Metallica / Music Sales Awards

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of the American metal band Metallica . In their career they have sold over 125 million records to date, making them one of the most successful bands of all time . The group's most successful release is the studio album Metallica with around 28 million 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.). In total, the band has received awards for over 102.4 million records sold, 73.2 million of which in the United States alone. The most successful release according to record awards is also the album Metallica with more than 22.4 million certified sales. To date, the group has been able to sell over 10.2 million records in Germany.

Awards

Silver record  United Kingdom 1989: for the single Creeping Death 2019: for the single One 2020: for the single Whiskey in the Jar 2020: for the single Master of Puppets Golden record  Argentina 1998: for the album Garage Inc. 2003: for the album St. Anger  Australia 1991: for the single Enter Sandman 1996: for the single Until It Sleeps 1998: for the single Turn the Page 1998: for the single The Unforgiven II 1998: for the single Fuel 2003: for the single St. Anger 2010: for the video album Français pour une nuit 2010: for the album Six Feet Down Under 2016: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct  Belgium 1996: for the album Load 1997: for the album ReLoad 2001: for the album Master of Puppets 2003: for the album St. Anger 2010: for the video album Français pour une nuit 2014: for the single Nothing Else Matters  Brazil 1997: for the album Loa d 2003: for the album St. Anger 2009: for the album Death Magnetic  Denmark 2003: for the album St. Anger 2017: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct 2019: for the single Enter Sandman  Germany 2010: for the video album The Big Four Live from Sofia, Bulgaria 2018: for the single Enter Sandman 2019: for the video album Live Shit: Binge & Purge 2019: for the album Kill 'Em All 2019: for the video album Quebec Magnetic  Finland 1998: for the album Garage Inc. 1999: for the album S&M 2000: for the single I Disappear 2007: for the video album Cunning Stunts  France 1996: for the album Load 1997: for the album ReLoad 2000: for the album S&M 2004: for the album St. Anger 2008: for the album Death Magnetic  GCC 2010: for the album Death Magnetic  Greece 2003: for the album St. Anger  Hong Kong 1997: for the album ReLoad  Italy 2016: for the album Master of Puppets 2016: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct 2001: for the single Master of Puppets  Japan 1994: for the single One 2003: for the album St. Anger 2008: for the album Death Magnetic  Canada 1989: Re-Revisited for the Garage Days album 1991: for the single Enter Sandman 2007: for the Ringtone Enter Sandman  Mexico 2000: for the album S&M 2000: for the Metallica album 2008: for the album Death Magnetic  New Zealand 1992: for the single Nothing Else Matters 2010: for the album … And Justice for All 2010: for the video album The Big Four Live from Sofia, Bulgaria 2016: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct  Netherlands 1996: for the album Load 1997: for the album ReLoad 2003: for the album St. Anger 2017: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct  Norway 1994: for the album … And Justice for All 1996: for the single Until It Sleeps 1999: for the album Garage Inc. 1999: for the single Whiskey in the Jar 2018: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct  Austria 1998: for the album ReLoad 1998: for the album Garage Inc. 2000: for the single Nothing Else Matters 2005: for the video album S&M  Poland 2003: for the album St. Anger 2007: for the video album Metallica: The Videos 1989–2004 2007: for the video album Cunning Stunts 2013: for the album Metallica Through the Never  Sweden 1997: for the single Until It Sleeps 1999: for the single Turn the Page 1999: for the single Whiskey in the Jar 2000: for the single Nothing Else Matters 2000: for the single I Disappear 2007: for the video album Metallica: The Videos 1989–2004  Switzerland 1998: for the album Garage Inc.  Spain 1999: for the album Garage Inc. 2007: for the video album Metallica: The Videos 1989–2004 2008: for the album Death Magnetic 2016: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct  Turkey 2009: for the album Death Magnetic  Hungary 2000: for the album Load 2003: for the album St. Anger  Uruguay 2000: for the album Load  United States 1991: for the single Enter Sandman 1996: for the single Until It Sleeps 2008: for the single One 2012: for the single Master of Puppets 2012: for the single For Whom the Bell Tolls 2012: for the single Fade to Black 2012: for the Mastertone One 2012: for the Mastertone Enter Sandman 2012: for the single The Unforgiven 2012: for the single The Day That Never Comes 2012: for the single Nothing Else Matters  United Kingdom 1988: for the album Kill 'Em All (released July 1983) 1988: for the album Ride the Lightning 1998: for the album ReLoad 2003: for the album St. Anger 2013: for the album … And Justice for All 2013: for the album Kill 'Em All (released December 1993) 2013: for the album Garage Inc. 2014: for the video album Metallica Through the Never 2016: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct 2019: for the single Nothing Else Matters

Platinum record  Argentina 1990: for the album … And Justice for All 1991: for the album Kill 'Em All 1991: for the album Master of Puppets 1991: for the album Subete Al Relampago 1991: for the video album Subete Al Relampago 1996: for the album Load 1997: for the album ReLoad 1999: for the album S&M 2008: for the album Death Magnetic 2000: for the video album S&M 2004: for the video album Cunning Stunts 2005: for the video album Metallica Through the Never 2006: for the video album Metallica: The Videos 1989–2004 2009: for the video album Orgullo, Pasion y Gloria: Tres Noches En La Ciudad de Mexico  Australia 1998: for the album Garage Inc. 1999: for the album S&M 2013: for the video album Quebec Magnetic  Belgium 2000: for the album S&M 2008: for the album Death Magnetic 2016: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct  Brazil 2004: for the video album S&M 2012: for the video album Quebec Magnetic 2015: for the video album The Big Four Live from Sofia, Bulgaria  Denmark 2013: for the single Nothing Else Matters  Germany 2007: for the video album Metallica: The Videos 1989–2004 2018: for the single Nothing Else Matters 2019: for the album Ride the Lightning 2019: for the album Master of Puppets 2019: for the album Garage Inc.  Europe 1999: for the album Garage Inc. 2003: for the album St. Anger 2008: for the album Death Magnetic  Finland 1986: for the album Master of Puppets 1988: for the album … And Justice for All 1996: for the album Load 1997: for the album ReLoad 2003: for the album St. Anger 2007: for the video album Metallica: The Videos 1989–2004  France 1994: for the Metallica album 2001: for the video album S&M 2016: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct  Greece 2008: for the album Death Magnetic 2011: for the album Garage Inc. 2011: for the album S&M  Hong Kong 2003: for the album St. Anger  Ireland 2008: for the album Death Magnetic  Italy 2013: for the single Nothing Else Matters 2017: for the album Metallica 2019: for the single Enter Sandman  Japan 1993: for the Metallica album 1996: for the album Load 1997: for the album ReLoad  Canada 1994: for the album Kill 'Em All 1994: for the album Ride the Lightning  Mexico 2010: for the video album Orgullo, Pasion y Gloria: Tres Noches En La Ciudad de Mexico  New Zealand 1998: for the album ReLoad 1999: for the album Garage Inc. 2009: for the video album Cunning Stunts 2010: for the album Master of Puppets  Netherlands 2000: for the album S&M  Norway 1997: for the album Load 2003: for the album St. Anger  Austria 1996: for the album Load 2000: for the album S&M 2003: for the album St. Anger  Poland 1996: for the album Load 1999: for the album ReLoad 1999: for the album Garage Inc. 2013: for the video album Quebec Magnetic 2019: for the album Metallica (Re-issue)  Portugal 2008: for the album Death Magnetic 2011: for the video album The Big Four Live from Sofia, Bulgaria 2013: for the album Metallica Through the Never  Russia 2003: for the album St. Anger  Sweden 1992: for the Metallica album 1996: for the album Load 1997: for the album ReLoad 1999: for the album S&M 2000: for the album Garage Inc. 2003: for the album St. Anger  Switzerland 1997: for the album ReLoad 2000: for the album S&M (Mecury) 2003: for the album … And Justice for All 2003: for the album St. Anger 2009: for the album Death Magnetic  Spain 1996: for the album Load 1998: for the album ReLoad 2000: for the album S&M  Hungary 2008: for the album Death Magnetic 2016: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct  United States 1989: for the video album 2 of One 1990: Re-Revisited for the Garage Days album 2009: for the single Enter Sandman (digital) 2017: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct  United Kingdom 2013: for the album Death Magnetic 2013: for the video album Metallica: The Videos 1989–2004 2013: for the video album Metallica: Some Kind of Monster 2013: for the video album S&M 2016: for the album Master of Puppets 2017: for the album S&M 2019: for the album Load 2020: for the single Enter Sandman

2 × platinum record  Argentina 1990: for the video album … And Justice for All 1991: for the video album Master of Puppets  Australia 1996: for the album Load 1998: for the album ReLoad 2003: for the album St. Anger 2008: for the album Death Magnetic  Belgium 2008: for the Metallica album  Denmark 2012: for the album Death Magnetic 2017: for the album Ride the Lightning  Germany 2007: for the album St. Anger 2014: for the video album Metallica Through the Never 2017: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct 2019: for the album … And Justice for All  Europe 1997: for the album Load 2002: for the album S&M 2007: for the album ReLoad  Finland 2007: for the album Metallica 2008: for the album Death Magnetic  Canada 2001: for the album ReLoad 2003: for the album St. Anger  New Zealand 2003: for the album St. Anger 2008: for the album Death Magnetic 2010: for the album S&M  Netherlands 1996: for the Metallica album  Austria 2000: for the Metallica album 2017: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct  Poland 2001: for the album S&M  Sweden 2008: for the album Death Magnetic  Switzerland 2003: for the album S&M (Vertigo) 2004: for the album Metallica (Vertigo) 2005: for the album Metallica (Mecury)  United States 2003: for the album St. Anger 2010: for the album Death Magnetic 2012: for the video album The Big Four Live from Sofia, Bulgaria  United Kingdom 2013: for the Metallica album 2013: for the video album Cunning Stunts 5 × gold record  Germany 2019: for the album Load 2019: for the album Death Magnetic 2019: for the album S&M 2020: for the album ReLoad 3 × platinum record  Brazil 2010: for the video album Orgullo, Pasion y Gloria: Tres Noches En La Ciudad de Mexico  France 2009: for the video album Français pour une nuit  Canada 1994: for the album … And Justice for All 2000: for the album S&M 2018: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct  Mexico 2017: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct  Norway 2012: for the album Metallica  Poland 2010: for the video album The Big Four Live from Sofia, Bulgaria  Russia 2008: for the album Death Magnetic  United States 1997: for the video album A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica 1998: for the album ReLoad 1999: for the album Kill 'Em All 2004: for the video album Cunning Stunts 4 × platinum record  Germany 2019: for the album Metallica  Canada 1997: for the album Load 2009: for the album Death Magnetic  Poland 2017: for the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct  Portugal 2011: for the video album S&M  United States 1999: for the video album Cliff 'em All 5 × platinum record  Argentina 1991: for the Metallica album  United States 2000: for the album Garage Inc. 2003: for the album S&M 2003: for the album Load 6 × platinum record  Canada 2012: for the album Master of Puppets  United States 2003: for the album Master of Puppets 2003: for the video album S&M 2012: for the album Ride the Lightning 7 × platinum record  Australia 2010: for the video album S&M 2013: for the video album Metallica: The Videos 1989–2004  Denmark 2019: for the album Metallica 8 × platinum record  United States 2003: for the album … And Justice for All 10 × platinum record  New Zealand 2010: for the Metallica album 12 × platinum record  Australia 2015: for the album Metallica 15 × platinum record  United States 2003: for the video album Live Shit: Binge & Purge 16 × platinum record  United States 2012: for the album Metallica Diamond record  Canada 1998: for the Metallica album  Poland 2016: for the album Death Magnetic

Awards by album

Kill 'Em All Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  gold 35,000  Germany (BVMI)  gold 250,000  Canada (MC)  platinum 100,000  United States (RIAA)  3 × platinum 3,000,000  United Kingdom (BPI) Gold (original 1983) + gold (reissue 1993) 200,000 All in all 4 × gold 4 × platinum 3,585,000 Ride the Lightning Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Denmark (IFPI)  2 × platinum 40,000  Germany (BVMI)  platinum 500,000  Canada (MC)  platinum 100,000  United States (RIAA)  6 × platinum 6,000,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 100,000 All in all 1 × gold 10 × platinum 6,740,000 Master of Puppets Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  gold 30,000  Belgium (BEA)  gold 25,000  Germany (BVMI)  platinum 500,000  Finland (IFPI)  platinum 57,647  Italy (FIMI)  gold 50,000  Canada (MC)  6 × platinum 600,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  platinum 15,000  United States (RIAA)  6 × platinum 6,000,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  platinum 300,000 All in all 2 × gold 17 × platinum 7,577,647 Garage Days Re-Revisited Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Canada (MC)  gold 50,000  United States (RIAA)  platinum 1,000,000 All in all 1 × gold 1 × platinum 1,050,000 ... And Justice for All Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  platinum 60,000  Germany (BVMI)  2 × platinum 1,000,000  Finland (IFPI)  platinum 51.051  Canada (MC)  3 × platinum 300,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  gold 7,500  Norway (IFPI)  gold 25,000  Switzerland (IFPI)  platinum 50,000  United States (RIAA)  8 × platinum 8,000,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 100,000 All in all 1 × gold 18 × platinum 9,593,051 Metallica Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  5 × platinum 300,000  Australia (ARIA)  12 × platinum 840,000  Belgium (BEA)  2 × platinum 100,000  Denmark (IFPI)  7 × platinum 140,000  Germany (BVMI)  4 × platinum 2,000,000  Finland (IFPI)  2 × platinum 112,856  France (SNEP)  platinum 300,000  Italy (FIMI)  platinum 60,000  Japan (RIAJ)  platinum 200,000  Canada (MC)  diamond 1,000,000  Mexico (AMPROFON)  gold 75,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  10 × platinum 150,000  Netherlands (NVPI)  2 × platinum 200,000  Norway (IFPI)  3 × platinum 150,000  Austria (IFPI)  2 × platinum 100,000  Poland (ZPAV)  platinum 100,000  Sweden (IFPI)  platinum 100,000  Switzerland (IFPI) 2 × platinum (Mercury) + 2 × platinum (Vertigo) 200,000  United States (RIAA)  16 × platinum 16,000,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  2 × platinum 600,000 All in all 1 × gold 75 × platinum 2 × diamond 22,727,856 Load Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  platinum 60,000  Australia (ARIA)  2 × platinum 140,000  Belgium (BEA)  gold 25,000  Brazil (PMB)  gold 100,000  Germany (BVMI)  5 × gold 1,250,000  Europe (IFPI)  2 × platinum (2,000,000)  Finland (IFPI)  platinum 64,384  France (SNEP)  gold 100,000  Japan (RIAJ)  platinum 200,000  Canada (MC)  4 × platinum 400,000  Norway (IFPI)  platinum 50,000  Netherlands (NVPI)  gold 50,000  Austria (IFPI)  platinum 50,000  Poland (ZPAV)  gold 50,000  Sweden (IFPI)  platinum 100,000  Spain (Promusicae)  platinum 100,000  Hungary (MAHASZ)  gold 10,000  Uruguay (CUD)  gold 3,000  United States (RIAA)  5 × platinum 5,000,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  platinum 300,000 All in all 7 × gold 24 × platinum 8,052,384 ReLoad Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  platinum 60,000  Australia (ARIA)  2 × platinum 140,000  Belgium (BEA)  gold (25,000)  Germany (BVMI)  5 × gold (1,250,000)  Europe (IFPI)  2 × platinum 2,000,000  Finland (IFPI)  platinum (45,271)  France (SNEP)  gold (100,000)  Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)  gold 10,000  Japan (RIAJ)  platinum 200,000  Canada (MC)  2 × platinum 200,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  platinum 15,000  Netherlands (NVPI)  gold (50,000)  Austria (IFPI)  gold (25,000)  Poland (ZPAV)  platinum (100,000)  Sweden (IFPI)  platinum (100,000)  Switzerland (IFPI)  platinum (50,000)  Spain (Promusicae)  platinum (100,000)  United States (RIAA)  3 × platinum 3,000,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold (100,000) All in all 7 × gold 19 × platinum 5,625,000 Garage Inc. Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  gold 30,000  Australia (ARIA)  platinum 70,000  Germany (BVMI)  platinum (500,000)  Europe (IFPI)  platinum 1,000,000  Finland (IFPI)  gold (27,446)  Greece (IFPI)  platinum (15,000)  New Zealand (RMNZ)  platinum 15,000  Norway (IFPI)  gold (15,000)  Austria (IFPI)  gold (25,000)  Poland (ZPAV)  platinum (100,000)  Sweden (IFPI)  platinum (80,000)  Switzerland (IFPI)  gold (25,000)  Spain (Promusicae)  gold (50,000)  United States (RIAA)  5 × platinum 5,000,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold (100,000) All in all 7 × gold 12 × platinum 6,115,000

S&M Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  platinum 60,000  Australia (ARIA)  platinum 70,000  Belgium (BEA)  platinum (50,000)  Germany (BVMI)  5 × gold (750,000)  Europe (IFPI)  2 × platinum 2,000,000  Finland (IFPI)  platinum (22,831)  France (SNEP)  gold (100,000)  Greece (IFPI)  platinum (30,000)  Canada (MC)  3 × platinum 300,000  Mexico (AMPROFON)  gold 75,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  2 × platinum 30,000  Netherlands (NVPI)  platinum (80,000)  Austria (IFPI)  platinum (50,000)  Poland (ZPAV)  2 × platinum (200,000)  Sweden (IFPI)  platinum (100,000)  Switzerland (IFPI) Platinum (Mercury) + 2 × Platinum (Vertigo) (150,000)  Spain (Promusicae)  platinum (100,000)  United States (RIAA)  5 × platinum 5,000,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  platinum (300,000) All in all 4 × gold 28 × platinum 7,535,000 St. Anger Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  gold 20,000  Australia (ARIA)  2 × platinum 140,000  Belgium (BEA)  gold 25,000  Brazil (PMB)  gold 50,000  Denmark (IFPI)  gold 20,000  Germany (BVMI)  2 × platinum 400,000  Europe (IFPI)  platinum (1,000,000)  Finland (IFPI)  platinum 35,725  France (SNEP)  gold 100,000  Greece (IFPI)  gold 15,000  Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)  platinum 20,000  Japan (RIAJ)  gold 100,000  Canada (MC)  2 × platinum 200,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  2 × platinum 30,000  Netherlands (NVPI)  gold 40,000  Norway (IFPI)  platinum 50,000  Austria (IFPI)  platinum 50,000  Poland (ZPAV)  gold 50,000  Russia (NFPF)  platinum 20,000  Sweden (IFPI)  platinum 80,000  Switzerland (IFPI)  platinum 50,000  Hungary (MAHASZ)  gold 10,000  United States (RIAA)  2 × platinum 2,000,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 100,000 All in all 11 × gold 18 × platinum 3,605,725 Death Magnetic Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  platinum 40,000  Australia (ARIA)  2 × platinum 140,000  Belgium (BEA)  platinum 30,000  Brazil (PMB)  gold 30,000  Denmark (IFPI)  2 × platinum 60,000  Germany (BVMI)  5 × gold 500,000  Europe (IFPI)  platinum (1,000,000)  Finland (IFPI)  2 × platinum 79,415  France (SNEP)  gold 100,000  Golf Cooperation Council (IFPI)  gold 3,000  Greece (IFPI)  platinum 30,000  Ireland (IRMA)  platinum 15,000  Japan (RIAJ)  gold 100,000  Canada (MC)  4 × platinum 320,000  Mexico (AMPROFON)  gold 30,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  2 × platinum 30,000  Poland (ZPAV)  diamond 100,000  Portugal (AFP)  platinum 20,000  Russia (NFPF)  3 × platinum 60,000  Sweden (IFPI)  2 × platinum 80,000  Switzerland (IFPI)  platinum 30,000  Spain (Promusicae)  gold 20,000  Turkey (MÜ-YAP)  gold 50,000  Hungary (MAHASZ)  platinum 6,000  United States (RIAA)  2 × platinum 2,000,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  platinum 300,000 All in all 7 × gold 30 × platinum 1 × diamond 4,113,415 Six Feet Down Under Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Australia (ARIA)  gold 35,000 All in all 1 × gold 35,000 Metallica Through the Never Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Poland (ZPAV)  gold 20,000  Portugal (AFP)  platinum 20,000 All in all 1 × gold 1 × platinum 40,000 Hardwired ... to Self-Destruct Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Australia (ARIA)  gold 35,000  Belgium (BEA)  platinum 30,000  Denmark (IFPI)  gold 10,000  Germany (BVMI)  2 × platinum 400,000  France (SNEP)  platinum 100,000  Italy (FIMI)  gold 25,000  Canada (MC)  3 × platinum 240,000  Mexico (AMPROFON)  3 × platinum 180,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  gold 7,500  Netherlands (NVPI)  gold 20,000  Norway (IFPI)  gold 15,000  Austria (IFPI)  2 × platinum 30,000  Poland (ZPAV)  4 × platinum 80,000  Spain (Promusicae)  gold 20,000  Hungary (MAHASZ)  platinum 2,000  United States (RIAA)  platinum 1,000,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 100,000 All in all 8 × gold 18 × platinum 2,294,500

Awards by singles

Fade to Black 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 For Whom the Bell Tolls 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 Master of Puppets Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Italy (FIMI)  gold 25,000  United States (RIAA)  gold 500,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  silver 200,000 All in all 1 × silver 2 × gold 725,000 One Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Japan (RIAJ)  gold 50,000  United States (RIAA)  gold 500,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  silver 200,000 All in all 1 × silver 2 × gold 750,000 Enter Sandman Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Australia (ARIA)  gold 35,000  Denmark (IFPI)  gold 45,000  Germany (BVMI)  gold 250,000  Italy (FIMI)  platinum 50,000  Canada (MC) Gold (Single) + Gold (Ringtone) 70,000  United States (RIAA) Platinum (Digital) + Gold (Physical) 1,500,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  platinum 600,000 All in all 6 × gold 3 × platinum 2,550,000 The Unforgiven 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 Nothing Else Matters Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Belgium (BEA)  gold 25,000  Denmark (IFPI)  platinum 8,000  Germany (BVMI)  platinum 500,000  Italy (FIMI)  platinum 20,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  gold 5,000  Austria (IFPI)  gold 25,000  Sweden (IFPI)  gold 25,000  United States (RIAA)  gold 500,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 400,000 All in all 6 × gold 3 × platinum 1,508,000

Until It Sleeps Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Australia (ARIA)  gold 35,000  Norway (IFPI)  gold 5,000  Sweden (IFPI)  gold 25,000  United States (RIAA)  gold 500,000 All in all 4 × gold 565,000 The Unforgiven II Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Australia (ARIA)  gold 35,000 All in all 1 × gold 35,000 Fuel Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Australia (ARIA)  gold 35,000 All in all 1 × gold 35,000 Turn the page Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Australia (ARIA)  gold 35,000  Sweden (IFPI)  gold 15,000 All in all 2 × gold 50,000 Whiskey in the Jar Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Norway (IFPI)  gold 5,000  Sweden (IFPI)  gold 15,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  silver 200,000 All in all 1 × silver 2 × gold 220,000 I Disappear Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Finland (IFPI)  gold 5,641  Sweden (IFPI)  gold 15,000 All in all 2 × gold 20,641 St. Anger 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 Day That Never Comes 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 video albums

