hits 2014: for the author participation Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley) 2016: for the album The Essential Leonard Cohen  Canada 1993: for the album The Future  Poland 2013: for the album Old Ideas  United States 2019: for the author participation Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley)  United Kingdom 2013: for the author participation Hallelujah ( Alexandra Burke ) 3 × platinum record  Canada 2011: for the video album Live in London  Poland 2018: for the album You Want It Darker 4 × platinum record  Norway 1998: for the album I'm Your Man 5 × platinum record  Australia 2014: for the video album Live in London

Awards by album

Songs of Leonard Cohen

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	40,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	5 × gold 1 × platinum	1,060,000

New Skin for the Old Ceremony

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

Greatest hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × gold 4 × platinum	1,500,000

Various positions

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Finland (IFPI)	gold	45.147
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold	155.147

I'm your man

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	25,696
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
Norway (IFPI)	4 × platinum	200,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	5 × gold 6 × platinum	700,696

So long, Marianne

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

The future

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 2 × platinum	310,000

More Best Of

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 2 × platinum	245,000

Ten New Songs

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	25,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	100,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	40,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	5 × gold 3 × platinum	535,000

The Essential Leonard Cohen

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	17,896
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	70,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	30,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 5 × platinum	905.896

Dear Heather

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

The Essential Leonard Cohen 3.0

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

Live in London

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Ireland (IRMA)	gold	7,500
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	25,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	3,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × gold 2 × platinum	230,500

Greatest Hits (2009)

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

Songs from the Road

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Portugal (AFP)	platinum	20,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	3,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	33,000

Old Ideas

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	18.605
France (SNEP)	gold	50,000
Ireland (IRMA)	platinum	15,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Austria (IFPI)	gold	10,000
Poland (ZPAV)	2 × platinum	40,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	3,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	10 × gold 4 × platinum	454.105

Popular Problems

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	20,000
France (SNEP)	gold	50,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	10,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	3,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × gold 3 × platinum	258,000

You Want It Darker

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	30,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	15,000
Poland (ZPAV)	3 × platinum	60,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	20,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	3,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	6 × gold 9 × platinum	590,500

Thanks for the dance

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

Awards by singles

Hallelujah

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

Awards by video albums

Live in London

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	5 × platinum	75,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	25,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	30,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	5,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	30,000
Portugal (AFP)	gold	4,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	3 × gold 10 × platinum	219,000

Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970

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

Songs from the Road

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
All in all	1 × platinum	15,000

Awards for author participations and productions

Hallelujah ( Jeff Buckley )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold 6 × platinum	2,832,500

Hallelujah Vancouver Winter 2010 ( kd long )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
All in all	1 × platinum	80,000

Hallelujah ( Alexandra Burke )

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

Hallelujah ( Pentatonix )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	200,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	3 × gold 5 × platinum	1,470,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	8 × gold8th	14 × platinum14th	902,500	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	60,000	ultratop.be
Denmark (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	3 × platinum3	220,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	7 × gold7th	-	1,025,000	musikindustrie.de
Finland (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	-	107,344	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	5 × gold5	2 × platinum2	1,240,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Ireland (IRMA)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	22,500	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	gold1	platinum1	75,000	fimi.it
Canada (MC)	-	gold1	12 × platinum12	860,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	42,500	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	55,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	gold1	6 × platinum6th	300,000	ifpi.no
Austria (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	42,500	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	gold1	11 × platinum11	440,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	-	gold1	platinum1	24,000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	-	6 × gold6th	platinum1	290,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	100,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	gold1	platinum1	150,000	promusicae.es ES2
Hungary (MAHASZ)	-	5 × gold5	-	25,000	slagerlistak.hu
United States (RIAA)	-	3 × gold3	3 × platinum3	4,500,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	6 × silver6th	6 × gold6th	5 × platinum5	3,170,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	6 × silver6th	68 × gold68	68 × platinum68

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gold for Ten New Songs in Denmark
2. ↑ Gold for Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley) in New Zealand ( Memento from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Gold for Live in London in Portugal ( Memento from November 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Platinum for Live in London , New Zealand ( Memento from July 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Platinum for Songs from the Road in Portugal ( Memento from November 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive )