Neil Diamond / Music Sales Awards

Neil Diamond

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US singer-songwriter Neil Diamond . In his career he has sold over 125 million records to date, making him one of the most successful musicians of all time . 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 Neil Diamond album 1975: for the album Gold 1981: for the album On the Way to the Sky 1982: for the album 12 Greatest Hits Volume 2 1983: for the album Heartlight 1984: for the album Primitive 1993: for the album Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building 1996: for the album Tennessee Moon 2019: for the single Forever in blue jeans 2020: for the single Cracklin 'Rosie Golden record  Australia 2001: for the album Three Chord Opera 2004: for the album The Very Best of Neil Diamond 2005: for the album The Ultimate Collection 2006: 12 songs for the album 2009: for the album Home Before Dark 2014: for the album Melody Road 2016: for the album All-Time Greatest Hits  Germany 1976: for the album Serenade 1977: for the album Beautiful Noise 1978: for the album 20 Diamond Hits 1978: for the album Jonathan Livingston Seagull  Hong Kong 1979: for the album Jonathan Livingston Seagull 1982: for the album The Jazz Singer  Ireland 2006: 12 songs for the album 2008: for the album Home Before Dark  Canada 1978: for the single You Don't Bring Me Flowers 1984: for the authors' participation Red Red Wine ( UB40 ) 1991: for the video album Greatest Hits Live 1994: for the album The Christmas Album Volume II 2006: 12 songs for the album  New Zealand 1979: for the single You Don't Bring Me Flowers 1982: for the album On the Way to the Sky 1996: for the album Tennessee Moon 2008: for the album Home Before Dark  Netherlands 1983: for the author participation Red Red Wine (UB40) 1989: for the album His 12 Greatest Hits 1992: for the album Greatest Hits 1966–1992 1997: for the album The Ultimate Collection 1997: for the album Jonathan Livingston Seagull  Austria 1994: for the album The Jazz Singer  United States 1972: for the album Touching You, Touching Me 1972: for the album Stones 1972: for the single Song Sung Blue 1981: for the album Rainbow 1984: for the album Primitive 1986: for the album Headed for the Future 1989: for the album The Best Years of Our Lives 1989: for the author participation Red Red Wine (UB40) 1993: for the album Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show 1993: for the album Love Songs 1993: for the album Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building 1994: for the album Lovescape 1994: for the album The Christmas Album Volume II 1996: for the album Tennessee Moon 1997: for the album In My Lifetime 1997: for the album Live in America: In the Round Tour (1991–1993) 1998: for the album The Movie Album: As Time Goes By 2001: for the album Three Chord Opera 2003: for the album The Neil Diamond Collection 2005: 12 songs for the album 2008: for the album Home Before Dark  United Kingdom 1975: for the album Rainbow 1975: for the album Hot August Night 1975: for the album His 12 Greatest Hits 1976: for the album Beautiful Noise 1976: for the album Serenade 1977: for the album Jonathan Livingston Seagull 1977: for the album I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight 1979: for the single You Don't Bring Me Flowers 1979: for the album You Don't Bring Me Flowers 1980: for the album September Morn ' 1984: for the album The Very Best of Neil Diamond 1990: for the album The Best of Neil Diamond 1993: for the album Lovescape 2002: for the album The Essential Neil Diamond 2006: 12 songs for the album 2013: for the album Hot August Night II 2013: for the album Dreams 2014: for the album Melody Road 2019: for the album Hot August Night / NYC

Platinum record  Australia 2001: for the author participation I'm a Believer (Smash Mouth) 2006: for the album The Essential Collection 2015: for the album The Best Of  Europe 2008: for the album The Essential Collection  France 1986: for the album Jonathan Livingston Seagull  Canada 1976: for the album Serenade 1976: for the album Beautiful Noise 1977: for the album Love at the Greek 1978: for the single Desiree 1978: for the album I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight 1979: for the album 20 Golden Greats 1993: for the album The Very Best of Neil Diamond 1993: for the album 12 Greatest Hits Volume 2 1994: for the album The Christmas Album  New Zealand 1979: for the album You Don't Bring Me Flowers 1980: for the album September Morn ' 1997: for the album Greatest Hits 1966–1992 2011: for the video album Live 1976  Netherlands 1979: for the album Hot August Night  Spain 1980: for the album 20 Diamond Hits  United States 1980: for the album Beautiful Noise 1980: for the album September Morn ' 1982: for the album On the Way to the Sky 1982: for the album Heartlight 1986: for the album Serenade 1991: for the album Classics: The Early Years 1993: for the album Moods 1993: for the album Tap Root Manuscript 1994: for the single Cracklin 'Rosie 1994: for the single Holly Holy 1994: for the single Sweet Caroline 1997: for the single You Don't Bring Me Flowers 2001: for the album Hot August Night II  United Kingdom 1978: for the album 20 Golden Greats 1979: for the album Love at the Greek 1992: for the album Greatest Hits 1966–1992 2008: for the album Home Before Dark 2013: for the video album Greatest Hits Live 2013: for the album The Very Best of Neil Diamond: The Studio Recordings 2013: for the album The Ultimate Collection 2013: for the album The Essential Collection 2013: for the album The Jazz Singer 2018: for the author participation Red Red Wine (UB40) 2019: for the single Sweet Caroline 2020: for the album All-Time Greatest Hits