Subete Al Relampago Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  platinum 8,000 All in all 1 × platinum 8,000 Master of Puppets Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  2 × platinum 16,000 All in all 2 × platinum 16,000 ... And Justice for All Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  2 × platinum 16,000 All in all 2 × platinum 16,000 Cliff 'em all Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  United States (RIAA)  4 × platinum 400,000 All in all 4 × platinum 400,000 2 of one Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  United States (RIAA)  platinum 100,000 All in all 1 × platinum 100,000 A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  United States (RIAA)  3 × platinum 300,000 All in all 3 × platinum 300,000 Live Shit: Binge & Purge Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Germany (BVMI)  gold 25,000  United States (RIAA)  15 × platinum 1,500,000 All in all 1 × gold 15 × platinum 1,525,000 Cunning stunts Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  platinum 8,000  Finland (IFPI)  gold 6.376  New Zealand (RMNZ)  platinum 5,000  Poland (ZPAV)  gold 5,000  United States (RIAA)  3 × platinum 300,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  2 × platinum 100,000 All in all 2 × gold 7 × platinum 424.376 S&M Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  platinum 8,000  Brazil (PMB)  platinum 50,000  France (SNEP)  platinum 20,000  Austria (IFPI)  gold 6,000  Portugal (AFP)  4 × platinum 32,000  United States (RIAA)  6 × platinum 600,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  platinum 50,000 All in all 1 × gold 14 × platinum 745,000

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  United Kingdom (BPI)  platinum 50,000 All in all 1 × platinum 50,000 Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  platinum 8,000  Australia (ARIA)  7 × platinum 105,000  Germany (BVMI)  platinum 50,000  Finland (IFPI)  platinum 16,033  Poland (ZPAV)  gold 5,000  Sweden (IFPI)  gold 10,000  Spain (Promusicae)  gold 10,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  platinum 50,000 All in all 3 × gold 11 × platinum 254.033 Français pour une nuit Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Australia (ARIA)  gold 7,500  Belgium (BEA)  gold 25,000  France (SNEP)  3 × platinum 45,000 All in all 2 × gold 3 × platinum 70,500 Orgullo, Pasion y Gloria: Tres Noches En La Ciudad de Mexico Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  platinum 8,000  Brazil (PMB)  3 × platinum 90,000  Mexico (AMPROFON)  platinum 20,000 All in all 5 × platinum 118,000 The Big Four Live from Sofia, Bulgaria Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Brazil (PMB)  platinum 30,000  Germany (BVMI)  gold 25,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  gold 2,500  Poland (ZPAV)  3 × platinum 30,000  Portugal (AFP)  platinum 8,000  United States (RIAA)  2 × platinum 200,000 All in all 2 × gold 7 × platinum 295,500 Quebec Magnetic Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Australia (ARIA)  platinum 15,000  Belgium (BEA)  platinum 30,000  Germany (BVMI)  gold 25,000  Poland (ZPAV)  platinum 10,000 All in all 1 × gold 3 × platinum 80,000 Metallica Through the Never Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Germany (BVMI)  2 × platinum 100,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 25,000 All in all 1 × gold 2 × platinum 125,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	2 × gold2	23 × platinum23	-	690,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	9 × gold9	37 × platinum37	-	2,317,500	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	6 × gold6th	5 × platinum5	-	360,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	3 × gold3	6 × platinum6th	-	380,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	12 × platinum12	-	323,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	9 × gold9	25 × platinum25th	-	10,275,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	9 × platinum9	-	(9,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	10 × platinum10	-	524,676	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	5 × gold5	6 × platinum6th	-	840,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Golf Cooperation Council (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	3,000	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Greece (IFPI)	-	gold1	3 × platinum3	-	65,000	Individual evidence
