Ludacris / Awards for Music Sales

Ludacris (2008)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US rapper Ludacris . 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.). In total, the rapper received awards for over 56.5 million records sold, including more than 49.1 million in the United States alone. The most successful releases according to record awards are the singles Yeah! and Baby , each with over five million certified sales. In Germany, Ludacris has been able to sell more than 1.2 million records to date.

Awards

Silver record  United Kingdom 2013: for the single Tonight (I'm Lovin 'You) 2018: for the album The Red Light District 2019: for the single All I Do Is Win Golden record  Australia 2004: for the single Holidae In 2005: for the single Oh  Belgium 2010: for the single Break Your Heart 2012: for the single Baby 2012: for the single Little Bad Girl  Denmark 2011: for the single Tonight (I'm Lovin 'You)  Germany 2012: for the single Little Bad Girl 2018: for the single Tonight (I'm Lovin 'You)  Italy 2017: for the single Yeah!  Japan 2011: for the Ringtone Baby 2011: for the single Baby 2014: for the single Yeah!  Canada 2001: for the album Back for the First Time 2005: for the album The Red Light District 2007: for the single Yeah! (Digital)  Mexico 2013: for the single All Around the World  New Zealand 2007: for the single Glamorous 2013: for the single Rest of My Life  Austria 2004: for the single Yeah! 2010: for the single Break Your Heart 2011: for the single Tonight (I'm Lovin 'You) 2012: for the single Little Bad Girl  Sweden 2004: for the single Yeah! 2010: for the single Break Your Heart 2011: for the single Tonight (I'm Lovin 'You)  Switzerland 2004: for the single Yeah! 2011: for the single Little Bad Girl  Spain 2011: for the single Tonight (I'm Lovin 'You)  United States 2004: for the single Stand Up 2005: for the single number one spot 2005: for the single Holidae In 2006: for the album Disturbing tha Peace 2006: for the video album The Red Light District 2006: for the single Georgia 2006: for the single Get Back 2007: for the single Money Maker 2008: for the single Get Buck in Here 2009: for the album Theater of the Mind 2010: for the album Battle of the Sexes 2011: for the single Chopped & Skrewed 2013: for the song Blueberry Yum Yum  United Kingdom 2013: for the album Chicken-n-Beer 2013: for the album Word of Mouf 2018: for the single Glamorous 2020: for the single Little Bad Girl

Platinum record  Australia 2011: for the single Little Bad Girl 2013: for the single Rest of My Life  Belgium 2004: for the single Yeah!  Denmark 2012: for streaming Little Bad Girl 2019: for the single Yeah!  Germany 2018: for the single Break Your Heart  Italy 2013: for the single Tonight (Best You Ever Had)  Canada 2002: for the album Word of Mouf 2004: for the album Chicken-n-Beer 2004: for the single Yeah! 2013: for the single All I Do Is Win 2015: for the single All Around the World  New Zealand 2010: for the single baby 2011: for the single Tonight (I'm Lovin 'You)  Norway 2004: for the single Yeah! 2013: for the single All Around the World  United States 2006: for the album Release Therapy 2006: for the Mastertone Money Maker 2006: for the single Yeah! 2007: for the mastertone Glamorous 2010: for the single How Low 2010: for the single My Chick Bad 2013: for the single All Around the World 2014: for the single Tonight (Best You Ever Had) 2017: for the single What's Your Fantasy 2019: for the single Wet the Bed 2019: for the Mastertone Oh 2019: for the single ride  United Kingdom 2017: for the single baby

2 × platinum record  Australia 2010: for the single Break Your Heart 2011: for the single Tonight (I'm Lovin 'You) 2011: for the single Saturday Night  Germany 2017: for the single Yeah!  Canada 2015: for the single baby  New Zealand 2004: for the single Yeah!  Switzerland 2012: for the single Break Your Heart  United States 2004: for the album Chicken-n-Beer 2005: for the album The Red Light District 2011: for the single Tonight (I'm Lovin 'You)  United Kingdom 2020: for the single Yeah! 3 × platinum record  Australia 2014: for the single Glamorous  Canada 2012: for the single Break Your Heart 2012: for the single Tonight (I'm Lovin 'You)  Norway 2013: for the single Baby  United States 2002: for the album Back for the First Time 2002: for the album Word of Mouf 2010: for the single Break Your Heart 2015: for the single All I Do Is Win 2016: for the single Glamorous 4 × platinum record  Australia 2016: for the single baby 5 × platinum record  Australia 2018: for the single Yeah! 12 × platinum record  United States 2013: for the single Baby

Awards by album

Back for the first time

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	3,050,000

Word of Mouf

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

Chicken-n-Beer

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
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	2,200,000

The Red Light District

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 2 × platinum	2,110,000

Disturbing tha Peace

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

Release Therapy

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

Theater of the Mind

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

Battle of the Sexes

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

What's your fantasy

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

Stand up

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

Holidae In

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

Yeah!

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	5 × platinum	350,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	30,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	90,000
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	600,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	Platinum (Physical) + Gold (Download)	110,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	10,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	10,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	20,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	6 × gold 16 × platinum	6,590,000

Get back

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

Number One Spot

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

Oh

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,035,000

Georgia

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

Money maker

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	Gold (Single) + Platinum (Mastertone)	1,500,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,500,000

Glamorous

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum (single) + platinum (mastertone)	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	2 × gold 7 × platinum	4,617,500

Get Buck in Here

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

Chopped & Skrewed

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

Break your heart

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)	platinum	300,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	240,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	60,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
All in all	3 × gold 11 × platinum	3,790,000

How low

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

infant

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Japan (RIAJ)	Gold (Single) + Gold (Ringtone)	200,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	160,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Norway (IFPI)	3 × platinum	30,000
United States (RIAA)	12 × platinum	3,900,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold, 13 × platinum, 1 × diamond	5,200,000

All I Do Is Win

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × platinum	3,280,000

Ride

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

My Chick Bad

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

Saturday night

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
All in all	2 × platinum	140,000

Tonight (I'm Lovin 'You)

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)	gold	150,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	240,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	20,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	3,204,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 5 × gold 8 × platinum	4,019,000

Little bad girl

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	5 × gold 1 × platinum	665,000

Wet the bed

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

Tonight (Best You Ever Had)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	30,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	2 × platinum	1,030,000

All around the world

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	30,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	10,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	1,120,000

Rest of My Life

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	77,500

Awards by video albums

The Red Light District

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 after music streaming

Little bad girl

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	2,600,000
All in all	1 × platinum	2,600,000

Awards after songs

Blueberry Yum Yum

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	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	2 × gold2	20 × platinum20th	-	1,505,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	-	75,000	ultratop.be
Denmark (IFPI)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	-	105,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	2 × gold2	3 × platinum3	-	1,200,000	musikindustrie.de
Italy (FIMI)	-	gold1	platinum1	-	55,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	3 × gold3	-	-	300,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	10 × platinum10	-	1,210,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	gold1	-	-	30,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	2 × gold2	4 × platinum4th	-	75,000	nztop40.co.nz
Norway (IFPI)	-	-	5 × platinum5	-	50,000	ifpi.no NO2
Austria (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	-	-	60,000	ifpi.at
Sweden (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	-	-	50,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	-	95,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	gold1	-	-	20,000	elportaldemusica.es
United States (RIAA)	-	13 × gold13	35 × platinum35	diamond1	48,654,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × silver3	4 × gold4th	3 × platinum3	-	3,260,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	3 × silver3	47 × gold47	85 × platinum85	diamond1

Individual evidence

1. ^ Paul Grein: Week Ending Sept. 15, 2013. Songs: Miley Twerks To The Top. In: YahooMusic. September 18, 2013, accessed June 3, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Glenn Peoples: Justin Bieber's 'Baby' With New Streaming Data Beats Out Elton John For RIAA's Top Platinum Single of All Time. In: Billboard. June 11, 2013, accessed May 17, 2016 . 
3. ^ Paul Grein: Week Ending Sept. 8, 2013. Songs: Race & The R&B Chart. In: YahooMusic. September 11, 2013, accessed November 14, 2015 .