2 × platinum record  Australia 1996: for the album Tennessee Moon  Canada 1978: for the album Jonathan Livingston Seagull 1979: for the album You Don't Bring Me Flowers  New Zealand 2012: for the album Hot August Night  United States 1984: for the album You Don't Bring Me Flowers 1986: for the album Jonathan Livingston Seagull 1989: for the album I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight 1991: for the video album Greatest Hits Live 1993: for the album Gold 1993: for the album Hot August Night 1994: for the album Love at the Greek 2001: for the album The Christmas Album 2010: for the video album Hot August Night / NYC 2016: for the album The Essential Collection  United Kingdom 2013: for the album The Best Of 3 × platinum record  Canada 1982: for the album The Jazz Singer  New Zealand 2008: for the album The Essential Collection  United States 1994: for the album 12 Greatest Hits Volume 2 2000: for the album Greatest Hits 1966–1992 4 × platinum record  United States 1993: for the album His 12 Greatest Hits 5 × platinum record  United States 1993: for the album The Jazz Singer 6 × platinum record  Australia 2011: for the video album Hot August Night / NYC 7 × platinum record  Australia 2009: for the album Greatest Hits 1966–1992 10 × platinum record  Australia 2012: for the album Hot August Night 14 × platinum record  Australia 2014: for the video album Greatest Hits Live

Awards by album

Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show

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

gold

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	80,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × platinum	2,080,000

Touching You, Touching 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

Tap Root Manuscript

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

Stones

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

Moods

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

Rainbow

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	200,000
All in all	2 × gold	700,000

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	150,000
All in all	4 × gold 5 × platinum	2,690,000

Hot August Night

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	10 × platinum	700,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	200,000
All in all	1 × gold 15 × platinum	3,030,000

serenade

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	200,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	1,450,000

His 12 Greatest Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	200,000
All in all	2 × gold 4 × platinum	4,250,000

Neil Diamond

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

Beautiful noise

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	200,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	1,450,000

Love at the Greek

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)	platinum	300,000
All in all	4 × platinum	2,400,000

I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight

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

20 diamond hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	350,000

20 golden greats

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × platinum	400,000

You Don't Bring Me Flowers

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 5 × platinum	2,315,000

The Jazz Singer

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold 9 × platinum	5,635,000

September Morn '

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	1,215,000

Love songs

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

On the way to the sky

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,067,500

12 Greatest Hits Volume 2

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)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × platinum	3,160,000

Heartlight

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × platinum	1,060,000

Classics: The Early Years

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

The Very Best of Neil Diamond

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	200,000

primitive

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	560,000

Headed for the future

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

Hot August Night II

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

The Best Years of Our Lives

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

Lovescape

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold	600,000

Greatest Hits 1966–1992

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	7 × platinum	490,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 12 × platinum	3,855,000

The Christmas Album

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
All in all	3 × platinum	2,100,000

Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	560,000

Live in America: In the Round Tour (1991-1993)

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

The Christmas Album Volume II

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	550,000

The best of

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × platinum	670,000

The Ultimate Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	385,000

Tennessee Moon

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)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold 2 × platinum	707,500

Three Chord Opera

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

The Essential Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	3 × platinum	45,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	8 × platinum	3,115,000

12 songs

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Ireland (IRMA)	gold	7,500
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	5 × gold	692,500

Home Before Dark

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Ireland (IRMA)	gold	7,500
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	4 × gold 1 × platinum	850,000

Hot August Night / NYC

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

Dreams

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

The Very Best of Neil Diamond: The Studio Recordings

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × platinum	300,000

Melody Road

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold	135,000

All-time greatest hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	335,000

Awards by singles

Sweet Caroline

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × platinum	1,600,000

Holly Holy

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

Cracklin 'Rosie

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

Song Sung Blue

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

Desiree

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

You Don't Bring Me Flowers

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	5,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	3 × gold 1 × platinum	1,555,000

Forever in blue jeans

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

Awards by video albums

Greatest Hits Live

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	14 × platinum	210,000
Canada (MC)	gold	5,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	200,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	1 × gold 17 × platinum	465,000

Live 1976

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	2,500
All in all	1 × gold	2,500

Hot August Night / NYC

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	6 × platinum	90,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	200,000
All in all	8 × platinum	290,000

Awards for author participations and productions

Red Red Wine ( UB40 )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold 1 × platinum	1,200,000

I'm a Believer ( Smash Mouth )

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

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	7 × gold7th	42 × platinum42	2,085,000	aria.com.au
Germany (BVMI)	-	4 × gold4th	-	1,000,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	(1,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
France (SNEP)	-	-	platinum1	300,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	2 × gold2	-	20,000	ifpihk.org ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Ireland (IRMA)	-	2 × gold2	-	15,000	irishcharts.ie
Canada (MC)	-	5 × gold5	16 × platinum16	1,905,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	4 × gold4th	9 × platinum9	165,000	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	5 × gold5	platinum1	350,000	nvpi.nl
Austria (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	25,000	ifpi.at
Spain (Promusicae)	-	-	platinum1	100,000	promusicae.es
United States (RIAA)	-	22 × gold22nd	48 × platinum48	53,900,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	10 × silver10	19 × gold19th	14 × platinum14th	8,020,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	10 × silver10	71 × gold71	133 × platinum133

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sharon Haddock: Neil Diamond coming to Rio Tinto Stadium July 28. In: Deseret News. July 26, 2012, accessed June 14, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Gold for Jonathan Livingston Seagull in Hong Kong ( Memento of March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Gold for The Jazz Singer in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Platinum for Live 1976 in New Zealand ( Memento from July 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ 2 × platinum for Tennessee Moon in Australia