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	gold1	platinum1	-	30,000	ifpihk.org ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Ireland (IRMA)	-	-	platinum1	-	15,000	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	3 × gold3	3 × platinum3	-	270,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	3 × gold3	3 × platinum3	-	850,000	riaj.or.jp JP2
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	29 × platinum29	diamond1	3,760,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	3 × gold3	4 × platinum4th	-	430,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	5 × gold5	22 × platinum22nd	-	292,500	nztop40.co.nz NZ2 ( Memento from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	4 × gold4th	3 × platinum3	-	440,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	5 × platinum5	-	310,000	ifpi.no NO2
Austria (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	7 × platinum7th	-	340,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	4 × gold4th	14 × platinum14th	diamond1	785,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	-	-	7 × platinum7th	-	80,000	Individual evidence
Russia (NFPF)	-	-	4 × platinum4th	-	80,000	2m-online.ru ( Memento from February 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Sweden (IFPI)	-	6 × gold6th	8 × platinum8th	-	685,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	gold1	11 × platinum11	-	560,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	4 × gold4th	3 × platinum3	-	420,000	promusicae.es
Turkey (MÜ-YAP)	-	gold1	-	-	50,000	Individual evidence
Hungary (MAHASZ)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	-	64,000	slagerlistak.hu
Uruguay (CUD)	-	gold1	-	-	3,000	cudisco.org ( Memento of December 9, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
United States (RIAA)	-	11 × gold11	88 × platinum88	diamond1	73,200,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × silver4th	10 × gold10	12 × platinum12	-	4,735,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	4 × silver4th	113 × gold113	363 × platinum363	3 × diamond3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Alexa Giebink: Metallica is bringing their 'WorldWired' tour to the Denny Sanford Premier Center. eu.argusleader.com, December 13, 2019, accessed on August 24, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Gold for Enter Sandman in Australia
3. ↑ Gold for Until It Sleeps in Australia
4. ↑ Gold for St. Anger in Greece ( Memento from August 6, 2003 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Gold for ReLoad in Hong Kong ( Memento from June 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ Gold for Death Magnetic in Turkey ( Memento from November 16, 2017 on WebCite )
7. ↑ Platinum for Death Magnetic in Greece ( Memento from December 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
8. ^ Platinum for Garage Inc. in Greece ( Memento from September 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ Platinum for S&M in Greece ( Memento from September 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
10. ↑ Platinum for St. Anger in Hong Kong ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ Platinum for Death Magnetic in Portugal ( Memento from November 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
12. ↑ Platinum for The Big Four Live from Sofia, Bulgaria in Portugal ( Memento from May 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
13. ↑ Platinum for Metallica Through the Never in Portugal ( Memento from October 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
14. ↑ Platinum for St. Anger in Russia ( Memento from January 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
15. ↑ 2 × platinum for Load in Australia
16. ↑ 3 × platinum for Hardwired ... to Self-Destruct in Mexico
17. ↑ 3 × platinum for Death Magnetic in Russia ( Memento from February 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
18. ↑ 4 × platinum for the video album S&M in Portugal ( Memento from May 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )