Paul Simon / Awards for Music Sales

Paul Simon, 1982

This is a breakdown of American singer Paul Simon'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 1981: for the album One-Trick Pony 2000: for the album You're the One 2003: for the album The Paul Simon Anthology 2013: for the album So Beautiful or so What 2015: for the author participation Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart) ( Shawn Mendes ) 2016: for the album Stranger to Stranger 2019: for the author participation Cecilia ( Simon & Garfunkel ) 2020: for the album Paul Simon's Concert in the Park Golden record  Australia 2000: for the album Shining Like a National Guitar: Greatest Hits  Denmark 2017: for the author participation The Sound of Silence ( Disturbed ) 2019: for the author participation The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel) 2019: for the single You Can Call Me Al  Germany 1991: for the album The Rhythm of the Saints  France 2001: for the album Greatest Hits, Etc.  Hong Kong 1989: for the Graceland album  Ireland 2006: for the album Surprise  Italy 1987: for the Graceland album  Canada 1979: for the author participation The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel) 2000: for the album Shining Like a National Guitar: Greatest Hits  New Zealand 2017: for the author participation The Sound of Silence (Disturbed)  Austria 1992: for the album The Rhythm of the Saints  Switzerland 1990: for the album The Rhythm of the Saints 2016: for the author participation The Sound of Silence (Disturbed)  Spain 1990: for the album The Rhythm of the Saints  United States 1968: for the author participation The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel) 1969: for the author participation Mrs. Robinson (Simon & Garfunkel) 1970: for the authors' participation Bridge over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel) 1970: for the author participation Cecilia (Simon & Garfunkel) 1973: for the single Loves Me Like a Rock 1974: for the album In Concert: Live Rhymin ' 1975: for the album Still Crazy After All These Years 1976: for the single 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover 1980: for the album One-Trick Pony 1988: for the video album Graceland: The African Concert 1993: for the Paul Simon album 1964/1993 2001: for the album You're the One 2001: for the single Slip Slidin 'Away  United Kingdom 1973: for the album There Goes Rhymin 'Simon 1976: for the album Still Crazy After All These Years 1977: for the album Greatest Hits, Etc. 2000: for the album Shining Like a National Guitar: Greatest Hits 2013: for the album Surprise 2015: for the video album Graceland: The African Concert 2018: for the album The Essential Paul Simon 2019: for the author participation The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel) 2019: for the author participation Mrs. Robinson (Simon & Garfunkel) 2019: for the author participation Bridge over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel) 2020: for the authors' participation Bridge over Troubled Water (Artists for Grenfell)

Platinum record  Australia 1990: for the album The Rhythm of the Saints 2001: for the album The Paul Simon Anthology 2007: for the video album Graceland  France 2001: for the Graceland album  Italy 2016: for the author participation The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel) 2019: for the author participation The Sound of Silence (Disturbed)  Canada 1976: for the album Still Crazy After All These Years 1978: for the album Greatest Hits, Etc.  New Zealand 1988: for the Graceland album 1989: for the album Negotiations and Love Songs (1971–1986) 1991: for the album The Rhythm of the Saints  Netherlands 1986: for the Graceland album 1991: for the album The Rhythm of the Saints  Austria 2017: for the author participation The Sound of Silence (Disturbed)  Spain 1988: for the Graceland album  United States 1978: for the album Greatest Hits, Etc. 1986: for the Paul Simon album 1986: for the album There Goes Rhymin 'Simon 1994: for the album Negotiations and Love Songs (1971–1986)  United Kingdom 1988: for the album Negotiations and Love Songs (1971–1986) 2017: for the album The Ultimate Collection 2019: for the single You Can Call Me Al 2019: for the author participation The Sound of Silence (Disturbed) 3 × gold record  Germany 2007: for the Graceland album 2018: for the author participation The Sound of Silence (Disturbed) 2 × platinum record  Australia 2006: for the video album Graceland: The African Concert 2016: for the author participation The Sound of Silence (Disturbed)  Canada 1991: for the album The Rhythm of the Saints  Norway 2019: for the author participation The Sound of Silence (Disturbed)  Sweden 2017: for the author participation The Sound of Silence (Disturbed)  United States 1991: for the album The Rhythm of the Saints  United Kingdom 1990: for the album The Rhythm of the Saints

3 × platinum record  New Zealand 2009: for the album The Paul Simon Anthology  United States 2017: for the author participation The Sound of Silence (Disturbed) 4 × platinum record  Canada 2018: for the author participation The Sound of Silence (Disturbed) 5 × platinum record  United States 1995: for the Graceland album 8 × platinum record  Australia 2013: for the Graceland album  United Kingdom 2018: for the Graceland album

Awards by album

Paul Simon

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

There Goes Rhymin 'Simon

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

In Concert: Live Rhymin '

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

Still Crazy After All These Years

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	700,000

Greatest Hits, Etc.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	1,300,000

One-trick pony

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

Graceland

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	8 × platinum	560,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	750,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	8 × platinum	2,400,000
All in all	3 × gold, 26 × platinum	9,335,000

Negotiations and Love Songs (1971–1986)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × platinum	1,315,000

The Rhythm of the Saints

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	4 × gold 9 × platinum	3,335,000

Paul Simon's Concert in the Park

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

Paul Simon 1964/1993

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 Paul Simon Anthology

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	3 × platinum	45,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × platinum	105,000

Shining Like a National Guitar: Greatest Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold	185,000

You're the one

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

Surprise

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Ireland (IRMA)	gold	7,500
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold	107,500

The Essential Paul Simon

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

So beautiful or so what

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

The Ultimate Collection

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

Stranger to Stranger

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

Awards by singles

Loves me like a rock

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

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

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

Slip Slidin 'Away

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

You Can Call Me Al

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	645,000

Awards by video albums

Graceland: The African Concert

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	30,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	105,000

Graceland

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

The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	4 × gold 1 × platinum	1,545,000

Mrs. Robinson (Simon & Garfunkel)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	2 × gold	1,400,000

Bridge over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	2 × gold	1,400,000

Cecilia (Simon & Garfunkel)

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

Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart) (Shawn Mendes)

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

The Sound of Silence (Disturbed)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	30,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	600,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Canada (MC)	4 × platinum	320,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Norway (IFPI)	2 × platinum	20,000
Sweden (IFPI)	2 × platinum	80,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	4 × gold 17 × platinum	4,892,500

Bridge over Troubled Water (Artists for Grenfell)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	1 × gold	400,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	gold1	15 × platinum15th	850,000	aria.com.au
Denmark (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	-	120,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	1,600,000	musikindustrie.de
France (SNEP)	-	gold1	platinum1	400,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	gold1	-	10,000	Individual evidence
Ireland (IRMA)	-	gold1	-	7,500	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	200,000	fimi.it
Canada (MC)	-	2 × gold2	8 × platinum8th	820,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	gold1	6 × platinum6th	97,500	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	-	2 × platinum2	200,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	-	2 × platinum2	20,000	ifpi.no
Austria (IFPI)	-	gold1	platinum1	55,000	ifpi.at
Sweden (IFPI)	-	-	2 × platinum2	80,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	40,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	gold1	platinum1	150,000	mediafire.com
United States (RIAA)	-	13 × gold13	14 × platinum14th	23,050,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	8 × silver8th	11 × gold11	14 × platinum14th	7,945,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	8 × silver8th	42 × gold42	70 × platinum70

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gold for Graceland in Hong Kong ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Gold for Graceland in Italy (PDF file, p.43)
3. ^ Platinum for The Rhythm of the Saints in Australia
4. ↑ 8 × platinum for Graceland in Australia ( Memento from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive )